Click click one of these hot-links to view a presentation about the Public Assistance process:  PPT  PDF

In order to get a Presidential Disaster Declaration which will enable you to recover at least 75% of your disaster costs, we have to cross the $-threshold of expenses incurred by all eligible agencies in Collier County. This is done by submitting your estimated expenditures and damage repair costs to the County Emergency Operations Center ASAP and updating the numbers as changes occur.  Click HERE for tips to help in developing your estimates for the EOC.  

Click HERE for current disaster information and FEMA Policies/Guidelines.

Click HERE for a link to the electronic version of the Code of Federal Regulations dealing w/Federal disaster Assistance.

Not all disasters result in a "Presidential Disaster Declaration".  However, when one happens, you must follow the "golden rule".  (NOTE:  He who has the gold makes the rules.)  To recover some of the money you spent in response to the disaster, you must follow the rules.

• Be an eligible applicant.
• Damages or expense occurred in an area declared a disaster by the President.
• Incurred expenses or received damages because of the disaster.

Once you satisfy the criteria above, you must use FEMA's forms to file for reimbursement.

Click HERE for the forms.

Click HERE for FEMA's equipment schedule and rates.

Click HERE for information about Small Business Administration's disaster programs.

Click HERE for FEMA policy on Private Nonprofit Facility Eligibility.

Click HERE to read The Ferguson Group's Guide to Federal Disaster Assistance.  This is an excellent guide for local government to get a better understanding of the disaster processes for both disaster assistance for governments and for the residents of an impacted jurisdiction.