The bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency urging support for a grant program that helps local communities strengthen their preparedness for natural ...

President Trump said he will begin dismantling the Federal Emergency Management Agency this year: “We want to bring it down ...

President Donald Trump approved millions of dollars in assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Virginia, ...

The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, established under the 2018 Disaster Reform Act, has invested ...

Howard County officials are concerned that some of Ellicott City's flood mitigation projects could be delayed after the ...

The BRIC program funds local projects that reduce damage from flooding, tornadoes and other weather-related events. FEMA also will stop funding projects that were previously approved for BRIC ...

Sen. Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, sent a letter to FEMA Acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton to lift a freeze on the grants. [Read our ...

The canceled grants and applications were part of FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure Communities (BRIC) program, said Steven Torrence, county emergency management director. Regional ...

It opens with a direct appeal to the administration: “We are writing to urge the Administration to reinstate the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant (BRIC) program within the ...

Governor Josh Stein released a statement tonight, sharing his frustration. He said, "I am extremely disappointed and urge the president to reconsider FEMA's bad decision, even for 90 days." ...