"A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to restore billions of dollars in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding, siding with 22 states and the District of Columbia that sued over the canceled grants this summer. President Donald Trump's administration said in April it was ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, which helped communities with predisaster projects to harden infrastructure and improve resilience against the increasing threats of climate change."
"The administration called the program wasteful and ineffective and said it would halt $3.6 billion in funding awarded but not yet paid and would not award $882 million in grants for the following fiscal year. The program's disruption upended projects across hundreds of communities in both Republican- and Democratic-led states, thwarting plans to improve stormwater drainage, harden electrical lines and even help relocate households living in areas most vulnerable to disasters."
"We won our lawsuit against FEMA after they unlawfully withheld billions in funding meant to protect our communities from natural disasters. We'll keep fighting to ensure New York has the support we need to be safe when disaster strikes."
A federal judge ordered restoration of billions in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funds, siding with 22 states and the District of Columbia. The Trump administration ended the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, halting $3.6 billion in awarded but unpaid funds and declining $882 million in new grants. The cancellations disrupted hundreds of community projects to improve stormwater drainage, harden electrical lines, and relocate households in vulnerable areas. Two grand juries recently declined to indict AG Letitia James. AG Letitia James criticized the GOP-led Senate for voting not to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits.
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