Stafford Act §403(a)(3)-(4) provides PA reimbursement for costs related to eligible emergency protective measures necessary to eliminate or lessen immediate threats to public health or safety. Response activities conducted at EOCs are eligible provided they are associated with eligible work. Costs must be tied to performance of eligible work, adequately documented, consistent with the Applicant’s internal policies, regulations, and procedures that apply uniformly to both federal awards and other activities, and necessary and reasonable to accomplish the work properly and efficiently. The Applicant hasfailed to demonstrate that the ICS team performed eligible work and that costs were reasonable. Per FEMA policy, DAC is eligible when it is assigned to a specific project and are related to the development of that project for submittal. The Applicant did not tie DAC incurred to a specific project.

FEMA cannot determine that the Applicant’s ICS team performed eligible emergency work, and finds the Applicant did not document reasonable costs for eligible emergency work, did not follow federal grant requirements, and did not tie claimed DAC to a specific eligible project. Accordingly, the appeal is denied.

Stafford Act §403(a)(3)-(4). 44 C.F.R. §206.225(a).