{"links":[{"href":"/api/open/v1/DataSetCodes","rel":"DataSetCodes","title":"Metadata for the OpenFEMA API dataset codes. This dataset contains attributes regarding published fields that utilize coded values. Although the codes are presented in the dataset data dictionaries, providing the code descriptions in a format that can be queried is beneficial.\nA specific code description can be retrieved by applying a filter to this dataset, providing a source dataset (or endpoint) name, the dataset version, the field for which a code description is desired, and the code value. For examples, see the Metadata Tutorial in the OpenFEMA GitHub repository: https://github.com/FEMA/openfema-samples/tree/master/analysis-examples\nPlease note that only FEMA maintained codes are documented in this table. Codes such as state abbreviations, FIPS codes, and Census Classification codes will not be provided.\n\nFEMA's terms and conditions and citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/DataSetFields","rel":"DataSetFields","title":"Metadata for the OpenFEMA API data set fields. It contains descriptions, data types, and other attributes for each field.\n\nCitation: FEMA's citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/DataSets","rel":"DataSets","title":"Metadata for the OpenFEMA API data sets. It contains attributes regarding the published datasets including but not limited to update frequency, description, version, and deprecation status.\n\nCitation: FEMA's citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/DeclarationDenials","rel":"DeclarationDenials","title":"This dataset lists all requests for major disaster declarations and emergency declarations that have been denied. For more information on the FEMA disaster declaration process, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/disasters/how-declared\nThe OpenFEMA FAQ has additional information about disaster declarations and this dataset: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq\n\nThis is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error. The dataset is primarily composed of historical data that was manually entered into NEMIS after it launched in 1998. This dataset only includes major and emergency disasters; there are no Fire Management Assistance Grants declarations. Additionally, NEMIS utilizes census data from the United States Census Bureau in which Tribal Nations are listed as localities within a State. As such, disaster declarations for Tribal Nations are currently included in State data.\nDue to system and program changes, the IH, IA, PA, and HM flags may not be accurate prior to 1993 (the flags will all be false). \nCitation: FEMA's citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicaly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/FemaWebDeclarationAreas","rel":"FemaWebDeclarationAreas","title":"This data set contains general information on declared disasters, including the disaster number, declaration type, state, description, incident start and end dates, and incident type.\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/FemaWebDisasterDeclarations","rel":"FemaWebDisasterDeclarations","title":"This dataset contains a list of FEMA declaration types, and the types of assistance authorized. It also provides references to the FEMA disaster web page as well as geospatial information. One record per disaster. For more information on the disaster declaration process, please visit https://www.fema.gov/disasters/how-declared.\n\nThis is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error. The dataset is primarily composed of historical data that was manually entered into NEMIS after it launched in 1998.\nGeospatial references (shapefileUrl, kmzfileUrl, geoRssFeed) are offered starting with calendar year 2010. Shapefiles prior to this year are not available. Geospatial file references are not available for fire incidents.\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/FemaWebDisasterSummaries","rel":"FemaWebDisasterSummaries","title":"This data set contains financial assistance values, including the number of approved applications, as well as individual, public assistance, and hazard mitigation grant amounts.\n\nThis is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error. The financial information is derived from NEMIS and not FEMA's official financial systems. Due to differences in reporting periods, status of obligations and how business rules are applied, this financial information may differ slightly from official publication on public websites such as usaspending.gov; this dataset is not intended to be used for any official federal financial reporting.\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses","rel":"HazardMitigationPlanStatuses","title":"The data found on this page comes from the Hazard Mitigation Planning Program’s Mitigation Planning Portal (MPP). The MPP is an online platform for tracking and reporting on mitigation plans and related data elements across all ten Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regions. MPP data provides insight into which jurisdictions are participating in mitigation plans across the country and what the status of those plans are. Additionally, MPP data provides dates to support tracking of when plans are approved and when they are set to expire which FEMA uses to monitor and support disaster preparedness and resilience.\nHazard mitigation planning reduces loss of life and property by minimizing the impact of disasters. It begins with state, tribal, territorial and local governments identifying natural disaster risks and vulnerabilities that are common in their area. After identifying these risks, they develop long-term strategies for protecting people and property from similar events. Mitigation plans are key to breaking the cycle of disaster damage and reconstruction. When applying for certain types of non-emergency disaster assistance, FEMA requires a hazard mitigation plan. These requirements are part of the laws, regulations and policy surrounding hazard mitigation planning. For more information, visit Hazard Mitigation Planning (https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/risk-management/hazard-mitigation-planning )\n\nHazard mitigation plans enable state, tribal, territorial, and local governments to: \n\n\nA FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan is needed to receive certain types of non-emergency disaster assistance.