Chapter 8 › V.C.2.iv–v Research-Related Contents; Animals

Can we replace research reagents, specimens and animals lost in the disaster?

FEMA term

Research-related contents; animals

Short answer

Yes, within limits. Reagents and specimen collections that are commercially available can be replaced to restore basic research. Animals housed or exhibited in eligible facilities, such as police dogs, zoo and hatchery animals and lab animals, can be replaced with comparable animals.

What FEMA requires

Reagents: the lower of the number lost or the number needed to restore basic research, at the lesser of commercial or institutional prices. Unique reagents produced by research are not eligible.
Specimen collections: a representative portion, if purchasable and supporting an ongoing eligible educational or medical program.
Animals: replacement when killed, injured beyond their purpose, or destroyed specimens, if comparable animals are available at reasonable cost; loaned animals if you were legally responsible.
Lab animals: the genetically closest commercially available animal. Breeding programs, re-creating genetic lines and surgical alterations are ineligible.

Documentation

Inventories of reagents, specimens and animals, purchase records, and expert input on genetic likeness for lab animals.

Watch out · Govstar practitioner advice

Keep research and animal inventories backed up off-site. Market-survey pricing depends on knowing exactly what was lost.

Govstar summarizes FEMA’s Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide in plain language and links to the official text. Govstar is independent and not affiliated with FEMA. This is general guidance, not legal advice.