A Review of FEMA Funding for COVID-19 Response and Relief
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A Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report, OIG-22-72, dated September 16, 2022, titled A Review of FEMA Funding for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response and Relief, addressed by Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. Conducted for Phase 1 of a Pandemic Response Accountability Committee study, it reports that FEMA provided approximately $49.3 million in pandemic relief funds to six locations, including Springfield, MA and Coeur D'Alene, ID. Tables break the funding down by program, including Lost Wages Assistance ($40.1 million) and the Public Assistance program ($7.6 million). The report states FEMA could not always provide detailed data because it does not always maintain local-level data or follow a standardized process. It contains no recommendations, and FEMA chose not to submit management comments.
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A Review of FEMA Funding
for Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19) Response
and Relief
September 16, 2022
OIG-22-72
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528 / www.oig.dhs.gov
September 16, 2022
MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable Deanne Criswell
Administrator
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FROM: Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D. JOSEPH V JOSEPH
Digitallysignedby
V CUFFARI
Inspector General
CUFFARI 17:40:45 -04'00'
Date: 2022.09.15
SUBJECT: A Review of FEMA Funding for Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19) Response and Relief
For your information is our final report, A Review of FEMA Funding for
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response and Relief. Your office chose
not to submit management comments to the draft report. The report contains
no recommendations.
Consistent with our responsibility under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended we will provide copies of our report to congressional committees with
oversight and appropriation responsibility over the Department of Homeland
Security. We will post the report on our website for public dissemination.
Please call me with any questions, or your staff may contact Bruce Miller,
Deputy Inspector General of Audits, at (202) 981-6000.
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DHS OIG HIGHLIGHTS
A Review of FEMA Funding for Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response and Relief
September 16, 2022 What We Found
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Why We Did provided approximately $49.3 million of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic relief funds to Springfield, MA;
This Review Coeur D’Alene, ID; Sheridan County, NE; Marion County,
GA; White Earth Nation in Minnesota; and Jicarilla Apache
As of September 2021, Nation in New Mexico. Local entities and individuals in these
FEMA had received locations received this assistance through the following
approximately $98 billion funding initiatives and for the indicated amounts:
to assist the Nation in Lost Wages Assistance program ($40.1 million)
addressing the challenges Public Assistance program ($7.6 million)
of the pandemic. We COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program ($1.2 million)
conducted this review as
Assistance to Firefighters Grants ($208,000)
part of Phase 1 of the
Emergency Food and Shelter Program ($182,000)
Pandemic Response
Accountability Although FEMA provided information for each of its funding
Committee’s (PRAC) study initiatives, in some instances, FEMA could not provide
to determine the sources detailed data and/or supporting documentation in the time
and intended purpose of allotted. This was because FEMA’s inconsistent data
Federal pandemic collection process and management practices presented
response program funds FEMA with challenges when responding to our requests. For
provided to six geographic instance, FEMA does not always maintain data at the local
locations. level, some FEMA systems cannot provide program data as of
a specific date, and FEMA did not follow a standardized
What We process to obtain and generate program data. These
weaknesses prevented us from effectively comparing program
Recommend data across geographic locations and limited our ability to
validate the accuracy of FEMA’s systems during Phase 1 of
the PRAC’s study. We are beginning Phase 2 of the PRAC’s
There are no
study. During Phase 2, we plan to also review FEMA’s
recommendations in this
oversight of recipient and subrecipient compliance with
report.
Federal reporting requirements.
For Further Information:
Contact our Office of Public Affairs at
(202) 981-6000, or email us at
DHS-OIG.OfficePublicAffairs@oig.dhs.gov
FEMA Response
FEMA chose not to submit management comments, but
provided technical comments, which we incorporated into
this report as appropriate.
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Background
Under the President’s Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (Stafford Act) declaration, the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) approved a major disaster declaration to all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, 5 territories, and 3 tribes. The Pandemic Response
Accountability Committee (PRAC), 1 in coordination with 10 of its member
Offices of Inspectors General (OIG), including the Department of Homeland
Security OIG, is conducting a two-phased case study to gain more insight
regarding Federal funding in six specific geographic locations. (See Appendix E
for a list of participating PRAC members.) The PRAC selected six geographic
locations to include in its study: Springfield, MA; Coeur D’Alene, ID; Sheridan
County, NE; Marion County, GA; White Earth Indian Reservation in Minnesota;
and Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation in New Mexico. 2 Phase 1 sought to
determine the sources of pandemic Federal funding, how much Federal funding
the geographic locations received, and the amount spent for pandemic
response. Phase 2 seeks to determine if the Federal funds were spent in
accordance with program goals and objectives. This review focused on
Phase 1.
As of September 30, 2021, FEMA had received approximately $98 billion to
assist the Nation in addressing the challenges of the pandemic. Congress
provided FEMA with pandemic funding for its relief and response efforts
through three laws: the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act
(CARES Act), the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, and the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Appendix B provides a breakdown of funding by act.
As the primary manager of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-
related funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA
provides recovery assistance to affected individuals and communities, through
contracts and various grant programs, including Individual Assistance, Public
Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation Grants. Additionally, FEMA’s Individual
Assistance program also provides financial assistance to individuals in the
form of Other Needs Assistance for disaster-caused expenses and serious needs
not covered by insurance or other sources, such as another Federal agency.
Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) and Funeral Assistance are two forms of Other
Needs Assistance.
1 Created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, the PRAC is made up
of 21 Inspectors General with the purpose of coordinating the oversight of and providing
transparency over all Federal pandemic response funds.
2 Although the PRAC sought to identify Federal funding provided to all eligible applicants
within the White Earth Indian and Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservations, FEMA does not track
funding by geographic location. The information included in this report reflects Federal
funding provided to the White Earth Nation and the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
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Results of Review
FEMA’s COVID-19 Pandemic Response Relief and Recovery
Efforts
We reviewed the Federal pandemic response program funds FEMA provided to
six geographic locations. Each location received pandemic assistance through
one or more of the following five funding initiatives: LWA program, Public
Assistance program, COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program, Assistance to
Firefighters Grants, and Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP).
Lost Wages Assistance
LWA sought to ease the economic burden for those who struggled with lost
wages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. FEMA provided states LWA to
distribute to affected individuals. FEMA provided us the LWA award for each
state within the scope of our review. However, FEMA could not provide more
detailed award data because it does not maintain LWA data for each individual
who receives LWA and does not track the geographic-specific data beyond the
state level for the funds. To overcome some of these limitations, we obtained
LWA data for the City of Springfield, MA and Marion County, GA from their
respective state labor departments through other ongoing Department of
Homeland Security OIG audit efforts. Table 1 shows the LWA funding the
states distributed to recipients in the selected locations.
Table 1. LWA Program Funding by Location from January 1, 2020,
through October 25, 2021
Number of Total Awarded to
Location Total Awarded
Recipients the State
Springfield, MA $39,599,438 22,786 $1,258,678,710
Coeur D’Alene, ID Unknown Unknown $47,325,591
Sheridan County, NE Unknown Unknown $64,670,865
Marion County, GA $530,700 331 $1,115,659,233
White Earth Nation in
Minnesota* $0 0 $599,018,435
Jicarilla Apache Nation in
New Mexico* $0 0 $233,017,722
TOTAL $40,130,138 23,117 $3,318,370,556
Source: DHS OIG analysis of FEMA data
* FEMA did not award any funds to tribes because they were not eligible for LWA. However,
members of any tribe residing in a state may be eligible. 3
3 Presidential Memorandum on Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major
Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019, August 8, 2020.
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Public Assistance: Emergency Protective Measures (Category B)
For COVID-19, the President authorized reimbursement of Category B services
to states, territories, tribes, and local entities for pandemic-related emergency
services. These services include, but are not limited to, medical care and
transportation; supplies and commodities (personal protective equipment);
emergency access; mass mortuary services; and disseminating public
information providing guidance about health and safety hazards. Table 2
details the Public Assistance program funding FEMA awarded to recipients in
the selected locations.
Table 2. Public Assistance Program Funding by Location from
January 20, 2020, through February 23, 2022
Number of Total Awarded
Location Total Awarded
Recipients to the State
Springfield, MA $7,574,508 6 $769,348,909
Coeur D’Alene, ID $9,599 7 $90,375,052
Sheridan County, NE $0 0 $190,700,410
Marion County, GA $0 0 $211,546,792
White Earth Nation in
Minnesota $0 0 $255,144,407
Jicarilla Apache Nation in
New Mexico $0 0 $76,989,093
TOTAL $7,584,107 13 $1,594,104,663
Source: DHS OIG analysis of FEMA data
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance
FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance seeks to reimburse eligible applicants
for expenses for an individual whose death occurred in the United States,
including the U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, and may have been
caused by, or was likely the result of, COVID-19, on or after January 20, 2020.
FEMA’s reimbursement for funeral expenses is limited to $9,000 per deceased
individual and $35,500 per application that may include other authorized
expenses beyond COVID-19 Funeral Assistance. Table 3 below details the
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance funding FEMA provided to recipients in the
selected geographic locations.
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Table 3. COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program Funding by Location for
January 20, 2020, through February 24, 2022
Number of Total Awarded
Location Total Awarded
Recipients to the State
Springfield, MA $760,984 113 $34,221,413
Coeur D’Alene, ID $241,603 54 $5,683,186
Sheridan County, NE $14,374 5 $7,260,000
Marion County, GA $83,751 18 $79,992,132
White Earth Nation in
Minnesota $63,111 17 $12,276,441
Jicarilla Apache Nation in
New Mexico $33,762 11 $7,576,889
TOTAL $1,197,585 218 $147,010,061
Source: DHS OIG analysis of FEMA data
Assistance to Firefighters Grants
This grant program provides eligible fire departments, non-affiliated emergency
medical service organizations, and State Fire Training Academies critically
needed resources to equip first-responder personnel responding to the COVID-
19 public health emergency and who support community resilience. Table 4
lists the Assistance to Firefighter Grants funding FEMA provided to recipients
in the selected locations.
Table 4. Assistance to Firefighters Grants Funding by Location for
January 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021
Number of Total Awarded
Location Total Awarded
Recipients to the State
Springfield, MA $207,582 1 $3,137,287
Coeur D’Alene, ID $0 0 $13,727
Sheridan County, NE $0 0 $23,257
Marion County, GA $0 0 $1,600,498
White Earth Nation in
Minnesota $0 0 $742,072
Jicarilla Apache Nation in
New Mexico $0 0 $357,074
TOTAL $207,582 1 $5,873,915
Source: DHS OIG analysis of FEMA data
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Emergency Food and Shelter Program
EFSP supplements and expands ongoing work of local nonprofit and
governmental social service organizations to provide shelter, food, and
supportive services to individuals and families who are experiencing, or at risk
of experiencing, hunger and/or homelessness. Unlike other FEMA funding
initiatives, a National Board (chaired by FEMA), serves as the sole eligible
recipient who distributes program funding. The board selects jurisdictions to
receive funds using a formula based upon unemployment statistics from the
U.S. Department of Labor and Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as poverty
statistics from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. FEMA does not maintain
subrecipient-level data in its systems but was able to provide us EFSP data
maintained by the National Board for all six locations. We determined that
only Springfield, MA, and Coeur D’Alene, ID, received EFSP funds during our
review period. Table 5 details the EFSP funding the National Board provided to
recipients in the selected locations.
Table 5. EFSP Funding by Location for January 1, 2020, through
September 30, 2021
Number of Total Awarded
Location Total Awarded
Recipients to the State
Springfield, MA $101,587 6 $3,906,527
Coeur D’Alene, ID $80,115 1 $383,129
Sheridan County, NE $0 0 $135,431
Marion County, GA $0 0 $5,069,241
White Earth Nation in
Minnesota $0 0 $2,393,206
Jicarilla Apache Nation in
New Mexico $0 0 $1,679,326
TOTAL $181,702 7 $13,566,860
Source: DHS OIG analysis of FEMA data
FEMA Could Not Provide Detailed and Consistent Data
FEMA was cooperative throughout our review and worked diligently to provide
us information for each of its funding initiatives. Nonetheless, in some
instances, FEMA did not provide detailed data or supporting documentation
that we requested by February 18, 2022. 4 We attribute this to inconsistent
data collection process and management practices:
FEMA does not always maintain data at the local level;
4 The PRAC set a deadline to collect agency information to ensure it had sufficient time to
obtain data from and coordinate with multiple IGs.
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some FEMA systems cannot provide program data for specific date
ranges; and
FEMA did not follow a standardized process to obtain and generate
program data.
For some programs, FEMA only maintains data at the state level and does not
have information on subrecipients, contractors, or individuals who may have
benefited from FEMA’s assistance. For the COVID-19 funding initiatives we
reviewed, FEMA did not maintain local-level data for its LWA, Emergency
Management Performance Grant-Supplemental, 5 and EFSP programs. For
these programs, FEMA only maintained award information for the primary
recipient in its systems — the corresponding state for the six geographic
locations for LWA and the National Board for EFSP. FEMA was able to obtain
subrecipient data maintained by the National Board, which we used to identify
subrecipients in the geographic locations during our review. However, FEMA
was not able to provide any detailed information on individuals who received
LWA. According to FEMA officials, for the grant programs subject to this
review, FEMA is not required to maintain subrecipient level data for programs
provided through grants to states. We are beginning Phase 2 of the PRAC’s
study. During Phase 2 we plan to also review FEMA’s oversight of recipient
and subrecipient compliance with Federal reporting requirements.
Additionally, although FEMA’s Grants Manager system includes Public
Assistance subrecipient information, the information was not easily retrievable
and required time-intensive manual searches to locate the information we
requested. In some instances, FEMA officials could not easily access program
data for specified date ranges. According to FEMA officials, the information in
some FEMA systems, such as Grants Manager, may be available in the
underlying database. However, developing a new report based on a prior date
can take substantial time and may require a formal system change request.
This is because, as FEMA officials stated, direct access to the underlying
database is strictly controlled to protect restricted and Sensitive Personally
Identifiable Information. Most FEMA staff only have access to the automated
reports built into the system. Ultimately, FEMA provided program data for
LWA, Public Assistance, and COVID-19 Funeral Assistance but could not
provide the funding data limited to our specific requested period of time.
Instead, FEMA could only provide program data through the date the data was
pulled from the system, not through our requested date of September 30, 2021.
Finally, because FEMA did not follow a standardized process to obtain and
generate program data, each region provided program data from different
systems with varying date ranges. For instance, for Public Assistance data,
5 We did not identify any Emergency Management Performance Grant-Supplemental award
recipients within the six locations in our review (see Appendix D). However, we included this
program to highlight the extent to which FEMA does not maintain local data for COVID-19
relief funding.
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Region 1 provided state-level data with a date range ending February 16, 2022,
and location-specific data with a date range ending September 30, 2021.
However, Region 4 provided state-level data with a date range ending February
07, 2022, and location-specific data with a date range ending February 23,
2022. These inconsistencies limited our ability to compare assistance funding
across locations within the same program. Appendix C provides detailed
information about the data’s date range inconsistencies.
Collectively, FEMA’s system limitations and inconsistent data retrieval process
prevented us from effectively comparing program data across geographic
locations and limited our ability to validate the accuracy of FEMA’s systems.
Management Comments and OIG Analysis
FEMA chose not to submit management comments. However, FEMA provided
technical comments on August 24, 2022, and we incorporated the comments
into this report where appropriate.
Objective, Scope, and Methodology
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was
established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107−296) by
amendment to the Inspector General Act of 1978.
The PRAC, in coordination with 10 OIGs, including DHS OIG, is conducting
case studies in two phases for six select geographic locations of varying size
across the Nation to identify the Federal pandemic response program funds
provided to these locations. The PRAC, including the participating OIGs,
coordinated this study under the authority found in Section 15010 of the
CARES Act, which directs the PRAC to conduct and coordinate oversight of
covered funds and the pandemic response. Our review, as a participating
PRAC member, focused on the PRAC’s Phase 1 of the study to identify FEMA’s
distribution of COVID-19 funding through its contracts, grants, and other
funding authorities to six geographic locations selected by the PRAC:
Springfield, MA; Coeur D’Alene, ID; Sheridan County, NE; Marion County, GA;
White Earth Indian Reservation in Minnesota; and Jicarilla Apache Nation
Reservation in New Mexico.6 Phase 2 of the PRAC’s study seeks to determine if
the Federal funds were spent in accordance with program goals and objectives.
During Phase 2, we plan to also review FEMA’s oversight of recipient and
subrecipient compliance with Federal reporting requirements.
6 Although the PRAC sought to identify Federal funding provided to all eligible applicants
within the White Earth Indian and Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservations, FEMA does not track
funding by geographic location. The information included in this report reflects Federal
funding provided to the White Earth Nation and the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
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We conducted this review to determine the sources and intended purpose of
Federal pandemic response funding initiatives provided to six geographic areas
between January 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021. Due to FEMA system
limitations, we extended our scope period through February 25, 2022, to
obtain information for all funding initiatives.
To determine all pandemic assistance provided by DHS to the six geographic
locations, we first obtained, from the DHS Office of Chief Financial Officer, the
pandemic funding amounts allocated to each component. Based on our review
of the information provided, we determined that FEMA was primarily
responsible for providing pandemic assistance to the six locations.
We identified the pandemic disaster declarations for Massachusetts (DR-4496-
MA), Idaho (DR-4534-ID), Nebraska (DR-4521-NE), Georgia (DR-4501-GA),
Minnesota (DR-4531-MN), and New Mexico (DR-4529-NM). We used FEMA
open-source data, information collected by other ongoing DHS OIG audits, and
OIG access to FEMA systems to determine preliminary pandemic funding
amounts for the six locations. We then requested that FEMA validate the
information we identified and provide additional program data and supporting
documentation for data we could not readily access. Additionally, we compared
the funding data across several platforms to ensure it was sufficiently reliable
for the objective of this review. In instances where we were unable to
determine the amounts provided to the six locations, we included the
information available to the lowest level — typically to the location’s respective
state.
For LWA, we obtained funding data collected by other DHS OIG audit teams
from the states of Massachusetts, Georgia, and Minnesota and determined
LWA payments made to Springfield, MA, and Marion County, GA, using zip
codes provided by the PRAC.
To determine the amount of Public Assistance provided to the six locations, we
used FEMA’s Grants Manager and Emergency Management Mission Integrated
Environment (EMMIE) Public Assistance data to identify applicants whose zip
codes were within the six locations. In addition, we determined the award
amount for each of the six states from data obtained from multiple FEMA
systems.
For COVID-19 Funeral Assistance, we obtained funding data collected by
another DHS OIG audit team from FEMA and identified the award amount and
number of applications submitted (either approved, ineligible, or in process) for
funeral assistance from individuals on behalf of decedents within the six
locations. Additionally, we determined the number of award recipients and the
amount awarded by state and geographic location.
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Because we could not readily access all data, we obtained Assistance to
Firefighters Grants and EFSP data from FEMA to determine the number of
recipients and the amount provided to the six geographic locations.
We also identified other COVID-19 funding initiatives during our review.
However, FEMA did not use these initiatives in the locations within the scope of
our review. See Appendix D.
We conducted this review between January and April 2022 pursuant to the
Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, and according to the Quality
Standards for Inspection and Evaluation issued by the Council of the Inspectors
General on Integrity and Efficiency.
The Office of Audits major contributors to this report are Yesi Starinsky,
Director; Carlos Aviles, Audit Manager; Jess Makowski, Auditor in Charge;
Stephen Doran, Auditor; John Schmidt, Program Analyst; Ivi Demi, Data
Analyst; Tom Hamlin, Communications Analyst; and Roger Thoet, Independent
Referencer.
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Appendix A
FEMA Comments to the Draft Report
FEMA chose not to provide management comments. However, FEMA provided
technical comments on August 24, 2022, and we incorporated the comments
into this report where appropriate.
