APWA joins NHSC in Grant Funding Letter to Congress

Dear Members of Congress:

The FY24 appropriations agreement for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will have lasting, deleterious effects to the first responder, homeland security, and emergency management communities. The nine percent reductions to all grant programs within the Federal Assistance Account at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) demonstrates a lack of understanding of how state, local, tribal, and territorial governments help augment federal preparedness efforts.

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