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Monday, July 18, 2016
FREE...Educational Opportunities. COURSERA. July 17, 2016
Thursday, July 14, 2016
2016 Leave No One Behind. TRN.TV, Five Points Youth Foundation, BEMA.
“LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND”
TRN International News (TRN.tv) and Black Emergency Managers Association
(BEMA) are joining Five Points Youth Foundation to get our messaging out, pull
together and organize our advisors, supporters and network into a team to
empower youth worldwide as our leaders of tomorrow with the first big push from
2015 International Day of Peace
September 21, 2015 through December 31, 2020.
Our objective: recruit 4,000+ non-profits, ngos, labor organizations,
business associations, educational institutions and cities (free to register)
to join the United Nations Global Compact and 1,000 business CEOS to sign and
send in a commitment letter to support Caring 4 Climate Campaign. Achieving
that milestone would kick off the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 by
establishing a Worldwide Community Resiliency Network to “Leave No One Behind”
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Friday, July 8, 2016
2016. FEMA Releases Findings on Individual and Community Preparedness
FEMA
Releases Findings on Individual and Community Preparedness
Findings from a newly-released survey indicate that
there are specific levers that government and private sector partners can use
to influence and increase overall individual and community preparedness.
The Federal Emergency Management
Agency’s (FEMA) Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD)
released the findings from its 2015 National Household Survey of 5,000
Americans in June. The survey is designed to measure household and individual
preparedness and awareness.
Among
the most significant findings, the survey found a positive relationship
between awareness of preparedness information and the action of taking steps
to prepare for a disaster.
The
survey also notes a relationship between experience and action, finding that
individuals living in areas with a history of a specific hazard and who have
experienced the impact of that hazard are significantly more likely to report
they had taken basic steps to prepare themselves and their household.
“These
are positive results and really help validate the work that FEMA and our
partners across the country have been doing,” said ICPD Director Helen
Lowman, upon release of the survey. “Going forward, we will be able to use
this data to include all populations as we continue to build a culture of preparedness.”
When it comes to awareness of
preparedness information, 66 percent of Americans living in areas with a
history of hurricanes reported that they had read, seen, or heard information
on how to better prepare for a hurricane within the past six months, the
survey said.
Individuals
living in areas with a history of tornadoes were the next most aware of the
pertinent preparedness information for their relevant hazard with 53 percent
of respondents in those areas saying they had read, seen, or heard
information on how to prepare for a tornado in the last six months.
The survey included a series of
oversamples in U.S. counties where specific hazards, including: earthquakes,
extreme heat, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and winter storms,
present a risk to those populations.
ICPD
will be going back into the field later this summer to administer the 2016
National Household Survey.
For more information and to review a
summary of the 2015 findings, click here.
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2016. Emergency Preparedness Training Options for Houses of Worship
Emergency Preparedness Training
Options for Houses of Worship
FEMA’s Individual and Community
Preparedness Division (ICPD) invites
you to a webinar on Tuesday, July 19, which will feature
ways houses of worship and emergency managers can use training programs like
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) to increase community
preparedness. The webinar will also highlight how these partnerships improve
engagements with diverse communities and populations.
Click the Following Link to
Register: Emergency
Response Training Options for Houses of Worship
Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT
How to Join the Webinar:
- Please
register for the event using the Adobe
Connect registration web link.
- Be
sure to test your Adobe Connect connection prior
to the meeting.
2016 DHS Funding Opportunities. COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM GRANT PROGRAM
Last year, Secretary Johnson and the DHS Office
for Community Partnerships identified the need to make direct awards to
non-governmental organizations for community-based countering violent extremism
(CVE) programs. Congress has also been supportive of this effort by
appropriating $10 million specifically to support local CVE efforts.
Today, DHS announced the FY 2016 CVE grant
program. For the first time, non-governmental organizations will be eligible
for DHS funding to promote community resilience against the threat of violent
extremism.
The DHS Office for Community Partnerships is
working closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure funding
is awarded to community-based programs that draw from a range of local
partners—for example, educators, social service and mental health providers,
faith leaders and public safety officials.
The notice of funding opportunity and application
process is now open. For more information on how to apply please go here:
www.dhs.gov/cvegrants.
For programmatic questions about the funding
opportunity please reach out to: CommunityPartnerships@hq.dhs.gov.
Thank you.
THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCES THE COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM GRANT PROGRAM
WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, July 6, 2016, Secretary
of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Countering
Violent Extremism (CVE) Grant Program, with $10 million in available funds.
This is the first federal assistance program devoted exclusively to providing
local communities with the resources to counter violent extremism in the
homeland.
“As I have said before, given the nature of the
evolving terrorist threat, building bridges to local communities is as
important as any of our other homeland security missions,” said Secretary
Johnson. “This new grant program is an important step forward in these efforts
and reflects the Department’s continued commitment to protect the homeland and
uphold our values.”
