FEMA delays and funding cuts leave state emergency programs in limbo

FEMA delays and funding cuts leave state emergency programs in limbo

State and local emergency management agencies are facing growing uncertainty as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) delays major grant programs and President Trump signals plans to dismantle the agency.Jennifer Berry Hawes reports for ProPublica.In short:FEMA missed a legal deadline to open applications for key preparedness grants that fund basic emergency operations across the country, with no explanation offered.The Department of Ho…

In Defense of Equitable Disaster Recovery - The MortgagePoint

Deanne Criswell, former Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, recently addressed the Disaster Equity and Building Resilience Caucus on the value of the agency, and efforts by the Trump administration to eliminate it.

TheVoiceOfJoyce FEMA grant money delayed to States, unequipped to handle Climate Emergencies.

States are being forced to allocate money for FEMA grants and local agency personnel and programs, while Kristie Noem reviews grants over $100,000. If Trump Closes FEMA states are not prepared to fund small rural communities. States have depended on FEMA grants and management for 60-90% of their disaster relief. Why make States go “cold turkey “ on FEMA assistance, when the Federal Government never reduced Fossil Fuel Subsidies? Fossil Fuel Emis…

FEMA cancels grant funding for storm shelter

In 2024, FEMA awarded Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s application for a grant to build a community storm shelter. In mid-April, CPN received notice that the program that funded those grants was Read More » The post FEMA cancels grant funding for storm shelter appeared first on Potawatomi.org.