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Public Assistance Grant Program Resources For All Disasters
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COVID-19 Public Assistance (PA) Grant Application Deadlines
- Federal grant cost-share under the PA program decreased from 100% to 90% for any projects with work completed on or after July 1, 2022.
- 100% Funding: FEMA applied 100% federal funding to all eligible COVID-19 costs for work performed and items used from the beginning of the incident period through 11:59 p.m. on July 1, 2022
- 90% Funding: In Section 311 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Congress directed the federal share of assistance for the COVID-19 disaster declarations to be at least 90%. FEMA applied the 90% federal cost-share to funding for all eligible costs for work performed and items used on or after July 1, 2022. This includes any P.P.E. or other supplies purchased for a 60-day time.
- Project applications and all supporting backup documentation for work completed between January 20, 2020 to July 1, 2022 are due to FEMA no later than December 31, 2022. All backup documentation should be uploaded into the FEMA Grants Portal, per project.
If you have any questions, please contact your FEMA Program Delivery Manager (PDMG) or reach out to Stacy Massaconi, DEMA State Public Assistance Officer (SPAO) (Stacy.Massaconi@delaware.gov).
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Air Disinfection Under FEMA’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Safe Opening & Operation Policy (O&O Policy)
On June 13, 2022, FEMA issued clarification regarding the eligibility of Air Disinfection under FEMA’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Safe Opening and Operation Policy (O&O Policy).
Specifically, based on information regarding the spread of COVID-19 that continues to be disseminated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). FEMA is clarifying that air disinfection may be eligible in limited circumstances in accordance with the O&O Policy under the category of cleaning and disinfecting. This clarification applies to the effective dates in the O&O Policy, which is retroactive to the beginning of the incident period.
In certain circumstances, the updated guidance allows for different forms of ventilation and air disinfection, including Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI). In general, these measures had previously been considered to be not eligible. Therefore, the region’s disaster teams will work with State Public Assistance staff to identify applicants that may be impacted by the new guidance. As necessary, previous project claims will be re-instated if they are determined to now be eligible.
For more information on Safe Opening and Operation Work Eligible for Public Assistance please click Here. Additional information can be found in the memorandum Here.
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FEMA PA Grants: Test-to-Treat Guidance For COVID-19
The Test-to-Treat initiative, released as part of the White House updated National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, makes it easier for people at high risk of severe disease to quickly access COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments. FEMA will continue to support the fight against COVID-19 by offering funding through the Public Assistance Program to state, local, tribal nation, and territorial (SLTT) government entities for eligible costs related to Test-to-Treat sites. These Test-to-Treat sites will offer rapid COVID-19 testing, an assessment from a medical provider, and prescription and administration of oral antiviral treatments, if medically appropriate. In some cases, the sites may also offer vaccinations. Test-to-Treat sites will provide all of these services and treatments at no cost to individuals.
FEMA will offer Public Assistance grant funding to applicable SLTTs and eligible private nonprofit medical care providers for activities conducted at Test-to-Treat sites that are eligible for reimbursement under the PA program. As a condition of receiving this financial assistance, potential Applicants must comply with all of the equity requirements detailed in FEMA’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Medical Care Eligible for Public Assistance (Interim) policy.
The process to potentially receive PA reimbursement funding for Test-to-Treat sites is the same process used for all other COVID-19 work and costs under the PA program for the COVID-19 disaster. (For example, period of performance dates and cost-share percentages are no different for test-to-treat sites under Category B for emergency work, than for previous eligible work performed under the COVID-19 PA program and disaster). All applicants must be legally responsible for the emergency work they are conducting and applying for reimbursement. FEMA’s policies, fact sheets, and guidance documents for COVID-19 PA grants are available here. Please download the entire FEMA fact sheet to learn more about the eligibility under FEMA PA grants for work considered eligible as part of the Test-to-Treat sites initiative.
For more information and questions about this new PA guidance, please contact DEMA State Public Assistance Officer (SPAO) Stacy Massaconi at Stacy.Massaconi@delaware.gov.
