Trump administration denies full disaster funding for Western Alaska storms, state files appeal

Trump administration denies full disaster funding for Western Alaska storms, state files appeal

Eric Phillip, the boardwalk foreman for Kongiganak, Alaska, surveys infrastructure damage caused by Typhoon Halong, Oct. 18, 2025. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Moon) The Trump administration has denied Alaska’s request for full reimbursement for disaster relief efforts immediately following last October’s devastating Western Alaska storms, despite the Dunleavy administration’s claim that the federal disaster declaration mean…

Federal government denies Dunleavy request that it fully pay for initial storm response in Western Alaska

Federal officials have denied Alaska's request to cover all initial expenses associated with a costly and complicated disaster response effort following a catastrophic Western Alaska storm last fall. Gov. Mike Dunleavy is appealing the decision, revising his request to ask that the Federal Emergency Management Agency instead pay 90% of the cost. In early October, the remnants of Typhoon Halong ...

Sullivan Fails to Secure Full Federal Recovery Funding to Help Alaskans Rebuild After Typhoon Halong, Leaving Communities to Fend for Themselves - Alaska Democrats

Alaska Beacon: “The Trump administration has denied Alaska’s request for full reimbursement for disaster relief efforts [...] That leaves the state on the hook for millions of dollars for disaster recovery” The post Sullivan Fails to Secure Full Federal Recovery Funding to Help Alaskans Rebuild After Typhoon Halong, Leaving Communities to Fend for Themselves first appeared on Alaska Democrats.