FEMA Workshop was held on Wednesday, April 7

Many public-sector organizations have recognized the importance of implementing best practices. Sarasota County has developed business processes and standard operating procedures for processing and collecting public assistance funds for disaster recovery as specified in federal and state regulatory guidelines. This collaborative workshop will assist all participants to operate more effectively when everyone shares a common understanding of the program processes and procedures.

The benefits of implementing standard operating procedures in the FEMA Public Assistance Grant Program:

• Quality of processes
• Speed to add change and execute processes (and acquire money)
• Increased capacity
• Consistently knowing the outcome of the process
• Visibility into obstacles
• Increased efficiency of management functions

Utilization of processes with accompanying procedures, material checklists and training in the skills needed to perform the new process automation

- Annual Disaster Event Process
- Pre Disaster Event Process

• FEMA Public Assistance Grant Process
• FEMA Public Assistance Reimbursement Process: Category A Debris Removal – FDOT / NRCS
• FEMA Emergency Protective Measures Process: Category B
• FEMA Public Assistance Reimbursement Process Category C: Road and Bridges
• FEMA Public Assistance Reimbursement Process Category D-F-G: Water Control Facilities, Utilities, Parks Recreation
• FEMA Public Assistance Reimbursement Process Category E: Building and Equipment
• FEMA Daily Log Process
• FEMA Subgrantee Reimbursement Process
• FEMA Reconciliation Process (Fund 148)
• FEMA Public Assistance Record Retention Process
• FEMA Administrative Fee Process

Learning objectives in Workshop:

• Define key terms
• Review uniform procedures for processing and collecting public assistance funds for disaster recovery
• Examine federal and state regulatory guidelines
• Grasp and understand FEMA forms and completion
• Learn basic techniques with related technology applications
• Gain understanding of individual roles and flow of work