When an Applicant does not have sufficient resources to respond to an incident, it may request resources from another jurisdiction through a "mutual aid" agreement. There are two types of entities:

• Requesting Entity: the entity requesting resources
• Providing Entity: the entity providing the requested resources

Public Assistance funding is only provided to the Requesting Entity because it is legally responsible for the work. FEMA does not provide Public Assistance funding directly to the Providing Entity. For the work to be eligible, the Requesting Entity must have requested the resources provided.