Date: Course is now available online.

Course Description:

The course is intended to provide an overview of the basics of the Mission Assignment (MA) Process starting with the request for Federal assistance through MA Closeout.

Course Objective:

1. Define a Mission Assignment (MA), MA types, and common terms.
2. Describe the process of completing the Action Request Form (ARF).
3. Provide an overview of the MA process.
4. Describe program and financial management components of the MA process.

Prerequisite:

None.

Course Length:

The overall time to complete the course will vary for each individual. IS-293 takes approximately 2½ - 3 hours.

Target Audience:

This course is intended for program and financial staff who share the responsibility for Mission Assignment issuance, execution, billing, reimbursement, and closeout. This includes Comptrollers/Financial Specialists, FEMA Finance Center (FFC) staff, Mission Assignment staff, Project Managers, and other Federal agency (OFA) Program and Finance staff.

Continuing Education Units: EMI awards 0.2 CEUs for completion of this course.

Location: Online

To Apply:

This course is available at http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is293.asp. When you have completed the course, you may take the online test, fill out the student information and submit the test for scoring. FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute’s Independent Study (IS) office will notify you via email of the results. If you successfully complete the test, a link will be included in the email for you to access and print your course certificate.

You may contact the IS office via email Independent.Study@dhs.gov or contact the call center at (301) 447-1200 or toll free at 1-800-238-3358, extension 1200. IS office hours are 7:30am -7:30pm (ET).