Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NNFA-0202
Organization's ID:
R/N0335
Organization:
U.S. Fire Administration - National Fire Academy (NFA)
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
49 hours and 10 minutes
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 2 Emergency Management
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to familiarize the students with the FEMA Public Assistance Grant Program. The objective of the program is to provide assistance to States, Local Governments, Indian Tribal Governments, U.S. Territories and certain Private Nonprofit (PNP) organizations to alleviate suffering and hardship resulting from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Assess their community’s preparedness with regard to processes that will facilitate the eligibility/receipt of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance Grant Program after a “declared” Major Disaster/Emergency.
  • Explain key components of the Public Assistance process, given the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide.”
  • Determine Public Assistance Grant Program eligibility based on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidelines, given the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (PL 93-288, as amended) and Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
  • Complete the Force Account Labor/Equipment Summary Record forms to support an agency’s cost recovery, given a Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA), a Damage Assessment Matrix, and a review of Incident Command System (ICS) forms.
  • Prepare the damage description for a project, given a tornado scenario.
  • Prepare the Scope of Work (SOW) for a project, given an earthquake scenario.
  • Prepare a list of documentation needed to support Public Assistance funding based on review of the two Incident Command System (ICS) Incident Action Plans (IAPs) and an Emergency Work Project Worksheet package for a major flood event.
  • Prepare a Public Assistance Project Worksheet package for Permanent Work (Categories C through G).

General Topics:

  • • public assistance process • eligibility determination • Incident Command System forms review and determination of force account labor expenditures • describing damage for a project – tornado • describing scope of work for the project – earthquake • identifying documentation for an emergency work project – flood • using documentation for a permanent work project – hurricane
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials