Services provided in eligible PNP administration buildings, essential to the operation of essential community services may be eligible for temporary relocation, provided it is the most cost-effective and practical option. The time limitation for temporary relocation may be extended by FEMA if the applicant needs additional time beyond 12 months, but the applicant must submit a written time extension request that includes the status of work and a timeline for completion. The Applicant is a PNP that owns and operates apartments and housing developments for low-income residents. Low-income housing services are considered an essential community service. As such, the Applicant’s administration building, is eligible for temporary relocation. The Applicant demonstrated that it chose the most practical and cost-effective option for temporary relocation and submitted and received time extensions through September 2022, with a pending time extension request submitted to FEMA, which included the project’s status of work and a timeline for completion.

The Applicant is a PNP that provides low-income housing, an essential community service and its administrative office is eligible for temporary relocation. In addition, the Applicant has demonstrated that temporary relocation to its leased facility was the most cost-effective and practical option. Therefore, the cost of the lease through September 14, 2022 is granted.

Stafford Act § 403(a)(3)(d). 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.403(a), 200.404; 44 C.F.R § 206.223(a)(1). PAPPG, at 76-79. AFYA Foundation of America, Inc., FEMA-4480-DR-NY, at 3; DeSales Media Group Inc., FEMA-4480-DR-NY, at 3.