Online Training Opportunity: Intro to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Emergencies. May 2020

Introduction to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergencies Technical Sectors

Water and sanitation, along with food and shelter, are the most important human needs in an emergency. Without access to basic water and sanitation services, and without the practice of good hygiene, the danger of disease is high. In this online course from Save the Children, you will learn how to: Describe the role of the WASH sector in emergencies Explain the importance of WASH integration with other sectors Describe the main actions in relation to cross-cutting themes and WASH Recognize key Sphere standards for water supply, sanitation and hygiene in emergencies Outline key activities and considerations for the WASH sector in emergencies

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Reporting Zoom or other Hacks in Virtual Teleconferencing Session. May 2020

National Press Releases FBI Warns of Child Sexual Abuse Material Being Displayed During Zoom Meetings The FBI has received multiple reports of incidents involving the broadcast of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on Zoom. If you are a victim of one of these incidents or if you have information regarding the identity of anyone distributing or producing CSAM, please report it to the FBI. May 20, 2020 Full Press Release ZOOM Update  Dear Valued Customer, As you may know, Zoom 5.0 is live! Please update all your clients to version Zoom 5.0 now or before May 30th. When: Beginning May 30th, 2020, Zoom will be enabling GCM encryption across the entire Zoom platform, providing increased protection for meeting data.  What: Please update all your clients to Zoom 5.0. After May 30, 2020, all Zoom clients on older versions will receive a forced update when trying to join meetings as GCM encryption will be fully enabled across the Zoom platform. Update Now How: Please refer here for more information on updating your endpoints. Zoom admins, visit our 5.0 IT administrator page for more detailed instructions. For more information on our latest enhancements, we highly encourage you to read and subscribe to our ‍Release Notes‍ and Blog. Best, Team Zoom

D4BL-DMV (Data For Black Lives, District, Maryland, Virginia). COVID-19.

How would you like to stay connected with D4BL DMV?

• Please respond to this one question Google Form to help us better understand your needs.

Where are you getting your data from during the COVID19 moment as it affects the DMV? 

The Leadership Team would like to share a few of ours:

• DC COVID-19 Dashboard
• Virginia Department of Health Dashboard
• John Hopkins National Dashboard
• Maryland Government Dashboard

What other data points related to our area have you found helpful? 

Please feel free to post in our Slack! 

Not in the d4bldmv Slack Workspace? 

Please respond directly to this email, and we'll make sure you can access it.

We're looking forward to seeing you all! 

Best, 

D4BL DMV Leadership Team

Free 30-minute session. African Coalition Virtual Legal Clinic May 2020

African Coalition Virtual Legal Clinic!

Saturday, May 23rd, 2020

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sign up for a FREE 30min legal consultation with an attorney!

Legal clinics will be scheduled on the 3rd Saturday of each month. 

Call (213) 909-0985 or email info@africancoalition.org to Sign Up!

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IN-Kind Volunteer Services Rate. Black Emergency Managers Association International

Black Emergency Managers Association International

Standard In-Kind Rate for volunteer services:  $150.00/hr, or as designated by private sector member wage\salary rate.

