The biggest shift in federal emergency management policy in decades is underway as the FEMA Review Council's Final Report and the bipartisan FEMA Act of 2025 converge to set the stage for sweeping reforms that could fundamentally reshape how stakeholders prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. The decisions being made could directly impact your organization's disaster preparations and budgeting, cost-share and direct funding obligations, and future grant eligibility – and the time to prepare is now.
Join members of Baker Donelson's Disaster Recovery and Government Services Team as they break down the Council's ten recommendations, the FEMA Act's parallel framework, and what both mean for public-and private-entity stakeholders who depend on federal disaster programs. Topics will include:
- The FEMA Review Council's ten recommendations and what is gaining momentum
- How the FEMA Act of 2025 could transform disaster funding and recovery
- New approaches to parametric direct funding and performance-based cost sharing
- State-managed mitigation and evolving federal-state responsibilities
- Proposed National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) reforms and updated disaster declaration thresholds
- Immediate steps organizations should take to protect funding and prepare for implementation
Continuing Education Credit:
This program is being submitted for 1.0 hour of CLE credit in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Materials will be provided for submission to additional states.