Summary
State emergency management officials are facing problems due to reduced federal disaster funding. New rules and legal issues have delayed grants needed for emergency preparedness. These delays are making it hard for states to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies.
Key Facts
- Federal grants for emergency management are facing cuts and delays.
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has new rules affecting federal emergency funds.
- A judge said the federal government added illegal conditions to FEMA grants related to immigration enforcement.
- FEMA grants for states are being reviewed, affecting funding for Democrat-led areas.
- A $320 million FEMA grant was frozen due to new population counting rules.
- The Homeland Security Grant Program saw funding changes, with some states losing up to 79% of their funds.
- FEMA shortened the spending period for grants from three years to one year.
- Court orders have challenged some of these funding changes, impacting local emergency preparedness plans.