\n\n\nPlease note that jurisdictions may participate in multiple plans. This is raw, unedited data that is dependent on Regional entry, as such it is subject to human error and delayed entry of plan information. The data is updated from authoritative sources and has a minimum 24 hour delay.\nCitation: The Agency’s preferred citation for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions. \nPlace name may differ from official naming standard referenced in update organization documents (i.e. Tribal name under BIA list or other authoritative source Village of, City of, etc.).\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/HmaSubapplicationsByNfipCrsCommunities","rel":"HmaSubapplicationsByNfipCrsCommunities","title":"This dataset contains the communities identified in the Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) subapplications/subgrants from the FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO), the NEMIS Mitigation, and the eGrants grant management systems, as well as amendments made to the awarded in their respective systems. The communities in this dataset are derived from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Information System (CIS).\n\nSensitive information, such as Personally Identifiable Information (PII), has been removed to protect privacy. The information in this dataset has been deemed appropriate for publication to empower public knowledge of mitigation activities and the nature of HMA grant programs. For more information on the HMA grant programs, visit: https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation.\n\nThis dataset comes from the source system mentioned above and is subject to a small percentage of human error. In some cases, data was not provided by the subapplicant, applicant, and/or entered into FEMA GO. Due to the voluntary nature of the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Programs, not all communities in this dataset will be mitigated. This dataset is not intended to be used for any official federal financial reporting.\nFEMA's terms and conditions and citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\n\n\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/HmaSubapplicationsCongressionalDistricts","rel":"HmaSubapplicationsCongressionalDistricts","title":"This dataset contains the Congressional Districts associated with the Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) subapplications/subgrants from the FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO) system. FEMA GO started accepting Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) subapplications in Fiscal Year 2020. The Congressional Districts were validated by HMA Program Staff and may differ from those listed in the subapplications/subgrants. For details on Congressional Districts provided by subapplicants/subgrantees, visit https://www.fema.gov/openfema-data-page/hma-subapplications-nfip-crs-communities-v1.\n\nThe information in this dataset has been deemed appropriate for publication to empower public knowledge of mitigation activities and the nature of HMA grant programs. For more information on the HMA grant programs, visit: https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation. For more information on FEMA GO, visit: https://www.fema.gov/grants/guidance-tools/fema-go.\n\nThis dataset comes from the source mentioned above and is subject to a small percentage of human error. In some cases, data was not provided by the subapplicant, applicant, and/or entered into FEMA GO. Due to the voluntary nature of the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Programs, not all Congressional Districts in this dataset will be mitigated. This dataset is not intended to be used for any official federal financial reporting.\nFEMA's terms and conditions and citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/HmaSubapplicationsFinancialTransactions","rel":"HmaSubapplicationsFinancialTransactions","title":"This dataset contains the financial transactions for Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) subgrants from the FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO), the NEMIS Mitigation, and the eGrants grant management systems. Financial Transactions can be obligations (i.e., award or amendments), deobligations or payments. \n\nSensitive information, such as Personally Identifiable Information (PII), has been removed to protect privacy. The information in this dataset has been deemed appropriate for publication to empower public knowledge of mitigation activities and the nature of HMA grant programs. For more information on the HMA grant programs, visit: https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation.\n\nThis dataset comes from the source system mentioned above and is subject to a small percentage of human error. In some cases, data was not provided by the subapplicant, applicant, and/or entered into FEMA GO. The financial information in this dataset is not derived from FEMA's official financial systems. Due to differences in reporting periods, status of obligations, and how business rules are applied, this financial information may differ slightly from official publication on public websites such as https://www.usaspending.gov. This dataset is not intended to be used for any official federal financial reporting.\nFEMA's terms and conditions and citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/HmaSubapplicationsProjectSiteInventories","rel":"HmaSubapplicationsProjectSiteInventories","title":"This dataset contains the project site inventories from the Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) subapplications/subgrants from the FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO), the NEMIS Mitigation, and the eGrants grant management systems, as well as amendments made to the awarded subgrants in their respective system. Project Site Inventory can be buildings, infrastructure/utility/other, and/or vacant land that are proposed to be mitigated by the subapplication/subgrant. \n\nSensitive information, such as Personally Identifiable Information (PII), has been removed to protect privacy. The information in this dataset has been deemed appropriate for publication to empower public knowledge of mitigation activities and the nature of HMA grant programs. For more information on the HMA grant programs, visit: https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation.\n\nThis dataset comes from the source system mentioned above and is subject to a small percentage of human error. In some cases, data was not provided by the subapplicant, applicant, and/or entered into FEMA GO. Due to the voluntary nature of the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Programs, not all Project Site Inventory in this dataset will be mitigated. As FEMA GO continues development, additional fields may be added to this dataset to indicate the final status of individual inventory. This dataset is not intended to be used for any official federal financial reporting.\nFEMA's terms and conditions and citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/IndividualAssistanceHousingRegistrantsLargeDisasters","rel":"IndividualAssistanceHousingRegistrantsLargeDisasters","title":"Individual Assistance (IA) is provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to individuals and families who have sustained losses due to disasters. It is intended to meet basic needs and supplement disaster recovery efforts.\n\nHomeowners, renters, and business owners in designated counties who sustained damage to their homes, vehicles, personal property, businesses, or inventory resulting from a federally declared disaster may apply for disaster assistance. For more informantion, see: https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/program/eligibility\n\nDisaster assistance may include grants to help pay for temporary housing, emergency home repairs, uninsured and underinsured personal property losses, and medical, dental, and funeral expenses caused by the disaster, along with other serious disaster-related expenses.\n\nDisaster assistance grants are not taxable income and will not affect eligibility for Social Security, Medicaid, medical waiver programs, welfare assistance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, food stamps, Supplemental Security Income, or Social Security Disability Insurance.\n\nThis dataset contains detailed non-PII data on the Individuals and Households Program (IHP). FEMA provides assistance to individuals and households through the IA program, comprised of two categories of assistance: Housing Assistance (HA) and Other Needs Assistance (ONA). For more information, see FEMA's IHP unified guidance document: https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05/IHP_Unified_Guidance_FINAL_09272016_0.pdf\n\nThe data is derived from the National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS). The system has been used since 1998 to process all cases for FEMA's Individual Assistance (IA) program as the system of record. The Large Disasters dataset contains a curated set of disasters for which individuals applied for Individual Assistance. This dataset only contains some of the largest disasters. No new disasters will be added to this dataset. It differs from the IHP Valid Registrations dataset in that it contains invalid registrants and includes the Census Block Group. The Valid Registration dataset contains all disasters, but only for those individuals that are approved or valid.\n\nThe data can be used to analyze FEMA's IA program response attributes. This could particularly help local and state governments and non-governmental organizations administer applications for funding from the Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program for rebuilding efforts during and after major disaster declarations. This data was instrumental in Hurricane Sandy community rebuilding during the costliest hurricane season of 2017.\n\nOpenFEMA users can comprehensively identify data trends that demonstrate needs of particular communities. For example, large numbers of households with elderly residents in areas susceptible to flooding who may need specific design considerations in home elevation, or low-income renters concentrated in communities where additional assistance may be needed to improve recovery.\n\n\nPlease note that there may be some inconsistent address format and systems, address and location reporting translation/miscues, and standard FEMA Geolocation algorithms ill fitted to O-CONUS addresses. Addresses in Puerto Rico and the way they are reported or even understood by survivors and local officials do not match well with the standard use Geocoders (algorithms that take an address and assign it to its coordinate (x, y/latitudal, longitudinal location on the earth)). When geocoders cannot find an on structure/parcel/point match they tend to place a point at the geographic center of various polygon boundaries (zip code, City/barrio, Municipio, etc.), this at least puts the point in the vicinity of the address provided. This is done from a spatial analytics perspective which will still allow the point to be count in an aggregate and still be useful in helping to formulate the bigger picture.\n\nThis is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error. \n\nAny financial information is derived from NEMIS and not FEMA's official financial systems. Due to differences in reporting periods, status of obligations and how business rules are applied, this financial information may differ slightly from official publication on public websites such as usaspending.gov; this dataset is not intended to be used for any official federal financial reporting. This dataset is not intended to be an official federal report, and should not be considered an official federal report.\n\nFEMA's terms and conditions and citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/IndividualAssistanceMultipleLossFloodProperties","rel":"IndividualAssistanceMultipleLossFloodProperties","title":"This dataset contains FEMA applicant-level data for the Individuals and Households Program (IHP). Individual Assistance Repetitive Loss is residential property that has received flood damage in at least 2 different Federally declared flooding events. Damage is determined based on the high water mark (HWM). All PII information has been removed. The location is represented by Latitude and Longitude to one decimal in North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). This dataset contains IA applications from DR1439 (declared in 2002) to those declared over 30 days ago.