Reform Emergency Management

Department of Homeland Security / Federal Emergency Management Agency

Raise threshold for FEMA disaster declarations and shift costs to states, privatize flood insurance program.

"Congress should change the cost-share arrangement so that the federal government covers 25 percent of the costs for small disasters with the cost share reaching a maximum of 75 percent for truly catastrophic disasters." – Project 2025

History

Fri Jan 24 2025

FEMA Review Council established www.whitehouse.gov 

Mon Jan 20 2025

Initial analysis

Disruptive Potential

HIGH

Would reduce federal disaster assistance and increase costs for states/localities/individuals

Status
In Progress

Related Initiatives

2 initiatives
Environmental Protection Agency / Office of the Administrator
EPA Structural Reorganization 
HIGH
Department of the Interior / Multiple
Return Authority to States & Tribes 
HIGH