The Tornado Relief and Recovery Fund
Legislation introduced by Board of Aldermen President Megan E. Green establishing the Tornado Relief and Recovery Fund by allocating $30 million in interest generated by the Rams Settlement Fund.
The Mayor’s Office oversees the Tornado Relief and Recovery Fund and recommends how it should be spent. Final spending decisions are made by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, and all spending decisions must be reported monthly and annually to the Board of Aldermen’s Budget and Public Employees Committee.
Presentations, reports, contracts and other supporting documents shared in those hearings will be made available in each of the project phases below.
Phases
Immediate Response to the May 16 Tornado
Week One
Alderpersons helped constituents access philanthropic resources, navigate city services, and organized donation drives.
Week Two
The President's Office works with grassroots organizations and the Mayor's Office to issue information about the Building Division's rapid housing assessments and the City Assessor's Office to create a process for reassessing the property tax values of impacted homes.
Week Three
The President's Office and Alderman Rasheen Aldridge worked together to draft legislation establishing the Tornado Relief and Recovery Fund (Board Bill 31) in collaboration with alders from impacted Wards.
Week Four
FEMA issues a disaster declaration for the May 16th tornado and opens applications for individual financial assistance.
Upcoming and ongoing events
Past events
Event date: March 25th, 2026 at 11:00 PM to March 26th, 2026 at 2:00 AM.
1200 Market Street
4 registrants
Event date: February 26th, 2026 from 12:00 AM to 3:00 AM.
1200 Market Street
12 registrants
Event date: September 24th, 2025 at 11:00 PM to September 25th, 2025 at 1:00 AM.
1200 Market Street
9 registrants
Event date: September 4th, 2025 at 11:00 PM to September 5th, 2025 at 12:00 AM.
1200 North Market Street
Event date: July 30th, 2025 at 11:00 PM to July 31st, 2025 at 12:00 AM.
1200 Market Street
90 registrants