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Image: State Chair, Toby French, and Vice Chair, Marty Brett (pictured), attending the September 17th, 2022 Family Emergency Preparedness Day.
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The Delaware Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (DEVOAD)
The DEVOAD serves as an umbrella organization to encourage collaboration, communication, and cooperation of volunteer organizations in response to State disasters. Contact Delaware VOAD State Chair, Toby French, at delawarevoad@gmail.com for further information or questions.
Volunteers Needed:
There are still 32 properties in our communities that still need assistance. If you or your organization wishes to volunteer please email Vice Chair, Marty Brett, at mbrett5@verizon.net and DEVOAD will arrange work to fit the skills and number of volunteers available.
Type Of Work:
- Yard and alley cleanup with debris removal
- Removal of drywall, insulation, and carpets
- Replacing molding and baseboards
- Inspection of properties for mold
- Cleaning of mold-affected areas
- Spray to remediate mold (inquire for training)
What You Need:
Long pants, sturdy shoes, and safety glasses. Depending on the work, heavy work gloves and a respirator mask (P100 Recommended) may also be needed.
Please visit the DEVOAD site to learn more: Here
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DEVOAD Quarterly Meeting
Date: Monday, October 24th
Time: 1:00-3:00 PM
Location: NCC EOC 3601 N Dupont Hwy, New Castle
Virtual: This meeting will be hybrid
The Theme of this Quarterly Meeting will be "The Role of Data in Disaster Response". A recurring challenge for DEVOAD in the response to both TS Isaias (2020), and Hurricane Ida flooding (2021) was obtaining and maintaining accurate information about properties and survivors, to better guide response resources and follow-up. This meeting will discuss that challenge, and highlight tools and techniques that are available for gathering and updating the needed data. An email with the Zoom call and information on the agenda will be sent out closer to the meeting.
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Volunteers needed to help distribute food at our large monthly distribution! Come spend a few hours helping our neighbors in need!
Sussex County
When: Monday, October 10 starting at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Crossroad Community Church, 20684 State Forest Road, Georgetown
Sign up to volunteer: Here
Kent County
When: Wednesday, October 12 starting at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Dover Motor Speedway,1131 North Dupont Highway, Dover (enter through Leipsic Road entrance and follow signs)
Sign up to volunteer: Here
New Castle County
When: Friday, October 21 starting at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Delaware Tech, 400 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark
Sign up to volunteer: VOLUNTEER SHIFT IS FULL!
Please bring proof that you live in Delaware! The drive-through food distribution will move to a large quarterly distribution in 2023.
On-site registration will also be available! Service will be first-come, first-served. Assistance is limited to one per household. The Food Bank of Delaware is prepared to serve up to 1,000 households at each pantry. Public restrooms will not be available. Please make sure your trunk or backseat is clear for easy loading.
If you are not able to attend the distribution, please visit www.fbd.org/get-help to learn about other ways the Food Bank and our network of partners can help you!
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Hurricane Preparedness: Prepare Your Home
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- Know your hurricane and storm surge risk.
- Make an emergency plan, talk about it with family and friends, and practice it.
- Gather supplies for emergency kits.
- Know evacuation zones and different evacuation routes to take to go inland or off the peninsula. Remember: Delaware is surrounded on 3 sides by water, so you may not be able to go West/inland. Bridges along your route will close if there are sustained winds at or above 45 mph. Don’t get stuck because you forgot about a low-lying area or a bridge!
- Strengthen your home by cleaning gutters, bringing in outside furniture, keeping shrubs and other landscaping clean, and considering hurricane shutters.
- Get tech ready by keeping your cell phone charged and having a charged power bank.
- Take photographs of your home (inside and outside) in case anything gets damaged during the hurricane and flooding.
- Consider getting flood insurance. Even if you do not live near the water, you can still be flooded because of drainage ditches, low-lying areas, high tides, storm surges, and others.
- Check-in with and help your neighbors, especially those who do not have family nearby, are seniors or may need additional help making a plan and staying safe.
- Remember to take extra care planning if you, anyone in your home, or family nearby is someone with functional, access, or medical needs, including pets and service animals. They will need more support and more time to get ready.
- If you have a business, make sure you have a continuity of operations plan in case you need to reduce the services, hours, and staff, or close completely. Or your business may have greater demands because of the services and products you provide. Plan for either a decrease or an increase in demand.
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Hurricane Preparedness: Plan for Evacuation
- Visit our Evacuation Information page.
- Think about what you need to do differently with COVID-19. Read about the latest in Delaware and ways to prepare with COVID-19 in mind on the Delaware COVID-19 website.
- Plan far ahead of time where you will go and how you will get there. If you are planning to stay with family or friends, make sure they know. If you have pets, make sure your destination is pet-friendly (and if it is not, make other plans!).
- Identify several places you could go, and choose places in different directions so you have options in case some of them are not available or accessible.
- Have several alternate routes out of your neighborhood and the area. If you plan to use public transportation, especially if you use ParaTransit, make sure you know their policies and if they will change service during a disaster.
- Monitor local radio and television news outlets or listen to NOAA Weather Radio for the latest developments.
- Start preparing and packing days in advance, even if it’s sunny and beautiful weather, so if local authorities advise you to evacuate, you can leave as quickly as possible.
- Have a plan for if you are out of town or at work, but your pets, backyard livestock, or other animals are back at home.
- Your plan of LAST RESORT should be going to a community shelter. The community shelters in Delaware are safe, but you will be much more comfortable staying with family or friends outside the area.
Additional Resources
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Date: November 3-4
Register: Here
Two-day Forum registration rates offered will raise over time:
- $175 through October 16th
- $200 October 17th
We are limiting registration to 250 people so don't miss out, register today! The first 50 registrants will be entered in a raffle for 1 free hotel room!
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Potassium Iodide (KI) Distribution
Date: October 13
Time: 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: 27 W. Green Street in Middletown
The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a ten-mile radius (also known as the Emergency Planning Zone or EPZ) of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations.
The free tablets will be distributed on October 13, 2022 between 12 noon and 7 p.m. at the Middletown Fire Hall, located at 27 W. Green Street in Middletown, Delaware.
KI is available to residents who have received it previously and whose tablets have reached their expiration date, as well as to those who never received tablets before. Individuals with home or business addresses within the EPZ are eligible to receive the KI tablets. Recipients must bring a photo ID such as a driver’s license, proof of residency such as a utility bill, or proof of employment within the EPZ when they go to the Middletown Fire Hall; such proof is all that is required in order to receive KI tablets. Residents who have KI that is expired can bring those tablets to the distribution center to exchange for new ones
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Date: October 17th
Time: 11:00-12:00 PM
Register: Here
Critical Infrastructure Emergency Management Panel w/ DC Water
Join for an online presentation with DC Water focused on critical infrastructure and emergency management followed by a Q&A session!
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Delaware Emergency Management Agency
(DEMA) Training
October
- October 11-12: ICS-400 Advanced ICS for Complex Incidents
- October 11-12: MGT-318 Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident
- October 18-19: MGT-315 Critical Asset Risk Management
- October 20: NIMS-700/ICS-100 Introduction to the National Incident Management System and Incident Command System
- October 20: MGT-414 Advanced Critical Infrastructure Protection
- October 25: AWR-328 All-Hazards Preparedness for Animals in Disasters
- October 26: MGT-448 All Hazards Planning for Animal, Agriculture and Food Related Disasters
- October 26-27: L-0146 Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program
November
- November 1-2: MGT-341 Disaster Preparedness for Healthcare Orgs
- November 2-3: ICS-200 Basic ICS: Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
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WEBINARS, TRAINING, & CONFERENCES
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Find a Vaccination & Testing Location Near You!
- Find a Vaccine near you by visiting: Here
- Testing: A list of testing locations can be found: Here
- At-Home Testing Kits: Here
- COVID-19 Boosters Shots: Stay informed about who is available and where you can get your booster shots in Delaware by visiting: Here
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Stay Connected & Share with your Networks!
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We hope you are well and thank you for reading!
Brought to you by the Recovery Team at the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), in partnership with Delaware Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (DEVOAD).
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