Overview

• President Trump said he personally reversed his administration’s planned cuts, and DHS/FEMA announced New York will have access to $136 million, bringing total State Homeland Security funding to $187 million.
• The grants fall under the post‑9/11 Homeland Security Grant Program, which supports bomb squads, intelligence analysts, radiation detection, and other counterterror efforts across New York.
• A federal judge in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order earlier in the week blocking distribution under the new formula, following lawsuits by New York and other states.
• Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican members of New York’s delegation pressed the White House to restore the money, with multiple reports indicating Trump was initially unaware of the cuts before intervening.
• Officials said it remains unclear whether a roughly $34 million transit security reduction for the MTA is affected, and separate freezes on about $18 billion for major New York infrastructure projects remain in place.