Biden increased federal funding Wednesday for Florida's disaster relief from last year's deadly Hurricane Ian.
Share on email allocates $23.5 billion for disaster relief, including to fund the Federal Emergency Management Agency's ongoing natural disaster response efforts in California, Florida, Hawaii and elsewhere.
The administration said it needs the funding to "meet our commitment to communities facing flooding, extreme heat, catastrophic wildfires, drought, and other severe weather events over the past year."Another $16 billion would go toward allowing an additional year of child care stabilization funding, intended to help keep child care providers afloat.
$6 billion is designated to extend the Affordable Connectivity Program through 2024 for free and discounted high-speed internet for qualified households. The request also includes smaller allocations, like $1.55 billion for the federal response for combatting fentanyl, $1 billion for food assistance and $220 million to prevent pay cuts for federal wildland firefighters.
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