Public Assistance Consultant

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About the role

The Public Assistance Consultant / Specialist supports state, local, tribal, territorial, and other eligible applicants throughout the FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Program lifecycle. The position provides technical and programmatic assistance related to disaster recovery, helping applicants identify eligible damages and costs, develop projects, maintain required documentation, and move projects efficiently from initial damage identification through obligation and closeout.

Key Responsibilities

- Assist applicants with the identification, documentation, and evaluation of disaster-related damages and emergency response costs.

- Conduct or support site inspections and damage assessments, including documenting facility conditions, dimensions, quantities, photographs, and supporting information.

- Assist with development and validation of Damage Descriptions and Dimensions (DDDs), Scopes of Work (SOWs), and cost estimates.

- Evaluate potential eligibility of facilities, work, and costs in accordance with the Stafford Act, 2 CFR Part 200, FEMA PA policy, PAPPG, and applicable state requirements.

- Support project formulation for both emergency work and permanent work, including FEMA PA Categories A–G.

- Collect, organize, review, and reconcile supporting documentation such as invoices, contracts, purchase orders, force-account labor, equipment usage, materials, mutual aid, insurance information, and proof of payment.

- Assist applicants with FEMA Grants Portal, including project documentation, uploads, project tracking, RFIs, and maintaining accurate project records.

- Review project files for completeness and identify documentation gaps or potential eligibility issues before submission.

- Assist applicants in responding to FEMA Requests for Information (RFIs) and other requests from FEMA or the Recipient.

- Support cost estimating and cost-reasonableness reviews using actual costs, contractor estimates, historical costs, FEMA cost-estimating tools, or other appropriate methodologies.

- Review procurement and contracting documentation for consistency with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.

- Track projects through the PA lifecycle, including damage identification, project development, validation, obligation, amendments, reconciliation, and closeout.

- Maintain project trackers, status reports, issue logs, and other management tools to communicate progress and identify projects requiring action.

- Participate in meetings with applicants, FEMA, state emergency management agencies, engineers, contractors, and other recovery stakeholders.

- Identify potential issues involving insurance, environmental and historic preservation, hazard mitigation, duplication of benefits, procurement, or other compliance requirements and coordinate with appropriate specialists.

- Provide applicants with guidance regarding FEMA documentation standards, deadlines, eligibility requirements, and PA policies.

- Support development of appeals, Requests for Equitable Adjustment, or other project-related submissions, as appropriate to the assignment.

- Perform quality-control reviews to ensure project files are complete, accurate, consistent, and defensible in the event of FEMA, state, or federal audit.

- Maintain detailed records of applicant communications, decisions, outstanding actions, and project status.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in emergency ma