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USING CITYWORKS TO TRACK EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR FEMA REIMBURSEMENT How can your organization claim FEMA reimbursements for work done to mitigate the current pandemic? Here’s a quick overview of COVID-19 recovery opportunities and how Cityworks can support your response. BY DINORAH SANCHEZ, CITYWORKS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT
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hen it comes to FEMA reporting with Cityworks, there are three keys for success: documentation, incorporating the workflow into daily operations and annual emergency exercises, and visualizing the data in ArcGIS analytics tools with Cityworks eURLs
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and Analytics templates. Applying these concepts to the COVID-19 pandemic and interagency response is vital. States have escalated from emergency declarations to major disaster declarations. The federal declaration opens the opportunity for
FEMA’s public assistance (PA) grants, which reimburse up to 75 percent of costs associated with emergency work. Your organization is responsible for the other 25 percent. You can also request expedited funding to receive half of the estimated and eligible costs upfront.
