Nashville sues over Trump administration's withheld anti-terrorism grants

Nashville sues over Trump administration's withheld anti-terrorism grants

Nashville has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over how it restricted anti-terrorism dollars. The Homeland Security Grant Program emerged in 2001 in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks to help localities prevent and respond to acts of terrorism. But in June the Federal Emergency Management Agency — the agency through which DHS administers the grant — placed new eligibility requirements on the funding by linking …

Nashville sues feds over election-linked FEMA grant cuts - Nashville Banner

Nashville filed suit against the federal government for attempting to make changes to how local elections are administered as a condition Department of Homeland Security grants that the city uses for first responders. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in the D.C. Circuit Monday morning, alleges the grant system, administered by FEMA, is a violation of separation of powers as well as the authority of states to administer elections ens…