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FEMA approves first batch of home buyouts. Homeowners still face a lengthy process

After months of uncertainty over the fate of hundreds of homes, FEMA greenlit a small batch of properties for acquisition in ...
Colorado Public Radio

Colorado sues to restore FEMA program that provides millions to help communities prepare for floods, droughts and wildfires

In 2020, the massive Cameron Peak and East Troublesome megafires burned millions of acres in Colorado. The fires also sent sediment and debris into waterways that supply Greeley’s drinking water. That ...
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FEMA's flood insurance program is set to expire on Sept. 30. Then what?

The National Flood Insurance Program, which accounts for 88% of the nation's flood insurance and is managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is set to expire on Sept. 30. If Congress and ...
KELOLAND News

If FEMA money arrives it’s at its own pace

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Cities in South Dakota and Iowa have used FEMA money in the past to buy flood-damaged homes in flood plains but the city of North Sioux City took a different route. Instead ...
CNN

Exclusive: ‘A more vulnerable nation’: FEMA memos lay out risks of plan to cut $1B in disaster and security grants

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding that communities and first responders nationwide use to better prepare ...
WUNC

Local leaders say the loss of a FEMA grant program will make it harder to prepare for big storms

North Carolina is among 20 states suing FEMA to restore its main grant program aimed at helping local governments prevent damage from natural disasters. The Trump Administration ended the program even ...
Dronelife

FEMA Awards $250 Million Counter-UAS Grant for FIFA World Cup Security

FEMA deploys $250M counter-UAS grant in record time for FIFA World Cup security, funding drone detection and mitigation systems nationwide ...