Frequently Asked Questions: MIP Workflow – Sequencing/PALT

Question


What is the MIP Procurement Action Lead Time (PALT) Tool?

Answer


The MIP PALT Tool is a tool within the MIP in which specific dollar amounts allocated to each FEMA Region for mapping activities are recorded and tracked. Regions use the PALT Tool to record dates by which they plan to perform each of the steps associated with obligating funds. The Regions also record the dates by which the tasks are actually completed along with the dollar amounts they actually obligated. The PALT Tool continuously reads the FEMA Funds amount for a particular county or Special Project from the Sequencing Tool and displays this in the PALT Tool as the total planned cost of a county or Special Project in the relevant fiscal year. This value is then used as a point of comparison with funds tracked in the PALT Tool.

There are three main reasons for PALT.

  1. PALT provides Acquisitions lead time to CRB
  2. PALT reports provide FEMA HQ with a status of obligated funds
  3. PALT may be used as a planning tool by the Regions to plan their mapping activities

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