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

This is in response to a letter from your office dated September 8, 2014, which transmitted the referenced second appeal on behalf of the City of Vero Beach (Applicant). The Applicant is appealing the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of $2,167,793.42 in Public Assistance (PA) following two DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) audits. As explained in the enclosed analysis, I have determined that the Applicant has substantiated its assertion that $1,190,200.42 deobligated as insurance proceeds is eligible for PA reimbursement and should be reinstated. However, the Applicant failed to demonstrate that FEMA improperly deobligated funding for procurement noncompliance and a lack of supporting documentation with regard to PW 4123 for Disaster 1545 and PWs 1863 and 2293 for Disaster 1561. Therefore, I am partially granting this appeal. Please inform the Applicant of my decision. This determination is the final decision on this matter pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 206.206, Appeals.