"The FEMA Review Council recommends replacing the decades-old system for distributing money to states with a plan triggered by weather conditions, not monetary damage."
"A panel of experts established by President Donald Trump proposed replacing the government’s notoriously slow process for approving disaster aid with a new system that triggers the release of money based on weather conditions rather than estimates of financial damage, according to a copy of the final report obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News.
The plan, which has not been previously reported, would potentially address one of Trump’s major complaints about the Federal Emergency Management Agency by getting disaster aid to states more quickly in an attempt to accelerate rebuilding after catastrophes.
But the system proposed by Trump’s FEMA Review Council could cause communities to receive insufficient — or excessive — disaster aid and would be difficult to design."
Thomas Frank reports for E&E News January 28, 2026.
SEE ALSO:
"Trump Plans To Cut FEMA Workforce In Half, Court Filing Alleges" (The Hill)
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