COVID-19 After-Action Report Services
Our team of preparedness experts, practitioners, and data collectors work with you to smoothly coordinate and deliver a COVID-19 After Action Report (AAR).
Disaster Recovery Resources
COVID-19 Resources
CDBG-CV Program Summary
On August 7, 2020, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released FR-6218-N-01 which describes program rules, statutory and regulatory waivers, and alternative requirements applicable to supplemental Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds that are now available to grantees to aid with the coronavirus pandemic.
Planning for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Initial doses of the vaccine for COVID-19 may be available as early as late October, on a limited basis, with availability increasing in November and December. In anticipation of states receiving the vaccine, there is a necessity — as well as a CDC requirement — for a plan to be developed. The CDC is requiring states to provide their plan no later than November 1, 2020.
Portfolio Management for COVID-19 Federal Funding
The COVID-19 national emergency declaration and the $2 trillion stimulus package including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act made available a multitude of overlapping funding sources to address costs associated with the ongoing response to COVID-19 by eligible entities (including state and local government, healthcare facilities, and private non-profits).
State Program Support - COVID-19
Tidal Basin has provided a full range of portfolio management; emergency management; and grants management services including FEMA, USDA, HUD, CDBG, CARES Act and other funding streams, as well as software integration support to 18 states including Alaska, California, Florida, Hawaii, New Mexico, New York, and Tennessee, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
What the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Means for Schools
This piece examines the costs potentially eligible for reimbursement for schools as a result of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 as well as disaster recovery tips for tracking costs and correctly procuring an experienced vendor.
What the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Means for Local Governments
This piece examines the costs potentially eligible for reimbursement for local governments as a result of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 as well as disaster recovery tips for tracking costs and correctly procuring an experienced vendor.
What the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Means for Healthcare
This piece examines the costs potentially eligible for reimbursement for the healthcare industry as a result of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 as well as disaster recovery tips for tracking costs and correctly procuring an experienced vendor.
What the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Means for Airports
This piece examines the costs potentially eligible for reimbursement for airports as a result of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 as well as disaster recovery tips for tracking costs and correctly procuring an experienced vendor.
What COVID-19 Means To CDBG Grantees & Recipients
This piece examines the background, eligible activity areas, and the flexibility of the CARES Act in regards to CDBG Grantees and Recipients.
How to File a FEMA Claim
When a large-scale natural disaster occurs, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or wildfire, local and state resources can be depleted quickly. When this happens, the State’s Governor will request the President proclaim a Major Disaster Declaration which activates the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to begin distributing funds to those deemed eligible. Our experts can help immediately, with the experience and resources to mobilize quickly and begin working on your behalf to help qualify and obtain the maximum financial recovery for your property damage.
Key Steps To Filing A Claim with FEMA
Damaged property must be in a federally declared disaster area.
- Find out if your property is in a declared area by going to FEMA’s website.
File a claim with your insurance company as well.
- Failure to report property damage to your insurance company can affect your eligibility for federal assistance from FEMA.
- FEMA does not cover insurance deductibles.
- FEMA cannot help pay for anything that your insurance will cover.
Prepare necessary information for the application process. You will need:
- Social Security Number
- Address of property that was damaged
- Current address (where you are living in the interim)
- Current/Working phone number
- Property insurance information (carrier, policy number, etc.)
- Total household income
- Routing and account information for checking/savings account
- Description of disaster-related damages and losses
Visit DisasterAssistance.gov to apply online or call 800.621.3362
- Upon completion, you will be given a FEMA claim number, write this down or store it safely (in your phone) as it will make future interactions easier.
Check the status of your FEMA application.
- Use the same method you applied with — online or by phone — within 24 hours.
- FEMA will mail you a copy of your application along with a detailed guide that walks you through the assistance process.
- If you have an e-mail account, you can log onto DisasterAssistance.gov and click on “Check Your Status.”
A FEMA Inspector will contact you within 10 to 14 days.
- The inspector will to set up a time to visit your property and inspect the damage.
- FEMA home inspections have no fee.
- You must be physically present at the time of the inspection.
- You must be able to provide the inspector proof of ownership and occupancy.
The FEMA inspector will then submit the report to FEMA.
- Reviews of inspections take about 10 days.
If you qualify, a check will be sent by mail or the money will be transferred into your checking or savings account along with a letter explaining how you are to use the funds.
- FEMA funds are tax-free and do not have to be repaid.
- Amount of assistance relies on how much damage your state has reported, among other factors.
Disaster Recovery Today is offered free of charge as a public service by our team of experts. Within its pages is the knowledge gained from years of study and field experience that has made our professionals recognized specialists in FEMA’s Public Assistance program. We have assisted recipients and applicants with virtually all stages of recovery from planning to closeout, and are pleased to be able to share this expertise and insight from a non-FEMA perspective.
Read IssuesDisaster Planning — 9 Steps to a Successful Recovery
Following a declared disaster, organizations need to implement a well thought out recovery approach. We have identified nine key steps to a successful recovery under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.
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The first step after a declared disaster is to develop a management approach. An “ad-hoc” recovery team needs to be created, roles and responsibilities delineated, and a well-organized filing approach must be established to handle the many projects.
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Determine your losses beginning with your cleanup and emergency response. Then building, equipment and supplies losses must be quantified “as it was” and “as it has to be.” Lost revenues and temporary relocation costs need to be calculated as well.
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Categorize the losses: FEMA categories A-G, insured/uninsured, responsibility of OFA, and special considerations.
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Determine eligibility. General eligibility requirements include the following: it needs to be required as the result of the event; it must be caused by the event (no pre-existing damage); it must be located within the designated disaster area; and it must be the legal responsibility of an eligible applicant.
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Develop a rebuilding plan. The applicant needs to consider the recovery “as they want it to be” considering whether to replace or relocate certain buildings, fixtures or infrastructure. The mitigation approach is outlined in Section 406 and Section 404 of The Stafford Act. Categorization of anticipated insurance proceeds also needs to be well documented.
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Develop a funding approach. These can be broken down into the following: Standard Project, Alternate Project, Improved Project or in special circumstances the Grant Acceleration Program.
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Implement the plan. Implementation involves the development of applicable project worksheets and proposals and the completion of approved projects.
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Final inspection and closeout. This includes the state audit of all large projects, dispute resolution, re-evaluation of applicable insurance reductions and the acquisition and maintenance of adequate insurance if reasonable and practical.
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The audit process. FEMA’s Office of the Inspector General often selects subrecipient for program and financial audits. This can occur any time throughout the process; up to three years from the completion of all projects.
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