The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in disaster aid that was previously awaiting approval from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. A source familiar with the situation told ...

The payments to states drain a large share of FEMA's budget reserves, raising questions about the agency’s ability to respond ...

Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) drew attention to the money while criticizing Noem at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, saying the disaster aid was “magically” release ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that FEMA has amended the major disaster declaration for Michigan’s 2025 historic ice storm to include Public Assistance Category F funding.

Trump has dialed back such FEMA aid nationally, shifting more of the burden to states, and has floated dismantling the agency. His administration rejected disaster aid after Washington’s 2024 bomb ...

Applicants who have received denial letters by mail or email have 60 days to appeal the decision. In cases where documents ...

Mississippi is still documenting Winter Storm Fern damage as officials work to unlock broader federal disaster aid for ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's policy of personally reviewing large grants held up a request to renew emergency housing aid on Maui, a new report says.

The governor talked with the president about last week's tornadoes and got a commitment on aid for last year's ice storms.

States need a major disaster declaration to access federal aid, but the wait time ranges from a few days to a few months.

HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. officials have granted a request to extend housing assistance for survivors of catastrophic 2023 wildfires, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday. Nearly 1,000 households displaced ...