Reimbursement Without an Existing Written Mutual Aid Agreement. There are no provisions for reimbursement for mutual aid when there is no formal written agreement. Long term use of these agreements is not expected. Applicants must advertise and award competitive bid contracts for permanent repairs. Additional Requirements and Exceptions FEMA recognizes only mutual aid agreements that are between governments or PNPs in separate areas.
Normal procedures prevail.
There may be times when a providing entity is also an eligible applicant in its own right. When this occurs, there may be differences in eligible costs in the two capacities. For example, provisions governing mutual aid agreements are different from the Public Assistance Program reimbursement provisions for eligible applicants using their own resources to meet emergencies in their own jurisdictions. Appropriate records would be needed to support any claims made. This policy updates and replaces previous public assistance policy documents on this subject.