Revisions
23-1, Miscellaneous Changes
Revision 23-1; Effective Jan. 31, 2023
Section | Title | Change |
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1100 | Program Description | Removes Public Transportation expenses; removes income dependent from Moving and Storage; adds Critical Needs Assistance and Clean and Removal Assistance. |
1200 | Administration | Replaces Texas Department of Public Safety and replaces BRS with System Support Services. |
2100 | Definitions | Updates DAPP to DAPP 2.0; removes Disaster Emergency Management Council; other minor wording changes. |
2200 | Acronyms | Removes BRS, DPS, TCEQ; adds ERM, SSS, TEMC, VOAD. |
3110 | Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Overview | Replaces Emergency Services Program of Business and Regional Services with Emergency and Risk Management of System Support Services; under Eligible Categories, changes Other to Miscellaneous and adds Critical Needs Assistance and Clean and Removal Assistance. |
3120 | Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) | Replaces Texas Department of Public Safety with Texas A&M University System; replaces Governor’s Disaster Emergency Management Council with Texas Emergency Management Council (TEMC); updates SOC information; other minor wording change. |
3150 | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) | Removes section. |
3211 | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | Updates National Processing Service Center and National Teleregistration Center location. |
3320 | Other Volunteer Agencies | Corrects VOAD acronym. |
4100 | Overview of HHSC Disaster Roles and Responsibilities | Replaces BRS with SSS; updates State Emergency Management Council with TEMC; updates Food and Water Annex information. |
4200 | Emergency Services Program (ESP) | Replaces BRS with SSS; updates the responsibilities of ONA administration. |
4310 | Disaster Assistance Task Force | Updates section name to Emergency Management/Homeland Security Workgroup and updates the role of ESP in this Workgroup. |
4320 | System Support Services | Replaces Business Services Department with Facility and Warehouse Services and updates its role; updates role of the Human Resources Department. |
4350 | Information Technology (IT) | Minor wording changes. |
4360 | Financial Services Division | Updates information about Texas Identification Numbers (TIN). |
4400 | Regional Offices | Updates roles of Regional Disaster Assistance Coordinators. |
5100 | Introduction | Minor wording changes. |
5220 | Governor’s Survey | Updates section name to TDEM iSTAT Survey; updates damage assessment process and TDEM roles and responsibilities. |
5230 | Governor’s Request | Minor wording change. |
6210 | Application-Taking by Hotline | Updates FEMA NTC locations; other minor wording changes. |
6230 | Online Application | Corrects FEMA phone number; other minor wording changes. |
6350 | HHSC Participation | Minor wording changes. |
7120 | Joint Field Office (JFO) | Minor wording change; adds possibility of virtual JFO. |
7200 | Administrative Expenses | Removes information about Business Management Services. |
7220 | Employee ID Numbers | Clarifies information about employee IDs; removes information regarding staffing units. |
7310 | Hiring and Supervising Temporary Staff | Clarifies role of ESP in hiring; clarifies role of State Auditor’s Office; clarifies annual leave policy. |
8400 | Eligible Categories |
For all categories, removes redundant descriptions, lists all categories and adds hyperlink to section 10000. |
8500 | Ineligible Categories | Minor punctuation changes. |
9100 | Overview | Clarifies application process; other minor wording changes. |
9200 | Loss Verification | Removes American Red Cross from information contained in NEMIS; other minor wording changes. |
9500 | Case Flow | Clarifies process. |
10210.12 | Transportation Guidelines | Clarifies insurance requirements; other minor wording changes. |
10210.13 | Moving and Storage Guidelines | Clarifies requisite damage level to qualify. |
1400 | Disbursements | Corrects section number 1400 to 11400; other minor wording changes. |
11500 | Reconsiderations | Changes GCO to FACO; clarifies appeal processes. |
11600 | Appeals | Updates title to Administrative Appeal; changes GCO to FACO; clarifies appeal process; corrects Texas Administrative Code citation. |
11900 | Recovering Grant Funds | Corrects Texas Administrative Code citation. |
12100 | Overview of Automated Systems | Updates National Processing Service Center location; Updates DAPP to DAPP 2.0. |
12110 | Tasks and Responsibilities Involving Automation | Updates DAPP to DAPP 2.0. |
12210 | The ONA File | Updates DAPP to DAPP 2.0. |
12300 | The Disaster Assistance Payment Program (DAPP) | Increases award amount from $500 to $550. |
12310 | Error Correction | Updates DAPP to DAPP 2.0. |
12320 | Tracking and Reporting | Updates DAPP to DAPP 2.0. |
12330 | Program Maintenance | Updates DAPP to DAPP 2.0; adds overview of DAPP 2.0 updates. |
12400 | Comptroller’s Vender Identification (VID) Payment System | Updates DAPP to DAPP 2.0. |
12500 | Health and Human Services Accounting System (HHSAS) | Minor wording changes. |
