FEMA advances upfront emergency funds to Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana

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The named funding amounts were advanced/obligated to the listed states for the winter-storm response.

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FEMA has advanced upfront Public Assistance funding to Mississippi, Tennessee, and Louisiana following a severe winter storm, using amended emergency declarations to speed response. The agency provided $3.75 million each to Mississippi and Tennessee and $3.79 million to Louisiana to reimburse emergency protective measures and sustain critical response operations. The administration says the action is part of a reformed FEMA focused on faster, more flexible response while maintaining oversight.

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Official FEMA and DHS press releases dated January 30, 2026 state that FEMA advanced Category B Public Assistance (upfront) funding to reimburse emergency protective measures and sustain response operations for the January 2026 winter storm. The FEMA/DHS statements list the expedited amounts as $3.75 million to Mississippi, $3.75 million to Tennessee, and $3.79 million to Louisiana. Verdict: True — authoritative FEMA and DHS press releases corroborate the exact amounts and the description that funding was advanced upfront to those three states.

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FEMA advances upfront emergency funds to Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana

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