emergency funds

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President Donald Trump had allocated $10 billion in emergency funds for DHS employees in executive orders in March and April.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

You could give them $10,000 each as gifts for emergency funds and $20,000 into your own fund; giving too much at once, and leaving yourself open to requests for more money.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

When three of them were murdered, Belafonte personally delivered emergency funds to local civil-rights organizers and volunteers, carrying the cash in a doctor’s bag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Instead of going through the usual approval process, residents using federal emergency funds to rebuild would need to self-certify to federal authorities that they have complied with local health and safety standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

I had never heard that canister mentioned by Mother Spurlock and I don't know how I knew that out of it came the emergency funds for many a crisis in the Settlement.

From The Heart's Kingdom by Daviess, Maria Thompson