The program, established by a 2000 law, provides grants for a variety of disaster mitigation efforts, including levees to protect against floods, safe rooms to provide shelter from tornadoes, ...

FEMA canceled some projects already in the works and refused to approve new ones despite funding from Congress.

States allege the Trump administration illegally ended FEMA's BRIC program, halting billions in disaster mitigation funding and putting storm-prone communities at risk.

ALBANY — The state attorney general has joined 18 other state attorney generals and the Pennsylvania governor in an attempt to stop the Trump administration from cutting $4.5 billion in promised ...

Emergency food rations faced expiration in a U.S. warehouse due to aid freeze tensions. A deal saved 622 tons, but 496 tons, ...

Pennsylvania is part of a coalition of 20 states that announced Wednesday it was suing the Trump administration for shutting ...

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

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Campbell joins a 20-state coalition that is pushing back against the shutdown of FEMA's BRIC program, which helps communities prepare for natural disasters before they strike.

FEMA announced in April that it was ending the funding to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse.” The program saved taxpayers ...

The administration called the program “wasteful” and “politicized” when announcing its termination. The states argue it’s ...

The multi-state lawsuit seeks to restore $200 million in infrastructure funding after the abrupt program cancellation.