Eckert Consulting provided FEMA Policy issue resolution services to the Archdiocese of San Juan and associated Puerto Rican Dioceses for the following two scenarios:

• Eckert Consulting developed a white paper that provided a compelling case against the limitations that FEMA placed on the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act.  The paper argued that the FEMA’s positions were not supported by the letter or the intent of the legislation and FEMA overreached their authority with their interpretations.

• Eckert Consulting developed a white paper persuading FEMA to implement a square foot model for determining cost of damages to the massive number of the Archdiocese and Dioceses buildings.  The paper’s argument relied on historically successful FEMA programs that relied on square foot methodology due to the substantial number of similar buildings.