Coordination with Federal Agencies (1 of 2)

As the central coordination point between the Federal and SLTT government and voluntary, faith-based, and community organizations, VALs must get to know programs and resources of other Federal/State Agencies to ensure the communities they serve are informed of the holistic resources the Federal/State Government can offer toward disaster response and recovery operations. VALs may call upon other Federal/State Agencies to provide additional subject matter expertise, or even direct Federal assistance in the form of a Mission Assignment.