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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) categorically refutes the misleading claims made in a recent New York Times article regarding disaster relief funding and recovery efforts. Reports like the one in the New York Times, deliberately misrepresent how the disaster relief fund operates and creates unnecessary uncertainty around the health of FEMA’s funding sources including the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) during a time like hurricane season.

The American people deserve clarity and truth about the resources available to them during times of crisis. The truth is: Disaster relief funds do not expire. FEMA’s DRF is supported through annual appropriations and supplemental appropriations when necessary. These funds are carried forward across fiscal years, ensuring flexibility to address both immediate and long-term disaster recovery needs. No funds are held back, canceled or made unavailable; rather, they are seamlessly integrated into the next fiscal year’s funding codes to ensure continuity of operations. 

Currently, FEMA’s DRF maintains a regular balance, carried over from Fiscal Year 2025 to 2026. This is basic financial management for no-year appropriations. DHS and FEMA work every day to ensure the stability and solvency of the DRF, even as FEMA continues to address outstanding disaster recovery payments related to COVID-19—the largest disaster in FEMA’s history—and other ongoing recovery efforts. While there are more than $11 billion in outstanding disaster recovery payments for COVID-19 and

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MADISON –Additional FEMA help may be available from the August storms and flooding in Milwaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties.

Continued Housing Assistance  

If you received initial rental assistance from FEMA because your home was not safe to live in, and you are still working toward your permanent housing plan, continued temporary housing assistance may be available. 

To be considered, you must: 

Show you used the initial FEMA rental assistance to pay for temporary housing.Be unable to return to your pre-disaster residence because it is still not safe to live in or is no longer available because of the disaster.Not have the financial ability to obtain housing without assistance.Show that you are working toward a permanent housing plan.

If you were initially approved for rental assistance, an application for continued temporary housing assistance will be mailed to you 15 days after the grant is approved. If you do not receive one, Call FEMA at 800-621-3362.

Check Your Heating Systems, Stay in Touch with FEMA

Take the time now to ensure your furnace and water heater are operating safely and weren’t damaged by the August storms and flooding. FEMA grants may be available to help repair those items and replace them if they were destroyed by floodwaters.

If you receive a FEMA grant to repair your furnace or water heater and later discover those items need to be replaced, you can use the

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