FIRST ON FOX: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a massive rollout of $2.2 billion in public assistance funding that will be dispersed to a number of states across the country. The move comes as a winter storm ripped across the U.S., spanning from the Southwest to Northeast, claiming dozens of lives and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. The relief dollars are not solely tied to the winter storm and will support 1,721 recovery projects for previous disasters. FEMA regularly issues funds to states that apply for disaster relief assistance, but the agency says this amount is significant and will have a direct impact on critical projects. Noem’s responsibilities as overseer of a multitude of agencies include FEMA, one agency that has been heavily criticized by President Donald Trump.