A federal judge's late 2025 order forced FEMA to restore $1 billion in BRIC funding for pre-disaster hazard mitigation, with the agency announcing new priorities on March 25, 2026, including shovel-ready infrastructure projects; North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson welcomed the move but noted funds have not yet arrived.
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