State emergency managers sound alarm over new rules, delays for FEMA disaster grants

Grant cuts, new rules and a shutdown freeze are stalling hires and training, putting disaster readiness at risk ...
Hoodline

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Boosted by $1.36 Million FEMA Grant for High-Rise Emergency Training

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue receives a $1.36 million FEMA grant for specialized high-rise emergency response training.
Bay News 9

South Hillsborough groups, faith-based organizations get CERT trained ahead of hurricane season

TAMPA, Fla. — Several nonprofits and faith-based organizations in south Hillsborough County are taking steps to make sure they’re prepared for the upcoming hurricane season. It’s part of FEMA’s ...
Sun Sentinel

FEMA staff sound the alarm on disaster preparedness at rally in front of agency headquarters

Current and former staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency demonstrated against workforce and program cuts during a “FEMA Solidarity Rally” on Friday, a potentially risky act of protest ...
The New York Times

FEMA Withholds $300 Million in Grants Until States Account for Deportations

The agency is demanding certification that population counts, used to determine grant allocations, exclude people who have been recently removed from the country. By Scott Dance The Federal Emergency ...