Nearly $350 million in federal funding will help Detroit residents and businesses be better prepared for future flooding events. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) presented the city of Detroit with a check for $346.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Detroit and surrounding communities funding through its community block grant program for disaster recovery.

"We’ve got a sewer system built to handle 4 inches of rain in a 24-hour period, which was great for the 20th Century," said Mayor Mike Duggan.

Awarded in response to historic flooding in 2023, funds will be used to repair or replace failing alley sewer lines, a major cause of basement backups.