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Emergency Response

What can FEMA cover while you’re responding?

Debris removal, protective measures, sheltering and the costs of your response.

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Emergency work navigator First 30 days checklist Is it emergency work?Chapter 7: Emergency work →

Debris removal (Cat. A)

What debris counts Hazardous trees and stumps Debris on private property Monitoring and load tickets Disposal and tipping fees

Protective measures (Cat. B)

Response and flood fighting Evacuation and sheltering Emergency medical care Temporary repairs Emergency labor and equipment costs

Damaged Assets

What will FEMA repair or replace?

Eligibility, damage reporting, repair or rebuild, and the rules for each type of facility.

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Damage and impact navigator Is the facility eligible?Reporting damage (impact list)Chapter 8: Permanent work →

Repair or rebuild

Restoring pre-disaster condition Codes and standards Repair vs. replace (50% rule)Improved and alternate projects Floodplains and relocation

By type of facility

Roads, bridges and culverts Buildings and contents Utilities and power Levees and water control Parks and beaches Build back stronger (mitigation)

Costs & Funding

How do you get paid, and how much?

What FEMA pays for, how projects are sized and estimated, and how the money reaches you.

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Cost eligibility gateway What makes a cost eligible Small vs. large projects How the money reaches you

Your costs

Employee labor and overtime Equipment Contracts and procurement Mutual aid and donations Grant management costs (Cat. Z)

Estimates and funding

Writing the scope and estimate How FEMA checks your estimate Fixed-cost projects (428)Cost estimating series Insurance and duplicate funding

Compliance & Appeals

Protect the money you’ve received.

Procurement, environmental review, audits, closeout, and your rights when FEMA says no.

Stay compliant

Grant compliance navigator Procurement rules Environmental review (EHP)OIG audits

Changes and closeout

Project changes and extensionsSoon Closing out projects Section 705 protection Record retention

Appeals

How to appeal Appeal deadlines Arbitration (CBCA)RFIs and funding defense Decisions databaseSoon

Disaster Fiscal Resiliency

Protect your budget before the next disaster.

Readiness, risk financing, mitigation and contracts that keep recovery from becoming a fiscal crisis.

FEMA Reform WatchH.R. 4669, the Review Council and direct funding →

Recovery Readiness

Readiness assessment Transition readiness Smart asset registrySoon Cost tracking and recordsSoon

Risk Financing

Insurance strategy Parametric coverage Disaster reserves and cash flowSoon Resilient disaster finance

Hazard Mitigation

Build back stronger (406)Pre-approved measures (App. J)Codes and standards Hazard mitigation grantsSoon

Contracts & Agreements

Pre-positioned contracts Mutual aid agreements Procurement rules Appeals and arbitration

Resource Center

Find the rule, policy or answer.

The PAPPG, FEMA policies, FAQs, GovStar articles and the laws behind them.

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The PAPPG

Search the PAPPG (Explorer)New Chapters and appendices Visual chapter overviewsSoon

Policy and law

FEMA policy libraryNew Stafford Act and 44 CFR 206 2 CFR 200 grant rules

GovStar articles

Procurement compliance manual Force account compliance guide Category A debris standards Category B eligibility briefing Codes and standards compliance Cost-estimate readiness plan All GovStar articles →

Answers

FAQ library Decisions databaseSoon

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