HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- With the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a group of researchers took a look at how federal dollars are being spent on the Gulf Coast with storms, and what the funding may need to be in the future.

A group of researchers said Hurricane Katrina sparked change by shedding light on the slow emergency response. Since then, they said the federal government has been more involved.

But tracking the help researchers said isn't always easy.

"There's a lot of data about disasters and their impact on the Gulf Coast, but it's often hidden behind different websites. It's difficult to access," Urban Institute senior fellow Andrew Rumbach said.

Rumbach said that's why they launched a tool to see how much was spent, and what the future needs could be.

"These events a

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