The largest chunk of funding — about $40 billion — would be for FEMA's disaster relief fund, so that it has enough money to last through the coming year. But there are requests for 16 agencies.
The largest chunk of funding — about $40 billion — would be for FEMA's disaster relief fund, so that it has enough money to last through the coming year. But there are requests for 16 agencies.Flood waters cover the main streets of Tarpon Springs, Florida after Hurricane Helene passed offshore on September 27, 2024 .
Congress last passed disaster funding two years ago. Since then, the two hurricanes tore through the southeast, killing more than 200 people and causing millions of dollars of damage, Shalanda Young, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told reporters that the Biden administration continues to provide federal support after the devastating fires in Maui, tornadoes across the Midwest and the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.There were also severe storms in Alaska, Connecticut, Louisiana, New Mexico, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, Young said.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told reporters that 2024 has been"a year of records." In 2024, there have been 172 disaster declarations, she said, compared to 113 the previous year. "We saw the second-busiest spring tornado season ever recorded," she said."And we've seen, overall, a 50% increase in disaster activity."A previous version of this headline said the request was about $100 million. In fact, it is about $100 billion.
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