44 CFR § 209.5 - Applicant eligibility.

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title: "44 CFR § 209.5 - Applicant eligibility."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "209.5"
section_name: "Applicant eligibility."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "DISASTER ASSISTANCE"
part_number: "209"
part_name: "SUPPLEMENTAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND ELEVATION ASSISTANCE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Pub. L. 106-113, Div. B, sec. 1000(a)(5) (enacting H.R. 3425 by cross-reference), 113 Stat. 1501, 1536; Pub. L. 106-246, 114 Stat. 511, 568; Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121, Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 43 FR 41943, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376; E.O. 12148, 44 FR 43239, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 412."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 32669, June 15, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 209.5 Applicant eligibility.

The following are eligible to apply to the State for a grant:

(a) State and local governments;

(b) Indian tribes or authorized tribal organizations. A tribe may apply either to the State or directly to us; and

(c) Qualified private nonprofit organizations.