The FEMA Review Council conducted a thorough review to ensure FEMA delivers swift, effective disaster response for Americans. The Council provided actionable recommendations to streamline federal response to national emergencies.
The FEMA Review Council released their final report on May 7, 2026. The report will be open for public comment until June 8, 2026. We value and appreciate mass care practitioners’ insights to help shape the future of FEMA. You can find all their documents that the DHS FEMA Review Council site.
Members of the public may submit comments on the final report through the following methods:
- Federal eRulemaking Portal: Submit online at Regulations.gov the instructions provided.
- Email: Send comments to FEMAreviewcouncil@hq.dhs.gov following , including Docket No. DHS-2025-0712 in the subject line.
- Mail: Send written comments to Michael Miron, Committee Management Officer, Office of Partnership and Engagement, Mailstop 0385, Department of Homeland Security, 270 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20032
Although we encourage everyone to review the entire document you may find specific mentions of mass care or component services (e.g. evacuation, sheltering, feeding, reunification etc.) in the following sections:
- P9 Streamline the Individual Assistance Program into a Single Direct Payment Program
- P10 Streamline the Individual Assistance Program into a Single Direct Payment Program (cont’d)
- P25 Encourage National Capability Standards Adoption
- P38 Shared Responsibility for Emergency Housing
- P39 Crisis Counseling
- P42 Parametric Funding Mechanism
- P58 National Survey
- P60 Analysis of Public Feedback Received
- P61 List of Common / Core Recommendations
- P68 Current State
- P69 Impact of Potential Changes