The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is currently considering a comprehensive report focusing on the status of federal disaster funding. The official review follows a disaster declaration that was issued by President Joe Biden in January 2025.
In response to the local recovery needs, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath authored a motion regarding the recovery funds currently being tracked by county officials. According to the financial data compiled for the county, Los Angeles County sought over $455 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support 190 projects. Despite these substantial requests submitted to the federal government, less than $1.4 million has been released to the county so far.
Furthermore, the county requested about $347 million through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. However, official records indicate that no Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding has been awarded to the county for the disaster to date.
Amid ongoing questions regarding the pace of the relief allocations, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson denied that the funding approvals depend on politics. "There is no politicization to the president’s decisions on disaster relief," Jackson told a local news report. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors continues to evaluate the report and the ongoing status of the federal recovery dollars.