Free tools
Math for the PA desk — not a bid portal.
Three calculators unique to FEMA Public Assistance obligation work. They do not award contracts. They help you read an obligated worksheet, pick a category, and decide whether a county watch is worth the subscription.
Obligated dollars
Federal share calculator
Split an obligated Project Worksheet into the federal share and the non-federal remainder. Educational — not a bid or award.
Work type
Category A–G picker
Pick debris, roads, buildings, utilities, or another PA category and see what that means for contractors — and what RebuildAlert emails.
Desk time
County watch ROI
Estimate hours and dollars saved watching counties versus scraping OpenFEMA yourself, then compare to Starter and Pro.
From the blog
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.
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.
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.