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assist applicants with the automated 

application process as well as answer 

any questions. 

Applicants can reach the FP&S 

Program Help Desk through a toll-free 

telephone number during normal 

business hours (1–866–274–0960) or 

email at firegrants@fema.dhs.gov. 

System for Award Management (SAM) 

Per 2 CFR 25.200, all Federal grant 

applicants and recipients must register 

at https://SAM.gov. SAM is the Federal 

Government’s System for Award 

Management, and registration is free of 

charge. Applicants must maintain 

current information in SAM that is 

consistent with the data provided in 

their FP&S Program grant application, 

and for purposes of this particular 

application period, in the Dun & 

Bradstreet database, which previously 

provided the official unique entity 

identifier, the Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number. As 

of April 4, 2022, SAM has transitioned 

from the DUNS number to a 

nonproprietary Unique Entity Identifier 

(UEI) obtained through SAM.gov. For 

entities that had an active registration in 

SAM.gov prior to April 4, 2022, the UEI 

was automatically assigned and no 

further action is necessary. Per 2 CFR 

25.205, FEMA may not make a federal 

award or make any financial 

modifications to an existing award 

unless the applicant or grant recipient 

complied with all applicable unique 

entity identifier and SAM requirements. 

The grant applicant’s banking 

information, EIN, organization/entity 

name, address, and unique entity 

identifier must match the same 

information provided in SAM. 

Criteria Development Process 

Recommendations 

If there are any differences between 

the published FP&S Program guidelines 

and the recommendations made by the 

CDP, FEMA must explain them and 

publish the information in the Federal 

Register prior to awarding any grant 

under the FP&S Program. For FY 2021, 

FEMA accepted, and will implement, all 

of the CDP’s recommendations for the 

prioritization of eligible activities. 

Adopted Recommendations for FY 2021 

The FY 2021 FP&S Program NOFO 

contains some changes to definitions, 

descriptions, and priority categories. 

Changes to the FY 2021 FP&S Program 

NOFO include: 

• Under Applicant Eligibility Criteria: 

Æ Added information on application 

submittal and Authorized Organization 

Representatives. 

• Under section E—Narrative 

Evaluation Criteria: 

Æ Added information on FEMA’s 

review of Narrative Statements. 

Æ Added guidance regarding R&D 

Activity Fire Service Panel Evaluation 

Criteria. 

Æ Reorganized R&D Activity Fire 

Service Panel Evaluation Criteria to 

include Potential Impact in advance of 

Implementation by Fire Service. 

Æ Updated the weighted evaluation 

criteria for R&D Activity Early Career 

Investigator applicants, including a new 

Science Panel Evaluation criterion for 

Mentoring. 

Æ R&D Activity Early Career 

Investigator applicants are required to 

submit a biological sketch of the mentor 

and a signed letter of commitment from 

the mentor. 

• Under section F—Environmental 

Planning and Historic Preservation 

(EHP) Compliance: 

Æ Added examples of activities that 

require EHP review. 

• Under Appendix B—Supporting 

Definitions: 

Æ Updated definition of Human 

Subject. 

• Under Appendix B—FP&S Activity, 

Community Risk Reduction Category: 

Æ Added guidance regarding smoke 

alarm installation. 

Æ Added guidance regarding LED/ 

electronic signs. 

• Under Appendix B—FP&S Activity, 

Code Enforcement/Awareness Category: 

Æ Added pre-planning. 

• Under Appendix B—FP&S Activity, 

National/State/Regional Programs and 

Projects: 

Æ Added guidance regarding IRB 

exemption determinations. 

• Under Appendix B—FP&S Activity, 

Ineligible Projects and Items: 

Æ Clarified that remodeling/ 

renovations to an existing facility is 

only eligible if limited to minor interior 

alterations costing less than $10,000. 

Æ Included emergency medical 

services equipment/supplies/vehicles, 

firefighter physicals, Research and 

Development, creation of new 

databases, projects requiring IRB 

approval to work with human subjects, 

fuel or vegetation removal/reduction on 

public land, and evacuation roads. 

• Under Appendix B—R&D Activities 

Overview: 

Æ Absorbed the Dissemination and 

Implementation Research category into 

the Clinical Studies category. 

• Under Appendix B—R&D Activity, 

Ineligible Projects and Items: 

Æ Included international travel to 

attend conferences or disseminate 

results, and projects to purchase stock 

in any entity. 

• Under Appendix C: 

Æ Added additional information on 

allowability of costs under Grant Writer/ 

Preparation Fees. 

(Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2229) 

Deanne Criswell, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10193 Filed 5–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4413– 

DR; Docket ID FEMA–2022–0001] 

Alaska; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of 

a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster for the State of 

Alaska (FEMA–4413–DR), dated January 

31, 2019, and related determinations. 

DATES: This amendment was issued 

March 28, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dean Webster, Office of Response and 

Recovery, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

March 28, 2022, the President amended 

the cost-sharing arrangements regarding 

Federal funds provided under the 

authority of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. 

(the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), in a letter to 

Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

under Executive Order 12148, as 

follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of Alaska resulting 

from an earthquake on November 30, 2018, 

is of sufficient severity and magnitude that 

special cost sharing arrangements are 

warranted regarding Federal funds provided 

under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 

5121 et seq. (the ‘‘Stafford Act’’). 

Therefore, I amend the declaration of 

January 31, 2019, to authorize Federal funds 

for all categories of Public Assistance at 90 

percent of total eligible costs. 

This adjustment to state and local cost 

sharing applies only to Public Assistance 

costs and direct Federal assistance eligible 

for such adjustments under the law. The 


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Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act specifically 

prohibits a similar adjustment for funds 

provided for Other Needs Assistance (Section 

408) and the Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program (Section 404). These funds will 

continue to be reimbursed at 75 percent of 

total eligible costs. 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050 Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

Deanne Criswell, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10226 Filed 5–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4474– 

DR; Docket ID FEMA–2022–0001] 

Vermont; Amendment No. 2 to Notice 

of a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Vermont (FEMA–4474–DR), 

dated January 17, 2020, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: This change occurred on April 

28, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dean Webster, Office of Response and 

Recovery, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Administrator, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Robert V. Fogel, of 

FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this disaster. 

This action terminates the 

appointment of James R. McPherson as 

Federal Coordinating Officer for this 

disaster. 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

Deanne Criswell, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10227 Filed 5–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4599– 

DR; Docket ID FEMA–2022–0001] 

Oregon; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of 

a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Oregon (FEMA–4599–DR), 

dated May 4, 2021, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: This change occurred on April 6, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dean Webster, Office of Response and 

Recovery, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Administrator, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Lance Davis, of 

FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this disaster. 

This action terminates the 

appointment of Timothy B. Manner as 

Federal Coordinating Officer for this 

disaster. 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

Deanne Criswell, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10229 Filed 5–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4649– 

DRD; Docket ID FEMA–2022–0001] 

Puerto Rico; Major Disaster and 

Related Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico (FEMA–4649–DR), dated 

March 29, 2022, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: The declaration was issued 

March 29, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dean Webster, Office of Response and 

Recovery, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

March 29, 2022, the President issued a 

major disaster declaration under the 

authority of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. 

(the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), as follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico resulting from a severe storm, flooding, 

and landslides during the period of February 

4 to February 6, 2022, is of sufficient severity 

and magnitude to warrant a major disaster 

declaration under the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ‘‘Stafford 

Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such a major 


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