Alejandra Borunda

And then he heard it was canceled.

And then he heard it was canceled.

Yeah, I mean, Hoffert says they're looking for any other option at this point, but there just aren't a lot of sources for funding like that. The federal government really has been key for rural communities like his. What is the Trump administration saying about why these grants have been canceled?

Yeah, I mean, Hoffert says they're looking for any other option at this point, but there just aren't a lot of sources for funding like that. The federal government really has been key for rural communities like his. What is the Trump administration saying about why these grants have been canceled?

Yeah, I mean, Hoffert says they're looking for any other option at this point, but there just aren't a lot of sources for funding like that. The federal government really has been key for rural communities like his. What is the Trump administration saying about why these grants have been canceled?

So FEMA put out a statement saying the program is canceled because it's ineffective and part of an effort to root out waste and fraud. And, you know, Hoffert takes issue with that.

So FEMA put out a statement saying the program is canceled because it's ineffective and part of an effort to root out waste and fraud. And, you know, Hoffert takes issue with that.

So FEMA put out a statement saying the program is canceled because it's ineffective and part of an effort to root out waste and fraud. And, you know, Hoffert takes issue with that.

And his community is definitely not alone. There are many local governments and tribes that were told they had grants, they were on the way. And that's for things like, you know, tornado shelters and schools and preparing communities for wildfires.

And his community is definitely not alone. There are many local governments and tribes that were told they had grants, they were on the way. And that's for things like, you know, tornado shelters and schools and preparing communities for wildfires.

And his community is definitely not alone. There are many local governments and tribes that were told they had grants, they were on the way. And that's for things like, you know, tornado shelters and schools and preparing communities for wildfires.

Yeah, there's a lot of concern about that as well, because FEMA needs a lot of people to respond when disasters hit. The agency has already lost more than 200 people. It's expected to lose hundreds more with the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the agency. And Trump has said he maybe wants FEMA to go away completely.

Yeah, there's a lot of concern about that as well, because FEMA needs a lot of people to respond when disasters hit. The agency has already lost more than 200 people. It's expected to lose hundreds more with the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the agency. And Trump has said he maybe wants FEMA to go away completely.

Yeah, there's a lot of concern about that as well, because FEMA needs a lot of people to respond when disasters hit. The agency has already lost more than 200 people. It's expected to lose hundreds more with the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the agency. And Trump has said he maybe wants FEMA to go away completely.

And that could affect how many people will be available when those hurricanes and wildfires hit this summer.

And that could affect how many people will be available when those hurricanes and wildfires hit this summer.

And that could affect how many people will be available when those hurricanes and wildfires hit this summer.

Yeah, and I think a lot of this is a question of who pays, right? Because we know climate disasters are getting worse. They're going to continue to get worse. If we're not studying it, if we're not preparing for it, those are costs that people will face in some way.

Yeah, and I think a lot of this is a question of who pays, right? Because we know climate disasters are getting worse. They're going to continue to get worse. If we're not studying it, if we're not preparing for it, those are costs that people will face in some way.

Yeah, and I think a lot of this is a question of who pays, right? Because we know climate disasters are getting worse. They're going to continue to get worse. If we're not studying it, if we're not preparing for it, those are costs that people will face in some way.