Overview

• President Donald Trump announced the reinstatement of roughly $187 million in Homeland Security Grant Program funds for New York after DHS and FEMA confirmed full funding would be restored.
• New York had sued over grant reductions, and a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking nearly $34 million in transit security cuts while broader litigation proceeds.
• State and city leaders said the money underwrites core capabilities such as NYPD bomb squads, patrols at sensitive sites and houses of worship, radiation detection, intelligence analysis, cameras, and training.
• Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republicans including Reps. Mike Lawler and Nicole Malliotakis pressed for restoration, arguing New York remains the nation’s top terror target and that the cuts endangered public safety.
• DHS initially defended reallocations as aligning grants with administration priorities and noted New York’s longstanding large UASI share, while separate federal funding freezes for major New York infrastructure projects remain unresolved.