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
Monthly Expenditures Reporting - August
There were no presentations to the Budget Committee this month.
Special Meeting of the Board of Estimate & Apportionment | August 1 & August 8, 2025
On August 1, the Board of Estimate and Apportionment approved the following contracts to be paid out from the Tornado Relief and Recovery Fund.
- United Way of Greater St. Louis to serve as fiscal agent to distribute funds to individuals and nonprofit organizations for $9,500,000.
- American National Red Cross to provide Shelter Resident Transition Services through October 31, 2025 for $500,000.
- Mission St. Louis to provide home repairs through July 31, 2026 for $375,000.
- Mission St. Louis to pay contractors for work completed under the Healthy Home Repair Program through July 31, 2026 for $1,675,000.
Other tornado-related contracts approved that will be paid out of other accounts include:
- St. Louis Area Agency on Aging to provide meal delivery, case management, and other services to home-bound elderly and disabled residents impacted by the tornado through June 30, 2026 for $209,185.
Item #1 on the August 8, 2025 agenda corrects vendor information from an exhibit presented during the August 1, 2025 meeting of E&A—clarifying the vendor as the Community Development Administration (CDA) and not Mission St. Louis. CDA will pay contractors for work completed under the City's Health Home Repair Program and assisting homeowners by repairing tornado damage not covered by insurance or FEMA.
Meeting of the Board of Estimate & Apportionment | August 13, 2025
On August 13, the Board of Estimate and Apportionment approved the following contracts to be paid out from the Tornado Relief and Recovery Fund.
- Union Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church to serve as a Disaster Recovery Center through September 12, 2025 for $20,000.
- Urban League to serve as a Disaster Recovery Center through through September 12, 2025 for $20,000.
- Homer G. Phillips Dignity House to rehabilitate 90 vacant units through September 30, 2026 for $243,000.
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