To be eligible, costs must be directly tied to the performance of eligible work. The Applicant has not demonstrated that the contracted personnel are directly tied to the performance of potentially eligible work such as administering vaccines, directing or coordinating resource and response activities for COVID-19 declarations as part of EOC operations, or creating messages to disseminate COVID-19 public information. PA program is not the appropriate source of funding for COVID-19 contact tracing, which includes the initial identification of cases. Any contracted personnel costs associated with contact tracing would not be eligible for PA funding.

The Applicant has not demonstrated the cost for the contracted personnel is directly tied to the performance of emergency protective measures eligible for PA funding under the COVID-19 declaration. Therefore, this appeal is denied.

Stafford Act § 403(a)(3). 44 C.F.R. §§ 206.223(a)(3)(i); 206.225(a)(1). PAPPG, at 19, 57, and 62. Fact Sheet, Eligible Emergency Protective Measures, at 1-2; Medical Care Policy, at 3-4; O&O Policy, at 2, 4-6; Work Eligible for Public Assistance Policy, at 3; Fact Sheet, Coordinating Public Assistance, at 1. CDC, Contact Tracing, at 1. Scott County, FEMA-4483-DR-IA, at 3.