US EditionFEMA plans to release nearly $1 billion in security funding after CNN report on proposal to slash it
UNITED STATES, AUG 2 – FEMA reversed planned cuts to grant programs after review, preserving the Urban Areas Security Initiative which provides over $500 million for major city emergency preparedness.
- After CNN reported proposed cuts last week, FEMA announced on Friday that applications are open for more than a dozen grant programs, making nearly $1 billion available to communities across the country.
- Internal memos showed FEMA halted new grant selections at DHS's direction, and a DHS spokesperson called for cutting 'unaccountable programs'.
- According to FEMA’s own memo, the reversal preserves the Urban Areas Security Initiative , which FEMA warned would create `a less secure nation, especially at the border and in some of the nation’s most targeted cities, including Miami, Washington, DC, and Dallas`.
- States can now apply for the grants, as FEMA said it is committed to empowering states to manage disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
- According to the notice, the release aligns with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s revised priorities, including protecting soft targets and supporting Homeland Security Task Forces, by the end of September.
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By Gabe Cohen, CNN The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is making nearly $1 billion in disaster preparedness and national security funds available to communities across the country, just a week after CNN reported on the agency's proposed plan to cut programs under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA. In a notice sent to states on Friday, which CNN got from one of them, FEMA announced that it is now…
FEMA plans to release nearly $1 billion in security funding after CNN report on proposal to slash it
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making nearly $1 billion in disaster preparedness and homeland security funding available to communities nationwide, just one week after CNN reported on the agency’s proposed plan to slash the programs at the direction of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA.
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