Trump administration denies Alaska’s request for larger cost share of Halong disaster recovery

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 1,184

Last Updated: 2 days, 17 hours ago

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The Trump administration has denied Alaska’s request for a larger federal cost share for disaster recovery efforts following devastation wrought by the remnants of Typhoon Halong in Western Alaska last fall.

In a May 31 denial letter, a senior official with the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied the state’s appeal for a 90% federal cost reimbursement for the first three months following the disaster, saying the request for additional funding was “not warranted.”

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