FEMA has indicated that while funding for domestic violent extremism may not be stopped, grant beneficiaries must reallocate their projects into newly defined national priority areas. This includes focusing on soft target protection, election security, and cybersecurity rather than extremism-related activities. Additional guidance suggests altering existing projects, like transforming tabletop exercises to encompass a wider range of threats. However, activities that cannot be adapted will need to be discontinued, raising some legal concerns regarding the modification of funding terms.
FEMA funds may not be revoked but grant recipients need to re-categorize activities away from domestic violent extremism towards new national priorities such as election security.
New FEMA priorities include protection for soft targets, election security, and cybersecurity while projects tied to domestic violent extremism must be revised or discontinued.
Activities like tabletop exercises must transform from a focus on domestic violent extremism into addressing broader hazards including severe weather and cyberattacks.
Ending funding for domestic violent extremism work was discussed in FEMA meetings, raising legal questions about stopping expenditure in that area.
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