Administration of Public Assistance for Community Recovery R0335

The purpose of this six-day course is to help students increase the administrative alignment of their organizations, people, processes and documentation to meet Federal standards for Public Assistance recovery. The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with the FEMA Public Assistance Grant Program. The objective of the program is to provide assistance to States, Local Governments, Indian Tribal Governments, U.S. Territories and certain Private Nonprofit (PNP) organizations to alleviate suffering and hardship resulting from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President.

Course topics include:

• The Stafford Act.
• National Incident Management System documentation, policies and procedures related to FEMA’s Public Assistant Grant Program.
• FEMA’s expectations for Public Assistance reimbursement of labor and equipment, materials, rented equipment, and contract costs post-disaster/emergency.
  

The course methodologies include activities/discussions, disaster/emergency case study analysis, and individual/group projects.