What are In-Kind Contributions? The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) requires all grantees to meet a 25 percent cost share for a single project.  Fortunately, the cost does not have to be just cash for the projects expenses.  These non-cash contributions are often referred to as “In-kind contributions”.  They may consist of grantee/sub-grantee contributions such as property or, third party contributions including services, equipment, or property.  The value of the donation goes toward the 25 percent the grantee/sub-grantee has to contribute. Cash contributions by a third party are not considered in-kind contributions but can make up part or all of the 25 percent the grantee/sub-grantee contributes.  The following information is for reference use only. Please locate full regulations in Title 44, Part 13, Section 13.24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. To qualify as in-kind the following conditions apply: 1.  Must be necessary and reasonable to accomplish the projects objectives.  2.  Cannot be from a Federal source. 3.  Cannot be program income (Any unspent funds from an approved Mitigation project may not be used) 4.  Cannot be used to match another Federal grant. 5.  Must apply to the cost sharing requirement of the grant.   In kind contributions must be documented and verifiable in the grantee’s records.  Records must be maintained to support how the value of the in-kind contribution was determined. Note: Good Question to ask “Would it be necessary to buy the service or property in order to accomplish the projects objectives, and is the cost (value) reasonable for this purpose”? Determining the value of the In-Kind Contributions Donated Services: * Volunteers- Unpaid services provided to a grantee/sub-grantee by an individual are valued at the pay for similar work in the grantee’s organization.  If the job is foreign to your agency, it’s suggested to use minimum wage or seek private market value of the work to be performed.  i.e.  A local attorney affected by the flood donates her time to review the real property acquisition contract documents and conduct the settlements for the grantee/sub-grantee.  The normal cost of the attorney’s professional time donated to the project (based on her normal per hour or per settlement rate) is allowable as local in-kind cost-share. * Employees of other organizations – When another organization provides, free of charge, the service of an employee in that employee’s line of work, the services are valued at the employee’s regular rate of pay.  This does not include the employee’s fringe benefits and overhead costs. If the services are in another line of work, then the value is calculated in the same manner as that for volunteers.  i.e. Local contractors donate their services to complete seismic retrofit work to residents’ homes.   The normal cost of their time is allowable as a third party in-kind contribution. It should be noted that Federal employee’s time on duty cannot be used as in-kind. Donated Use of Equipment or Space: (Title is retained by the donor) * Equipment or Space – the contribution will be valued at the fair rental rate. Donated Supplies, Equipment, Buildings and Land (Title passes to the grantee or subgrantee) * Supplies – Supplies are valued at the market value at the time of donation i.e. The local hardware store donates construction materials for a hurricane shuttering project.  The retail value of those materials is an allowable third party in-kind contribution. * Equipment, buildings, and land – The purpose of the grant will determine how the donated property will be administered.  Grant Acquisition of property – the market value of the property at the time of donation may be counted as cost sharing or matching.  i.e. A homeowner accepts 75 percent of the value of his home in cash and donates the rest of the appraised value to the project.  The 25 percent he donated is allowable as a third party in-kind contribution. All Other Grants – the market value at the time of donation of the donated equipment or building and fair rental rate of the donated land may be counted.  Approval may be given only if the equipment or rental of the land purchased is approved as an allowable direct cost.  If any part of the donated property was acquired with Federal funds, only the non-federal share of the property may be counted.  * Grantee or Subgrantee donated real property – the estimated value of grantee-owned real property is determined by the current market value (assuming that these items were not purchased with Federal funds). Note: In some cases it might be required to use an independent appraiser to determine fair market value of land or buildings, or the fair rental rate of land or of space in a building.  This requirement will be set by the grantee or sub-grantee.

May 19, 2020. Stay at Home Order Expiration by State\Territory

Stay at Home Order Expiration by State/Territory, as of  5/19/2020
State / Territory	Exp Date	Notes	State / Territory	Exp Date	Notes
AL	Exp.	Phased reopening underway	KS	Exp.	Phased reopening with local restrictions
AK	Exp.	Phased reopening underway	KY	Exp.	Phased reopening underway
AS	5/31	SAH extended	LA	Exp.	Phased reopening underway
AZ	Exp.	Phased reopening underway	ME	5/31	Phased reopening underway
AR		No statewide SAH order issued; phased reopening underway at local level	MD	Exp.	Phased reopening underway with SAH restrictions for Montgomery and Prince Georges' Counties
CA		No official expiration date; phased reopening underway with local restrictions	MA	Exp.	Phased reopening underway
CO	Exp.	Phased reopening underway	MI	5/28	SAH extended
CNMI		SAH until the emergency concludes	MN	Exp.	Phased reopening underway
CT	5/20	Or until terminated; phased reopening following expiration of SAH order	MS	Exp.	Phased reopening underway
DE	5/31	Or until health threat eliminated	MO	Exp.	Phased reopening underway
DC	6/8	Or until date of any emergency date extension	MT	Exp.	Phased reopening underway
FL	Exp.	Phased reopening underway	NE		Phased reopening underway
GA	Exp.	Phased reopening underway	NV	Exp.	Phased reopening underway
GU	5/30	Phased reopening underway with local restrictions	NH	5/31	SAH extended
HI	5/31	Phased reopening with local restrictions	NJ		Until terminated
ID	Exp.	Phased reopening underway	NM	5/31	SAH extended
IL	5/29	SAH extended	NY	Exp.	Phased reopening underway in some upstate areas with SAH restrictions remaining in other locations
IN	Exp.	Phased reopening underway	NC	Exp.	Phased reopening underway
IA		No statewide SAH order issued; phased reopening underway at local level	ND		No statewide SAH order issued; phased reopening underway at local level
* Source: Based on State-at-Home Orders from State websites