GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

While referred to as an
indicator, there is no
requirement that the
President issue a declaration
even if the State meets its
indicator.
The greater the validated
damages you identify +
report, the better chance a
declaration will be issued or
the cost share increased.
within the State from the incident meet or exceed
$593,871,732 (FY2013).
All damages must be reported. The State will utilize
damages reported by a Parish – even when the
Parish does not meet its indicator – to meet the State
indicator.
President
indicator as published by FEMA. Annually, FEMA
publishes a per capita 1 dollar amount that is multiplied
by the number of residents living in each Parish and
the State using the last U.S. Census data. For FY2013,
that amount was $1.37 per capita. A two- (2-) prong
test must be met.
• Each Parish must meet its level of damages or
“damage indicator” to qualify to be included in
the declaration.
• The State as a whole must meet a damage
indicator of $6.2 million (for FY2013).
FEMA regulations require a cost share. Typically the
cost share is 75 percent FEMA and 25 percent State
or local participation. An adjustment from the 75/25
Federal/State cost share to a 90/10 Federal/State share
may be possible if disaster damages meet or exceed
$131 per capita for the State or total FEMA obligations
Governor
Parish OHSEP
(64 Parishes)
Inventory of Damages
1
Per capita calculations are based on 2010 Census data.
5.1.1 PDA Page 4 of 5
ROLE OF GOHSEP - GOHSEP uses the PDA information,
along with other information, and prepares a
Presidential declaration request. The request is
submitted to the President by the governor through
FEMA Region VI.