Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Program Overview Region VI Response and Recove

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Applicants Briefing
October 2004 Flood FEMA-1575-DR-HI
October 2004 Flood FEMA-1575-DR-HI
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October 2004 Flood FEMA-1575-DR-HI
Incident Period October 30, 2004 Declaration
Date February 1, 2005 Assistance
Approved Public Assistance Program Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program Governing
Authorities Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act 44 CFR Part
206 PA and HMGP Guidelines

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FEMA-1575-DR-HIDisaster Designations
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The Public Assistance Process
Disaster
Event
State
Funding
Declaration
Applicant
PDA
Validation
of
Small
Projects
Applicant's
Briefing
Complete
Submission
Project
of
Kickoff
Worksheets
Request
Meeting
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Factors of Eligibility
ELIGIBILITY
Cost
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Eligible Applicants
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Private Non-Profit Entities

• Must submit a tax exempt certificate and
  organization charter or bylaws.
• Must be open to the general public.

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Private Non-Profit Entities

• The following types of PNP facilities are
  specifically eligible
• Fire/Emergency
• Medical
• Custodial Care
• Utility
• Educational

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Facility Eligibility Requirements

• Damaged as a result of a declared event

• Located within an area declared by the President

• The legal responsibility of an eligible Applicant

• In active use at the time of the disaster

• Not under the authority of another federal agency

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Emergency Work Debris Removal
Eliminate immediate threats To lives,
public health, property Of significant
damage to improved property Ensure economic
recovery of community
Examples trees, woody debris, mud, silt, gravel,
vehicles, building wreckage
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Emergency Work Emergency Protective Measures
Measures taken before, during, and following a
disaster to eliminate or reduce an immediate
Threat to life, public health or safety
or Hazard that threatens significant damage to
improved public or private property
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Emergency Work Emergency Protective Measures
Examples of activities Search and rescue,
emergency medical care, emergency mass
care/shelter, disaster area security, provision
of food, water, ice, other essentials, EOC
activation, construction of emergency protective
measures
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Permanent Work
Roads and Bridges Water Control Facilities Public
Buildings/Equipment Utilities Other (Parks,
Recreation)
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Small Project or Large Project?

• Annually updated

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Special Considerations
Hazard Mitigation
Environmental Requirements
Historic Preservation Cultural Resources
Special Flood Hazard Areas
Insurance Requirements
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Hazard Mitigation

• Hazard Mitigation Definition Cost-effective
  action to prevent or reduce the threat of future
  damage to a facility

Public Assistance Program Section 406
Proposed measures are reviewed for Eligibility,
technical feasibility, environmental and
historical compliance, and cost effectiveness

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Environmental Requirements

• Ensure that all practical means
• are used to protect,
• restore, and enhance
• the environment

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Historic Preservation

• Property eligible for listing on the National
  Register of Historic Places requires special
  consideration under the National Historic
  Preservation Act.

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Flood Hazard Area
Any project within or affecting the floodplain
must be reviewed to ensure that it meets the
requirements of the Executive Orders on
Floodplain Management and the Protection of
Wetlands.
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Insurance Requirements
1. Actual or anticipated insurance proceeds will
be deducted from the eligible project costs for
facilities that are insured.
2. All applicants are required to obtain and
maintain insurance coverage on all insurable
facilities, as a condition of Public Assistance
funding.
3. Additional specific requirements will be
applied to all flood damaged facilities located
within the Special Flood Hazard Area.
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Public Assistance Time Lines
Submit Request for Public Assistance February
28, 2005 to SCD
Kickoff Meetings Starting February 17, 2005
Complete Project Worksheets Target March 31,
2005
Complete Debris Removal / Emergency Work August
1, 2005
Complete Permanent Work August 1, 2006
Appeals within 60 days of notice
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Helpful Hints
Documentation Labor Force Account, Contract
Regular and Overtime Fringe Benefit
Rates Equipment Schedule of
Equipment Rates Force Account,
Rental/Leased Materials Stock, Purchased
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Additional Information
Public Assistance Applicant Handbook State
Public Assistance Officer Tammy
Makizuru-Higa Lorelei Gadingan State Risk
Management Officer Julie Ugalde (phone
586-0550) SCD web site at www.scd.state.hi.us FE
MA web site at www.fema.gov