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Appendix B
COVID-19 Funding by Act
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
The CARES Act appropriated $45.4 billion to FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund for
COVID-19 relief efforts. The CARES Act also appropriated $400 million in
Federal Assistance to remain available until September 30, 2021. More
specifically, it provided $200 million for EFSP; $100 million for Assistance to
Firefighters Grants; and $100 million to the Emergency Management
Performance Grants.
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 appropriated $2 billion to FEMA’s
Disaster Relief Fund to assist individuals or households with COVID-19-related
funeral expenses.
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 appropriated $50 billion to support
major disaster declarations and COVID-19-related funeral expenses. These
funds are to remain available in FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund until September
30, 2025. The Act also appropriated $910 million of non-Disaster Relief Fund
funds for COVID-19-related efforts. It specified $510 million for EFSP; $100
million for Assistance to Firefighters Grants; $200 million for Staffing for
Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants; and $100 million for
Emergency Management Performance Grants.
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Appendix C
FEMA’s Inconsistent Timeframes for Public Assistance Data by
Location and System
Table 6. FEMA System and Date Range End for Public Assistance Data by
Location
Location Region Date Range End System Used
September 30,
Springfield, MA 1 Grants Manager
2021
Emergency
September 21, Management
State of 2021, and Mission Integrated
1
Massachusetts February 16, 2022 Environment
(respectively) (EMMIE) and
Grants Manager
September 30,
Coeur D’Alene, ID 10 Grants Manager
2021
State of Idaho 10 February 23, 2022 EMMIE
September 30,
Sheridan County, NE 7 Grants Manager
2021
Integrated
September 30, Financial
State of Nebraska 7
2021 Management
Information System
Marion County, GA 4 February 23, 2022 EMMIE
State of Georgia 4 February 7, 2022 EMMIE
White Earth Nation in
5 February 10, 2022 Grants Manager
Minnesota
State of Minnesota 5 February 10, 2022 EMMIE
Jicarilla Apache September 30,
6 EMMIE
Nation in New Mexico 2021
September 30,
State of New Mexico 6 EMMIE
2021
Source: DHS OIG analysis of FEMA data
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Appendix D
Additional COVID-19 Funding Initiatives
During our review, we also identified three funding initiatives that FEMA used
to provide relief in response to COVID-19. However, FEMA did not award
funds for these three initiatives in the six selected locations at the time of this
review.
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
provides Federal reimbursement to the states tribes and territories to reduce
future disaster damages. On August 5, 2021, FEMA announced that every
state, tribe, and territory that received a major disaster declaration in response
to the pandemic would be eligible to receive 4 percent of those disaster costs,
totaling almost $3.5 billion in Hazard Mitigation grants. As of February 25,
2022, the application period was still open, and FEMA had not awarded any
Hazard Mitigation grants for the locations included in our review.
Emergency Management Performance Grant - Supplemental. The Emergency
Management Performance Grant-Supplemental program provides funds to
assist state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies with
preventing, and responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
COVID-19-Related Contracts. FEMA issued contracts for pandemic relief
response and recovery efforts between January 1, 2020, and September 30,
2021. However, no contracts were awarded to companies located within the six
selected locations nor did any contracts have a primary place of performance
within the six selected locations.
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Appendix E
PRAC Members Participating in the Study
The PRAC is made up of Inspector General members from 21 Federal agencies.
A total of 10 PRAC members participated in this study, including DHS OIG.
See below for a list of PRAC member participants:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Department of the Treasury
U.S. Small Business Administration
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Appendix F
Report Distribution
Department of Homeland Security
Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Chief of Staff
Deputy Chiefs of Staff
General Counsel
Executive Secretary
Director, GAO/OIG Liaison Office
Assistant Secretary for Office of Public Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Office of Legislative Affairs
Office of Management and Budget
Chief, Homeland Security Branch
DHS OIG Budget Examiner
Congress
Congressional Oversight and Appropriations Committees
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- Our copy
- dhs-oig-22-72_A-Review-of-FEMA-Funding-for-Coronavirus-Disease-2019-COVID-19-Response-and-Reli.pdf
- Original
- www.oig.dhs.gov