23-1, Miscellaneous Changes

Revision 23-1; Effective Jan. 31, 2023

Section Title Change
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
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
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
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.