With disasters increasing in frequency, severity, and cost, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a new financial incentive for applicants to rebuild in ways that will make them more resilient in the face of a...more
The ever-increasing cost of disasters and Congress' reliance on 11th-hour continuing resolutions (CRs) often result in a storm of questions regarding disaster appropriations. This disaster recovery brief explains some of the...more
Here Ye! Here Ye! Major changes to federal regulation and policy are happening now! FEMA's new proposed policy guide is open for public comment through August 16 AND comments to FEMA's proposed changes to 44 Code of Federal...more
Recent Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) second appeal decisions and United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeal (CBCA) arbitration decisions indicate that FEMA is narrowly construing its policy language...more
In June, FEMA issued a second appeal decision that seemed incorrect, so we looked into it. The decision – available here – denied a Public Assistance second appeal filed by the East Boulder County Water District (District),...more
Many of us can recall the famous tale of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears": A girl wanders into a home and tries multiple things, rejecting them until she finds the one that is just right. Appealing an unfavorable FEMA Public...more
On September 28, 2022, FEMA issued a memorandum to Regional Administrators clarifying the agency's 2019 list of approved codes, specifications, and standards that may be required for Public Assistance-funded projects. This...more
FEMA is now accepting public comment on its draft Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Public Assistance Programmatic Deadlines policy.
With respect to DEADLINES, the policy would, among other things: Confirm all Requests...more
On March 1, 2022, President Joe Biden extended the 100 percent federal cost share for Public Assistance through July 1, 2022. In a subsequent advisory announcement from FEMA, the agency announced that after that date, the...more
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance Appeals and Arbitrations regulation at 44 C.F.R. § 206.206 will change on January 1, 2022. Recipients and subrecipients should be prepared for changes in...more
The Stafford Act and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations require FEMA to adjust several programmatic thresholds and indicators each year to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban...more
On November 9, 2021, President Joe Biden extended the 100 percent federal cost share for Public Assistance through April 1, 2022. This may indicate that the incident period and period of performance for the COVID-19 disasters...more