Active Disasters
The following disasters are still considered active in the state of Tennessee. Public Assistance may be available to local, state, and eligible private nonprofit organizations for the specific purpose of response and recovery to presidentially-declared disasters or emergencies.
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. Time Extension forms are available under the Grants Management webpage.
Project Types |
Automatic |
TEMA Authority |
FEMA Authority |
Emergency Work Category A-B |
6 Months April 2, 2025 |
6 Months October 2, 2025 |
Longer |
Permanent Work Categories C-G |
18 Months April 2, 2026 |
48 Months October 2, 2028 |
Longer |
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.
Project Types |
Automatic |
TEMA Authority |
FEMA Authority |
Emergency Work Category A-B |
6 Months December 17, 2024 |
6 Months June 17, 2025 |
Longer |
Permanent Work Categories C-G |
18 Months December 17, 2025 |
48 Months June 17, 2028 |
Longer |
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.
Project Types |
Automatic |
TEMA Authority |
FEMA Authority |
Emergency Work Category A-B |
6 Months June 12, 2024 |
6 Months December 12, 2024 |
Longer |
Permanent Work Categories C-G |
18 Months June 12, 2025 |
48 Months December 12, 2027 |
Longer |
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.
| Project Types | Automatic | TEMA Authority | FEMA Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Work Categories A-B |
6 Months March 26, 2024 |
6 Months September 26, 2024 |
Longer |
| Permanent Work Categories C-G |
18 Months March 26, 2025 |
48 Months September 26, 2027 |
Longer |
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.
| Project Types | Automatic | TEMA Authority | FEMA Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Work Categories A-B |
6 Months March 3, 2024 |
6 Months September 3, 2024 |
Longer |
| Permanent Work Categories C-G |
18 Months March 3, 2025 |
48 Months September 3, 2027 |
Longer |
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.
| Project Types | Automatic | TEMA Authority | FEMA Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Work Categories A-B |
6 Months February 16, 2024 |
6 Months August 16, 2024 |
Longer |
| Permanent Work Categories C-G |
18 Months February 16, 2025 |
48 Months August 16, 2027 |
Longer |
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.
| Project Types | Automatic | TEMA Authority | FEMA Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Work Categories A-B |
6 Months October 6, 2023 |
6 Months April 6, 2024 |
Longer |
| Permanent Work Categories C-G |
18 Months October 6, 2024 |
48 Months April 6, 2027 |
Longer |
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.
| Project Types | Automatic | TEMA Authority | FEMA Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Work Categories A-B |
6 Months November 16, 2023 |
6 Months May 16, 2024 |
Longer |
| Permanent Work Categories C-G |
18 Months November 16, 2024 |
48 Months May 16, 2027 |
Longer |
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.
| Project Types | Automatic | TEMA Authority | FEMA Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Work Categories A-B |
6 Months September 7, 2023 |
6 Months March 7, 2024 |
Longer |
| Permanent Work Categories C-G |
18 Months September 7, 2024 |
48 Months March 7, 2027 |
Longer |
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
Resources
• Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide, April 2018
• 2019 Schedule of Equipment Rates
Application and Process Guidance
Applicant Quick Guide COVID-19 Process Review
Applicant Quick Guide Grants Portal Account and RPA
Applicant Quick Guide Completing and Submitting a COVID-19 Project Application
Clarification on Eligible Public Assistance Program Labor Costs for COVID-19
Completing and Submitting a COVID-19 Project Application
COVID-19 Streamlined Project Application
FEMA Job Aid COVID-19 Process Overview
FEMA Job Aid-Expedited Funding for COVID-19
FEMA Job Aid Requests for Information
Recipient Options to VIew Applicant Streamlined Project Applications
COVID Policy Guidance
FEMA Advisory-FEMA Announces ALL COVID-19 Disaster Declaration Incident Periods Will Close May 11, 2023
COVID-19 Public Assistance Eligibility Air Disinfection Final
COVID-19 Pandemic-Public Assistance (PA) Disposition Requirements for Equipment and Supplies
COVID PA Eligibility Guidance-MATRIX-FP104-009-19
FAQ on Vaccine Planning for the communities
COVID-19 Pandemic Safe Opening and Operation Work Eligible for Public Assistance Interim Policy
FP 104-009-19 PA Eligibility Policy for COVID
COVID-19 Eligibility Emergency Protective Measures Fact Sheet
COVID-19 Policy Question Provision of Water Eligibility
FEMA COVID-19 Coordinating Public Assistance and Other Sources of Federal Funding
Procurement During Emergency/Exigent Circumstances Fact Sheet
Public Assistance Medical Care Policy for COVID-19
MCEA Pandemic Planning Considerations Guide 508
COVID-19 Fact Sheet Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP)
COVID-19 Floodplain Considerations for Temporary Critical Facilities
COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance
CPOG Webinar Slides
Community Engagement Funding
Food & Nutrition
COVID-19 Purchase and Distribution of Food
Additional Guidance - Purchase and Distribution of Food Eligibility - Final
HHS Community Mitigation Task Force Sustaining Nutritional Needs for At-Risk Individuals
Information on Federal Programs to Sustain Nutrition for At-risk Individuals
Non-Congregate Sheltering
FEMA Emergency Non-Congregate Sheltering during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (Interim)
Official Health Order for Non-Congregate Sheltering
Non-Congregate Sheltering Request Letter to SCO