Applicant in a declared disaster — remember to keep three questions in mind:
“Accurate and concise documentation is vital to obtaining and maximizing your Public Assistance Program funding.”
• What was your facility like before it was damaged?
• What will it take to bring it back to its pre-disaster condition?
• What do you want the facility to be after it is repaired? There are programs and policies that allow possible upgrades to mitigate damage from a similar disaster in the future.
Equipped with this information and an understanding of what’s required to receive help through FEMA’s Public Assistance Program, you will already be on the road to an optimum recovery.
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THE AUTHOR
1 SFHA – An area having special flood, mudflow, or flood-related erosion hazards and shown on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) or Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) as Zone A, AO, A1-A30, AE, A99, AH, AR, AR/A, AR/AE, AR/AH, AR/AO, AR/A1-A30, V1-V30, VE or V.
2 2 C.F.R. § 200.318 – 200.327 for Tribal & local governments. 3 Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 157 August 13, 2020, Page 49514. 4 IBID.
5 Improved property is any structure, facility, or item of equipment that was constructed, built, or manufactured. Land used for agricultural purposes is not improved property. 44 CFR § 206.221(d). 6 FEMA Recovery Policy FP 104-11-2, Public Assistance Management Costs (Interim) and FEMA’s Public Assistance Management Costs Standard Operating Procedures; www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/174133.
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