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New FEMA grants set to hand out $600M to states so they can build migrant detention facilities
Administration has leaned on local partners in GOP-led states to rapidly scale up immigration detention system ...
Exclusive: ‘A more vulnerable nation’: FEMA acknowledges risks as it proposes nearly $1B in cuts to security, disaster grants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding for communities and first ...
FEMA volunteers helping Vado with flooding cleanup
Vado Elementary School is being used as a staging area for the flood relief activities, and the Gadsden Independent School ...
US states to get $608 million from FEMA to build migrant detention centers
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said on Friday morning the state would apply for FEMA reimbursement to pay for ...
FEMA under fire for 24-hour delay in sending search and rescue teams to deadly Texas floods
The scrutiny on the agency comes as President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the necessity of FEMA and called for ...
Still awaiting FEMA reimbursement, Rogers transfers more than $4.7 million from general fund for tornado repairs
The city is transferring about $4.7 million into its Federal Emergency Management Agency grant fund to continue recovery and ...
FEMA chief would report directly to US president under new bill
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency would report directly to the U.S. president instead of the Homeland ...
What FEMA’s acting chief said about missed calls after Texas flooding
WASHINGTON D.C., DC — After the devastating Fourth of July flooding in Kerr County that claimed the lives of 137 people, FEMA ...
Head of FEMA Search and Rescue resigns over agency's response to Texas floods: Sources
The head of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue branch, Ken Pagurek, has resigned due to frustration over the agency's response to ...
Ruidoso urging residents to apply for FEMA assistance
The Village of Ruidoso is urging residents to apply for FEMA assistance soon. A spokesperson for FEMA says homeowners and renters in Lincoln County who suffered ...
Trump denies Maryland’s request for FEMA aid after devastating floods
The Trump administration turned down Gov. Wes Moore’s request for $15.8 million in disaster relief for Western Maryland’s ...
FEMA helping flood victims register for Aid Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival
While thousands gather downtown this weekend for the Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival, FEMA is on hand with a more urgent mission — helping local flood ...