NAC414.110. Application for assistance: Duties of Division upon receipt.

Upon the receipt of an application for assistance from the Emergency Assistance Account, the Division will:

     1. Verify the declaration of emergency or disaster.

     2. Verify that the emergency or disaster meets the criteria as to a threat to the life, safety, health or property of persons in this state.

     3. Review any professional reports or certifications supporting the existence of an emergency or disaster.

     4. If the applicant is a state agency and a preliminary damage assessment team has not been deployed before application is made, appoint a preliminary damage assessment team to work with officials from the agency to conduct a preliminary damage assessment.

     5. Review the financial records of the applicant for a determination that the applicant has exhausted or will exhaust the existing financial or physical resources as a result of the emergency or disaster.

     6. Review the certification of financial need submitted by the applicant.

     7. Verify that the applicant has exhausted all other available resources.

     8. Review the projects submitted for approval by the Division.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Emergency Mgt. by R202-01, eff. 4-24-2003)