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FEMA adds $11 million in case management aid for Los Angeles wildfire survivors
FEMA announced $11 million more in disaster case management funding for nearly 6,000 survivors of the 2025 LA wildfires and 2023 storms.
Why it matters
The Disaster Case Management Program was on the verge of shutting down on September 30 after FEMA delayed releasing funds it had already approved. The new money keeps case workers — who help survivors navigate housing, insurance and rebuilding — on the job for thousands of Los Angeles County families.
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On September 30, 2026, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced an additional $11 million in disaster case management grants for nearly 6,000 survivors of the January 2025 Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles County and the 2023 severe winter storms. In total, FEMA has now provided nearly $24 million for case management services across the two disasters.
The new grants include more than $6.6 million for over 3,000 survivors of the 2025 wildfires and straight-line winds — bringing total FEMA case management funding for that disaster to nearly $10 million — plus more than $4.5 million for over 2,700 survivors of the 2023 storms, for a storm-relief total above $13.6 million.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger welcomed the announcement, saying it will let Eaton Fire survivors keep receiving personalized help with housing, insurance and rebuilding. The Eaton Fire Collaborative cautioned, however, that the announcement gives no timeline for how long the program will continue or how funds will be distributed across Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre.
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