44 CFR § 333.23 - Criteria for assistance.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t44/s333.23"
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title: "44 CFR § 333.23 - Criteria for assistance."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "333.23"
section_name: "Criteria for assistance."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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part_number: "333"
part_name: "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "6 U.S.C. 313, 314; 50 U.S.C. 4511,  E.O. 13603, 77 FR 16651; E.O. 13909, 85 FR 16227; E.O. 13911, 85 FR 18403; DHS Delegation 09052, Rev. 00 (Jan. 3, 2017); DHS Delegation 09052 Rev 00.1 (Apr. 1, 2020)."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 28510, May 13, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 333.23 Criteria for assistance.

Requests for special priorities assistance should be timely, *i.e.,* the request must be submitted promptly and in enough time for FEMA or the Delegate Agency to effect a meaningful resolution to the problem, and must establish that:

(a) There is an urgent need for the item; and

(b) The applicant has made a reasonable effort to resolve the problem.