\nA row will appear for each property impacted in a Federally declared disaster. There is not a way to aggregate by property. Total high risk properties can be calculated by counting the total records or total for a given disaster. \n\nThis is raw, unedited data that may be subject to a small percentage of human error. This dataset is not intended to be an official federal report and should not be considered an official federal report. \n\nCitation: The Agency’s preferred citation for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/IpawsArchivedAlerts","rel":"IpawsArchivedAlerts","title":"The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is a modernization of the nation's alert and warning infrastructure that unifies the United States' Emergency Alert System (EAS), Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio, and other public alerting systems implemented as a set of Web services. IPAWS was designed to modernize these systems by enabling alerts to be aggregated over a network and distributed to the appropriate system for public dissemination.\nOrganized and managed by FEMA, the system supports alert origination by Federal, state, local, territorial and tribal officials, and subsequent dissemination to the public using a range of national and local alerting systems.\nThis data set contains recent*, historic, and archived IPAWS Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) v1.2 messages from June 2012 to the present including date, time, event code (examples listed below), city, county, joint agency, police, law enforcement, Collaborative Operating Group (COG), State(s), locality, territory or tribe. It can be used to capture and analyze historic and archived messages. \n*The dataset is published with a twenty-four (24) hour delay to reduce the risk of being confused with an active alert received from the live IPAWS feed. The most recent record will reflect the alert(s) sent twenty-four (24) hours ago (if such records exist). For example, if an alert originator sent an alert at 1459GMT on June 1st and sent a different alert at 1600GMT on June 2nd, these alerts will not be visible in the dataset until 1459GMT on June 2nd and 1600GMT June 3rd respectively. Information on signing up for receiving active alerts can be found at https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system . To request access to alerts issued through IPAWS or for a list of companies with access to the IPAWS All-Hazards Information Feed, email ipaws@fema.dhs.gov.\nThe data elements within the CAP messages are well documented and can be found in the following technical document: https://docs.oasis-open.org/emergency/cap/v1.2/CAP-v1.2-os.pdf\nSee also:\nIPAWS Overview - https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system\n\nThis is raw, unedited data with no personally identifiable information from the IPAWS Alert Aggregator from June 2012 to the present created by over 1450 Alert Originators across the country. FEMA does not validate the content of each message. As such, it may contain a small percentage of human error. OpenFEMA does not have a full backup capability so if the site goes down, the information will be inaccessible. This is a rare occurrence. \nEarlier messages may contain non-compliant geocoordinates. Recent versions of the software check these coordinates for compliance. \nThis dataset is not intended to be an official federal report and should not be considered an official federal report. If you are using this site for other than research purposes, please understand that these CAP messages are captured only after the official IPAWS message has been sent. \nNote that the original IPAWS CAP message is provided in the originalMessage element of the returned JSON object. The XML based message is encoded such that a separate tool, such as a JSON parser, computer language, or browser must be used to view the original format. If no such tool is available to you, online utilities exist, such as https://codebeautify.org/json-escape-unescape that will decode the message. See the originalMessage field description for additional details.\nDue to its size and its hierarchical data structure, working with the IPAWS Archived Alerts file can be challenging. See the OpenFEMA Guide to Working with Large Data Sets page for useful hints and tips: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/working-with-large-data-sets . The Developer Resources page has sample IPAWS API queries in the section called IPAWS Archived Alerts Query Examples: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/developer-resources\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov. IPAWS specific queries should be directed to IPAWS@fema.dhs.gov. ","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/NfipCommunityLayerComprehensive","rel":"NfipCommunityLayerComprehensive","title":"This dataset is also known as the 3d layer and contains a fairly comprehensive set of unaltered source geometry polygons that overlap. It is derived from Census, State of Maine, and National Flood Hazard Layer political boundaries.\n\nThe Community Layer datasets contain geospatial community boundaries associated with Census and NFIP data. The dataset does not contain personally identifiable information (PII). The Community Layer can be used as a reference to tie Community ID numbers (CID) to jurisdiction, tribal, and special land use area boundaries. However, as jurisdictions may change over time, this dataset should not be considered authoritative.\n\nA geodatabase (GDB) link is included in the Full Data section below. The compressed file contains a collection of files that can store, query, and manage both spatial and nonspatial data using software that can read such a file. It contains all three versions of the community layer, not just the layer for which this dataset page describes. \n\nData as of December 2024. No updates are planned at this time.\n\nThis layer can also be accessed from the FEMA ArcGIS viewer online: https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=4b712b99d43d41cb9328e94891520a63\n\nCitation: FEMA's citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/NfipCommunityLayerNoOverlapsSplit","rel":"NfipCommunityLayerNoOverlapsSplit","title":"This dataset is flattened, and multicounty communities are split by county lines. \"Flattened\" means that there are no overlaps; larger shapes like counties are \"punched out\" or \"clipped\" where smaller communities are contained within them. This allows for choropleth shading and other mapping techniques such as calculating unincorporated county land area. Multicounty cities like Houston, Texas are split by county lines, allowing easier county summarization and alignment with certain NFIP statistics. This layer is derived from Census, State of Maine, and National Flood Hazard Layer political boundaries.