Key Points
Completed/Fully Documented Lane: Projects are routed to this lane when the work done is 100% complete or will be completed in 2 weeks.
- Projects can be from any Category of Work
- Projects in the Completed Lane do not require site inspections after damage facilities “including non-complex environmental and historic preservation and/or hazard mitigation
Standard Lane: All non-complex projects which have Work to be Completed are routed to this lane.
- Site inspections and/or site validations are required and performed by Site Inspectors
- The Program Delivery Manager places non-complex damaged facilities (e.g., roads, culverts, buildings with minor damage, channels, parks) in this lane
- Projects that have both Work Complete and Work to be Completed damages are grouped into a Standard Lane project. All included damages require site inspections.
Specialized Lane: Complex projects requiring technical specialties and/or projects which require significant environmental and historic preservation, hazard mitigation, and/or insurance involvement are routed to this lane.
- Technical Specialists perform site inspections for specialized projects
- The Program Delivery Manager places specialized projects (e.g., water treatment facility) in this lane
The following activities occur within their respective lanes during Phase II:
- Completed/Fully Documented Lane
- Program Delivery Manager submits Essential Elements of Information to the Applicant
- Applicant submits Essential Elements of Information documentation via Grants Portal
- FEMA determines work eligibility
- Program Delivery Manager submits project to the Consolidated Resource Center
- Standard Lane
- Program Delivery Manager submits Essential Elements of Information to Applicant
- Applicant submits Essential Elements of Information documentation via Grants Portal
- FEMA, the Recipient, and the Applicant conduct the site inspection
- Applicant reviews and signs the Damage Description and Dimensions
- Program Delivery Manager submits project to the Consolidated Resource Center
- Specialized Lane
- Program Delivery Manager submits Essential Elements of Information to Applicant
- Applicant submits Essential Elements of Information documentation via Grants Portal
- FEMA, the Recipient, and the Applicant conduct the site inspection
- Applicant reviews and signs the Damage Description and Dimensions
- Program Delivery Manager submits project to the Consolidated Resource Center
Detailed Discussion
The Public Assistance Delivery Model has four phases, each with its own objective. Breaking the model up into phases allows for greater transparency and tracking of Applicants' grants.
Phase I: Operational Planning Objective: Identify Applicants' disaster impacts and recovery priorities.
Phase II: Damage Intake & Eligibility Analysis Objective: Capture Applicants' disaster-related damages and determine eligibility within 60 days of the Recovery Scoping Meeting.
Phase III: Scoping & Costing III Objective: Develop the Damage Description and Dimensions, scope of work, and actual costs for Completed/Fully Documented projects, or develop the scope of work and cost estimates for Standard and Specialized projects. The Consolidated Resource Center also validates Applicant-provided scope of work and cost estimates.
Phase IV: Obligation Objective: Obligate projects, complete the Recovery Transition Meeting with the Applicant, and transition Field Operations to the Region.