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Oregon emergency management warns committee of FEMA changes, shrinking mitigation funding and rising state costs
Summary
Erin McMahon, OEM director and state homeland security advisor, told the committee recent DHS/FEMA changes have shortened grant timelines, altered cost‑shares and put about $18 million in BRIC projects at risk; she urged tracking of shifting federal thresholds, noted $180 million in COVID reimbursement pending at DHS, and said the state will need to fill gaps as federal assistance changes.
Erin McMahon, director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management and the state homeland security advisor, gave a high‑level briefing on Sept. 30 about the effects of recent federal changes to Department of Homeland Security and FEMA programs and what that means for Oregon communities.
McMahon said Oregon has received substantial federal public‑assistance dollars over the past decade but that…
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