To ensure that eligbile tribal applicant have th eopportunity to partiipate in public assistance (PA) process, PA staff member should a. Clarify State, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and other Federal agency roles in addressing tribal damage to ensure that tribes are included in the process. b. Expect tribes to know whether they will be garantees or sub garantees in applying for disaster assistance c. Avoid dealing with State emergency officials regarding tribal participation and go directly to tribesd. Apologize on belalf of other agencies that have overlooked the tribes to date.

The answer is - A. Clarify State, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and other Federal agency roles in addressing tribal damage to ensure that tribes are included in the process.

Explanation:

The Public Assistance (PA) process is a program by The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which provides aid during major disaster to state and local governments, to certain non-profits, in order to help communities in their recovery efforts. They have Public Assistance staff which also work in order to get tribes involved in the program so that eligible tribal applicants can have the opportunity to participate in the public assistance process. In order to do this, the PA staff are required to do the following;

Clarify state and other Federal Agency roles in addressing tribal damage.
Explain that involvement of the State in the PDA process and identification of projects may be beneficial if the tribe has a good relationship with the State.
Observe tribal protocol when meeting with representatives.
Avoid promising assistance that are not related to or are beyond program limits.