The need for governmental support for disaster management at all levels is clear and compelling. A limited pool of federal capital is available to fund programs. One can argue until the cows come home about the relative size of the pool of funds dedicated to disaster management, and the priorities to fund the different aspects of counter-terrorism and military conflicts, but the reality is that we will get what we will get. At least the distribution of those funds should be equitable and appropri- ate. Therefore, the government has the responsibility to intelligently divide this pot of gold and support the various programs that will benefit the system of disaster mitigation the most.