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

This is in response to a letter from your office dated November 8, 2017, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of $39,998.34 in costs pertaining to overtime and meals for employees providing care for individuals with intellectual and other disabilities in residential facilities. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that the requested costs were ineligible for Public Assistance funding because they were increased operating expenses. Accordingly, I am denying this appeal. I have also determined that the costs associated with buying bottled water were also ineligible for funding because they too were increased operating expenses, and the costs fell below the $3,000.00 regulatory threshold for eligible projects. Therefore I am instructing the Regional Administrator to deobligate these funds. 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.