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There were 37 press releases published by the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in July.


News Release: BOTHELL, Wash. - Today, FEMA Region 10 Administrator Wille G. Nunn joined Washington Emergency Management Division Director Robert Ezelle and local leaders in Aberdeen, WA, to announce Washington projects selected as part of President Biden’s historic $1.16 billion climate and disaster resilience investment...


News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and White House Infrastructure Coordinator and Senior Advisor to the President Mitch Landrieu, announced that FEMA  is making funding available for two resilience grant programs for more than $3 billion to help communities become more resilient to climate change and associated extreme weather events and other hazards.


News Release: The Feds Feed Families food drive is in full swing and pantries and food banks across the country still need our help. Review the options below to get involved and remember to record your donations online in the Feds Feed Families Hub.


What releases are upcoming from the Coast Guard on Aug. 15

There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 15.


DHS-DHS grant application closes on Jan. 27

Fiscal Year 2022 Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant opened on Aug. 12.



The Congressional Record published “FEDERAL EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER ACT OF 2021” in the House section on June 9.


DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting Aug. 12

Fiscal Year 2022 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant opened on Aug. 12.


Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Pike County

News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Disaster Recovery Center is open in Pike County to assist Kentucky flood survivors who experienced loss from the Eastern Kentucky flooding.


Congressional Record publishes “PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 350, DOMESTIC TERRORISM PREVENTION
 ACT OF 2022”  on May 18

“PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 350, DOMESTIC TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 2022“ was published in the House section on pages H5127-H5135 on May 18


“SUPREME COURT POLICE PARITY ACT OF 2022“ was published in the House section on pages H5495-H5499 on June 14


Release: PORTLAND, Oregon - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Portland International Airport (PDX). There are currently multiple full- and part-time positions available and the starting salary is $19.90 per hour.


Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Breathitt, Letcher Counties

News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - Disaster Recovery Centers are open in Breathitt and Letcher counties to assist Eastern Kentucky flood survivors.


Release: BOSTON The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is prepared for a busy August. TSA officers at BOS have been screening more than 60,000 people a day and TSA anticipates those screening numbers will continue throughout the month August. Current passenger screening numbers at BOS are only about 85 percent of what TSA saw in the summer of 2019, however, passengers should be prepared for large crowds during peak travel times.


New notice from Coast Guard to be published on Aug. 12

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 12.


CISA Releases Toolkit of Free Cybersecurity Resources for Election Community

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its “Protecting U.S. Elections: A CISA Cybersecurity Toolkit " today, a one-stop catalog of free services and tools available for state and local election officials to improve the cybersecurity and resilience of their infrastructure.


FEMA Awards Funds for Dollar Ridge Wildfire Response

News Release: DENVER - FEMA has awarded $4.1 million to the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands to cover costs of fighting the Dollar Ridge wildfire that impacted north-central Utah in July of 2018. The funds are provided by FEMA’s Public Assistance program under a Fire Management Assistance declaration for Utah issued on July 2, 2018, in response to the wildfire.


News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico -The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved nearly $24.4 million to build ten community safe rooms that will protect residents of eight municipalities from the threat of hurricanes. The funds for these projects come from FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Signs Major Declaration for Minnesota

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Minnesota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding from May 29-30, 2022.