Frequently Asked Questions: MIP Workflow – Sequencing/PALT

What is the MIP Sequencing Tool?

The MIP Sequencing Tool is an online database system through which FEMA's Regional Offices and associated Regional Management Centers upload and edit their Sequencing data. Data captured in the Sequencing Tool identify projected dates, funding years, FEMA Funds, leveraged funds, appropriated funds, and statistical data associated with flood map development for every county in the Nation (although some counties will not be receiving a map update). This set of data is used for many purposes which include producing the Multi-Year Flood Hazard Identification Plan (MHIP). It should be noted that the data in the Sequencing Tool is dynamic and can be changed at any time by the Regional Offices and/or RMCs. Each MHIP update is, by comparison, a static set of data which reflects a periodic "snapshot" of the Sequencing data. As a result, MHIP updates may not reflect recent changes to the "live" MIP Sequencing environment.

The Sequencing Tool also serves to provide a planned project cost for the relevant fiscal year at the county level which is used as a point of comparison with funds tracked in the MIP PALT Tool. In the Sequencing Tool, the FEMA Funds amount for a particular county or Special Project for a given fiscal year is the amount that shows up in the PALT Tool for that same county or Special Project in the same fiscal year.

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