[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR209.3]

[Page 516]
 
              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 209--SUPPLEMENTAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND ELEVATION ASSISTANCE--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec. 209.3  Roles and responsibilities.

    The following describes the general roles of FEMA, the State, local 
communities or other organizations that receive grant assistance, and 
participating homeowners.
    (a) Federal. We will notify States about the availability of funds, 
and will allocate available funding to States that received major 
disaster declarations during the period covered by the supplemental 
authority. Our Regional Directors will verify project eligibility, 
provide technical assistance to States upon request, make grant awards, 
and oversee program implementation.
    (b) State. The State will be the Grantee to which we award funds and 
will be accountable for the use of those funds. The State will determine 
priorities for funding within the State. This determination must be made 
in conformance with the HMGP project identification and selection 
criteria (44 CFR 206.435). The State also will provide technical 
assistance and oversight to applicants for project development and to 
subgrantees for project implementation. The State will report program 
progress and results to us. The States also will recover and return to 
us any funds made available from other sources for the same purposes. 
When Native American tribes apply directly to us, they will be the 
grantee and carry out ``state'' roles.
    (c) Applicant (pre-award) and subgrantee (post-award). The applicant 
(a State agency, local government, or qualified private nonprofit 
organization) will coordinate with interested homeowners to complete an 
application to the State. The subgrantee implements all approved 
projects, generally takes title to all property, and agrees to dedicate 
and maintain the property in perpetuity for uses compatible with open-
space, recreational, or wetlands management practices. The subgrantee 
will receive, review and make final decisions about any appraisal 
disputes that are brought by participating homeowners. The subgrantee is 
accountable to the State, as well as to us, for the use of funds.
    (d) Participating homeowners. The participating homeowners will 
notify the community of their interest to participate; provide necessary 
information to the community coordinator about property ownership, 
disaster damage, and other disaster benefits received or available; 
review the offer made from the community; and accept it or request a 
review appraisal.