Public Assistance
The Public Assistance Program provides Federal and State reimbursement assistance for the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster damaged publicly owned and certain private non-profit facilities.
Eligible Applicant include:
- State government agencies
- Local governments
- Indian Tribal governments
- Certain Private Nonprofit organizations
Eligible Facilities Criteria includes:
- be responsibility of eligible applicant
- be located in designated disaster area
- not under specific authority of another Federal agency
- be in active use at the time of the disaster
Eligible Cost criteria:
- reasonable and necessary to accomplish work
- comply with Federal, State, & local requirements for procurement
- reduced by all applicable credits (i.e. insurance, salvage)
Types of Eligible Work:
- Emergency Work
- Debris Removal
- Emergency Protective Measures
- Permanent Work
- Road and Bridge Systems
- Water Control Facilities
- Public Buildings/Equipment
- Public Utilities
- Other (Parks, Recreation)
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