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Name	MGT-481 Disaster Recovery: A Strategic Overview of the Public Assistance Program
	This Disaster Recovery course provides a strategic overview of the FEMA Public Assistance Process that is essential to disaster recovery for local communities. The FEMA Public Assistance Process provides funding for local governments and eligible Private Non-Profit organizations to conduct effective long-term recovery. Unfortunately, many jurisdictions do not have a good understanding of this process and thereby fail to obtain, and retain, all the recovery revenue the community is eligible for. This course will provide senior leaders and staff planners with the key elements, milestones, and pitfalls to avoid when guiding a local jurisdictions recovery plans and operations.
Target Audience	Local government senior officials and staff Emergency managers Local government finance managers Public works and utility managers Public power managers Healthcare non-profit managers School district administrators Public information officers Senior officials, leaders, and local staff Private non-profits
Course Objective	Overview of the FEMA public assistance program Pre-disaster recovery planning Key milestones and pitfalls in recovery operations Best practices for local jurisdictions and partners
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Class attendance is an essential part of the education process and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. This course requires participants to attend a minimum of 80% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirements, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed

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