FEMA PA APPEAL SHORT SUMMARY & LINKS TO FEMA PA APPEAL WEBSITE

This is in response to a letter from your office dated March 17, 2015, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of the Nashville Symphony Association (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the amount of insurance proceeds deducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from PW 5542. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that the Applicant has provided sufficient documentation on second appeal to substantiate the appealed amount of $129,087.95 in additional funding to replace its two concert grand pianos and the non-scheduled contents from the Orchestra Department. However, the Applicant is required to submit actual expenditures and proof of payment to substantiate costs incurred for the restoration of its other fine arts property for which grant funding was also provided. Further, all costs must be reconciled at closeout. Accordingly, the appeal is granted contingent upon the Applicant’s ability to demonstrate actual costs for the other property along with any other documentation required for satisfactory closeout of the subgrant. By copy of this letter, I am requesting the Regional Administrator take appropriate action to implement this determination. Please inform the Applicant of my decision. This determination is the final Agency decision on this matter pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, Appeals.