RALEIGH, N.C. โ In December 2025, a court ruled FEMA broke the law when it canceled a program providing over $200 million in disaster mitigation for Helene victims after NC Attorney Jeff Jackson sued the organization. The court ordered FEMA to reinstate the funding. Months later, the organization still hasn’t reinstated the funds so Jackson is asking a federal court to enforce the order.ย
โThe court was clear when it ruled on this case in December,โ Jackson said. โFEMA already broke the law once and lost in court. It cannot be allowed to continue evading the law. Towns and cities are waiting for the money theyโre owed so they can be ready for the next storm.โ
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program provided funding for disaster relief programs like building evacuation shelters, flood walls, water infrastructure and more. In April 2025, the program was canceled, less than a year after Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina.ย
Jackson sued FEMA, claiming the cancellation violated the Constitution. A court ruled in his favor. However, FEMA has still not reinstated the funds.ย
North Carolina is not the only state impacted. Attorneys general in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, Washington and the governors of the Commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Kentucky joined in the motion to enforce.ย
