FEMA PA APPEAL SHORT SUMMARY & LINKS TO FEMA PA APPEAL WEBSITE

This is in response to your letter dated May 13, 2014, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of Louisiana State University Health Care Services Division Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of $592,920.32 in funding for contract security services at Charity Hospital. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that the contract security services provided at Charity Hospital five to seven years after Hurricane Katrina are not work required as a direct result of a disaster, nor are they an eligible emergency protective measure. Therefore, I am denying this appeal. Please inform the Applicant of my decision. This determination constitutes the final decision on this matter pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, Appeals.