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US FEMA resumes key disaster prevention program that it canceled last year
FEMA reinstates $1 billion BRIC grant program with new rules covering fiscal years 2024-2025, aiming to support disaster preparedness while shifting more responsibility to states.
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency resumed a $1 billion resilience grant program to help states, local governments, territories, and tribes take on preparedness projects against natural hazards after a federal judge ordered FEMA to restore the program following a lawsuit by 22 Democratic-led states.
- The new rules maximize state and local responsibility for resilience and risk reduction rather than federal investing in a wide range of activities, which could impact smaller communities with fewer resources and expertise.
- The program's cancellation last year by the Trump administration drew blowback from lawmakers as roughly $3.6 billion was halted for several years' worth of projects to protect infrastructure, communities, and homes across the U.S.
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US FEMA resumes key disaster prevention program that it canceled last year
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Wednesday it was resuming a disaster prevention program it canceled last year and reopening it to funding applications following legal setbacks.
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FEMA resumes disaster mitigation program following judge's order on lawsuit brought by Democratic-led states
FEMA will make $1 billion available for the BRIC program, which helps local governments harden against natural hazards like fires, floods, earthquakes and hurricanes.
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ems1.comFEMA reopens $1 billion infrastructure grant program for disaster resilience projects
The agency is again accepting applications for its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program after a court order, but new rules could make it harder for smaller communities to compete for funding
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