FEMA Public Assistance Category B grants will help cover the cost of Emergency Protective Measures taken by public and non-profit entities to address and mitigate the public health emergency. Additionally, the various proposed legislation packages making their way through Congress will likely make available additional federal programs (outside of the Stafford Act) to address the various aspects this disaster (EM-3459). Other federal agencies likely to provide some type of relief or assistance include but are not limited to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Education (DOE), etc.

• Costs covered by other funding sources are not eligible for reimbursement under Public Assistance.

For example:

• Costs reimbursed by other funding programs such as Human and Health Services (HHS) funding
• Costs covered by voluntary donations
• Costs covered by insurance, Medicaid or Medicare
• Services provided under Direct Federal Assistance (DFA)

• Purchased equipment costs will be reduced by salvage value.  Only costs directly attributable to the coronavirus response are reimbursable.
• Certain types of contracts are not reimbursable (e.g., time and material contracts, cost plus percentage of cost contracts, contracts with contractors on the debarred contractor list found at SAM.GOV).
• Non-competitive contracts may be used under Exigent Circumstances, but Applicants must use due diligence to ensure that the procurement is essential and that they have documented the circumstances accordingly. We do not recommend this contracting practice.

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