An eligible applicant/recipient or subapplicant/subrecipient may request a reconsideration of either of the following actions:
- FEMA’s denial of its application or subapplication for mitigation activities for which there is an indication of a substantive technical or procedural error.
- A remedy FEMA has taken for non-compliance with federal statutes, regulations or the terms and conditions of the award, including suspension and termination of the award.[343]
For more information regarding the FMA reconsideration process, refer to the applicable NOFO.
D.11.1. FMA: Denial of Application or Subapplication
For denials of applications or subapplications for mitigation activities, the reconsideration request must identify any substantive technical or procedural error committed by FEMA.
For more information regarding the denial of a FMA application or subapplication, refer to the applicable NOFO.
D.11.2. FMA: Denial of Remedies Taken for Non-Compliance
FEMA will reconsider determinations of non-compliance, additional award conditions or its decision to terminate a federal award. The recipient must send information for reconsideration to FEMA headquarters within 60 days after receipt of a notice of the action.
A FEMA decision will uphold or overturn a decision regarding an award based on information provided by the recipient and subrecipient as well as application, award and subaward management records collected by FEMA. FEMA will notify the recipient of its decision regarding the request for reconsideration.[344]