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applicants' briefing. The State has the responsibility to conduct the Applicant's Briefing. 4. The Request for Public Assistance (RPA){see copy of form attached to this Annex and identified as Attachment 3} forms are usually distributed and collected at the Applicant's Briefing. The RPA is the form a public or private non-profit organization uses to apply for disaster assistance. Using the RPA, potential applicants can provide information about their organizations, such as physical location, points of contact, and information regarding private non-profit status. The RPA must be submitted to the State Public Assistance Officer within 30 days of declaration or designation of an area. 5. Federal Public Assistance Coordinators (PACs) are assigned to applicants as the applicants submit the Request forms. Upon assignment, the PAC will set up and conduct a Kickoff Meeting with each applicant and their Applicant Liaison, the State's customer service representative, to assess individual applicant needs.The PAC is a customer service representative assigned to work with us from declaration to funding approval. The PAC will hold a Kickoff Meeting with the applicant to begin the process of documenting disaster recovery projects. The Kickoff Meeting is where damages will be discussed, needs assessed, and a plan of action put in place. The PAC will provide detailed instructions on what to do and how to do it. The county administrator will direct all department directors,and/or their designees, to attend the Kickoff meeting (i.e., Emergency Management Director, Budget Director, Risk Manager, Public Works Director, etc.). 6. The PAC will also assist the applicant in completing Project Worksheets (see copy of form attached to this Annex and identified as Attachment 4) for all projects. Project Worksheets will be approved after validation. The funding will be made available to the State. The State then disburses the funding to the applicant according to State regulations. Each municipality, special district or not-for-profit must have their own separate application with FEMA and will be required to file their own Project Worksheet. 7. If possible, the State will provide each applicant with an Applicant Liaison. The Liaison and the PAC must work closely to ensure that the applicant is provided with consistent, complete information about the Public Assistance Program and its processes. The PAC may be required to take a more active role in helping the applicant as the State may not be able to provide necessary resources. Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex IA- Page 16