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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Forwarded on behalf of ECC. If there are any questions, please email
<a href="mailto:eccfinance@mil.state.or.us">eccfinance@mil.state.or.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Slevin, Julie <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 23, 2020 2:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'localtribal-em@listsmart.osl.state.or.us' <<a href="mailto:localtribal-em@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">localtribal-em@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>>; 'Oers-council@listsmart.osl.state.or.us' <<a href="mailto:Oers-council@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">Oers-council@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> McCormick, Sean M <<a href="mailto:Sean.M.McCormick@mil.state.or.us">Sean.M.McCormick@mil.state.or.us</a>>; Gwin, Dan <<a href="mailto:dan.gwin@mil.state.or.us">dan.gwin@mil.state.or.us</a>>; Bellshaw Jessica <<a href="mailto:Jessica.Bellshaw@mil.state.or.us">Jessica.Bellshaw@mil.state.or.us</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: RX Public Assistance COVID-19 FEMA Daily Update 3.23.2020<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here’s today’s update! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Updated documents over the weekend, as of 3/23/2020 (attached):<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">COVID-19 Q&A (03.22.2020)</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Summary</span><span style="color:#1F497D">:
</span><span style="color:red">States Q&A</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Non-Congregate Sheltering Delegations of Authority Waiver Memo (03.21.20) FINAL Signed</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">NEW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Summary: This memo amends the approval authority and amends the criteria for non-congregate sheltering. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">COVID-19 RPA Deadline. Updated. 03.21.20. FINAL Signed</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">-
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">NEW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Summary: The Public Assistance RPA Submission Deadline is nationally extended and will remain for the duration of Public Health Emergency , as declared by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, unless an earlier deadline is deemed appropriate by the Assistant Administrator, Recovery Directorate.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">COVID-19 EPM for Accessible Public Service Announcements Fact Sheet (03.21.20)</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">NEW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:red">Summary : Under Category B of FEMA’s Public Assistance Program -Expenses associated with making those communications accessible and effective for the whole community, including people
with disabilities, people with limited English proficiency, and others with access and functional needs, may also be eligible for assistance as Category B emergency protective measures.
</span> <span style="color:red">Costs associated with providing effective communication
</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:red"> </span><span style="color:red">through the provision of auxiliary aids or services such as qualified sign language interpreters, Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), Braille, or large print materials
can be eligible costs for reimbursement if the costs are directly tied to the performance of eligible work and adequately documented.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Summary: The following are training efforts underway for Public Assistance Applicants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Other efforts underway:</u></b><i> </i>FEMA HQ PA and the regions are working through a number of challenges and issues with more information to come, including:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<i>Training Updates: </i>We are actively working to ensure adequate training support for FEMA, Recipient, and Applicant staff. The Training team is working to push out webinars and How-To videos which will be posted and shared over the coming week.<i>
</i>Applicants can view quick tutorials providing an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhRyNMDiJL8">
overview of Grants Portal</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYYb8KKM5t4">
submitting RPAs</a> on YouTube. We’ll be working to update these and expand the number of How-To videos for Grants Portal. For now please, familiarize yourself with the supporting training materials.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJp91Ds2IaVlR1t8uXcEKg/videos">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJp91Ds2IaVlR1t8uXcEKg/videos</a> Grants Portal Access, et cetera<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><a href="https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-1002">https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-1002</a> IS-1002: FEMA Grants Portal – Transparency at Every Step<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><a href="https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-1010">https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-1010</a> IS-1010: Emergency Protective Measures<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><a href="https://training.fema.gov/is/crslist.aspx?all=true">https://training.fema.gov/is/crslist.aspx?all=true</a> IS Course List Emergency Management Institute<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for all your continued efforts in helping the nation before, during and after disasters. As new information becomes available, we will do our best to make this information as accessible as possible.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please let me know if you have any question,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Julie Slevin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">State Public Assistance Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Oregon Office of Emergency Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">503.378.2235<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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