A suite of White House directives and agency memos would narrow federal disaster eligibility, raise the damage metric used to trigger aid, reduce the federal cost share and convert some…
The administration’s plan to reroute FEMA grants toward state control and to pause or cancel several mitigation awards is framed as a bid for efficiency and accountability. New steps include…
A recent executive decision to pause the BRIC pre‑disaster mitigation program and reassign roughly $4 billion from its statutory set‑aside shifts federal priorities toward immediate disaster spending and tighter oversight.…
Block grants, program cuts, staff reassignments and a Review Council are the main instruments the administration is using to remake federal disaster response. Reported actions include proposals to replace tailored…
A mix of halted rules, canceled mitigation awards, and personnel shifts has reshaped how federal disaster dollars flow and how quickly help reaches communities. Officials stopped the Federal Flood Risk…
The Trump administration’s disaster policy refocuses FEMA on core statutory duties, eases flood‑resilience rules, and freezes major mitigation grants while pushing more responsibility to states. Implementation uses executive guidance, internal…
The administration is moving FEMA toward a support role for states, tightening oversight of grants, and pausing or canceling mitigation programs while it reorients disaster policy. Nonprofit rebuilding funds and…
The Trump Administration’s disaster response policies embrace a robust, big government solution powered by executive orders, expanded federal footprint, and growing bureaucracy. While relief is faster and more decisive, the…
Federal disaster policy now shifts responsibility to states, leading to fewer federal resources, more local bureaucracy, and unpredictable relief. The Trump administration frames these changes as necessary to limit big…
