Report Damage to your County Emergency Management Director

The objective of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program is to provide assistance to State, Tribal and local governments, and certain types of Private Nonprofit organizations so that communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President.

Through the PA Program, FEMA provides supplemental Federal disaster grant assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned facilities and the facilities of certain Private Non-Profit (PNP) organizations. The PA Program also encourages protection of these damaged facilities from future events by providing assistance for hazard mitigation measures during the recovery process.

The Federal share of assistance is not less than 75% of the eligible cost for emergency measures and permanent restoration. T he grantee (usually the State) determines how the non-Federal share (up to 25%) is split with the subgrantees (eligible applicants).

For more information please go to FEMA’s Public Assistance Grant Program website at http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/pa/index.shtm.

FEMA 1966-WI-DR
Declaration Date: April 5, 2011
Incident Period: January 31 – February 3, 2011
Application Due: May 5, 2011

• Application (PDF)
• Applicant Briefing Schedule April 13-15th (PDF)
• FEMA Project Worksheet Forms (PDF)
• Public Assistance Applicant Briefing Presentation (PDF)
• Hazard Mitigation Presentation (PDF)
• FEMA Applicant Handbook (PDF)

Green County (FEMA 1966-WI-DR)
Declaration Date: May 4, 2011
Incident Period: January 31 – February 3, 2011
Application Due: June 2, 2011

• Application (PDF)
• Applicant Briefing May 10, 2011 (PDF)
• FEMA Project Worksheet Forms (PDF)
• Public Assistance Applicant Briefing Presentation (PDF)
• Hazard Mitigation Presentation (PDF)
• FEMA Applicant Handbook (PDF)

This funding is made available when the state or counties are denied federal disaster assistance or do not meet the federal eligibility criteria. Communities that meet an established per capita threshold in damages can request assistance through the County Emergency Management Director who applies to the Administrator of Wisconsin Emergency Management. Tribes can apply directly to WEM.

Funding is intended to help local and tribal governmental units recover from disasters. Grants are available on a 70/30 cost share basis for debris clearance, emergency protective measures and damage to road systems.

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