WhoisHagertyConsulting?

HagertyConsultingisoneofthenation’sleading emergency managementconsulting firms that helps clientsprepareforandrecoverfromdisasters.Established in 2001, we haveconsultantslocaltoTexasandLouisiana,inadditiontoacadreofmorethan350professionals nationwide. Since 2001,we have managed over $40 billion inrecoverygrantsthroughFEMAandHUDforclientsnationwide.

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KatieFreemanDirectorofOperationsKatie.Freeman@HagertyConsulting.com510.851.2664

KyleMcPheeDirectorofPreparednessKyle.McPhee@HagertyConsulting.com816.506.5188

MatthewHochsteinDirectorofClientDeliveryMatt.Hochstein@HagertyConsulting.com919.621.5634

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FiveTipstoMakeYourRecoveryMoreEffective1. DocumentAll Disaster-RelatedDamages: Before your communitymakes any emergency

repairs, document damages with photographs and measurements to prove repairs aredisaster-related.

2. DocumentDonatedResources toOffset Local Share: Your community is likely to receivemanyoffersofhelpfromvolunteers.Donatedresources(includingvolunteerlabor)canbeused to offset the local cost share required by FEMA. You can track those hours withsomethingassimpleasadatedsign-insheet.Thiswillmakeclaimingthosehoursmucheasierintheweeksandmonthsafterthedisaster.

3. SegregateDisaster-RelatedWork: Use separatedisasteraccounting codesand/or relatedworkorderstomoreeasilysegregatedisaster-relatedfromday-to-daywork.ThiswillhelpyoucompilelaborandequipmentusageforFEMAreimbursement.

4. ExpediteandCarefullyTrackDebrisRemoval:FEMArequiresa“cradletograve”accountingof all debris removed. In addition to labor and equipment, it’s important to track debrislocations,photographs(ifpossible),andloadticketstodocumentdebrisremoval.Also,FEMApaysmoreforexpediteddebrisremovalthroughtheDebrisRemovalAlternativeProceduresPilotProgram.ThePilotProgramlowersthelocalcostsharefordebrisremovedwithinthefirst30and90daysafteradisaster.ContactusforinformationonthisProgramconsideringrecentcostshareincreasesthatarenotspecifictothispilotthatmayaffectyourdecisiontoengageinthepilotprogram.

5. EnsureProperProcurement toReducetheRiskof LostFunding inanAudit: Ifyouthinkprivate sector services are required to support your recovery effort (consulting,architecture/design,construction,etc.),allworkmustbecompetitivelybidandcomplywith2C.F.R.Part200(federalregulation).Itiscriticaltounderstandtheservicespromisedbeforesigninganycontract.BesuretoincluderequiredFEMAandHousingandUrbanDevelopment(HUD)contractclausesforalldisaster-relatedcontracts.

What’satStakeinaDisasterRecovery1. FEMACanTakeBackFunding:Inanaudit,theDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)Office

ofInspectorGeneral(OIG)canrecommendthatFEMAtakebackfundingifprojectsarefoundtonotcomplywithallfederalrequirements.Inthelast10years,FEMAtookbackhundredsofmillionsfromrecoveringcommunities.

2. You Could Leave Money on the Table: In the fog of a rushed recovery, unprepared oruninformedcommunitiesmaynotbeknowledgeableonallFEMAreimbursementproceduresand other disaster related grant programs to which they are entitled. Additionally, FEMAmakesfundingavailabletorecoverstrongerandmoreresilientthanbeforetheincidentbutmanycommunitiesfailtotakeadvantageoftheseprograms.

HurricaneHarvey2017Texas-SpecificUpdate

AscommunitiescontinuetorespondtoandbegintorecoverfromtheimpactsofHurricaneHarvey,weatHagertyConsultingwanttosharefivetipsforyouroperations.Thesetipswillpositionyouwell to receive federal funding, and maximize your potential assistance, under a PresidentialDisasterDeclarationinTexas.

Update:TheFederalcostsharewasincreasedto90percentfordebrisremoval(CategoryA),includingdirectFederalassistance;andto100percentFederalcostshareforemergencyprotectivemeasures(CategoryB),includingdirectFederalassistance, for 30 days from the start of the incident period, and then a 90percentFederalcostsharethereafter(amendmenttotheAugust25,2017MajorDisasterdeclarationDR-4332forTexas).