Congress did allocate $20 billion as part of the stopgap measure in late September—which allowed FEMA to lift the “immediate needs funding” status—but property damage alone from Helena is ...

"While FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund has the resources it requires right now to meet immediate needs, the fund does face a shortfall at the end of the year," he wrote. "Without additional funding ...

Chantal caused catastrophic flooding and six deaths in central North Carolina. Orange County leaders said the cost of repairs ...

FEMA canceled some projects already in the works and refused to approve new ones despite funding from Congress ... places ...

CT residents received around $7 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to rebuild their homes after the flash flood on August 18. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said the ...

Uncertainty is hanging over this year’s hurricane season as meteorologists predict “above-normal” activity and the Trump administration sends shifting signals over the future of the federal ...

Additionally, on May 20, 2025, following Executive Order 14180, the FEMA Review Council met for the first time to assess FEMA's capacity to respond impartially and effectively to U.S. disasters ...

Attorney General Jeff Jackson, during a tour of Pollocksville Tuesday, said he is confident that courts will remove a block on grant awards from the administration-axed FEMA program for resilient ...

Congress could allocate more FEMA funding each year through regular appropriations, so the agency doesn’t run out of money as it has. “When FEMA runs out of money, they begin taking care of ...

While recently-criticized FEMA funds used for migrant issues is formally partitioned from disaster relief (DRF), Roy said COVID-19 response-related funding falls in the disaster relief pot.

FEMA, Facing Money Shortage, Issues Warning About Hurricane Milton Published Oct 07, 2024 at 4:29 AM EDT By Khaleda Rahman ...