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FEMA Delays $1.6B Grant, Threatening California Wildfire, Retrofit Programs

6/10/2026

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FEMA has not released the $1.6 billion Hazard Mitigation Grant for California, even though similar funds have already been sent to Republican-led states.
Researchers Sarah Labowitz and Deborah Goh say the delay threatens national-security-linked disaster response in California.
California officials warn that without the money wildfire suppression and a seismic-retrofit program may be suspended by September 30.

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FEMA has not released the $1.6 billion Hazard Mitigation Grant for California, even though similar funds have already been sent to Republican-led states.
Researchers Sarah Labowitz and Deborah Goh say the delay threatens national-security-linked disaster response in California.
California officials warn that without the money wildfire suppression and a seismic-retrofit program may be suspended by September 30.