Recent federal actions have led to significant cuts in disaster preparedness and infrastructure funding across the United States. Governor Hochul has highlighted the devastating effects of these cuts on New York, where over $300 million in FEMA disaster prevention aid has been withdrawn. Other states are also feeling the repercussions, with potential losses of essential grants for storm protection in New Jersey, wildfire prevention in Napa County, and flood mitigation efforts in Maryland and Savannah. Communities from Hoquiam and Aberdeen to North Dakota are facing severe limitations on critical resiliency projects after the Trump administration discontinued vital programs like the BRIC initiative. Local officials and citizens are voicing their concerns as these cuts threaten their capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters.