BlindBoo
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It was from August and it addresses why there is a shortfall, again. Not listed is the lie that funds were diverted to undocumented immigrants.
"The United States has already faced 19 climate disasters this year with losses exceeding $1 billion each, according to FEMA. "
Alejandro Mayorkas, the head of the United States Homeland Security Department, had warned back in June that FEMA’s disaster relief fund was expected to run out of money by mid-August.
The agency has faced funding challenges in previous years. Last August, FEMA exhausted their funds right before Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend as a powerful category 3 hurricane on August 30th.
Since 2001, FEMA has run out of funding on nine occasions, according to the agency's site.
So what does FEMA do when they run out of funding and what does that mean for future natural disaster recovery efforts? Here’s what you need to know:
Will FEMA stop responding to emergencies if there’s no funding?
Now that FEMA has exhausted their disaster funding, the agency has begun to implement their Immediate Needs Funding guidance - meaning they will redirect funds to immediate, life-saving recovery efforts and deprioritize other obligations like reimbursements for disaster activity.“This ensures that FEMA can continue essential operations, prioritizes funding for critical ongoing disaster needs, while ensuring that we are prepared to respond immediately to new disasters,” a FEMA spokesperson told Telemundo.
During this period, FEMA will pause:
- New Public Assistance
- Hazard Mitigation
- DRF-funded BRIC obligations that are not essential for lifesaving and life-sustaining activities.
