Acronyms
Percent
Eligibility
OMB
Public Assistance 2
100
FEMA.
What is Federal Emergency Management Agency?
100
The typical Federal cost share.
What is 75%?
100
A facility must be in this type of use at the time of the disaster; otherwise, it is not eligible.
What is active?
100
You can just say OMB for short.
What is the Office of Management and Budget?
100
Work that must be completed within six months (unless an extension is granted).
What is emergency work?
200
CEF
What is Cost Estimating Format?
200
Hazard mitigation measures are automatically cost effective it they cost less than this percent of the total eligible cost of the eligible repair work.
What is 15%.
200
State government agencies, local government agencies, Federally recognized Indian tribes or authorized tribal organizations, and PNPs.
Who are Eligible Applicants?
200
The number of city agencies that OMB oversees.
What is 53?
200
Any publicly or privately owned building, works, system, or equipment, built or manufactured, or an improved and maintained natural feature. Land used for agricultural purposes is not this.
What is a Facility?
300
CFR
What is Code of Federal Regulations?
300
The analysis FEMA uses to determine whether a facility should be repaired or replaced.
What is the 50-Percent Rule?
300
The buildings blocks for FEMA eligibility.
What are Applicant, Facility, Work, and Cost?
300
The amount of damage Hurricane Sandy caused to NYC’s infrastructure and landscape.
What is $4.5 billion.
300
The opportunity for applicants to request reconsideration of decisions regarding the provision of assistance.
What is an appeal?
400
NEPA
What is National Environmental Policy Act?
400
In very large disasters, the Federal share may reach this maximum (Sandy is almost there).
What is 90%.
400
The eligible applicant must be this for the repair of the damaged facility at the time of the disaster. Usually ownership of the facility is sufficient to establish this.
What is legally responsible?
400
The address for the OMB office building.
What is 255 Greenwich Street?
400
This entity is only eligible if it provides an essential public service.
What is a private nonprofit?
500
NHPA
What is National Historic Preservation Act?
500
The amount of effort each Hagerty team gives to the departments they serve.
What is 100%.
500
This type of contract should generally be avoided in terms of FEMA eligibility.
What is time and materials?
500
The counterpart to Steve Hagerty.
Who is Jeff Garafolo?
500
Value is equal to or greater than $67,500
What is a Large Project?