Washington, July 20 -- Congresswoman Laura Gillen issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) questioned former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate in a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on the agency's abbreviated application timeline for the FY2026 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). The application period gave New York houses of worship just ten days-including the Fourth of July holiday weekend-to apply for critical security funding.
Fugate said he would not oppose extending the application deadline and urged Congress to also consider legislation allowing NSGP funding to remain available into the next fiscal year, warning that otherwise the funds ...