The Continuing Resolution signed by President Trump extends current funding levels through January 31, 2026 and provides back pay for federal employees. The package also contains three year-long funding bills for the US Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration, Veterans Affairs and military construction, and legislative branch operations through Sept. 30, 2026.
The package includes the following impacts on key programs for local governments:
- Extends the authorization for State and Local Cybersecurity Grants for the duration of the continuing resolution with no additional funding appropriated. Reauthorization for the grant program passed the House Homeland Security Committee but has not seen action in the Senate.
- Extends several U.S. Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity and information-sharing authorities through January 30, 2026-including those under the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act and the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act.
- Maintains the Federal Emergency Management Agency's operations and grant programs-including the Disaster Relief Fund, Emergency Management Performance Grant, Homeland Security Grant Program, and Hazard Mitigation Assistance at FY 2025 funding levels through January 30, 2026.
- Extends the National Flood Insurance Program's authorization through January 30, 2026, ensuring FEMA can continue issuing and renewing flood insurance policies, processing claims, and borrowing from the U.S. Treasury if needed.
- Allows the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service to increase the rate of funding for wildfire suppression operations to meet urgent firefighting and recovery needs.
- Congressionally Directed Spending or community projects are included in the USDA and VA appropriations bills.
- Permits the Small Business Administration to more quickly process loan applications that were delayed or not submitted as a result of the government shutdown.
- Provides the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development with necessary budget authority to maintain full funding for all existing housing vouchers, ensuring no reduction or loss of rental assistance to households currently enrolled in the Housing Choice Voucher program.
- The year-long appropriation of the USDA funds the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through September 2026. This will enable SNAP benefits to once again fully flow to recipients, though it is unclear how quickly USDA will be able to get funding to the states.
- Funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which has not yet been distributed to states to support recipients with the winter heating bills can now be disbursed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Please see here for a section-by-section
breakdown of the bill.