{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2021/08/12/higgins-encourages-local-officials-pursue-disaster-mitigation-grants-asks/", "Higgins Encourages Local Officials to Pursue Disaster Mitigation Grants, Asks Biden to Prioritize Louisiana Applicants", "2021-08-12", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", "clayhiggins", "https://clayhiggins.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "LAFAYETTE, LA \u2013 Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter today to mayors, parish presidents, and police juries across Louisiana\u2019s 3rd District informing of federal grant opportunities to help with disaster mitigation and community resiliency.\n\nThe letter follows FEMA\u2019s announcement of $1.16 billion for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant programs.\n\n\u201cThough these resources have been made available, it is incumbent upon state and local officials to apply for these grants,\u201d wrote Congressman Higgins. \u201cIf you have not already, I urge you to pursue these resources aggressively.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe stand ready to assist you in pushing through any grant, reimbursement, or funding application that is pending at the federal level,\u201d Congressman Higgins continued. \u201cSince January 2017, my office has directly, officially supported many hundreds of federal funding applications.\u201d\n\nIn a separate letter this week, Congressman Higgins again asked President Biden to issue a formal request for supplemental disaster assistance and called on the administration to prioritize grant applications for areas affected by Hurricanes Laura and Delta.\n\n\u201cMy office is proactively notifying afflicted parishes and local governments of mitigation grant program opportunities to strengthen and increase the resiliency of disaster-prone communities,\u201d Congressman Higgins wrote to President Biden. \u201cAreas affected by Hurricanes Laura and Delta that apply for these funding opportunities should be prioritized by your administration for expedited review and approval.\u201d\n\nThe full letter to President Biden is available here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2021/08/12/higgins-encourages-local-officials-pursue-disaster-mitigation-grants-asks/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9210961870849133, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}