FEMA Didn’t Properly Vet Border Nonprofits That Received Millions in Federal Funds: Inspector General

Border relief organizations were not made to provide all required documentation before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) granted them millions in humanitarian relief funds under a Biden-era program, according to a new report by the DHS Inspector General.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) handles the distribution of federal humanitarian relief funds. One of FEMA’s humanitarian relief programs, the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), specifically provides relief funds in communities impacted by the migrant crisis at the U.S. Southwest border. Under the American Rescue Plan Act—a piece of legislation President Joe Biden proposed on his first day in office—FEMA was awarded $110 million in added humanitarian funds, of which the EFSP National Board awarded $80 million to 25 different local recipient organizations (LROs) in California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas….}