BABAA Lunch & Learn: Three Key Pillars - Background, Compliance, and Waivers
FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of 30-minute training webinars on the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), a part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Buy America Branch (BAB) and offered on various dates from January through April 2025. The trainings will cover a variety of topics related to BABAA, including roles and responsibilities, best practices, covered products, and waivers. The various training descriptions are below:
Date: January 15, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Location: Virtual
Event Details
The BABAA Three Key Pillars: Background, Compliance, and Waivers training will discuss BABAA’s history, its applicability to FEMA funded projects, compliance roles and responsibilities, and the waiver request process.
This training is appropriate for FEMA award recipients and subrecipients, including state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel; nonprofit organization staff; eligible private entities, such as engineering and construction contractors, and anyone else interested in the BABAA requirements.
These virtual trainings will be delivered using Adobe Connect. If you have never used this platform, we encourage you to test your connection in advance here.
Resources
For additional information and training opportunities, please visit the FEMA BABAA website at "Buy America" Preference in FEMA Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure | FEMA.gov.