US EditionFEMA Denies Disaster Aid as Trump Begins Push to Make States Responsible
KENTUCKY, JUL 30 – Governor Andy Beshear plans to appeal FEMA's denial of assistance for three counties after damage assessments found impacts insufficient for aid programs, despite approvals for other counties.
- On July 30, 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky, announced FEMA denied Individual Assistance for two counties and Public Assistance for one after storms in May.
- Assessments determined that impacts in Christian and Todd counties lacked the severity for Individual Assistance, and Leslie County's damage did not qualify for Public Assistance, FEMA said.
- Detailed assessments show a 120 MPH tornado crossed Christian and Todd counties along Kentucky 189, with destroyed chicken houses and a mobile home swept away on Blue Hole Road.
- He added that Governor Beshear will appeal FEMA's denials and expressed disappointment despite aid granted elsewhere.
- They also rejected Kentucky's Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant requests for April flooding and May tornadoes, FEMA said, a week after Trump approved aid for 64 and 36 counties.
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FEMA denies disaster aid as Trump begins push to make states responsible
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied three counties’ requests for federal disaster assistance for areas in Kentucky affected by severe storms and tornadoes on May 16 and 17, 2025, according to a letter sent to Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. The agency issued the denials despite a large number of counties being approved for general federal help with public infrastructure recovery. FEMA denied individual assistance for Chr…
FEMA denies Individual Assistance to Christian, Todd continues for May tornadoes | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Individual Assistance for Christian and Todd counties in relation to tornadoes in May—and the Governor has said the state will appeal that decision. In a letter to the Governor, FEMA determined that based on the results of preliminary damage assessments, they don’t believe the impact to individuals and households in Christian or Todd County was severe enough or had enough magnitude to warrant t…
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Hoptown ChronicleFEMA denies some assistance for three Kentucky counties; Beshear will appeal
James Sexton pauses in what's left of his house in the Sunset Hills neighborhood of London, May 18, 2025. A tornado struck the area just after midnight the day before. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images)The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied some assistance for Kentucky counties affected by severe storms and tornadoes earlier this year, but the Beshear administration plans to appeal the decisions. The federal agency denied indiv…
Additional assistance denied for severe storms in April, May, Beshear says - WNKY News 40 Television
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied individual assistance and public assistance for select counties. On Wednesday, a release by the governor’s office confirmed individual assistance has been denied for Christian and Todd counties, while public assistance has been denied for Leslie County. This is following the storms that hit from May 16-17. The governor says the state will appeal t…
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