COVID payments to states delayed

This story is a few weeks old, but with the government shutdown still ongoing the results are the same, FEMA canceled $11B in disaster payments to states

The headline says canceled, but more likely delayed…and yet, with the politics of this moment maybe FEMA and DHS will just refuse payment, especially because it is blue states owed the most. These are reimbursement grants, so the states have already expended the funds.

Remember that October is the month that was set for a report from the council that was to write a report on the future of FEMA. Maybe there will be clarity coming soon or just continued chaos across the board.