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October
2004
Volume 7
- Number 1 |
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FEMA FY2005 Budget By Brian Baker The Federal
Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) now a part of the infantile Department of
Homeland
(DHS) as part of DHS, FEMA continues its tradition of responding to
help
disaster victims and those in need whenever disasters or emergencies
strike.
For the FY 2005 Federal Budget FEMA has requested $7,372 million
according to
DHS budget brief which can be located at www.dhs.gov.
This amount is approximately 18% of DHS total request of $40.2 billion
which is
an increase of 10% above there comparison resource levels in FY 2004 as
the
department continues to grow dramatically as it takes control of more
and more
agencies. FEMA’s budget will see a large increase of about $1,879
million a
34.2% from their FY 2004 budget. FEMA’s budget
breakdown in
millions is as follows: Disaster
Relief Fund and Disaster Loan Programs
2,152 Office
of the Under Secretary; Preparedness,
Mitigation, Response, Recovery Programs; Urban Search & Rescue;
Administrative
& Regional
Operations; Public Health Programs
444 Mitigation
Grant Programs
170 Flood
Insurance and Flood Map Modernization Programs
293 Biodefense
2,528 National
Flood Insurance (Mandatory)
1,787 According
to the DHS budget brief there will be
various new initiatives in the FY 2005 starting with the establishment
of the
National Incident Management System (NIMS) that will ensure a single
coordinated,
real-time national capability involving Federal, State, and local
governments, Tribal
Nations, and citizen participation to effectively deal with
emergencies,
disasters, and other incidents within the United States. FEMA
start the Incident Management Team (IMT) to act as the core,
field-level
response teams for major disasters, emergencies, and acts of terrorism. Another major focus will be the enhancing of
Biodefense for the purchase and development of medical countermeasures
against
weapons of mass destruction with includes Project BioShield which will
make
give the Federal Government the power to pre-purchase drugs and
vaccines, and
improving biosurveillance. The proposed
budget will also support FEMA accomplishments in progress including
Incident
management response teams, the National Emergency Management Base Line
Capabilities
program, and the Multi-Hazard Flood Map Modernization Initiative. The
tragic
natural events of recent weeks have demonstrated FEMA clear and
necessary role
in national system of mitigating against, preparing for, responding to,
recovering from disasters and emergencies caused by all hazards and
confirmed
the need for Federal Funds to our nations emergency preparedness and
response. For
more information on FEMA and the FY 2005 Budget
visit: www.dhs.gov or www.fema.gov
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