All concerned,

FEMA Region VI has informed the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness that the application period for the PDM – C is open as of November 21, 2005. 

It is the responsibility of each Emergency Management Director to notify any municipality, Indian tribe and public college or university within their respective parish that may be interested in applying.  All eligible entities that wish to develop/submit application must do so as soon as possible.  All applications must be received by OHSEP by February 3, 2006. 

The FY 2006 PDM guidance is available on Federal Emergency Management Agency’s PDM web page at www.fema.gov/fima/pdm.shtm or through our State Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Recovery Division.

Two critical pieces of information from Region VI:

• Only $50 million dollars was appropriated by Congress for FY 2006 PDM

• In response to this for fairness, FEMA is limiting each State to no more than 5 sub-applications

The e-Grants sub-application can be found at https://portal.fema.gov

As a reminder, potential local sub-applicants

1) get a sub-applicant Access ID# from the State

2) register as a new User in e-Grants

3) be approved by the State for the rights they request

before they can start inputting information in e-Grants

Sub-applicants must contact OHSEP POC for Access ID#.

(Shane Rauh @ srauh@ohsep.louisiana.gov or

Bill Haygood @ whaygood@ohsep.louisiana.gov )