\n\nThe Community Layer datasets contain geospatial community boundaries associated with Census and NFIP data. The dataset does not contain personally identifiable information (PII). The Community Layer can be used to tie Community ID numbers (CID) to jurisdiction, tribal, and special land use area boundaries.\n\nThe Community Layer can be used as a reference to tie Community ID numbers (CID) to jurisdiction, tribal, and special land use area boundaries. However, as jurisdictions may change over time, this dataset should not be considered authoritative.\n\nA geodatabase (GDB) link is included in the Full Data section below. The compressed file contains a collection of files that can store, query, and manage both spatial and nonspatial data using software that can read such a file. It contains all three versions of the community layer, not just the layer for which this dataset page describes. \n\nData as of December 2024. No updates are planned at this time.\n\nThis layer can also be accessed from the FEMA ArcGIS viewer online: https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=4b712b99d43d41cb9328e94891520a63\n\nCitation: FEMA's citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/NfipCommunityLayerNoOverlapsWhole","rel":"NfipCommunityLayerNoOverlapsWhole","title":"This dataset is flattened, and multicounty communities are unsplit by county lines. \"Flattened\" means that there are no overlaps; larger shapes like counties are \"punched out\" or \"clipped\" where smaller communities are contained within them. This allows for choropleth shading and other mapping techniques such as calculating unincorporated county land area. Multicounty cities like Houston, Texas are a single feature, undivided by counties. This layer is derived from Census, State of Maine, and National Flood Hazard Layer political boundaries.\n\nThe Community Layer datasets contain geospatial community boundaries associated with Census and NFIP data. The dataset does not contain personally identifiable information (PII). The Community Layer can be used to tie Community ID numbers (CID) to jurisdiction, tribal, and special land use area boundaries.\n\nThe Community Layer can be used as a reference to tie Community ID numbers (CID) to jurisdiction, tribal, and special land use area boundaries. However, as jurisdictions may change over time, this dataset should not be considered authoritative.\n\nA geodatabase (GDB) link is included in the Full Data section below. The compressed file contains a collection of files that can store, query, and manage both spatial and nonspatial data using software that can read such a file. It contains all three versions of the community layer, not just the layer for which this dataset page describes. \n\nData as of December 2024. No updates are planned at this time.\n\nThis layer can also be accessed from the FEMA ArcGIS viewer online: https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=4b712b99d43d41cb9328e94891520a63\n\n\nCitation: FEMA's citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/NfipCommunityStatusBook","rel":"NfipCommunityStatusBook","title":"The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) enables property owners to purchase flood insurance; in return, communities agree to adopt and implement local floodplain management regulations that contribute to protecting lives and reducing the risk of new construction and substantial improvements from future flooding. The NFIP Community Status Book dataset contains the current NFIP status of a community which determines whether citizens have the opportunity to purchase flood insurance as well as qualify for disaster assistance. In addition, this dataset provides the available insurance discount rates for communities that participate in the Community Rating System (CRS).\nThis data resides within the NFIP Community Information System (CIS), FEMA's system of record for the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Floodplain Management Program. CIS is used to manage all information related to NFIP floodplain management, including activities, documentation, correspondence, and other pertinent information.\nFor static Community Status Reports, see https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance/work-with-nfip/community-status-book.\n\nCitation: FEMA's citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties","rel":"NfipMultipleLossProperties","title":"This dataset provides information on structures that have had multiple National Flood Insurance (NFIP) claims across the history of the program. The data contains NFIP-insured structures that fall within the four categories of Repetitive Loss and Severe Repetitive Loss that FEMA tracks. Definitions of these categories are provided in the field descriptions. There are also fields to show whether a structure is currently NFIP-insured, has been mitigated, and other characteristics. The data includes properties that have since been mitigated or demolished and may no longer considered to be in any of the listed categories.\nAn online map of this data can be found on FEMA's ArcGIS Online platform: https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=38568a4cd92b4f4ba469b1d56d772829\nLocation information has been redacted to protect personal privacy. Location information is derived from reported address, geocoding of that address, and reported NFIP community. Because NFIP insurance claims data spans the history of the NFIP, many of the structures have poor address information resulting in poor or missing coordinates and additional location fields that rely on those coordinates. An effort has been made to fill in missing data and resolve conflicts between state, county, community, and census block group. Because of this effort, statistics derived from this data may differ from those reported elsewhere by FEMA or others.\nThere is a lot of interest in this data as it touches many program areas of the NFIP and serves as an indicator of flood risk and mitigation need.