FEMA News

    March 25, 2026

    BRIC Funding Alert: $1 Billion NOFO Now Open

    By News Editor

    The wait is over—FEMA has released the $1 billion BRIC NOFO for FY24–25. Here’s a brief look at what’s changed and what applicants/subapplicants should be doing now as deadlines approach.

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    March 10, 2026

    FEMA Ordered to Restart BRIC Program

    By Mary Bart

    A U.S. District Judge has given FEMA 21 days to restart the BRIC program, unfreezing millions of dollars in critical disaster mitigation funding.

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    February 2, 2026

    New FEMA Archived Flood Data Website Available

    By News Editor

    Skip the paper mail-in process. New website lets users request FEMA flood maps and technical data online.

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    January 29, 2026

    FEMA Review Council Term Extended as Draft Report Proposes Shifts in Disaster Aid

    By News Editor

    The FEMA Review Council has until March 25 to issue its recommendations to reform and streamline the nation’s emergency management and disaster response system.

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    December 2, 2025

    FEMA Review Council to Release Final Draft Report Dec. 11

    By News Editor

    Public meeting will include report presentation, deliberations, and final vote.

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    October 8, 2025

    2025 Building Code Adoption Tracking Fact Sheets Released

    By News Editor

    The fact sheets provide an overview of hazard-resistant building code adoption status in each state and territory within each FEMA region.

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    August 7, 2025

    Federal Judge Blocks FEMA from Diverting BRIC Funds Amid 20-State Lawsuit

    By Mary Bart

    The injunction does not release the funds to states but does block the government from reallocating BRIC funds for non-BRIC purposes while the case moves forward. 

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    July 28, 2025

    FEMA Publishes Notice of Funding Opportunity for CAP-SSSE

    By News Editor

    The application period opens at Monday, July 28 and closes on Monday, August 11 at 5 p.m. ET.

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    July 25, 2025

    FEMA Act of 2025 Would Restore Agency’s Cabinet-Level Status, Streamline Disaster Response

    By News Editor

    A number of ASFPM priorities are reflected in newly introduced FEMA reform bill.

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    July 11, 2025

    ASFPM Submits Comments to FEMA Review Council

    By News Editor

    We oppose any proposal to eliminate, divide, or weaken FEMA or its critical functions and programs.

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