BOTHELL, Wash. – FEMA recently approved $146 million in funding to support recovery in Oregon. This funding is part of FEMA’s announcement of $5.6 billion in federal assistance to states, Tribal Nations and territories for COVID-19 and disaster recovery.
FEMA conducts a review process for all recovery grants that includes verifying compliance with program eligibility rules, ensuring proper documentation of expenses and confirming that claimed activities are consistent with program eligibility criteria to ensure taxpayer dollars are used appropriately.
In alignment with President Trump’s executive order establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, FEMA conducted thorough reviews of claimed costs to identify duplication of benefits, specifically with patient care revenue. These actions help ensure that the COVID-19 Public Assistance funds being obligated are consistent with the executive order’s focus on preventing fraud, waste and abuse. Based on these reviews, FEMA is confident that the costs being reimbursed are eligible and not fraudulent.
Some FEMA Public Assistance grants recently approved to Oregon include:
- $140 million to Oregon Health Authority for materials, rented equipment and contracts to help reduce or eliminate the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
- $4.4 million to Portland Adventist Medical Center for materials, rented equipment and contracts to help reduce or eliminate the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
FEMA will continue to review additional projects and obligate funds on a rolling basis as eligibility is confirmed and scopes of work are finalized.
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