Direct Housing
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Housing Assistance
Acronyms
100

FEMA may provide this type of assistance when eligible applicants are unable to use Rental Assistance due to a lack of available housing resources

What is:

Direct Housing Assistance

100

This type of Direct Housing provides a readily fabricated dwelling (i.e. recreational vehicle, or a Manufactured Housing Unit) purchased or leased by FEMA and provided to eligible applicants to use as temporary housing for a limited period of time.

What is:

Transportable Temporary Housing Unit or TTHU's

100

This site is required to conduct business with the Federal Government

What is: 

Sam.gov

100

This type of financial assistance may be provided to eligible individuals and households, to reimburse for hotels, motel, or other short-term lodging if temporarily displaced by the disaster.

What is:

Lodging Expense Reimbursement (LER)

100

This acronym is required to maintain eligibility by demonstrating that it is viable and achievable throughout the recertification process. 

What is: 

PHP (Permanent Housing Plan) 

200

A homeowner's FEMA-verified loss (FVL) must equal or exceed this amount, calculated by multiplying the pre-disaster residence's square footage by a specific dollar rate, to meet this Direct Housing eligibility threshold.

What is:

$12 per square foot?

200

FEMA develops this type of site when there are no other options. 

What is: 

Group Sites 

200

This free resource provides businesses with guidance and assistance when registering in SAM.gov to pursue federal contracting opportunities

What is:


 an APEX Accelerator

200

Money to help applicants with a disability with specific repairs that make their home accessible i.e. (ramp, grab bars, and paved path to the home entrance). Repairs can be made when these items are damaged. Improvements can be made when those features were not present prior to the disaster and are needed due to a pre-existing disability or disability caused by the disaster.

What is:

True

200

The acronym DHIT stands for

What is: 

Direct Housing Implementation Team 

(Only request Region 4)

300

Arrange the following three steps in the correct sequence for requesting and approving a FEMA Direct Housing Mission:

FEMA Headquarters Decision

State Request Letter

Regional Recommendation

What is: 

1. State Request Letter

2. Regional Recommendation

3. FEMA Headquarters Decision

300

This Direct Housing Program, allows for a property owner of a quadplex to contract with FEMA and make some repairs?

What is:

Multi-family Lease & Repair

300

This site placement allows for a Recreational Vehicle to be placed on the same parcel as the damaged dwelling

What is: 

Private Site 

300

This type of assistance may help with immediate housing needs if a survivor cannot return to their home because of the disaster. This money can be used to stay in a hotel, with family and friends, or other options while you look for a rental unit

What is:

Displacement Assistance

300

In contracting you receive a UEI number after you have submitted your business information on Sam.gov 

What is:

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

400

This Housing Report is used to identify how many households met the Direct Housing Threashold

What is:

The HA23.2 (DH23.2)


400

This type of Direct Housing Assistance provides a ready- for- occupancy residential property leased for eligible applicants and, if necessary, modified or improved to provide a reasonable accommodation for an eligible applicant with a disability, for use as a temporary housing

What is 

Direct Lease


400

This person negotiates all contracts for commercial parks 

What is: 

the Contracting Officer (CO)

400

To request FEMA assistance for accessibility improvements to a home, survivors generally need these three forms of documentation: a medical provider statement, proof of cost, and evidence that _______________________.

What is: 

The improvement is not covered by another source

400

The acronym CTHA stands for

What is:

Continued Temporary Housing Assistance

500

In revocations, termination of assistance may be appealed in all cases except for:

What is:

The End of Period of Assistance 

500

This FEMA provided unit does not allow modifications for those with Access and Functional Needs

What is:

 Recreational Vehicle or Travel Trailer

500

Three major barriers that LOG House Contractors face during TTHU installation are Site Identification, _________, and ___________

What is:


Permitting and Power


500

A disaster survivor is not automatically disqualified from receiving FEMA accessibility- related assistance simply because they are enrolled in either of these two government health coverage programs.

What is:

Medicaid and Medicare

500

This acronym is short for a contract that was award to Dewberry until 2029

What is:


LPCS (Logistics Planning and Construction Services Contract)