We are one month into the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season and already have our first named storm, with significant impacts across some portions of the Gulf States. We have seen a Governor declared emergency in Texas and a...more
As impacted public entities and non-profits begin the long road to recovery after Hurricane Ida, it is critical that they comply with important regulatory requirements for federal disaster assistance funding, including...more
The extensive destruction left by Hurricane Ida is simply astonishing; the trail of impact from South Louisiana all the way through to New York and New Jersey is unprecedented. Recovery from the damage to infrastructure will...more
Our thoughts remain with our colleagues, clients, and friends impacted by Hurricane Ida as recovery efforts are now underway following this strong Category 4 storm that made landfall on August 29, a date already too familiar...more
In January, Baker Donelson published an alert on the Federal Emergency Management Association's (FEMA) Public Assistance Management Costs Interim Policy, FEMA Recovery Policy FP 104-11-2....more
As Hurricane Michael continues to have a devastating impact in the Southeast, all of us at Baker Donelson first and foremost extend our thoughts to those affected by this historic storm. With the immediate dangers subsiding,...more
We opened the 2018 hurricane season by issuing an informational alert regarding FEMA's new Alternative Procedures for Direct Administrative Costs (DAC). It appears many stakeholders may have shared our concerns regarding the...more
With the 2018 hurricane season already underway, entities that are eligible for federal assistance through FEMA should prepare by getting up to speed on policy changes including those regarding reimbursement of Direct...more
As we are now more than ten years from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and five from Superstorm Sandy, many applicants that received federal funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public...more