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Five Capabilities Every Applicant Will Need

The FEMA PA readiness model is shifting from post-disaster paperwork to pre-disaster capability. This Govstar resource explains the five capabilities applicants will need to compete in a direct-funding environment: damage-to-cost estimating, engineering assessments, quantity takeoffs, unit-cost databases, asset and facility inventories, maintenance records, insured values, insurance and risk-transfer discipline, obtain-and-maintain compliance, DOB controls, fiscal and audit systems, fund accounting, documentation protocols, closeout readiness, procurement modernization, legal authority review, and a 2–3 year transition governance roadmap. **Character count:** ~651 characters.

Section 3 — The New FEMA PA Readiness Model

Headline: Five Capabilities Every Applicant Will Need

Cards:

  1. Damage-to-Cost Estimating Capacity
  • Engineering assessments
  • Quantity takeoffs
  • unit-cost databases
  • escalation and code-upgrade assumptions
  1. Asset and Facility Inventory
  • Buildings
  • infrastructure systems
  • contents and equipment
  • maintenance records
  • insured values
  1. Insurance and Risk Transfer Discipline
  • property schedules
  • flood coverage
  • obtain-and-maintain compliance
  • self-insurance and risk pools
  • duplication of benefits controls
  1. Fiscal and Audit Controls
  • fund accounting
  • documentation protocols
  • internal controls
  • audit trails
  • closeout readiness
  1. Transition Governance
  • 2–3 year readiness roadmap
  • legal authority review
  • procurement modernization
  • coordination with state emergency management