Overview

• Maryland filed a formal appeal of FEMA’s July 23 rejection of a Presidential Disaster Declaration for mid-May floods in Allegany and Garrett counties.
• The state has allocated nearly $1.5 million to sustain recovery efforts, including infrastructure repairs and community rebuilding in Western Maryland.
• Gov. Wes Moore returned to Westernport on July 27 to meet residents and local officials and press the Trump administration for a reversal.
• MDEM Secretary Russell Strickland said agencies are documenting more than $15.8 million in damages to meet historical aid thresholds.
• Congresswoman April McClain Delaney joined Moore in publicly challenging the administration’s refusal and advocating for federal support.