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Disaster Assistance for Local Governments, Houses of Worship and Non-Profits is a program from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NC DPS) that provides federal and state funds through FEMA's Public Assistance program to repair public and private nonprofit properties damaged by disasters. Eligible expenses include road, bridge, and building repairs, emergency protective measures, debris removal, and communications.
Eligible applicants include government bodies and private non-profit organizations such as hospitals, volunteer fire departments, houses of worship, and museums in North Carolina, provided they have at least $3,140 in disaster-related damages and are in a federally-declared county. The federal share typically covers 75% of eligible costs.
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Disaster Assistance - Local Governments, Houses of Worship & Non-Profits | NC DPS Through FEMA’s Public Assistance program, federal and state funds are available to help repair public properties such as roads, bridges, buildings, parks – even private nonprofits (PNPs) like houses of worship that have been damaged or destroyed.
Funds also can help pay for emergency protective measures, communications and public transportation, as well as debris removal. Trained grant managers help applicants through the reimbursement process.
To apply for Public Assistance Program funds, applicants must: • Be a government body -- including but not limited to: town, school board, city, police station or state agency, OR • Be a private non-profit (PNP) group -- such as a hospital, volunteer fire department, electrical membership corporation, houses of worship, museum, etc. AND • Have damages from a disaster equal to or exceeding $3,140 AND • Be in a federally-declared county to be eligible for Public Assistance ( see list here ) Eligible work is covered via shared costs: the federal share is typically 75 percent and the state covers the remaining 25 percent.
Under certain circumstances, the federal share may be 90 or even 100 percent. Costs of eligible work fall under two broad categories – Emergency Work and Permanent Work. Emergency Work includes that which helps to immediately protect public health and safety Permanent Work includes restoring damaged facilities to their pre-disaster design, function and capacity following applicable codes or standards.
FEMA Public Assistance Categories Trees & vegetative debris * Building components or contents * Sand, silt, mud, gravel * Other disaster-related debris Emergency Protective Measures Emergency communications * Mass care & sheltering * Search & rescue * Security in impacted area * Transporting disaster victims * Building inspections * Temporary generators for health & safety services * Medical/ custodial care facility evacuations * Road surfaces, shoulders, bases & ditches * Drainage structures * Bridge decking, pavement, piers, girders, abutments * Bridge slopes Canals, sediment basins * Dams, reservoirs & levees * Pumping facilities * Drainage channels * Shore protective devices Buildings, Contents & Equipment Building repair or restoration to code * Content/ equipment replacement * Mold remediation * Temporary or permanent relocation * Houses of Worship ++ Communications * Power generation & distribution * Sewage systems * Water treatment plants Parks, Recreational Facilities & Other Playground equipment * Piers & boat docks * Picnic tables * Mass transit facilities * Fish hatcheries * Golf courses * Tennis Courts * Swimming Pools ++ Some Houses of Worship may now be eligible as a private non-profit organization for Public Assistance funds to be reimbursed for damages sustained in a federally-declared disaster.
Please submit requests for more information to pubic. assistance@ncdps. gov .
To be considered for funding, interested government agencies and non-profit organizations must submit an initial application within 30 days of when their county was declared a federal disaster. Organizations/governments based in Beaufort, Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico and Pender counties must apply by October 14.
Organizations/governments based in Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Jones, Lenoir, Robeson, Sampson and Wayne counties must apply by October 17. Organizations/governments based in Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Pitt, Richmond, Scotland and Wilson counties must apply by October 24 .
Organizations/governments in Greene County must apply by October 28 FEMA, in 2017, implemented a new approach to more effectively and efficiently manage the Public Assistance (PA) Program: using a Public Assistance Grant Portal. All PA program applications are now submitted online after the agency/organization first registers their interest with the state.
The new approach avoids some of the challenges that have been associated with the early stages of the grants process. Step 1: Register with NC Emergency Management by emailing public. assistance@ncdps.
gov . Step 2: Submit application online through FEMA's Public Assistance Grants Portal. (NCEM will send each applicant portal access instructions once they have registered.)
Applicants can use the portal to upload documents such as the “Request for Public Assistance,” invoices, etc. for the grant application.
Hurricane Florence Debris Removal Guidance (PDF from NC Emergency Management, Sept 2018) NC Division of Emergency Management Debris Contract Template NC Emergency Management Act NCGS Chapter 166A: North Carolina Emergency Management Act NCGS Chapter 14, Article 36A: Riots and Civil Disorders Summary of changes to Chapter 166A (HB843) Public Assistance Application Process (pdf) Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide (May 2018) FEMA 90-49: Request for Public Assistance (pdf) Applicants Briefings are held for governments, non-profit organizations and houses of worship to outline the progran and discuss the grants process.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Private non-profit organizations, including houses of worship, in North Carolina. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Disaster Assistance - Local Governments, Houses of Worship & Non-Profits is funded by North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NC DPS). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in North Carolina. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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