Recovery Center

Public Assistance

Preliminary Damage Assessment

FEMA Form 90-135 – Preliminary Damage Assessment – Potential Subgrantee [112kb PDF]

Requesting Public Assistance: Instructions and Forms

Direct and Indirect Management Cost Tracking Forms

Applicant’s Benefits Calculation Worksheet [400kb pdf]
Summary of Public Assistance Expenses [23kb xls]
Travel Reimbursement [41kb xls]
Direct Hotel Bills [25kb xls]
SPCC Purchases [26kb xls]
Other Expenses, Cell Phones, Temporary Hires [30kb xls]
Equipment Summary Record [493kb pdf]
Staffing Summary Record (Salaried & Hourly) [37kb xls]

Debris Information/Updates for Localities

FEMA Public Assistance Debris Management Guide - FEMA 325 [opens in a new browser window]
FEMA Policy for Hazardous Stump Extraction and Removal Eligibility [1.2mb PDF]
FEMA Fact Sheet for Debris Monitoring [2.3mb PDF]
FEMA Policy for Debris Operations - Hand-Loaded Trucks and Trailers [92kb PDF]
FEMA Fact Sheet on Debris Removal (Applicant's Contracting Checklist) [39kb PDF]
FEMA Policy for Demolition of Private Structures [opens in a new browser window]
FEMA Policy for Debris Removal from Private Property [opens in a new browser window]
FEMA Fact Sheet: Debris Removal - Authorities of Federal Agencies [opens in a new browser window]
Debris Management Brochure – FEMA 329 [opens in a new browser window]

Request for Public Assistance Forms

The following forms are required to be submitted for Public Assistance:

FEMA Form 90-49: Request for Public Assistance [162kb PDF]
State/Grantee-Sub Grantee Disaster Assistance Agreement [39kb doc]
Designation of Applicant's Agent Form [59kb doc] or Designation of Applicant's Agent Letter [29kb doc]
FEMA Form 20-16: Summary Sheet for Assurances and Certifications [138kb xls]
Standard Form 424: Application for Federal Assistance [807kb PDF]
Instructions for Standard Form 424: Application for Federal Assistance [32kb PDF]

Private Non-Profit Facilities are required to submit a copy of their 501C Certification from the Internal Revenue Service with their Request for Public Assistance. In addition, PNP Facilities are required to submit the following forms:

FEMA Form 90-121: PNP Facility Questionnaire [370kb PDF]
Private Non-Profit Organization Certification [16kb pdf]

FEMA Public Assistance Policies:

Applicant Eligibility

9521.1 Community Center Eligibility (6/19/08) [3.6 mb PDF]
9521.2 Private Nonprofit Museum Eligibility (1/14/09) [490 kb PDF]
9521.3 Private Nonprofit Facility (PNP) Eligibility (7/18/07) [3.8 mb PDF]
9521.4 Administering American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Government Funding (4/30/07) [395 kb PDF]
9521.5 Eligibility of Charter Schools (6/16/06) [76 kb PDF]

Emergency Work

9523.1 Snow Assistance Policy (12/28/99) [1.89 mb PDF]
9523.2 Eligibility of Building Inspections in a Post-Disaster Environment (1/28/08) [845 kb PDF]
9523.3 Provision of Temporary Relocation Facilities (7/16/98)[ PDF]
Provision of Temporary Relocation Facilities - Waiver Request (11/13/06)
[395 kb PDF]
9523.6 Mutual Aid Agreements for Public Assistance and Fire Management Assistance (8/13/07) [381 kb PDF]
9523.7 Public Assistance Funding for Public Assistance Housing [ kb PDF]
9523.10 Eligibility of Vector Control (Mosquito Abatement) (9/12/06) [325 kb PDF]
9523.15 Eligible Costs Related to Evacuations and Sheltering (4/6/07) [374 kb PDF]
9523.17 Emergency Assistance for Human Influenza Pandemic (3/31/07)[313 kb PDF]
9523.18 Host-State Evacuation and Sheltering Reimbursement (7/18/07) [760 kb PDF]
Host State Policy Clarification Memorandum (8/30/08)[131 kb PDF]
9523.19 Eligible Costs Related to Pet Evacuations and Sheltering (10/24/07)[1.49 mb PDF]
JP9523.20 Purchase and Distribution of Ice (8/26/09)[516 kb PDF]

Restoration of Damaged Facilities

9524.1 Welded Steel Moment Frame Inspections (11/05/07) [1.61 mb PDF]
9524.2 Landslides and Slope Failures (5/23/06) [249kb PDF]
9524.3 Rehabilitation Assistance for Levees and Other Flood Control Works (2/25/09)[1.15 mb PDF]
Memo updating Policy 9524.3 - August 5, 2009 [220kb PDF]
9525.5 Trees, Shrubs and Other Plantings Associated with Facilities (7/18/07) [660 kb PDF]
9524.6 Collections and Individual Object Eligibility (6/30/08) [1.98 mb PDF]
9524.8 Eligibility for Permanent Repair and Replacement of Roads on Tribal Lands (7/24/07) [813 kb PDF]
9524.9 Replacement of Animals Associated with Eligible Facilities (8/18/08) [1.05 mb PDF]

Allowable Costs

9525.1 Post Disaster Property Tax Assessment (12/12/07) [535 kb PDF]
9525.2 Donated Resources (4/9/07) [314.kb PDF]
9525.3 Duplication of Benefits - Non-Government Funds (7/24/07) [9.89 kb PDF]
9525.4 Emergency Medical Care and Medical Evacuations (7/16/08) [1.53 mb PDF]
9525.7 Labor Costs - Emergency Work (11/16/06) [1.1 mb PDF]
9525.8 Damage to Applicant Owned Equipment (12/17/08) [892 kb PDF]
9525.9 Section 324 Management Costs and Direct Administrative Costs (3/12/08) [2.6 mb PDF]
9525.12 Disposition of Equipment, Supplies and Salvageable Materials 97/14/08) [1.13 mb PDF]
9525.13 Alternate Projects (8/22/08) [1.90 mb PDF]
9525.14 Public Assistance Grantee Administrative Costs (11/7/06) [1 mb PDF]
9525.16 Research-related Equipment and Furnishings (5/4/07) [433 kb PDF]

Mitigation

9526.1 Hazard Mitigation Funding Under Section 406 (Stafford Act) (7/30/07) [3.3 mb PDF]

Codes and Standards

9527.1 Seismic Safety - New Construction (11/21/07) [897 kb PDF]
9527.4 Construction Codes and Standards (2/5/08)[3.74 mb PDF]

Public Assistance Insurance Requirements

9530.1 Retroactive Application of a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) or a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) to Infrastructure Grants (1/2/09) [1.19 mb PDF]

FEMA Fact Sheets

9580.3 Fact Sheet: Insurance Considerations For Applicants (5/29/08) [1.52 mb PDF]
9580.5 Fact Sheet: Elements of a Project Worksheet (12/17/08) [1.42 mb PDF]
9580.100 Fact Sheet: Mold Remediation (11/7/06) [1.4 mb PDF]
9580.102 Fact Sheet: Permanent Relocation (11/2/06) [1.0 mb PDF]
Permanent Relocation Fact Sheet Clarification Memorandum (5/29/07) [318 kb PDF]
9580.103 Fact Sheet: GSA Disaster Recovery Purchasing Program (7/7/08) [1.19 mb PDF]
9580.104 Fact Sheet: Public Assistance for Ambulance Services (1/2/09) (1.03 mb PDF)

Public Assistance Program Planning Documents

Administrative Plan for the Public Assistance Grant Program [419kb PDF]
Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Services and Disaster Law [113kb PDF]
Emergency Relief to Localities Program Guidance [64kb PDF]

FEMA Public Assistance Pilot Program Documents (On May 20, 2009, FEMA provided final report to Congress.)

Program Guidance for FEMA, State and Local Officials [472kb PDF]
Frequently Asked Questions [2mb PDF]
Fact Sheet [29kb PDF]
Debris Management Plan Outline [10kb PDF]
Increased Federal Share Incentive Checklist [48kb PDF]
Outreach Presentation [6.7mb PPT]