FEMA denies request to cover 90 percent of initial Halong disaster relief costs

Boats were overturned by flooding in Kwigillingok. Oct. 16, 2025. (Nathaniel Herz/KYUK and Northern Journal)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has rejected the State of Alaska’s request for a 90% federal cost reimbursement to cover millions in damages caused by the October 2025 storms in Western Alaska.
That’s according to a denial letter the agency sent to Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on May 31.
The increase would have been limited to disaster relief during the first 90 da