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Funding for asylum seeker services: FEMA, state, and city contributions
1:39:43
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer inquires about various funding sources for asylum seeker services, including FEMA, state, and city contributions. John Ulberg provides information on funding reductions and budget changes.
- The total amount of FEMA funding claimed for asylum seeker expenses is coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
- There is a reduction of $94 million in state funding in FY2025 due to the closure of sites at Floyd Bennett, Creedmoor, and Randall's Island.
- The budget has been reduced by $95 million for the current year and $540 million for the next year due to site closures.
- City-funded asylum seeker sites that have closed since January account for $65.5 million in savings for FY2026.
Gale A. Brewer
1:39:43
What is the total amount of FEMA funding, maybe you talked about this earlier, for asylum seeker expenses that you've claimed so far?
1:39:50
Maybe you discussed that earlier.
John Ulberg
1:39:52
We will have to coordinate that with OMB.
1:39:55
Yeah.
1:39:55
They that's their job to
Gale A. Brewer
1:39:56
So OMB would know that number?
John Ulberg
1:39:58
They would know.
1:39:58
Yes.
Gale A. Brewer
1:39:58
Okay.
1:40:00
Are is there additional FEMA funding or probably not to be claimed?
1:40:04
No.
1:40:04
Okay.
1:40:06
The plan the executive plan includes a reduction of 94,000,000 in state funding in 02/05.
1:40:13
Can you confirm that this reduction is due to the closure of the sites at Floyd Bennett and Creedmoor and Randalls Island, all of which are, you know, were funded by the state, I assume.
John Ulberg
1:40:23
Yes.
1:40:24
We've taken substantial reductions, from the preliminary budget, $95,000,000, for this year and 540,000,000 for next year.
1:40:33
So the budget has come down significantly, right, because of the closures.
Gale A. Brewer
1:40:37
Okay.
1:40:37
And the savings from the executive plan of 65,500,000.0 in Citi dollars for 02/1926.
1:40:45
OMB stated that these savings reflect the Citi funded asylum seeker sites that have closed since January.
1:40:52
Can you confirm that this is what these savings reflect?
John Ulberg
1:40:57
Yes.
1:40:57
That's true.
1:40:57
And it's in the numbers that I just gave you.
Gale A. Brewer
1:40:59
The reduction.
Mitchell Katz
1:41:00
Yes.
Gale A. Brewer
1:41:00
Okay.