SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELOLAND) — Nearly $10 million in FEMA grants will not be coming to South Dakota, because of a decision by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
The grants were part of a program called Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC. Noem ended the program last month, calling it “wasteful” and “ineffective.” However, the FEMA website says the grants are for updating infrastructure and reducing the risk of future disasters.
The cuts hit Walworth County the hardest. It lost a nearly $4 million grant. Rapid City lost a $2.6 million grant, and the town of Chancellor lost nearly a $500,000.
FEMA’s website’s no longer has information on which South Dakota projects are being affected.
While Noem ended the grant program in April, the state didn’t reveal how the cut would impact South Dakota until this week.
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