Once the Program Delivery Manager, Recipient, and Applicant conduct the Exploratory Call, the Applicant begins working on their Damage Inventory.

The Damage Inventory lays the foundation for all future actions including Project Formulation, Damage Description and Dimensions, scope of work, and cost estimates; all of which lead to the Applicant acquiring grant funding.

At a high level, the Damage Inventory will list:

• All debris impacts
• Emergency response activities
• Damages as a result of the declared event

At a more granular level, the Damage Inventory should contain:

• Damage sites
• Applicant recovery priorities
• Potential Environmental and Historic Preservation assistance needs
• Potential 406 hazard mitigation opportunities

The Damage Inventory is extremely important to the Public Assistance grant program. Without a Damage Inventory:

• Applicant claimed damages are not documented
• Site Inspection Work Orders cannot be processed
• FEMA cannot process Requests for the Essential Elements of Information