Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders ...

Twenty states filed suit Wednesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, challenging the elimination of a long-running grant program that helps communities guard against damage from natural ...

A coalition of 20 state attorneys general claims President Trump illegally terminated FEMA's pre-disaster mitigation program.

Trump Blames Migrants, Not the Climate Crisis, for FEMA Funding Issues While the nation’s politicians decide whether or not to act, undocumented migrants will likely make up a large percentage ...

FEMA canceled some projects already in the works and refused to approve new ones despite funding from Congress.

While recently-criticized FEMA funds used for migrant issues is formally partitioned from disaster relief (DRF), Roy said COVID-19 response-related funding falls in the disaster relief pot.

Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott participated in the first meeting of a new ...

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is tightening her grip on her department’s purse strings, ordering that every contract and grant over $100,000 must now cross her desk for approval, according ...

FEMA faces critical funding shortages and staffing challenges as Hurricane Helene recovery efforts ... and I’m more concerned about their workforce issues now than I ever have been,” said ...