Hurricane Helene brought deadly storm surge, heavy winds and torrential rain that caused infrastructure-destroying flood
A building was damaged as water rushed over the roof in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 1, 2024, in Swannanoa, N.C. Project 2025 outlines changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including reducing the federal government’s share of local disaster relief contributions from 75% to 25%, privatizing flood insurance, terminating FEMA’s grants and raising the per capita threshold for providing FEMA public assistance.
"Changes called for in this piece could ultimately lead to less predictable, more expensive federal disaster response," he said. Kathryn Van Tol, a legal fellow of emergency management at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill who once worked in North Carolina’s Division of Emergency Management, said that removing FEMA’s direct access to the Department of Homeland Security’s resources"could slow response and recovery."
Two adults and two children arrive to their flooded home in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Sept. 27, 2024, in Crystal River, Fla. the program to be"wound down and replaced with private insurance." A Project 2025 spokesperson proposed phasing out government coverage in low-risk zones where private insurers could enter the market.
But Project 2025 said FEMA grants should be terminated and states"should bear the costs of their particularized programs" instead. Cutting FEMA’s local preparedness grants could mean eliminating"half the salary of your local emergency manager." Cutting the Homeland Security grants could reduce funding for"formal communication systems that were sent into areas that lost all their public safety communications" during Hurricane Helene, he said.
d, arguing that the threshold"has not kept pace with inflation." Alternatively, the document advocated for"applying a deductible" to encourage"states to take a more proactive role in their own preparedness and response capabilities." Experts told PolitiFact that if these proposals became reality — surviving congressional opposition and overcoming what is likely to be limited private insurers’ support — they would reduce FEMA’s support to state and local governments, hinder disaster response and leave property owners with greater exposure and fewer options.Phone interview with Craig Fugate, consultant and former FEMA director, Sept.
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