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To assist state, local, territorial , and tribal (SLTT) governments and eligible private non-profits in responding to and recovering from the devastating effects of disasters by providing assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the repair, restoration, reconstruction or replacement of public and eligible private non-profit facilities or infrastructure damaged or destroyed as the result of Presidentially-declared major disasters or emergencies.Performance Measures: Debris Grants: • Number awarded for debris removal • Number of debris subawards obligated • 80% of debris subawards developed without rework, as a result of effective training and processes • 75% of debris subawards obligation within PA PDG guidelines • 90% of debris projects completed within the POP Emergency Protective Measure Grants • Dollar amount awarded for Emergency Protective Measures • Number of EPM subawards obligated • 80% of EPM subawards developed without rework, as a result of • effective training and processes • 75% of EPM subawards obligated within PDG guidelines • 90% of EPM projects completed within the POP Resilience Infrastructure Grants • Dollar amount awarded for infrastructure projects • Number of infrastructure subawards obligated • 25% of total infrastructure dollars are obligated for mitigation to improve resiliency of FEMA funded projects • Percent of infrastructure projects that include mitigation to improve resiliency of FEMA funded projects • 80% of infrastructure subawards developed without rework, as a result of effective training and processes • 75% of infrastructure subawards obligated within PA PDG guidelines • 90% of infrastructure projects completed within the POP Grant Management Funds • Dollar amount awarded for management cost • Number of management cost subawards obligated • 90% of management cost projects completed within the POP • 90% of closeouts submitted by recipients within PA PDG timelines • Percent of Applicants with SVI scores above .7 assigned appropriate PDMGs Training, Development, and Guidance • 75% of Applicant Coordination & Evaluation activities completed within 30 days of incident • Applicants reporting satisfaction with FEMA policies, processes, and engagement: o PA overall – 90%; Understanding PA – 80%; Grants Portal – 90% • 20% of declared events are recipient led • 80% of FEMA PA staff assigned roles aligned w/ training and quals
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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13,679 Project Worksheets Total Obligated $5,858,591,041.76 $6,374,140,477.53
Total projects = 15,440
$3,738,941,530.00 projects
21,643 estimated projects
$6,000,000,000
In FY19, FEMA obligated over $7B on 7,864 projects across 416 disaster operations in 56 states. Project obligations ranged from a few thousand dollars to hundreds of millions of dollars, covering emergency debris removal and other emergency protective measures and permanent restoration work to roads and bridges, water control facilities, buildings, utilities, and parks and recreational facilities.
FEMA has continued to develop and implement improvement to the PA program in order to meet the needs of survivor communities in the face of unprecedented disaster activity. In 2017, FEMA redesigned the PA program to focus on consistency in eligibility decision-making, project processing, documentation collection, and disaster operations. FEMA redesigned the program delivery model to increase simplicity, increase accuracy, increase efficiency, improve timeliness, and improve accessibility of the program. Civil Defense/Disaster Prevention and Relief/Emergency Preparedness Restricted to Presidentially declared disasters or emergencies, such as an earthquake, hurricane, tornado, or wildfire. Eligibility includes State and Territorial governments, including the District of Columbia, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Eligible Applicants also include federally recognized Indian Tribal governments, including Alaska Native villages and organizations. Local governments such as counties and parishes, municipalities, cities, towns, boroughs, townships, and school districts, are also eligible Applicants. Certain private nonprofit organizations are also eligible to apply for FEMA Public Assistance funding.
In 2021, FEMA helped communities recover from power outages due to severe winter weather in Texas and Louisiana, ensured that applicants received financial assistance due to California wildfires, supported search and rescue efforts for survivors of the Surfside building collapse, aided in debris removal and rebuilt infrastructure destroyed by Hurricane Ida, provided a helping hand to those traumatized by tornados that swept across the central US, and much more, all while undergoing a global health epidemic of COVID-19. In total FEMA obligated approximately $44 billion in funds to 11,542 applicants through over 34,000 PA projects. FEMA developed a culture of instilling equity as a foundation of emergency management and recognized that disasters affect individuals and communities differently therefore committing to reducing barriers to access and deliver equitable outcomes in our program delivery.
In FY2022, FEMA provided recovery assistance for severe flooding in the Midwest and for wildfires in New Mexico, aided in debris removal and rebuilt infrastructure destroyed by three separate hurricanes in Florida, South Carolina, and Puerto Rico, supported the recovery of those traumatized by tornados that swept across the southern US, in addition to other disasters, all while providing continued assistance for the COVID-19 pandemic. In total FEMA obligated approximately $32.86 billion in funds to 11,135 applicants through more than 40,443 PA projects.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
