A backfill employee is when the Applicant temporarily replaces an employee who is responding to the incident. Overtime costs for the backfill employee may be eligible even if the backfill employee is not performing eligible work as long as the employee that he/she is replacing is performing eligible Emergency Work.

FEMA may also provide Public Assistance funding for straight-time if the backfill employee is a:

• Contracted or temporary employee; or
• Permanent employee called in on a normally scheduled day off (weekend or other off day).

Note that if the backfill employee is called in from scheduled leave, only overtime is eligible.