Destroyed homes at a trailer park in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, on March 15, 2025. Disaster response often overwhelms local authorities. (Credit: Brad Vest/Getty Images via Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is increasingly skipping a form of federal disaster aid that helps states better prepare for future storms, flooding and wildfires.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency rejected requests for such resiliency money, known as Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding, for Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri and Oklahoma last week, part of a trend that started this spring.
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