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FEMA GRANT AWARD UPDATE

Despite the action by the LA State Uniform Construction Code Council, approving grant awards recommended by the  Grant Review and Award Committee, the award cannot be finalized until an intergovernmental agreement is executed between the jurisdiction and the LA Department of Public Safety.  Formal award notification will come from the Code Council that will include instructions as to the next step in the process.  Jurisdictions should wait until they have received that official notification before taking action on the proposed expenditures.  The notices are anticipated to be mailed later this month.  For questions contact the our offices or the Code Council.

DPS Clarifies Timeline for Expenditures

After consultation with the Division of Administration, the Department of Public Safety, through Acting Undersecretary Jill Boudreaux, has determined that the provision in the standard intergovernmental agreement for the UCC Aid to Local Governments, specifying that all funds must be expended by the local government recipient by June 15, 200, can be amended by an addendum.  She states:  "DPS can distribute and recognize the $8M award as expended funds in total in FY07.  Since we would recognize as expended, the June 15 deadline  would not apply for locals to spend.  We could establish a deadline past  06/15/07 to allow for reconciliation or any return of unspent funds, perhaps  09/30/07.  We could do a simple addendum to the agreements already out there and revise any future."

This means that if your parish has received approval for funding but will need longer than June 15, 2007 to complete the expenditure of those funds, all you need to do is to contact Acting Undersecretary Boudreaux and request an addendum.  For questions or more information please contact Dan Garrett @ 888-551-2835 or dan@lpgov.org.