Public Assistance Resource Library
The COVID-19 incident period ended on May 11, 2023. FEMA will continue to provide funeral assistance until Sept. 30, 2025, to those who have lost loved ones due to this pandemic.
The Public Assistance Resource Library contains general program and disaster-specific guidance that focuses on restoring public infrastructure for communities affected by major disasters or emergencies.
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Public Assistance (PA) fact sheets provide general overviews of the PA process and program eligibility.
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This updated interim policy retroactively extends the period of work eligibility to the beginning of the incident period. It also specifies that work conducted from the beginning of the incident period through December 31, 2021 will be reimbursed at a federal cost share of 100 percent. Work conducted after December 31, 2021 will be reimbursed at the federal cost share established at that time.
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This policy clarifies FEMA’s requirements under Section 705 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and establishes the guidelines to determine whether Section 705 applies, prohibiting FEMA from recovering payments made under the Public Assistance Program.
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This audit-related guidance is provided to assist recipients and subrecipients of COVID-19-related Public Assistance (PA) to document and account for disaster costs, minimize the loss of FEMA funding, maximize financial recovery, and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of disaster funds.
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This policy supersedes the previous version published on May 9, 2020. Version 2 includes provisions for COVID-19 vaccinations and a job aid to assist Recipients and Subrecipients in the equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccines.
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This Debris Monitoring Guide provides guidance on monitoring debris removal operations and eligibility requirements associated with necessary work and reasonable costs to carry out a debris monitoring program.
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This policy covers non-congregate sheltering conducted during the COVID-19 public health emergency for non-COVID declarations. This policy is not applicable to COVID-19 declarations.
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ARCHIVED: This guidance is on the types of emergency protective measures that may be eligible under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program in accordance with the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration in order to ensure that resource constraints do not inhibit efforts to respond to this unprecedented disaster. Please note that this fact sheet was superseded by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Work Eligible for Public Assistance policy and is only applicable to work performed prior to September 15, 2020.
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