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FEMA releasing billions in disaster assistance, while further funds await approval
FEMA released $5 billion in disaster aid this week while $14 billion remains delayed due to strict Department of Homeland Security rules and administrative hurdles, officials said.
- This week, Federal Emergency Management Agency released over $5 billion in long-delayed recovery funding, while more than $14 billion remains stuck in the pipeline for states and local governments.
- Under a rule implemented by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem nearly a year ago, any FEMA spending over $100,000 requires her approval, and DHS restrictions during the funding lapse have halted projects and frozen deployments.
- Some projects dating back as far as 15 years, with the $5 billion release including over $1 billion in Covid funding for New York and aid to two tribes in California.
- Lawmakers say the backlog is straining state budgets, stalling projects, and the release will nearly deplete the Disaster Relief Fund, forcing Congressional action.
- Sources say several Democratic-led states including California, Illinois, Minnesota and Colorado were excluded, prompting accusations of politics, while DHS and FEMA deny this, citing readiness; DHS funding talks remain deadlocked.
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The Trump administration is about to release billions in disaster aid. Several blue states won’t be included
The Trump administration is releasing more than $5 billion in long-delayed disaster aid to states – but not to several Democrat-led states where President Trump has clashed with the governors, according to four sources familiar with the plan.
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