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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ARCHIVED: FP 104-009-2 / April 2017 (Superseded on August 23, 2017)
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ARCHIVED: This document consolidates previously published Public Assistance 9500 Series policy and guidance documents from 1998 through 2015. The majority of these policy and guidance documents have been superseded by the Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide first published on January 1, 2016.
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The FEMA Damage Assessment Operations Manual is part of a greater effort to provide a user-friendly, streamlined post-disaster damage assessment process that builds on the existing knowledge and expertise of State or Tribe and local partners to identify damage after a natural or man-made disaster. Eligible Tribes and U.S. territories are considered the same as States for application of FEMA programs; the Manual is aimed at clarifying FEMA damage assessment guidance, promoting standardized information collection, and assisting in the development of requests for federal disaster assistance.
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ARCHIVED: 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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ARCHIVED: Effective for events declared from January 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017. Superseded by Version 2 on April 1, 2017
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This policy guides decision making and interprets statutes and regulations related to insurance requirements under FEMA's Public Assistance program.
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ARCHIVED: This interim guidance was published on December 26, 2014 and superseded on June 1, 2020.
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This SOP is to provide guidance to the FEMA PA Program on the responsibilities and procedures for the recovery of payments identified as improper under IPIA and IPERA audit findings.
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ARCHIVED: This SOP was published on December 1, 2013 and superseded on June 1, 2020.
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The attached memorandum is being numbered as part of the FEMA Public Assistance Program 9500 policy series. It states the policy that FEMA and EPA have agreed to in regard to funding Mission Assignments for ESF #10 activities in major disasters and emergencies. It clarifies policy that is currently in place in the form of a policy memorandum.
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