The state of New York joined several other states Wednesday in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's closure of a protective arm of FEMA.

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency must release months-overdue funding notices for security grants that help cities, ports, synagogues and other entities prevent terrorist threats, Democratic Senator Andy Kim said in a letter sent to the Trump administration on Wednesday.

The administration called the program “wasteful” and “politicized” when announcing its termination. The states argue it’s highly effective.

Even in areas that are mapped, like the Camp Mystic site in Kerr County, Texas, that was hit by a deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, the maps may underestimate their risk because of a reliance on historic data and outdated risk assessments.

A coalition of states — including New York and New Jersey, which just experienced flash flooding that killed two — are suing the Trump administration over its abrupt cancellation of hundreds of millions of dollars of natural disaster preparedness funding.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — In response to the decision to shut down FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, Maryland and 19 other states are suing the Trump administration, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said Wednesday.

FEMA is projected to face a $1.6 billion to $2.3 billion deficit in its disaster relief fund due to increased storm activities and federal staffing cuts. The strain on resources may lead to prioritizing immediate needs,

FEMA is anticipated to open a 90-day public appeal and comment period in the winter where property owners can formally challenge the flood zone designation but they must provide scientific or technical data to back up their request.

The FEMA deadline to apply for assistance from the March wildfires is quickly approaching. Here's how to apply.

Camp Mystic successfully appealed to remove several structures from a FEMA flood zone, despite being located in a high-risk flood area in Texas Hill Country.