Presented by Calista Tavallali, Jordy Scholhamer, Ken Burris, and Bobbie Harper, Deloitte

Hurricane season is upon us. To help communities recover, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) makes billions of dollars available through public assistance programs. Do you have the best practices in place to take advantage of these programs before disaster strikes? Join Deloitte as they share their deep experience in crisis recovery and grants management to help you prepare for the FEMA reimbursement process. Get ahead of the game with some preparedness activities, tips and tricks, lessons learned, and new technologies, such as Close As You Go, Deloitte’s new software to help local governments manage recovery, capture documents, and support eligibility for FEMA expenditures.

Learning Objectives:

• View some preparedness activities that you can undertake before the season begins

• Gain tips and tricks to help reduce eligible cost leakage

• Review lessons learned from FEMA Office of Inspector General (OIG) findings

• Preview new technologies available to help you prepare “pre-event”