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TDEM asks for regional warehouses, staff and expanded program authority as federal grants wind down
Summary
Tim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, told the Senate Finance Committee TDEM manages roughly $23.7 billion in open federal grants, is facing reductions in recurring FEMA preparedness funds and asked for $315 million to expand regional staging and warehouse capacity plus additional staff and fleet funding.
Tim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, told the Senate Finance Committee that the agency manages an extraordinary volume of federal disaster funding and asked the Legislature for capital and operating support to modernize Texas’ emergency response infrastructure.
“Our job at the Division of Emergency Management is to make sure that we are prepared for, respond to, recover well and mitigate against all hazards of all disasters,” Kidd said, laying out TDEM’s case for expanded regional staging sites, ongoing staff and fleet support and continued funding to close out open federal grants.
Nut graf: TDEM reported roughly $23.7 billion in open federal grants and said the agency…
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