Grant Opportunity. Patrick J. McGovern Foundation invites expressions of interest for Data and Society Accelerator Program August 2022

 RFP alert

Patrick J. McGovern Foundation invites expressions of interest for Data and Society Accelerator Program

Posted: August 31, 2022
Deadline: September 19, 2022 (Expressions of interest)
Grants will be awarded to support nonprofits as they progress on their respective data journeys while equipping nonprofit teams with the mentorship, tools, and expertise they require to develop and test proof-of-concept data approaches that rely on large, complex datasets....

 

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Grant Opportunities. August 2022

RFP alert

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation invites nominations for the Humanitarian Prize
Posted: August 26, 2022
Deadline: September 28, 2022
The $2.5 million prize is the world’s largest annual humanitarian award presented to nonprofit organizations judged to have made extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering....

Long Beach Community Foundation invites LOIs for preservation projects
Posted: August 26, 2022
Deadline: September 29, 2022 (Letters of Intent)
Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded in support of projects to preserve the heritage and historical sites of Long Beach, recognize the contributions of the Long Beach Naval Station and Shipyard to the City of Long Beach and honor the work of architect Paul Revere Williams....

 Sigma Xi invites applications for student science and engineering research grants
Posted: August 29, 2022
Deadline: October 1, 2022
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to graduate and undergraduate students to complete a specific research project....

Whitehall Foundation invites LOIs for bioscience research projects
Posted: August 29, 2022
Deadline: October 1, 2022 (Letters of Intent)
Grants of up to $225,000 over three years will be awarded to scientists for basic biological research not heavily supported by federal agencies or other foundations with specialized missions....
 

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Resilience since 1950's. A model for Small Island Nations. Cuba asks for U.S. technical assistance in oil fire clean-up. August 2022

Step even further outside the box.

 

U.S. open the gateway, the door for volunteer organizations, associations, and others to provide assistance with no repercussions. 

 

Fire fighting, disaster\emergency management organizations are ready to assist. 

Provide the steps for assistance.

BEMA International

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuba-asks-us-technical-assistance-oil-fire-clean-up-2022-08-27/   HAVANA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Cuba said on Friday it sought U.S. technical assistance in cleaning up after a massive fire at an oil storage facility that killed 16 fire fighters. Experts from Cuba and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency met virtually on Wednesday to discuss the clean-up effort at the Matanzas supertanker port east of Havana in what the Cuban foreign ministry characterized as a “professional and fruitful exchange.” Cuba asked for an assessment of its efforts so far and about gaining access to innovative U.S. techniques and procedures from the EPA, other agencies and oil companies, the foreign ministry said.   A lightning strike ignited an oil storage tank at Matanzas three weeks ago, and the fire spread to three more tanks. It was extinguished after a week, and the government said it was the worst fire in the Caribbean island’s history.   The United States considers Communist-run Cuba, just over 100 miles offshore, to be an enemy and has maintained a comprehensive sanctions regime on it since soon after former leader Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution. At the time of the fire, the United States offered technical advice by phone. Reporting by Marc Frank; Editing by Cynthia Osterman

 
 

Black Emergency Managers Association International Washington, D.C.  20020   bEMA International Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)   A 501 (c) 3 organization

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” —Angela Davis  

Getting your funds. Introducing Grant Payments with PayPal August 2022

• You’ve established your IRS nonprofit charitable organization.
• You’ve dotted your ‘I’s. crossed your ‘T’s. 
• Established your nonprofit bank accounts for administrative, operating expenses and other costs.
• You’ve submitted your proposal for funding.
• You’ve outlines your subcontracting and tasks for accomplished.

YOUR PROPOSAL WAS APPROVED! 

Now time to receive the funds to your accounts.

Options are available. 

Introducing Grant Payments with PayPal No more waiting on paper check                                                           As a confirmed charity, you will be able to receive grants from participating donor-advised funds, community foundations, and other grant makers right to your account with PayPal. Here's how it works: Get an email the moment you receive a new grant Review the details and accept your grant We’ll add the funds to your account with PayPal To launch Grant Payments, we’re partnering with leading national donor-advised fund sponsors, National Philanthropic Trust and Vanguard Charitable to get funds to you, faster. Keep an eye on your email—if you’re due to receive grants from National Philanthropic Trust, they could start arriving at any time, and grants from Vanguard Charitable in 2023- so stay tuned!      Explore Grant Payments

 

Black Emergency Managers Association International Washington, D.C.

bEMA International Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)   A 501 (c) 3 organization "It is my belief that the best results in business come from a creative process, from the ability to see things differently from everyone else, and from finding answers to problems that are not bound by the phrase 'we have always done it this way.' "  Wayne Rogers

 

 

 

Food Insecurity:: CROP CYCLES. U.S. and Globally. THOUSANDS OF FARMERS KILL OFF CROPS AND REDUCE LIVESTOCK August 2022

2022, 2023, and beyond.

 The impacts of climate change.  Food Insecurity.  A State of Emergency.

 Preserve our small farmer industry in communities. 

 Understand the policies and influence the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has that affects Latino, Black, and small farmers since its’ inception.

 From the water & food industry pricing to housing\shelter pricing, supply chain issues.  A crisis and stressor on one critical infrastructure sector effects other sectors.

 Effects and impacts on consumers?  High pricing. 

BEMA International

Amid historic global mega drought, the US Federal Government is cutting water deliveries as thousands of farmers kill off crops and downsize their herds. #foodwars #meatprices #prepper#prepping #survival #foodshortage #foodprices   #shtf #iceagefarmer #adapt2030  #canadianprepper  #fullspectrumsurvival #cityprepping  https://youtu.be/gSqfLE34_BA

 

Black Emergency Managers Association International Washington, D.C.  20020
bEMA International
Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)
A 501 (c) 3 organization
“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today.  We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.  In this unfolding conundrum of life and history there is such a thing as being too late.  Procrastination is still the thief of time.  Life often leaves us standing bare, naked and dejected with a lost opportunity.  This may well be mankind’s last chance to choose between chaos or community.  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘Where Are We Going From Here:  Chaos or Community’.

