FEMA may provide assistance to eligible PA applicants for measures implemented to facilitate the safe opening and operation of eligible facilities in response to COVID-19. Air disinfection may be eligible in limited circumstances in accordance with the O&O Policy under the category of cleaning and disinfection and only in cases where applicants implemented a layered approach. However, the use of UV for surface disinfection is not eligible. The Applicant’s purchase of a portable UV air cleaner with a HEPA filter is an eligible emergency protective measure undertaken to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infections at school. The Applicant’s purchase of a UV sterilizer is not an eligible emergency protective measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

The Applicant has demonstrated the purchase of a UV air cleaner with a HEPA filter is an eligible emergency protective measure. However, the Applicant has not shown that the UV sterilizer used for surface disinfection is an eligible emergency protective measure in response to COVID-19. Therefore, the second appeal is partially granted in the amount of $357.31.

Stafford Act § 403(a)(3). 44 C.F.R. §§ 206.223(a)(1), 206.225(a)(3)(i). PAPPG, at 57. FP 104-21-0003 (O&O Policy). FEMA Memorandum on O&O Policy, at 1-2. Lifespire, Inc., FEMA-4480-DR-NY, at 2-3.