Move FEMA rebuilding reimbursement to upfront grants to speed recovery and reduce costs.

We all agree FEMA’s reimbursement process for rebuilding is inherently flawed, and so moving to upfront grants will not only speed things up but reduce costs.

Graves supported replacing FEMA's rebuilding reimbursement process with upfront grants.

Chairman Graves Opening Statement from Hearing on the Need to Improve Federal Disaster Assistance and FEMA | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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NACo is urging Congress to advance the FEMA Act (H.R. 4669). County priorities include converting public assistance from reimbursement to a grant-based structure with a 120-day funding requirement

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, county stakeholders were still urging Congress to advance H.R. 4669, indicating the reimbursement-to-grant shift remained pending rather than delivered.

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D.C. Watch
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Not later than 30 days after the approval of a cost estimate under this subsection, the Administrator shall make the grant funds available to the applicant.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House committee bill text contains the upfront-grant mechanism for rebuilding funds, showing concrete legislative effort toward the commitment, but not enactment.

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fema_text.pdf
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