Georgia Hurricanes

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the federal government approved $1 billion in FEMA funding for Georgia to cover pandemic emergency protective measures and recovery projects tied to 2024’s Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby. The package includes large allocations for healthcare-related COVID-19 costs, debris removal, infrastructure repairs, and hazard mitigation, and comes as the Trump administration weighs a restructuring of FEMA after a key White House meeting on the agency’s future was abruptly rescheduled Thursday.