(WASHINGTON D.C.) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Wednesday, that 19 states including Montana and two U.S. territories will have more time to finish
projects that help prevent damage from disasters. These projects—funded through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Post Fire—aim to protect
communities from disasters like floods, earthquakes, wildfires and hurricanes. Projects examples include building storm shelters, installing generators for important facilities like hospitals and
raising low bridges at risk of flooding. These extensions are critically important now because DHS has experienced three appropriations lapses in just the last six months. During lapses, FEMA
operates with limited resources and personnel, which can delay and complicate grant management and processing.
