The Trump administration canceled $11 billion in disaster payments to states in an unprecedented move that could signal a slowdown in the flow of federal funding after extreme weather events. The unannounced move was revealed in a Sept. 15 government report showing that the Federal Emergency Management Agency withheld $10.9 billion it had planned to give 45 states in the final two months of the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. … One-third of the $11 billion was slated for New York and California, according to an analysis of FEMA records by POLITICO’s E&E News. 

Other FEMA and flood response news:

• E&E News by Politico: Flood insurers look to fill void after federal program lapses​