Active Disasters

FEMA-4832-DR-TN, Tropical Storm Helene

Declaration Date: October 2, 2024

Incident Period: September 26, 2024- Ongoing

Declared Counties: Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties

 Request for Public Assistance Deadline: November 1, 2024

Small Project Threshold: $1,062,900

Minimum Project Amount: $4,000

Periods of Performance:  Automatic periods of performance are provided depending on whether the project is Emergency Work or Permanent Work. If time is still needed at the end of the awarded performance period, the State can approve a limited amount of time. After this, any time extensions must be approved by FEMA. Find more information about  Time Extension forms are available under the Grants Management webpage.

FEMA-4792-DR-TN, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

Declaration Date: June 17, 2024

Incident Period: May 8-9, 2024

Declared Counties: Cannon, Cheatham, Giles, Hamilton, Jackson, Macon, Maury, Montgomery, Polk, Smith, Sumner, and Warren counties

 Request for Public Assistance Deadline: July 17, 2024

Small Project Threshold: $1,032,000

Minimum Project Amount: $3,900

Periods of Performance:  Automatic periods of performance are provided depending on whether the project is Emergency Work or Permanent Work. If time is still needed at the end of the awarded performance period, the State can approve a limited amount of time. After this, any time extensions must be approved by FEMA. Time Extension forms are available under the Grants Management webpage.

FEMA-4751-DR-TN, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornado

Declaration Date: December 13, 2023

Incident Period: December 9, 2023

Declared Counties: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Gibson, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart, Sumner, and Weakley counties

 Request for Public Assistance Deadline: February 29, 2024

Small Project Threshold: $1,000,000

Minimum Project Amount: $3,800

Periods of Performance:  Automatic periods of performance are provided depending on whether the project is Emergency Work or Permanent Work. If time is still needed at the end of the awarded performance period, the State can approve a limited amount of time. After this, any time extensions must be approved by FEMA. Time Extension forms are available under the Grants Management webpage.

FEMA-4742-DR-TN, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornado

Declaration Date: September 27, 2023

Incident Period: August 7, 2023

Declared Counties: Bledsoe, Coffee, Cumberland, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Meigs, Rhea, Roane, and Van Buren Counties

State Agencies:  Applicant Registration Form
East Tennessee:  Applicant Registration Form - East

Request for Public Assistance (RPA) Deadline: October 26, 2023

Important: Submit RPA in FEMA Grants Portal to become an Applicant. This is the only method by which an entity or organization may be eligible to participate in the Public Assistance Program. Go to: https://grantee.fema.gov/

Small Project Threshold: $1,000,000

Minimum Project Amount: $3,800

Periods of Performance: In the below table, automatic periods of performance are provided depending on whether the project is Emergency Work or Permanent Work. If time is still needed at the end of the awarded performance period, the State can approve a limited amount of time. After this, any time extensions must be approved by FEMA. Time Extension forms are available under the Grants Management webpage.

FEMA-4735-DR-TN, Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds

Declaration Date: September 4, 2023

Incident Period: July 18-21, 2023

Declared Counties: Fayette, Henry, Shelby and Tipton Counties

West Tennessee and State Agencies: West TN - Applicant Registration Form

Request for Public Assistance (RPA) Deadline: October 4, 2023

Important: Submit RPA in FEMA Grants Portal to become an Applicant. This is the only method by which an entity or organization may be eligible to participate in the Public Assistance Program. Go to: https://grantee.fema.gov/

Small Project Threshold: $1,000,000

Minimum Project Amount: $3,800

Periods of Performance: In the below table, automatic periods of performance are provided depending on whether the project is Emergency Work or Permanent Work. If time is still needed at the end of the awarded performance period, the State can approve a limited amount of time. After this, any time extensions must be approved by FEMA. Time Extension forms are available under the Grants Management webpage.

