FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., has awarded more than $23 million to six cities, seven counties and one school board affected by the 2022 Eastern Kentucky floods. 

Beshear's office said the funding comes from the Eastern Kentucky State Aid for Emergencies Fund, which Beshear and the General Assembly established in August 2022.

"When I first visited after the floods, I made a promise that we would be with these families for as long as it took them to recover," the governor said. "Less than a month after the floods, I called for a special legislative session to help speed up relief for Eastern Kentucky. I was proud to work with the legislature to establish the $212 million Eastern Kentucky SAFE Fund. Since then, we've been using this funding to help communities recover, and I'm excited to announce even more of these awards today." 

The award amounts are based on requests from each entity, the governor's office said, and verified by the Department of Local Government for cities and counties and by the Kentucky Department of Education for the Breathitt County Board of Education.

Here's a look at where the money is headed:

• The city of Beattyville (Lee County) will receive $350,000
• The city of Booneville (Owsley County) will receive $325,000
• Breathitt County will receive $3 million
• The Breathitt County Board of Education will receive $3,316,777
• The city of Buckhorn (Perry County) will receive $500,000
• The city of Fleming-Neon (Letcher County) will receive $350,000
• Floyd County will receive $2.5 million
• The city of Hindman (Knott County) will receive $750,000
• The city of Jackson (Breathitt County) will receive $400,000
• Knott County will receive $250,000
• Lee County will receive $869,319
• Letcher County will receive $5,468,401
• Owsley County will receive $350,000
• Perry County will receive $5 million

"I would like to thank the governor for the Eastern Kentucky SAFE award," said Floyd County/Judge Executive Robbie Williams. "The award will help us to recover from the devastating floods that hit Eastern Kentucky in July of 2022. My office and staff are working daily to help our residents to get their lives back on track, and this funding will help us achieve our goal. Thank you, Gov. Beshear and Team Kentucky, for your continued support." 

As the state approached the two-year anniversary of the storms, Beshear previously announced July 25 that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had approved individual assistance for 8,775 survivors, totaling more than $110.5 million under the Individual and Households Program. He then visited Wayland in Floyd County, Leburn and Hindman in Knott County, Hazard in Perry County and Jackson in Breathitt County July 26 to celebrate new homes and announce progress on high-ground communities.