In addition to state, local and tribal
governments, non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education are
eligible to apply. These grants will help scale community-led initiatives
across the country to address the evolving terrorist threat, including
international and domestic terrorism. Specifically, funding will support
training, community engagements, and activities that challenge violent
extremist narratives used to recruit and radicalize individuals to violence.
The Department’s efforts to partner with local
communities are a central part of its CVE mission. These grants will empower
local communities to provide resources to friends, families and peers who may
know someone on the path toward violent extremism, encouraging community-based
solutions to deter an individual well before criminal or terrorist action,
which would require the attention of law enforcement.
This grant program was developed by the DHS Office
for Community Partnerships in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management
Agency. The Office for Community Partnerships builds relationships with local
communities and leads the Department’s CVE mission, focusing efforts to find
innovative ways to discourage violent extremism and undercut terrorist
narratives.
Sunday, July 3, 2016
Webinar. Thurs, July 7, 2016. FEMA. Combining Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plans
PIE to Hold
Webinar on Combining Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plans
The Planning Information
Exchange (PIE) will present a free webinar on Thursday, July 7 2016,
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CT, (Starting at 1pm ET, 11am MT, 10am PT)
entitled “Combining Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plans.”
This seventh part in the
eight-part series involves discussions from Kristin Baja, a Climate and
Resilience Planner from the Baltimore City Office of Sustainability, and
Sherrie Collins, the Emergency Manager of Monterey County, California. James
Schwab, Manager of APA’s Hazards Planning Center, will moderate as they discuss:
- The
basic premise of Baltimore’s effort to merge its climate adaptation plan
with the update of its hazard mitigation plan
- Issues
Baltimore has experienced or will experience (e.g., increased nuisance
flooding)
- Nature
and scope of the Monterey County plan
- Challenges
in Monterey County’s multijurisdictional approach
- And
much more
The
PIE is a free eight-part quarterly webinar series presented by the
American Planning Association (APA) and the Association of State Floodplain
Managers (ASFPM). The series is funded through a cooperative agreement
with FEMA through the RiskMAP Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP)
program. The PIE focuses on tools, best practices, and strategies on
the role of hazard mitigation planning and its connections with recovery
planning and preparedness. The PIE webinars provide one continuing maintenance
(CM) credit for the American Institute of Certified Planners and one continuing
education credit (CEC) for Certified Floodplain Managers.
To
register and for additional information visit: https://www.planning.org/nationalcenters/hazards/planninginformationexchange/2016 Small Business Challenge
Announcing the Small Business
Challenge! The 2016 Small Business Challenge from SB Works is a competitive
process investing more than $100,000 in services that support DC’s small
businesses. DEADLINE JULY 31
This summer, SB Works is seeking to fund ambitious applications for projects that will grow your idea, help your business where it hurts, fix your building, share your experience, or highlight your business community.
Apply for either direct services for small business operations or initiatives to improve the local small business environment.
Visit sbworksdc.org/small-business- challenge for eligibility and application details.
This summer, SB Works is seeking to fund ambitious applications for projects that will grow your idea, help your business where it hurts, fix your building, share your experience, or highlight your business community.
Apply for either direct services for small business operations or initiatives to improve the local small business environment.
Visit sbworksdc.org/small-business- challenge for eligibility and application details.
FEMA Urges Businesses to Use FEMA Smartphone App to Prepare for Disasters
FEMA Urges Businesses to Use FEMA Smartphone
App to Prepare for Disasters
Washington, D.C. – The Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is urging residents across the nation to
download and use the FEMA smartphone app. The app is designed to help
businesses, employees, and their families prepare for a wide array of natural
and man-made disasters, and can help affected Americans recover, should
disaster strike.
According to a recent survey by Pew Research, 40 percent of
Americans have used their smartphone to look up government services or
information. Additionally, a majority of smartphone owners use their devices to
keep up to date with breaking news, and to be informed about what is happening
in their community.
Some key features of the app
include:
- National Weather Service Alerts: The app enables users to receive weather alerts from
the National Weather Service for up to five locations across the nation.
This new feature allows users to receive alerts on severe weather
happening anywhere they select in the country, even if the phone is not
located in the area, making it easy to follow severe weather that may be
threatening family and friends.
- Safety Tips: Tips
on how to stay safe before, during, and after over 20 types of hazards,
including floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes.
- Preparation Checklist: Helps users put together emergency kits and
develop family communication plans to determine how they will reunite with
loved ones in the event of a disaster.
- Maps of Disaster Resources: Users can locate and receive driving directions to open
shelters and disaster recovery centers.
- Apply for Assistance: The app provides easy access to apply for federal
disaster assistance.
- Information in Spanish: The app defaults to Spanish-language content for
smartphones that have Spanish set as their default language.