FEMA-4729-DR-TN, Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds

Declaration Date: August 17, 2023

Incident Period: June 25-26, 2023

Declared Counties: Fayette, Shelby and Tipton Counties

West Tennessee and State Agencies:  Applicant Registration Form

Important:  Submit RPA in FEMA Grants Portal to become an Applicant. This is the only method by which an entity or organization may be eligible to participate in the Public Assistance Program.  Go to: https://grantee.fema.gov/ 

Small Project Threshold: $1,000,000

Minimum Project Amount: $3,800

Periods of Performance: In the below table, automatic periods of performance are provided depending on whether the project is Emergency Work or Permanent Work. If time is still needed at the end of the awarded performance period, the State can approve a limited amount of time. After this, any time extensions must be approved by FEMA. Time Extension forms are available under the Grants Management webpage.

FEMA-4701-DR-TN, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes

Declaration Date: April 7, 2023

Incident Period: March 31-April 1, 2023

Declared Counties: Cannon, Giles, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Johnson, Lewis, Macon, McNairy, Morgan, Rutherford, Tipton, and Wayne

FEMA Request for Public Assistance Deadline: May 6, 2023

Small Project Threshold: $1,000,000

Minimum Project Amount: $3,800

The eligibility for Public Assistance in this declaration is varied. To help with understanding what type of assistance is available, please see the attached Declared Counties and Programs. More will be explained during the Applicant Briefings.

Periods of Performance: In the below table, automatic periods of performance are provided depending on whether the project is Emergency Work or Permanent Work. If time is still needed at the end of the awarded performance period, the State can approve a limited amount of time. After this, any time extensions must be approved by FEMA. Time Extension forms are available under the Grants Management webpage.

FEMA-4712-DR-TN, Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornado

Declaration Date: May 17, 2023

Incident Period: March 1-3, 2023

Declared Counties: Benton, Bledsoe, Campbell, Caroll, Cheatham, Clay, Crockett, Davidson, Decatur, Dickson, Fentress, Gibson, Giles, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Macon, Madison, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, Obion, Perry, Pickett, Polk, Rhea, Robertson, Stewart, Sumner, Tipton, Wayne, and White Counties

Small Project Threshold: $1,000,000

Minimum Project Amount: $3,800

Periods of Performance: In the below table, automatic periods of performance are provided depending on whether the project is Emergency Work or Permanent Work. If time is still needed at the end of the awarded performance period, the State can approve a limited amount of time. After this, any time extensions must be approved by FEMA. Time Extension forms are available under the Grants Management webpage.

FEMA-4691-DR-TN, Severe Winter Storm

Declaration Date: March 8, 2023

Incident Period:  December 22-27, 2022

Declared Counties: Cocke, Coffee, Davidson, Greene, Henderson, Knox, Maury, Perry, Putnam, Shelby, and Washington

Small Project Threshold: $1,000,000

Minimum Project Amount: $3,800

Periods of Performance: In the below table, automatic periods of performance are provided depending on whether the project is Emergency Work or Permanent Work. If time is still needed at the end of the awarded performance period, the State can approve a limited amount of time. After this, any time extensions must be approved by FEMA. Time Extension forms are available under the Grants Management webpage.

FEMA-4514-DR-TN, January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023 - COVID-19 Pandemic

Declaration Date:  April 2, 2020

Declared Counties: Statewide – All Counties

Deadline for Submitting Request for Public Assistance:  June 30, 2022

Deadline for submitting eligible costs from January 20, 2020, to June 30, 2022:  December 31, 2022

COVID-19 Programmatic Deadlines Policy V2

Training Videos:  The following links are to training videos that FEMA has developed to assist applicants through the streamlined application process.                                           

www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJp91Ds2IaVlR1t8uXcEKg/videos

COVID-19 Guidance: Procurements Under FEMA Awards During Period of Emergency or Exigency
This online tutorial will help participants understand how to properly contract during emergency or exigent circumstances when using federal funds.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdlNKNvu_uw

Small Project Threshold: $131,100

Minimum Project Amount: $3,300