Public Assistance (PA – Disaster Recovery)
Description
The Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program helps communities recover from major disasters. Grant funds support debris removal, life-saving emergency protective measures, and restoration of public infrastructure.
FEMA obligates funding for specific PA projects directly to an affected state, locality or tribe. These local governments then pass award funding through to the eligible applicants (subgrantees).
Eligibility
Local governments, states, tribes, territories, certain nonprofits
Role In Creative Placemaking
Funds from this program may be used for repair/rebuild of facilities and infrastructure, including parks and recreation facilities that might be part of creative placemaking efforts.
Match
The federal share of assistance is not less than 75% of the eligible cost.
Previous
Facilities repairs – Fernandina Beach, FL
Institute of Puerto Rican Culture repair of public buildings – San Juan, PR
Role in Creative Placemaking
This section represents our attempt to capture how this specific funding opportunity might fit into a placemaking initiative.
Eligibility
Who can apply? Eligibility is often limited, but in partnership with other entities you may identify an access point, such as subgrant opportunities. This information can help you determine which potential partners in your community might be able to access the funds.
Previous Projects/Grantees
These examples show how these funds have been used for creative or placemaking endeavors in the past, the types of organizations that have successfully accessed the funds and/or the types of activities for which the funds can be used.
Max Award
Maximum funding amounts can vary from year to year. We have provided the most recent information available. Where available, we also include a median or a range in cases in which the maximum is not typical of an average award.
Match Requirement
Most federal programs require some form of cost sharing. This is expressed differently for different agencies and programs. Sometimes a direct 1:1 match is specified. Other times, the application will state the maximum percentage of a project cost that the funding award can cover. We include this information, where available, in order to give you a sense of what to expect when applying for a particular funding program.
Compliance
Most federal funding programs will require financial and progress reports at least annually, along with a final report. We consider this to be a "moderate" compliance burden. Where a higher degree of data collection and reporting is indicated, we convey that information with a "substantial" rating.