The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved Individual Assistance for Marion and Ohio Counties, in response to the devastating June floods. Homeowners and renters — in the two effected counties — who suffered damages or losses due to the flooding may be eligible for the Individual Assistance program.

FEMA is still paying Florida claims on 2024 storms amid debate about whether the federal agency should continue to exist.

After catastrophic flash flooding devastated parts of Texas earlier this month leaving more than 100 people dead, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are questioning the federal response and asking whether FEMA is equipped to handle future disasters.

David Richardson, acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Wednesday morning on ways to improve disaster response.

The Trump Administration ended the BRIC program even as the nation is experiencing increasingly frequent and wetter storms. The state says $200 million in grants were affected in North Carolina.

Indiana Governor Mike Braun thanked Trump for his approval of $15.1 million in funding, which will go toward assisting recovery after a string of tornadoes hit the state in March. In announcing the state’s funding, Trump also reminded people that he won “BIG” in the state in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential elections.

Kristi Noem suggested FEMA’s response to deadly Texas flooding was a model for the future. A resigning FEMA official apparently doesn’t see it that way.