FEMA Extends Temporary Hotel Stays in NC, But Not Without Widespread Confusion
“Standing at Asheville Regional Airport last month, President Trump suggested eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has so far contributed $316 million to recovery from last fall’s devastating Hurricane Helene.
The following week, the Trump administration said it would freeze all federal grants, loans, and other funds, though a judge hit pause on that plan.
It had already been an exasperating month for the thousands of mountain residents still displaced by the storm and relying on FEMA’s assistance for housing and other needs. Now, residents and local officials say they are confused and frustrated, wondering who will pay for Western North Carolina’s likely long recovery from Helene.
FEMA offers several programs for people seeking housing aid after a disaster. But in recent weeks there has been particular confusion regarding its Transitional Sheltering Assistance program, or TSA, which pays for hotel lodging for renters and homeowners whose residences became uninhabitable due to a natural disaster.”
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