\nA Policyholders Guide to Severe Repetitive Loss can be found on the https://agents.floodsmart.gov/resource-library/en/policyholders-guide-severe-repetitive-loss page. A direct link to the guide is here: https://agents.floodsmart.gov/sites/default/files/media/document/2025-07/fema-nfip-policyholders-guide-severe-repetitive-loss_brochure-07-2023.pdf\n\nFEMA's terms and conditions and citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/NfipResidentialPenetrationRates","rel":"NfipResidentialPenetrationRates","title":"NFIP \"take-up rates\" or residential penetration rates are an estimate of the percentage of total residential structures covered by an NFIP policy. The NFIP residential penetration rate within an area, such as a county, is the ratio of insured residential structures to total residential structures in that area. Private flood insurance take-up rates are not available to FEMA and therefore, are not included in these estimates. This data can be used for various planning purposes to evaluate community resilience and residual flood risk, help states better understand areas vulnerable to flooding and provide guidance for flood insurance marketing. FEMA derives the number of total residential structures from the 2019 National Structure Inventory (NSI) 2022. \n\nData in this report pertains to RESIDENTIAL properties only.\nIncompleteness of NSI 2022 in some counties and communities can lead to the tables showing lower than actual numbers of total residential building stock and inflate the penetration rate, sometimes over 100%. \nFEMA's terms and conditions and citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\n\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov .","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/NonDisasterAssistanceFirefighterGrants","rel":"NonDisasterAssistanceFirefighterGrants","title":"The Grant Programs Directorate strategically and effectively administers and manages FEMA grants to ensure critical and measurable results for customers and stakeholders. The grants represented in this dataset are Preparedness (Non-Disaster or ND) Grants and Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG).\n\nND Grants and AFG are awarded and managed differently within the Grants Program Directorate (GPD) and should be treated with discretion.\n\nThe only measure in this dataset is Award Amount. It is an additive measure that can be applied across multiple dimensions to create various views of the data.\n\nAFG awards are assigned to individual Fire Departments. ND Grants are typically assigned to state agencies; however, exceptions do exist such as Port Security Grant Program which is assigned to port areas and not States. It is important to know that when looking at Award Amount by State it does not mean the State actually received that money. In addition, some grant programs may have pass-through requirements where the recipient State is required to sub-grant a minimum amount of the award and only retain a portion of the award.\n\nGrants guidance is described in the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). Each grant program has its own grant guidance containing eligibility requirements, program objectives, and funding restrictions which are published annually. FOAs are public documents and may be found online at www.fema.gov/grants\n\nFor more information on grants, visit https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness and https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/firefighters \n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceApplicants","rel":"PublicAssistanceApplicants","title":"This dataset was generated by FEMA's Public Assistance (PA) reporting team to share data on assistance made available to eligible state, local and tribal governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations as part of presidentially declared disasters. This data, starting with disaster declaration DR1239 (declared in 1998), lists applicant (subrecipient) information that supplements the Public Assistance Funded Projects Details dataset. \nThis raw, unedited data comes from FEMA's Applicant Case Tracker (FAC-Trax), which includes the Grants Manager (GM) and Grants Portal (GP) database.\n\nAny financial information is derived from Grants Manager and not FEMA's official financial systems. Due to differences in reporting periods, status of obligations and application of business rules, this financial information may differ slightly from official publication on public websites such as usaspending.gov. This dataset is not intended to be used for any official federal reporting. \n\nThe Agency's preferred citation for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceApplicantsProgramDeliveries","rel":"PublicAssistanceApplicantsProgramDeliveries","title":"FEMA's Public Assistance (PA) Grants Manager database, including the Grant Portal tool (collectively Grants Manager) was developed in 2016 and became the processing system for all new PA grants starting on August 25, 2017. Grants Manager documents PA projects from formulation to grant obligation and finally close-out. Grant formulation is a new process that was not previously captured.\n\nThis data set now also includes data migrated from the previous databases, the Emergency Management Mission Integration Environment (EMMIE) and the National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS). \n\nThe 'Public Assistance Applicants Program Deliveries' dataset was generated from Grants Manager by the PA reporting team to share data on assistance made available to eligible state, local and tribal governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations as part of presidentially declared disasters. This dataset reports on the PA National Delivery Model process with summaries of projects and project statuses for all active applicants (subrecipients). The data reflects time sensitive, current phase information including pre-obligation (project formulation) phases starting in phase 2 through obligation in phase 5.\n\nShort description of the PA Phases: \nPhase 1. Applicant Coordination and Evaluation - Identify applicants' disaster impacts and recovery priorities.\nPhase 2. Impacts and Eligibility - Capture and document all incident-related damages.\nPhase 3. Scoping and Costing - Further develop PA grant projects for final processing.\nPhase 4. Final Reviews - FEMA reviews the project application, applicants review and sign agreement.\nPhase 5. Obligation and Recovery Transition - FEMA obligates funds to recipients and schedules Recovery Transition Meeting (RTM).