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The bill trades competitive, locally driven mitigation funding for predictable, formula-based state allocations that guarantee tribal funding and direct half of funds to Governor-recommended local projects — improving planning and on-the-ground delivery but concentrating decision-making at the state level and risking reduced support for some high-performing or small high-risk localities.
State governments will receive predictable, formula-based mitigation funding instead of competitive grants, improving their ability to plan and budget for hazard mitigation.
Local governments (those carrying out Governor-recommended projects) will receive at least 50% of their State's allocation, directing more money to on-the-ground mitigation projects in communities.
Indian tribal governments are guaranteed at least $75 million annually, increasing tribal access to mitigation funds and supporting tribal resilience efforts.
Local governments and communities lose decision-making power as authority shifts toward Governors and the federal assistance nexus is narrowed to States (including a required suballocation of 50% to Governor-recommended projects), reducing direct local access and flexibility.
Eliminating competitive selection can disadvantage high-performing local projects that lack state endorsement, risking politicized or less-merit-based allocations.
The formula's components (equal shares, population, and vulnerability metrics) could shift funding away from smaller, rural, or otherwise high-risk communities depending on how weights and vulnerability are measured.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Replaces competitive predisaster mitigation grants with direct, formula-based allocations to States and Tribes, sets a $75M tribal minimum, and shifts recommendation power to Governors.
Introduced July 21, 2025 by Shomari C. Figures · Last progress July 21, 2025
Revises the Stafford Act's predisaster hazard mitigation program to replace competitive grants with direct allocations to States and Tribal governments using a three-part formula (33% equal, 33% population, 33% critical-infrastructure vulnerability). Governors — not local governments — recommend projects for funding, States must suballocate at least 50% of funds to the local government carrying out a Governor-recommended project, and Indian tribal governments are guaranteed a minimum of $75 million. The President may approve non‑recommended projects in extraordinary circumstances and the bill clarifies cross-program eligibility and consultation rules.