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Emergency Management pauses on federal grants, outlines World Cup readiness and community preparedness plans
Summary
Newly appointed Emergency Management Commissioner Christina Farrell told the council the agency faces an uncertain federal grant award that could reduce homeland security funding, while NYCEM readies communications, CERT training, and EOC staffing for the 2026 World Cup and other high-profile events.
Christina Farrell, who recently became commissioner of New York City Emergency Management, told council members at the March 13 hearing that her agency is planning for an unusually busy 2026 season while monitoring an uncertain federal grant outlook.
Farrell said federal homeland-security awards for New York State remain unresolved and that preliminary indications could mean a cut that would affect several NYCM programs. “The award as it currently stands totals $133,000,000, which represents an $87,000,000 or 40% cut to the program for New York State,” she said, and added the city anticipates potential impacts of roughly $8 million to NYCM’s FY27 operations depending on the final award.
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