\nPhase 6. Post-Award Monitoring and Amendments - Applicant provide updates to FEMA via Recipient, amendments can be submitted for changes to the scope, costs, or time to complete the project.\nPhase 7. Final Reconciliation and Closeout - Applicant coordinates with recipient for closeout completed with FEMA.\n\nFor more information, please review:\nPublic Assistance Delivery Model: https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/fema_pa_delivery-model_factsheet.pdf\nGrants Manager/Grants Portal Fact Sheet: https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/fema_pa_grants-manager-grants-protal-tool_factsheet.pdf\n\nA descriptive list of two of the code fields in the data dictionary are presented here as they are difficult to read if embedded in the field description:\nApplicant Status\nEligible - Applicant is eligible to apply for and receive FEMA Public Assistance grants\nIneligible - Applicant has been determined ineligible to apply for and receive FEMA Public Assistance grants\nWithdrawn - Applicant has withdrawn eligibility to apply for and receive FEMA Public Assistance grants\nPending Recipient RPA Review - Pending reviews by the Recipient of the Applicant's request for Public Assistance\nPending FEMA RPA Review - Pending reviews by FEMA of the Applicant's request for Public Assistance\nPending Ineligibility Review - Pending final review to determine eligibility of the Applicant\nPending RPA Ineligibility Review - Pending final review to determine eligibility of the Applicant's request for Public Assistance\nPending Applicant Resubmission - Pending resubmittal of a request for Public Assistance\nClosed - Eligible - Eligible Applicant has been closed out\n\nApplicant Process Status specifies the process currently pending for the Applicant or their request for Public Assistance. These may include:\nProcess Discontinued - FEMA processes applicant removal\nPending Applicant Resubmission - Request for Public Assistance (RPA) is pending re-submittal by the applicant\nPending Recipient Review - The RPA is pending review by the Recipient\nPending DIU RPA EMMIE Entry - The RPA is pending entry into the EMMIE system by the Document Integrity Unit\nPending DIU RPA Validation - The RPA is pending validation by the Document Integrity Unit\nPending Field Leadership Review - The RPA is pending review by FEMA leadership in the field or regional office\nPending OCC Review - The RPA is pending review by Office of Chief Counsel\nPending PAGS Review - The RPA is pending review by the PA Group Supervisor\nPending PDMG Assignment - The Applicant is pending assignment of a Program Delivery Manager (PDMG)\nPending Impact Review Completion - The Applicant is pending completion of an Impact Review or Exploratory Call\nPending RSM Completion - The Applicant is pending completion of a Recovery Scoping Meeting\nPending Grant Completion - The Applicant is pending completion of completing PA projects to receive grant obligations\nPending Request to Conduct RTM Approval - The Applicant is requesting a Recovery Transition Meeting (RTM)\nPending FEMA RTM Completion - The Applicant is pending completion of an RTM by FEMA staff\nPending Applicant RTM Approval - The Applicant is pending approval of the transition to the region\nRTM Completed - The Applicant has completed transition to the region to be closed out\nPending Close-out Review - The Applicant is pending the performance of close out procedures\nApplicant Closed Out - Applicant is closed out of the PA Process\n\n\nThis dataset has been updated as part of a system migration that combines data from multiple systems resulting in an increased record count. The original dataset was developed to show project processing by disaster from FEMA's Public Assistance Grants Manager database. This dataset now includes data migrated from the EMMIE and NEMIS systems. \nFEMA's terms and conditions and citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries","rel":"PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries","title":"FEMA provides supplemental Federal disaster grant assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned facilities and the facilities of certain Private Non-Profit (PNP) organizations through the Public Assistance (PA) Program (CDFA Number 97.036). The PA Program also encourages protection of these damaged facilities from future events by providing assistance for hazard mitigation measures during the recovery process (see FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grants Sections 404 and 406: https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230426/fema-hazard-mitigation-grants-404-and-406).\n\nThis dataset lists all public assistance applicants (subrecipients) and a summary of the funded program support. This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's Applicant Case Tracker (FAC-Trax), which includes the Grants Manager (GM) and Grants Portal (GP) database and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error. The financial information is derived from GM and not FEMA's official financial systems.\n\nDue to differences in reporting periods, status of obligations, and how business rules are applied, this financial information may differ slightly from official publication on public websites such as usaspending.gov; this dataset is not intended to be used for any official federal financial reporting.\n\nFEMA's terms and conditions and citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions\n\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceSecondAppealsTracker","rel":"PublicAssistanceSecondAppealsTracker","title":"This dataset records the status of Public Assistance Second Appeals administered by the Public Assistance Appeals, Audits, and Arbitration Branch (PAAAB) at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). PAAAB’s mission is to administer FEMA’s Public Assistance appeals system in a timely, efficient, consistent, and organized manner. \nPAAAB accomplishes this mission by:\n- Adjudicating second appeals and issuing timely final determinations\n- Training and supporting FEMA personnel working on appeals throughout the agency\n- Communicating agency policy and practice to FEMA regions and field staff\n- Analyzing trends in appeal filings and identifying issues that may require policy changes\n\nThe Public Assistance appeals process provides the opportunity for the applicant (see Note 1) (e.g., State, Tribal, Territorial, or local governmental and certain Private Nonprofit organizations applying for Public Assistance grant funds) to appeal FEMA’s determinations regarding their application for assistance.