Hoodline

Coalition of 20 States Led by Oregon AG Secures Court Win to Preserve FEMA Disaster Preparedness Funds

A coalition of states won a court case preventing FEMA from cutting funds for the BRIC program, ensuring continued disaster ...
WVEC

State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at risk

State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money intended for readiness and ...
The Oakland Press

States sue Trump administration over restrictions put on FEMA emergency grants

Eleven states and Kentucky’s governor are suing the Trump administration over what they call “unlawful terms” placed on federal funding critical to supporting local disaster and terrorism ...
Capital Gazette

Annapolis’ City Dock Project breaks ground, despite lack of FEMA funding

The long-awaited City Dock Project broke ground Monday morning, promising flood protection for downtown Annapolis. The project is slated to add floodgates, raise land to block rising water levels, ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

This Year’s Federal Funding Freezes Offer Lessons on Emergency Grant Making

The federal spending freeze may have come to an end, but its impact on nonprofits offered a preview of where the most urgent ...
WBAL-TV

'The urgency of now': First phase of City Dock renovations to begin in attempt to stop flooding

IF YOU HEAR THE WORD GROUNDBREAKING, YOU’RE THINKING, WAIT, WHAT? GROUNDBREAKING? HAVEN’T THEY BEEN DOING THAT BEHIND US HERE FOR SOME TIME? YES, THEY HAVE. PRELIMINARY SITE WORK BEGAN BACK IN THE ...