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Energy & Environment

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The Big Story

DHS considers axing disaster, counterterrorism grants

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will consider axing billions of dollars in grants for programs that seek to prevent terrorism or help communities respond to disasters based on immigration policy in the recipient areas.

The Department of Homeland Security determined that Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) programs that go to “sanctuary jurisdictions” would be subject to a review and potential “termination.”

Just because a program goes to such a jurisdiction does not necessarily mean grants will be ended. Instead, a decision will be made based on the grant’s purpose, benefits and risks and “the context of which organization is receiving the award.”

The list of grants that could be cut includes a $1.9 billion dollar program to help high-risk urban areas prevent and prepare for terrorist attacks.

It also includes a separate $760 million program that helps states and tribes prevent terrorism and a $480 million program that helps states and tribes with emergency preparedness.

It has flagged these grants as “red.” The document also contains a list of “yellow” programs that could later receive the same treatment.

These “yellow” programs include services for major disaster survivors, funds to repair buildings damaged by a major disaster and security programs for nonprofit organizations — including houses of worship.

The memo was first reported by E&E News and later obtained by The Hill.

Read more at TheHill.com.

Welcome to The Hill’s Energy & Environment newsletter, I’m Rachel Frazin — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains.

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