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

This is in response to a letter from your office dated September 17, 2014, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of Memorial Hospital at Gulfport (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of $435,510.61 in Public Assistance (PA) funding for force account labor overtime and meals provided to staff. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that the activities conducted by the Applicant following Hurricane Isaac and addressed in PW 631 are ineligible for PA funding because they are increased operating expenses. Therefore, I am denying the appeal. Please inform the Applicant of my decision. This determination is the final decision on this matter pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, Appeals.