Emergency Relief Manual
Flow Chart Description
Flow chart illustrating the Emergency Relief Program and the three methods for developing and processing a State request for Emergency Relief funding.
- Disaster Occurrence
- Governor's Proclamation or President's Declaration
- State Letter of Intent
- FHWA Division Office Acknowledgement
- Disaster Assessment
- Standard Method
- Detailed Site Inspections/Windshield Survey
- State Requests ER Funds
- Damage Survey Summary Report
- Quick Release
- Media Reports/Aerial Survey
- State Requests ER Funds
- FHWA D.O. Endorsement (Abbreviated Damage Survey Summary Report submitted later)
- FHWA D.O. Review
- FHWA Division Administrator Approval and Request for HQ Fund Allocation
- HQ Allocation of Funds
- Program of Projects
- FHWA D.O. Approves Program of Projects
- Begin Permanent Repair Work
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1 go to 2
2 go to 3
3 go to 4
4 go to 5
5 branches to either 6, 10
if 5 branched to 6
6 go to 7
7 go to 8
8 go to 9
9 go to 14
if 5 branched to 10
10 go to 11
11 go to 12
12 go to 13
13 go to 14
14 go to 15
15 go to 16
16 go to 17
17 go to 18
18 go to 19
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