Other Needs Assistance Program Stuffer | Adds Miscellaneous, Child Care, Clean and Removal Assistance, and Critical Needs Assistance to categories of assistance. Removes Form No. H1958-A and adds Documents section under Forms page. | |
Disaster Assistance Grants | Removes annual assistance cap; adds Dental, Moving and Storage, Child Care, and Miscellaneous to categories of assistance; clarifies role of SBA. Removes Form No. H1988 and adds Documents section under Forms page. |
21-1, Changes to Reconcile IHPONA and FEMA IAPPG V.1.1
Revision 21-1; Effective August 10, 2021
The following changes were made:
Section | Title | Change |
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10130 | Duplication of Benefits | Adds private insurance as a potential duplication of benefits for group flood insurance policies. |
10210.3 | SBA Considerations | Removes moving and storage from duplicated categories, adds group flood insurance policy and clarifies language. |
10210.8 | ONA Specific Guidelines | Changes washer and dryer from miscellaneous to personal property and makes additional clarifications. |
10210.11 | Personal Property Guidelines | Makes a minor correction. |
10210.12 | Transportation Guidelines | Removes migrant worker award and award for a vehicle not owned prior to the disaster, adds salvage title requirement for all vehicle replacement awards, adds language allowing for assistance if damage falls below the deductible and adds deductible costs are ineligible. |
10210.16 | Critical Needs Assistance (CNA) | Adds the occupancy verification requirement and explains eligibility may be considered if issues impacting it are resolved in a certain time frame, and adds that it is always auto-determined by FEMA. |
10210.16.1 | Clean and Remove Assistance (CRA) | Increases award amount from $500 to $550. |
20-3, Miscellaneous Changes
Revision 20-3; Effective November 20, 2020
The following changes were made:
Section | Title | Change |
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8110 | General Information on IHP National Eligibility Criteria | Adds moving and storage expenses to the list of assistance that victims are eligible for without first applying to the Small Business Administration (SBA). |
10130 | Duplication of Benefits | Removes SBA – Personal property loan in the Duplication of Benefits table, ONA Category 6, Other Sources of Assistance. |
20-2, Miscellaneous Changes
Revision 20-2; Effective November 18, 2020
The following changes were made:
Section | Title | Change |
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2100 | Definitions | Adds a definition for Federal Award Coordinating Officer (FACO) and deletes the definition for Grant Coordinating Officer (GCO). |
2200 | Acronyms | Adds FACO and deletes GCO. |
3110 | Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Overview | Replaces GCO with FACO. |
4200 | Emergency Services Program (ESP) | Replaces GCO with FACO. |
8110 | General Information on IHP National Eligibility Criteria | Adds child care expenses and miscellaneous expenses to the bullets under victims are eligible for assistance in the following areas without first applying to SBA. |
8420 | Transportation | Updates the transportation maximum grant from $7,000 to $9,000. |
8440 | Funeral | Updates the funeral maximum allowance from $6,500 to $9,000. |
9220 | ONA Loss Verification | Updates the list of responsibilities. |
10210.9 | Medical and Dental Guidelines | Replaces FEMA with Texas in the first sentence and removes information regarding mental health. |
10210.11 | Personal Property Guidelines | Replaces FEMA with Texas in the first sentence. |
10210.12 | Transportation Guidelines | Clarifies information in the first paragraph and removes information to receive assistance for a damaged vehicle that was gifted to a non-household member. |
10210.13 | Moving and Storage Guidelines | Edits the first sentence and adds information under Eligible Expenses. |
10210.14 | Child Care Guidelines | Changes “the state” to Texas. |
10210.15 | Miscellaneous Expenses Guidelines | Changes FEMA to Texas in the first sentence and removes “if the generator was not verified during the inspection” in the bullet regarding a letter from a physician stating that a generator is medically required. |
10210.16 | Critical Needs Assistance (CNA) | Changes FEMA to Texas in the first sentence and clarifies in the last bullet that applicants not approved for this type of assistance at the time of registration will not receive a denial letter and this decision cannot be appealed. |
10210.16.1 | Clean and Removal Assistance (CRA) | Adds a section explaining CRA. |
10210.17 | Group Flood Insurance Policy | Changes “the state” to Texas in the first sentence and clarifies the information under Specific Conditions for Eligibility. |
11200 | ONA Policy Interpretations | Replaces GCO with FACO. |
11510 | Reconsideration Procedures | Replaces GCO with FACO. |
11700 | Sampling Grant Decisions | Replaces GCO with FACO. |
11930 | Recovery Procedures - Fraud | Replaces GCO with FACO. |
11940 | Recovery Procedures – Other Than Fraud | Replaces GCO with FACO. |