BB&K Webinar Apr 07, 2020
Leveraging FEMA and Other Federal Grant Funding Opportunities for COVID-19 Response
BB&K Free Webinar
Best Best & Krieger LLP presented a webinar, in conjunction with Nan McKay & Associates and Guidehouse, on how municipalities, special districts, school districts and other government agencies can apply for grants issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other federal government agencies for COVID-19 response.
Is your agency or organization ready to apply for these funds? This one-hour webinar allows attendees to learn more about FEMA and the role they are playing in U.S. COVID-19 response. Additionally, we will discuss what funding opportunities are available, how to submit a grant application, what will be considered an eligible cost, and the latest on Community Development Block Grant programs, including how funding will flow from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to agencies.
Topics discussed include:
- What is FEMA?
- How much FEMA funding is currently available?
- Federal Cost Share
- What are the FEMA programs for COVID-19 response?
- FEMA Request for Public Assistance (RPA)
- How can your organization position itself to receive FEMA funding?
- Eligible cost criteria
- What is CDBG?
- What we know to date
When
Tuesday, April 7
10-11 a.m. (PDT)
To access the presentation materials, Q&A and webinar recording, please click here.
To listen to the recording of the April 22 follow-up webinar, click here.
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