Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

The Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, abbreviated to Iowa HSEMD, is Iowa's equivalent to the US Department of Homeland Security. It manages disasters, grants, and certain programs like 911.[3]

Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Agency overview
Formed11 May 1965 (1965-05-11)[1]
JurisdictionState of Iowa
MottoPrevent ⋅ Protect ⋅ Respond ⋅ Recover[2]
Agency executive
  • John Benson, Director of Iowa HSEMD
Websitehttps://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/

History

The HSEMD was founded on the 11 May 1965[4] as the State Civil Defense Agency.[5]

The department has helped Dubuque County reviewing papers for disaster prevention.[6] It also estimated costs of the Bee Branch Watershed Project.[7]

Organization

There are three branches of the HSEMD, the Response and Recovery branch and the chief of staff. All of them report to the director.[8] The state of Iowa is broken down into districts.[9]

Budget

As of 2021, the budget of the HSEMD is $273,370,646.[10]

Flood Mitigation Board

The Flood Mitigation Board is given 6 billion dollars split over multiple cities that have flood projects like Cedar Rapids or Dubuque.[8]

Criticism and lawsuits

Iowa City Against International Student Ban

In 2020, Iowa City challenged the HSEMD on its ban on international students. The original lawsuit was made by Harvard. Iowa City's decision was to support international students.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Iowa Departmental Rules July 1965 Supplement" (PDF). Iowa Legislator. 1965-07-10. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. Flinn, Joyce. Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department (PDF).
  3. "IOWA HSEMD | Iowa Dept. of Homeland Security & Emergency Management". Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  4. "Iowa Departmental Rules July 1965 Supplement" (PDF). Iowa Legislator. 1965-07-10. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  5. "About | IOWA HSEMD". Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  6. Berger, Tom. "Dubuque County Planning Team Seeks Public Input on Hazard Mitigation Plan". City of Dubuque. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  7. "State of Iowa Flood Mitigation Progress Report" (PDF). Iowa Homeland Security. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  8. Flinn, Joyce (2020). "Annual Report SFY 2020" (PDF). Iowa HSEMD. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  9. "Iowa Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HSEMD)". The IDHRC. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  10. "Homeland Security and Emergency Management Budgets" (PDF). Iowa Department of Management. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  11. Schwartz, Marissa (2020-07-13). "Iowa City formally backs lawsuit filed against international student ban during pandemic". KGAN. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
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