FEMA Grant Application Development

Application Development is the process by which grant applications are created, submitted and monitored. The process begins with writing the actual grant application and gathering/creating the information needed to support the application. Once the applications are complete, they are submitted to the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) for review. Should GOHSEP decide that additional information is needed for the application to be considered complete, they request that information via email or a formal Request for Information (RFI). At the point at which GOHSEP considers the application complete and accurate, they hand the application over to FEMA for NEMIS entry. FEMA then reviews the application. Should FEMA decide that additional information is needed in order to fund the application, they request the information from GOHSEP who in turn requests the information of the grant applicant. Once FEMA approves the grant application, a subgrantee agreement is executed and work on the funded project commences.

Since January of 2006, Solutient's Hazard Mitigation Team has managed the process of application development for Jefferson Parish. During that time, Solutient has submitted seventeen grant applications to GOHSEP. The grant applications include homeowner projects (elevation and reconstruction), infrastructure projects and a planning project. Once awarded, the Hazard Mitigation Team will turn their focus from application development to grant implementation.