Under 44 C.F.R. 207; grantees and applicants have the opportunity to obtain reimbursement for management costs—indirect costs; administrative expenses; and any other expenses that a grantee or subgrantee reasonably incurs in administering and managing the PA grant that are not directly chargeable to a specific project.Under Disaster Assistance Policy DAP9525.9; Section 324 Management Costs and Direct Administrative Costs; applicants may be reimbursed for direct administrative costs— costs that can be identified separately and assigned to a specific project.The Applicant claimed DAC constituted indirect costs because they could not be assigned to specific projects; claimed costs were divided evenly across multiple PWs; pertained to sites subject to multiple PWs; or constituted expenses that did not correspond to any one specific project.Appeal Letter

Memorandum from Elizabeth A. Zimmerman; Assistant Administrator; Disaster Assistance Directorate; to Regional Administrators; Acting Regional Administrators; Transitional Recovery Office Directors; Federal Coordinating Officers; and Disaster Assistance Division Directors (Sept. 8; 2009)Public Assistance Guide; FEMA 322 at 63 (June 2007)HeadnotesUnder 44 C.F.R. § 207; grantees and applicants have the opportunity to obtain reimbursement for management costs—indirect costs; administrative expenses; and any other expenses that a grantee or subgrantee reasonably incurs in administering and managing the PA grant that are not directly chargeable to a specific project.Under Disaster Assistance Policy DAP9525.9; Section 324 Management Costs and Direct Administrative Costs; applicants may be reimbursed for direct administrative costs— costs that can be identified separately and assigned to a specific project.The Applicant’s claimed DAC constituted indirect costs because they could not be assigned to specific projects; claimed costs were divided evenly across multiple PWs; pertained to sites subject to multiple PWs; or constituted expenses that did not correspond to any one specific project.Appeal Letter