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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is asking for an additional $9 billion for this year in hopes they don't run out of funds in August as they're currently slated to.
April 17 -
FEMA, state and cities have been in a dispute over federal funding locals say was promised to place homeless people in hotels after the pandemic struck. Officials say the recent outlay doesn't cover the disputed time frame.
February 28 -
Loss of aid could hurt the islands' economy, a local senator says.
October 13 -
While congressional leaders fight over what to include with the $12 billion slated for FEMA, others feel that the reliance on FEMA and the federal government for disaster relief may begin to change.
September 6 -
The GAO said that the $10.5 billion from the FEMA Public Assistance program might cover only about half of the $20.3 billion identified in Puerto Rico’s Grid Modernization Plan as necessary to repair the grid and make it more resilient.
November 30 -
The bill would increase the federal share cost of disaster relief for the COVID-19 pandemic to 100% from 75%. It is unlikely to pass in the Senate.
November 18 -
Firefighters are waging battle against an estimated 7,000 fires of varying sizes throughout the state; nearly 1.5 million acres have burned.
August 28 -
Santa Rosa escaped flames this year but still bears costs related to the nearby Kincade Fire.
November 7 -
The House Natural Resources Committee, meanwhile, is meeting Oct. 22 to consider removing the infrastructure revitalization section from the federal legislation that established the Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board.
October 11 -
States and cities have begun to factor climate risk into budgetary and other planning.
September 20