FEMA may provide assistance to eligible PA applicants for measures implemented to reduce immediate threats to public health and safety, as well as certain measures to facilitate the safe opening and operation of eligible facilities in response to COVID-19 declarations, which may include cleaning and disinfection. FEMA’s Air Disinfection Memorandum clarifies the O&O Policy and notes that CDC guidance does not recommend UV technology for surface disinfection. Therefore, the costs of the Applicant’s surface disinfection UV equipment are not eligible.

The UV equipment for surface disinfection is not an eligible emergency protective measure in response to COVID-19.

Stafford Act § 403(a)(3). 44 C.F.R. §§ 206.206, 206.223(a)(1), 206.225(a)(1), (a)(3)(i). PAPPG, at 19, 57, 133. O&O Policy, at 4-5; Air Disinfection Memorandum, at 1-2 Univ. of Tex. MD Anderson Cancer Ctr., FEMA-4485-DR-TX, at 3, Hillsborough Cnty., FEMA-4486-DR-FL, at 3, Town of Lake Park, FEMA-4486-DR-FL, at 3.