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This type of assistance supports disaster recovery by providing financial assistance for Other Needs Assistance to disaster survivors who, as a direct result of a major disaster or emergency, have necessary expenses and serious needs that are unmet through insurance or other means. This assistance is administered by the state, territorial, or tribal government or jointly between the state, territory, or tribe. Performance metrics for this program are established in accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, as amended by the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, to include: • Goal of 90% applicants satisfied with the simplicity of the Individuals and Households Program • Goal of an average of less than seven days for the timeliness of providing Individuals and Households Program awards, excluding Critical Needs Assistance and Clean and Sanitize Assistance • Goal of 68% applicants confident in FEMA Individuals and Households Assistance • Goal of 70% applicants satisfied with FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program application process Data gathering methodology for measuring performance and results is conducted through quarterly surveys with disaster survivors.
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.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
As of July 7, 2016, ONA awards for 2016 total $20,614,850.80. In FY 2016, $31,359,671.93 in awards were approved for ONA.
ONA awards for 2017 as of 04/01/2017 are $525,034.99.
No Current Data Available.
Fiscal Year 2019: ONA awards for 2019 are $13,238,577.73 as of 06/25/2019 Fiscal Year 2020: ONA awards for 2020 are $11,872,817.25 as of 05/13/2020
Program provided $38,692,099,394 in Lost wage assistance.
FEMA provided one state, Texas, with an Other Needs Assistance grant administered via the Joint Option in DR-4586-TX, totaling $20,736,214.56 in assistance.
There were no declared disasters in FY 22 or to date in FY 23 in which Other Needs Assistance was administered by the state, territory, or tribe or administered jointly between FEMA and the state, territory or tribe.
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.
