Flood Insurance Program. Other programs FEMA previously administered have since been internalized or shifted under direct DHS control. FEMA is also home to the National Continuity Programs Directorate (formerly the Office of National Security Coordination). ONSC was responsible for developing, exercising, and validating agency-wide continuity of government plans as well as overseeing and maintaining continuity readiness including the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center. ONSC also coordinated the continuing efforts of other Federal Executive Agencies. FEMA began administering the Center for Domestic Preparedness in 2007. Budget In 2018, FEMA had an annual budget of $18 billion that is used and distributed in different states according to the emergencies that occur in each one. An annual list of the use of these funds is disclosed at the end of the year on FEMA's website. Regions Regional map Region 1, Boston, MA – Serving CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT Region 2, New York, NY Serving NJ, NY, PR, USVI Region 3, Philadelphia, PA Serving DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV Region 4, Atlanta, GA Serving AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN Region 5, Chicago, IL Serving IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI Region 6, Denton, TX Serving AR, LA, NM, OK, TX Region 7, Kansas City, MO Serving IA, KS, MO, NE Region 8, Denver, CO Serving CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY Region 9, Oakland, CA Serving AZ, CA, HI, NV, GU, AS, CNMI, RMI, FM Region 10, Bothell, WA Serving AK, ID, OR, WA Pre-disaster mitigation programs FEMA's Mitigation Directorate is responsible for programs that take action before a disaster, in order to identify risks and reduce injuries, loss of property, and recovery time. The agency has major analysis programs for floods, hurricanes and tropical storms, dams, and earthquakes. FEMA works to ensure affordable flood insurance is available to homeowners in flood plains, through the National Flood Insurance Program, and also works to enforce no-build zones in known flood plains and relocate or elevate some at-risk structures. Pre-Disaster Mitigation grants are available to acquire property for conversion to open space, retrofit existing buildings, construct tornado and storm shelters, manage vegetation for erosion and fire control, and small flood control projects. Critics say this program is underperforming because it is starved for funding compared to disaster response and recovery, the process of applying for a buyout is unreasonably slow, and is wasting taxpayer dollars because the National Flood Insurance