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Important Terms<br />
FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program –<br />
Provides assistance to State, Tribal and local<br />
governments and certain types of PNPs so that<br />
communities can quickly respond to and recover<br />
from major disasters or emergencies declared by the<br />
President.<br />
Grantee –<br />
For disaster-related Stafford Act and preparedness<br />
(non-disaster) grant programs, the Grantee is the<br />
State government, and in some instances, a Native<br />
American Tribal authority, to which a grant is awarded.<br />
The Grantee is accountable for the use of the funds<br />
provided by FEMA and is responsible for disbursing those<br />
funds to a subgrantee (sometimes called Applicant) or<br />
multiple subgrantees. The Grantee is also responsible for<br />
providing technical advice and assistance to eligible<br />
Applicants, ensuring that potential Applicants are aware<br />
of the available assistance programs, providing support<br />
for damage assessment operations, supporting project<br />
identification activities and submitting the necessary<br />
paperwork for grant awards.<br />
Subgrantee –<br />
FEMA and the Grantee share responsibility for making<br />
disaster-related Stafford Act and preparedness (nondisaster)<br />
program funds available to subgrantees. A<br />
subgrantee (also referred to as an Applicant) is a State<br />
agency or local government, Native American Tribal<br />
authority, PNP organization or other legal entity<br />
who receives FEMA PA, HM, Preparedness (Non-disaster)<br />
or other FEMA grant funds. Funds are administered<br />
and distributed by the Grantee.<br />
Resources<br />
state<br />
<strong>GOHSEP</strong><br />
gohsep.la.gov<br />
Louisiana Public Assistance (LAPA)<br />
LouisianaPA.com<br />
Louisiana Municipal Association (LMA)<br />
Disaster Recovery Handbook<br />
Resources and Links tab => Publications => Disaster<br />
Recovery and Emergency Management folder.<br />
lma.org/LMA/Resource/Publications<br />
federal<br />
FEMA Fact sheet: Sandy Recovery<br />
Improvement Act of 2013 and FEMA’s<br />
Recovery Directorate, February 2013<br />
fepa.org/attachments/article/280/FEMA%20Fact%20<br />
Sheet%20Sandy%20Recovery%20Improvement%20<br />
Act.pdf<br />
FEMA<br />
fema.gov/public-assistance-local-state-tribal-andnon-profit<br />
FEMA PA Grant Application Process<br />
fema.gov/public-assistance-grant-applicationprocess<br />
FEMA RPA Application Form<br />
fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=2658<br />
OMB Circular<br />
whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars_a087_2004<br />
Stafford Act<br />
fema.gov/about/stafact.shtm<br />
5.2.2 FEMA PA Page 6 of 6<br />
Revised: July 3, 2013
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