An additional £238,000 has been allocated to help Cornish communities affected by flooding.
The money has been allocated to the Flood Resilience Community Pathfinder scheme, which was set up by DEFRA in December last year.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Natural Environment, Water and Rural Affairs, Richard Benyon, said: "We want to help local communities do more to protect their homes and possessions from the risk of flooding."
The scheme will provide evidence about flood risks that could be taken into account by insurers and could result in lower premiums.
Mr Benyon said the Flood Resilience Community Pathfinder Scheme will enable communities to find simple, effective ways to minimise their flood risk, improve their levels of preparedness, and build confidence and increased peace of mind.
Mr Benyon added: "All together with money from local communities and business raised through our successful partnership funding scheme, over £2.3 billion is being spent to protect people from flooding. This is more money than ever before, and we are on course to better protect 165,000 homes by 2015.
"Pathfinder projects are designed to complement other flood risk management work already taking place, or planned for the future, to further alleviate the risk of flooding."
South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray said: "I asked Mr Benyon to come to Looe to see for himself the damage and disruption that weather related incidents were causing. I emphasised to him the need for extra funding for this area and I am pleased that he has listened. I am looking for this money to be spent on immediate physical prevention and will continue to push the Government for further assistance in this area."
