Though there is continuing debate on the underlying cause(s), data clearly supports that natural disasters are occurring with increasing frequency and at a greater cost to the American public (whether personally or through...more
5/2/2025
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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
We are one month into the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season and already have our first named storm, with significant impacts across some portions of the Gulf States. We have seen a Governor declared emergency in Texas and a...more
I often introduce myself as an attorney who wears multiple hats: my civilian attorney hat and my military hat. Since law school, I have balanced a career in the Louisiana National Guard with my civilian career. I've often...more
As the 2023 Hurricane season continues, the depleting Disaster Relief Fund isn't the only thing that participants in FEMA's programs should be concerned about. The increased focus on the rising costs of disasters and the...more
Notice Announced of Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year 2022 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program and Competition is Steep - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced its fiscal year...more
On September 6, 2022, FEMA publicly released its "Proposed Approach" for dealing with the potential duplication of benefits (DOB) of patient care revenue to public assistance grants. Before this date, FEMA policy statement on...more
The extensive destruction left by Hurricane Ida is simply astonishing; the trail of impact from South Louisiana all the way through to New York and New Jersey is unprecedented. Recovery from the damage to infrastructure will...more
FEMA has issued an Interim Policy on "Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Work Eligible for Public Assistance" that appears to limit the costs incurred to prevent the spread of COVID-19 that are eligible for FEMA funding. The...more
Building upon our prior alerts for the COVID-19 Pandemic, including guidance on eligible medical care costs and alternate care sites, the FEMA streamlined application and specific tips for hospitals and other medical...more
Building upon our prior Alerts summarizing the President's March 13 nationwide emergency declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent state and territory specific Major Disaster Declarations, and information provided...more
As the COVID-19 outbreak response intensifies and the number of patients continues to grow, stakeholders are working hard to strengthen the health care community and ensure that sufficient capacity is available to meet the...more
Building upon our prior alert summarizing the effects of the President's March 13 nationwide emergency declaration, we now provide an update on the type of assistance potentially available pursuant to FEMA's Public Assistance...more
The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) has published draft rules for the new arbitration option for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance Program. In this analysis, we examine the proposed...more
In January, Baker Donelson published an alert on the Federal Emergency Management Association's (FEMA) Public Assistance Management Costs Interim Policy, FEMA Recovery Policy FP 104-11-2....more
Effective December 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved supply chain risk management Reliability Standards (Order No. 850) that require all utilities to develop and implement a security controls plan...more
The Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (DRRA), signed into law on October 5, 2018, is the largest single piece of legislation to impact disaster response and recovery in decades. ...more