\n\nFirst Level Appeal\nApplicants may appeal FEMA’s determinations denying Public Assistance funding. The applicant must provide documentation to support the appeal. Supporting documentation should explain why the applicant believes the original determination is wrong and the dollar amount in dispute. The recipient (e.g., State, Tribe, or Territory) (see Note 2) will then prepare a written recommendation. The recipient has full discretion to support or oppose all or part of the applicant’s position in the appeal. Per 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, first level appeals are evaluated and decided by the FEMA Regional Administrator responsible for the State, Tribal Nation, or Territory where the disaster occurred. The FEMA Regional Office has 90 days to render a first appeal decision or request more information from the applicant. Once a decision on the appeal is made, FEMA will notify the recipient and applicant. Upon receipt of a denial or partial denial from the Regional Administrator, the applicant has the option to file a second level appeal, though certain applicants may opt to pursue arbitration in lieu of a second level appeal.\n\nSecond Level Appeal\nThe applicant may file a second level appeal of the Regional Administrator’s first appeal decision. The applicant may provide new documentation with the second appeal if necessary. The second appeal should explain why the applicant believes the original determination is wrong and the dollar amount in dispute. The recipient will then prepare a written recommendation. As with the first level appeal, the recipient has full discretion to support or oppose all or part of the applicant’s position. FEMA has 90 days from receipt of the second level appeal to render a decision or request more information from the applicant. Second level appeals are the Agency's final determination, as outlined in regulation (44 C.F.R. § 206.206). All second level appeal determinations are posted on the FEMA website (www.fema.gov), so applicants can review previous decisions FEMA has made on similar issues.\n\nAppeal Submission Deadlines\nFor disasters declared after January 1, 2022, an applicant must electronically submit its appeal to the recipient within 60 days from the date FEMA electronically transmits the eligibility determination or first appeal decision. The recipient has 120 days from the determination or first appeal decision transmission date to submit the applicant’s appeal through Grants Portal/Grants Manager to FEMA.\n\nFor disasters declared prior to January 1, 2022, an applicant must submit its appeal to the recipient within 60 days of receiving notice of FEMA’s eligibility determination or first appeal decision. The recipient has 60 days from the date it receives the appeal to review and forward it with a written recommendation to the appropriate FEMA Regional Administrator.\n\nAdditional Resources\nFor more information about PAAAB, please visit https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/audits-arbitration-appeals. For more information on the Public Assistance appeals process, download the Appeals Fact Sheet at https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema-pa-arbitration-fact-sheet.pdf. For an online archive of previous second appeal decisions, visit the Second Appeals Database at https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/audits-arbitration-appeals#database. To learn more about the arbitration process available to certain applicants visit www.fema.gov/assistance/public/audits-arbitration-appeals#arbitration.\n\nNote 1: Once the applicant receives funding, it is a subrecipient. For simplicity, FEMA uses the term applicant throughout this document when referring to the responsible entity for the project rather than making distinctions between applicant and subrecipient.\nNote 2: On December 26, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget issued the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, codified at 2 C.F.R. pt. 200, which adopts the term recipient instead of grantee.\n\nThis dataset is not intended to be an official federal report, and should not be considered an official federal report.\nThis is raw, unedited data and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.FEMA's terms and conditions and citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/TrainingClassSchedule","rel":"TrainingClassSchedule","title":"Training and education provide the whole community with knowledge, skills and abilities needed to help people before, during and after disasters.\nFEMA provides world-class training and education for the nation’s first responders and emergency managers and other members of the whole community through a robust enterprise of institutions and partnerships managed by the National Preparedness Directorate’s National Training and Education Division (NTED).\nThis is the companion dataset for the Training Course Catalog dataset that provides schedule information for training classes.\n\n\nFEMA's terms and conditions and citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1/TrainingCourseCatalog","rel":"TrainingCourseCatalog","title":"Training and education provide the whole community with knowledge, skills and abilities needed to help people before, during and after disasters.\nFEMA provides world-class training and education for the nation’s first responders and emergency managers and other members of the whole community through a robust enterprise of institutions and partnerships managed by the National Preparedness Directorate’s National Training and Education Division (NTED).\nThis dataset provides emergency managemet training courses. The companion dataset, Training Class Schedule, provides course scheduling information.\n\n\nFEMA's terms and conditions and citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.\nFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.\n\nIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open/v1","rel":"self","title":"API Version 1 datasets","type":"application/json"},{"href":"/api/open","rel":"parent","title":"API version discovery","type":"application/json"}],"meta":{"version":1,"datasetCount":28,"lifeCycleStage":"PUBLISHED"}}