Council authorizes RFP for disaster-recovery grant administration after GrantWorks presentation

Apr 29, 2025

After a GrantWorks presentation on FEMA "prepositioning," the Roman Forest council authorized staff to issue an RFP/RFQ for disaster recovery administrative and engineering services; GrantWorks said administrators are paid from awarded funds and contracts start without a retainer.

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The Roman Forest City Council authorized the city administrator to solicit proposals for disaster recovery administrative services and requests for qualifications for engineering services to support FEMA projects. Luke Pressford of GrantWorks told the council his firm recommends "prepositioning" a grant administrator — contracting ahead of storms so a team is ready to assemble evidence and submit applications immediately after a declared disaster.

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