SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A federal judge has ordered that BRIC money can’t be spent on anything else, until he rules on whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can legally eliminate the grant.

The order came in the form of a preliminary injunction, issued in a lawsuit filed by 20 states, though not the State of Georgia, against FEMA. The lawsuit claims FEMA’s attempted elimination of the grant is illegal, saying “refusing to spend funds Congress directed toward BRIC or trying to spend them on other programs” violated the Constitution.

The grant was intended to help communities mitigate the risk of natural disasters, including the City of Savannah. The City was set to receive $30 million to help improve drainage and flooding issues in the Carver Village and Cloverdale neighbo

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