Short answer
It depends on the type of work. For permanent work (Categories C–G), FEMA pays both regular and overtime hours. For emergency work (Categories A–B), FEMA generally pays only overtime for employees already in your budget, but pays both regular and overtime hours for unbudgeted staff.
Pay for employees on leave of any kind is not eligible, and neither is administrative leave for staff sent home because of emergency conditions.
<table class="pt-table"><thead><tr><th>Who</th><th>Regular hours</th><th>Overtime</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Budgeted employees, emergency protective measures (Cat. B)</td><td>Not eligible</td><td>Eligible</td></tr><tr><td>Budgeted employees, debris removal (Cat. A) under alternative procedures</td><td>Eligible</td><td>Eligible</td></tr><tr><td>Unbudgeted staff on emergency work: externally funded reassigned employees, essential employees called back from furlough, temporary hires, part-time or seasonal staff working outside their normal hours</td><td>Eligible</td><td>Eligible</td></tr><tr><td>Any employee on permanent work (Cat. C–G)</td><td>Eligible</td><td>Eligible</td></tr><tr><td>Building code and floodplain work (Cat. I)</td><td>Extra hires only</td><td>Eligible</td></tr></tbody></table>
Timesheets that separate regular and overtime hours by project and category of work, plus your budget showing which positions are budgeted. Source: PAPPG Table 11.
Watch out · Govstar practitioner advice
“Budgeted” is the key word. Regular-time pay you would have spent anyway is not an emergency-work cost.