Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Assistance

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Assistance. A. This type of assistance is defined as follows: 1. Through a national board chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and local boards, funds are provided to private nonprofit organizations and state and local governmental entities for providing emergency food and shelter to needy individuals. The federal funds are not provided to meet ongoing basic needs. B. This type of assistance is treated as follows: 1. Assistance involving FEMA is subject to general rules pertaining to income and income exclusions. a) Assistance involving FEMA is most often provided in-kind by private nonprofit organizations and with state certification will qualify for exclusion as Home Energy Assistance and Support and Maintenance Assistance (HEA/SMA). 2. It is neither IBON nor ABON.