 

 

 

 

Mixed Signals. Why China Is in Africa - If You Don't Know, Now You Know

 Best simplistic explanation to a member question.

Economic growth.

Climate change and its’ impact, humanitarian assistance not in the deal. 

Shall also need to understand ‘BRICS’ (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa).

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS 

The New Colonialism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC9VgxiYM4I   China is having an increasingly problematic influence in Africa’s politics, labor practices, and infrastructure

 

 

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Your Mental Health. With friends (Folie a' deux), groups, crowds, and others (collective mental state). August 2022

  

Folie à deux

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folie_%C3%A0_deux

 

Collective mental state

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_mental_state#:~:text=Collective%20mental%20state%20is%20generally,being%2Dstate%20when%20around%20others.

Grants.gov Opportunities Update August 21, 2022

 

The following grant opportunities were created, updated, or deleted on Grants.gov:

 

NSF

National Science Foundation

Advancing Informal STEM Learning

Synopsis 1

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343195

World Humanitarian Day August 19, 2022

 

Today is World Humanitarian Day – a day to remember that at the heart of being a humanitarian is humanity. To celebrate the service of humanitarians around the globe, we invited a few DisasterReady learners to recognize a colleague or friend who lost their life walking alongside communities during humanitarian emergencies or conflict.  We have put these images together into a new video to honor humanitarians around the world who risk their own lives to help others at their most desperate and vulnerable moments.

 

 

 

 

At DisasterReady, we are proud to support over 500,000 humanitarians, many of whom risk their own lives in the most dangerous locations and conflict areas in the world. We are so grateful to all of you and appreciate the sacrifices you make to provide life-saving support and protection to people most in need. We wish you continued health and safety.

 

 

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CDEMA, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency needs your assistance. Awareness and Satisfaction of the Caribbean Risk Information System (CRIS) Survey August 19, 2022

CDEMA, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency needs your assistance.

BEMA International

 

Awareness and Satisfaction of the Caribbean Risk Information System (CRIS) Survey     Dear Stakeholder,  The team at the CDEMA CU is seeking your assistance in the completion of a brief survey to assess your Awareness and Satisfaction of the new Caribbean Risk Information System (CRIS) platform.  Please follow this link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8Z3GFLK We appreciate your feedback!

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bEMA International Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)   A 501 (c) 3 organization  We must act as if we answer to, and only answer to, our ancestors, our children, and the unborn. — Amilcar Cabra

 

 

 

SCIENCE ADVANCES . CLIMATOLOGY Climate change is increasing the risk of a California megaflood

 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq0995

SCIENCE ADVANCES | RESEARCH ARTICLE

CLIMATOLOGY Climate change is increasing the risk of a California megaflood 

Xingying Huang1 *† and Daniel L. Swain2,3,4 *† 

Despite the recent prevalence of severe drought, California faces a broadly underappreciated risk of severe floods. Here, we investigate the physical characteristics of “plausible worst case scenario” extreme storm sequences capable of giving rise to “megaflood” conditions using a combination of climate model data and high-resolution weather modeling. 

Using the data from the Community Earth System Model Large Ensemble, we find that climate change has already doubled the likelihood of an event capable of producing catastrophic flooding, but larger future increases are likely due to continued warming. We further find that runoff in the future extreme storm scenario is 200 to 400% greater than historical values in the Sierra Nevada because of increased precipitation rates and decreased snow fraction. These findings have direct implications for flood and emergency management, as well as broader implications for hazard mitigation and climate adaptation activities.

Copyright © 2022 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S.Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC)

INTRODUCTION 

California is a region more accustomed to water scarcity than overabundance in the modern era. Between 2012 and 2021, California experienced two historically severe droughts—at least one of which was likely the most intense in the past millennium (1, 2)—resulting in widespread agricultural, ecological, and wildfire-related impacts (3, 4) and ongoing drought-focused public policy conversations. 

Yet, historical and paleoclimate evidence shows that California is also a region subject to episodic pluvials that substantially exceed any in the meteorological instrumental era (5)—potentially leading to underestimation of the risks associated with extreme (but infrequent) floods. Observed extreme precipitation and severe subregional flood events during the 20th century—including those in 1969, 1986, and 1997—hint at this latent potential, but despite their substantial societal impacts, none have rivaled (from a geophysical perspective) the benchmark “Great Flood of 1861–1862” (henceforth, GF1862). 

This event, which was characterized by weeks-long sequences of winter storms, produced widespread catastrophic flooding across virtually all of California’s lowlands—transforming the interior Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys into a temporary but vast inland sea nearly 300 miles in length (6) and inundating much of the now densely populated coastal plain in present-day Los Angeles and Orange counties (7). 

Recent estimates suggest that floods equal to or greater in magnitude to those in 1862 occur five to seven times per millennium [i.e., a 1.0 to 0.5% annual likelihood or 100- to 200-year recurrence interval (RI)] (5, 8). 

The extraordinary impacts resulting from GF1862 provided motivation for a 2010 California statewide disaster scenario—known as “ARkStorm” (ARkStorm 1.0)—led by the U.S. Geological Survey in conjunction with a large, interdisciplinary team (9). The meteorological scenario underpinning the ARkStorm 1.0 exercise involved the synthetic concatenation of two nonconsecutive extreme storm events from the 20th century (10). Subsequent analysis suggested

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