Desk notes
How PA obligations actually show up on a contractor desk.
Short original notes on OpenFEMA, categories A–G, and the applicant mailing address. Not FEMA guidance. Not a bid board.
Oct 5, 2026
30 days of FEMA PA obligations by category: utilities took 42 percent
OpenFEMA data pulled October 5, 2026: 837 Category A–G worksheets got their first obligation in the past 30 days, worth $541.9 million in federal share. Category F utilities led, large projects carried 85 percent of the money, and the median wait from declaration was 519 days.
Oct 3, 2026
Small versus large on an OpenFEMA worksheet after the $1,093,800 notice
FEMA’s September 29, 2026 notice sets a $1,093,800 small-project threshold for disasters declared on or after October 1, 2025. Here is how that line differs from OpenFEMA project size and from RebuildAlert’s $100,000 teaser.
Sep 15, 2026
Using OpenFEMA county and location fields for contractor territory planning
What contractors can (and cannot) infer from county and location fields on obligated FEMA Public Assistance Project Worksheets in OpenFEMA when planning territory coverage after obligation.
Sep 14, 2026
State vs local applicants on FEMA PA obligations: what contractors should notice
What contractors can (and cannot) infer when OpenFEMA Public Assistance obligations list a state agency versus a local government applicant, and how that affects outreach timing after obligation.
Sep 11, 2026
Disaster declaration date vs Project Worksheet obligation date for contractor timing
What contractors can (and cannot) infer from OpenFEMA disaster declaration dates versus Public Assistance Project Worksheet obligation dates when planning outreach.
Sep 10, 2026
Federal share vs non-federal share on obligated FEMA PA projects
What contractors can (and cannot) infer from federal share and non-federal share fields on obligated FEMA Public Assistance Project Worksheets in OpenFEMA.
Sep 9, 2026
Procurement timing after a FEMA PA obligation
What contractors should (and should not) infer about bidding and outreach timing once OpenFEMA shows a Public Assistance Project Worksheet as obligated.
Sep 9, 2026
What a FEMA Public Assistance obligation actually means
An obligated Project Worksheet is not a bid, award, or SAM.gov listing. Here is what OpenFEMA publishes and what contractors can do with it.
Sep 8, 2026
FEMA PA categories A–G, written for contractors
Debris, emergency work, roads, water control, buildings, utilities, and parks — what each Public Assistance category usually means on a contractor desk.
Sep 7, 2026
Using OpenFEMA applicant mailing addresses without pretending they are a bid list
Applicant streets in Public Assistance Applicants v1 are public records. Here is how RebuildAlert uses them, and what not to do with the list.