The program, established by a 2000 law, provides grants for a variety of disaster mitigation efforts, including levees to ...

Three Democratic lawmakers have proposed legislation to classify extreme heat as a disaster, which would allow federal ...

Chantal caused catastrophic flooding and six deaths in central North Carolina. Orange County leaders said the cost of repairs ...

(The Center Square) — A recent audit reported that the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness did not comply with reporting requirements for the Federal Funding ...

You’ll hear similar stories across the country, according to Speranza, who says FEMA funding has become crucial for day-to-day operations in many local emergency management offices, which are ...

A FEMA worker attends a claim by a local resident after being affected by floods following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Marion, North Carolina, U.S., October 5, 2024.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has responded to a record number of billion-dollar weather-related disasters so far in 2023. And in recent years, FEMA has been called on for duties beyond ...

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) agent is seen as search and recovery team members check charred buildings and cars in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, on August ...

A federal judge delivered the Trump administration a legal win on Wednesday when he ruled that it can continue its efforts to withhold tens of millions of dollars in funding for hotel costs for ...

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Several Maryland communities are trying to find funding because some federal dollars are no longer flowing for flood prevention efforts. One of the areas impacted is ...

On Monday, Criswell and the federal Office of Management and Budget requested $40 billion in emergency funding for FEMA from Congress, part of a $98 billion aid package that OMB is requesting for ...