Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization Act

This bill makes several changes to how the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) helps communities before and after disasters. It lets FEMA give more money upfront to communities before they start spending on projects, increases funding for management costs, and makes it easier to apply for help. It also raises the share of costs the federal government can cover for disaster prevention projects in areas that don't have much money to invest in resilience, and requires FEMA to set aside a minimum amount of funding each year for preventing disaster damage before it happens. The bill also says FEMA must explain any delays when disaster money isn't sent out within 26 business days, creates new grants and training programs to help communities get assistance, and gives FEMA more flexibility in how it pays its employees.

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