Notice of Intent and Request for information. Trade Schools, Community Colleges, etc..

 

Department of Energy

Golden Field Office

Notice of Intent and Request for Information Regarding Establishment of Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) at Trade Schools, Community Colleges, and Union Training Programs and Establishment of Building Training and Assessment Centers (BTACs) Synopsis 1

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344778

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Dec 8, 2022 to 1st Q 2023. National and Regional Events. Minority Suppliers Development Council.

 

December 2022   WED 7 Tuck Diversity Business Programs December 3 - December 16 Building a Successful Diverse Business Dartmouth College 100 Tuck Hall, Hanover, NH Focuses on the essential tools that owners need to successfully establish their businesses in the marketplace. It is designed for emerging entrepreneurs who are looking to build a strong foundation of business knowledge and learn how to be a better supplier to corporations. Applicants should have a minimum of three years of experience running a business and at least $250,000 in annual sales.   Scholarships Available THU 8 crsmdc event December 8 @ 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM CRMSDC’s 2022 Annual Corporate Business Meeting Fannie Mae HQ 2000 Opportunity Way, Reston, VA Join the Capital Region Affiliate Council for their Annual Business Meeting. It's going to be a rewarding day with insightful conversations and engaging content.   Free for Certified MBEs & Corporate Members THU 15 December 15 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Southern Region MSDC End of Year Celebration 400 Poydras Street 400 Poydras St suite 1960, New Orleans, LA Join the SRMSDC team for an evening of celebration as they recap on their phenomenal year in 2022   February 2023   TUE 21 Cyberready mbe February 21, 2023 CyberReady MBE: Cyber Summit Virtual Get your designation for better contracting opportunities. NMSDC has opened registration for the second cohort of CyberReadyMBE®, an eight-week virtual program that begins on February 21 with the 2023 Cyber Summit.  Sign up today to hold your place.   WED 22 Business professionals February 22, 2023 NMSDC’s Business Connection Matchmaker Virtual Register to NMSDC's Business Connection Matchmaker to connect with buyers and other MBEs with business opportunities for you.   Free for Certified MBEs, Corporate Members and Government   March 2023   TUE 14 CyberReady MBE March 14, 2023 CyberReady MBE: Fundamentals of Cybersecurity Readiness Virtual Get your designation for better contracting opportunities. NMSDC has opened registration for the second cohort of CyberReadyMBE®, an eight-week virtual program that begins on February 21 with the 2023 Cyber Summit.  Sign up today to hold your place. Seats are limited!   TUE 28 CyberReady MBE March 28, 2023 CyberReady MBE: Workforce Capabilities and Readiness Virtual Get your designation for better contracting opportunities. NMSDC has opened registration for the second cohort of CyberReadyMBE®, an eight-week virtual program that begins on February 21 with the 2023 Cyber Summit.  Sign up today to hold your place. Seats are limited!   April 2023 TUE 11 CyberReady MBE April 11, 2023 CyberReady MBE: Doing Business with Government and Corporations Virtual Get your designation for better contracting opportunities. NMSDC has opened registration for the second cohort of CyberReadyMBE®, an eight-week virtual program that begins on February 21 with the 2023 Cyber Summit.  Sign up today to hold your place. Seats are limited!   THU 20 TSMSDC 2022 Impact Awards April 20, 2023 @ 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM TMSDC 30th Annual Virtual Impact Awards Gala Virtual The Virtual Impact Awards Gala honors corporate members, MBE affiliates, and individuals for outstanding performance and achievements in business development and supplier diversity. The event also recognizes graduating high school seniors with scholarship awards presented through the TMSDC Education Foundation.   $90 SUN 23 Tuck Diversity Programs April 23, 2023 @ 8:00 AM - April 28, 2023 @ 5:00 PM Your Building Blocks for Success Tuck School of Business 100 Tuck Hall, Hanover, NH Building a Successful Diverse Business focuses on the essential tools that owners need to successfully establish their businesses in the marketplace. This virtual program from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth is designed for emerging entrepreneurs who are looking to build a strong foundation of business knowledge and learn how to be a better supplier to corporations.   Scholarships Available

Food Insecurity: Global Issue. President & Vice President on Track. Root Cause Strategy. Migration from Agricultural Farmlands to the U.S.

Partnership for Central America..............Regrettably still a top-down approach

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the Five Pillars addresses key food insecurity not only within the U.S. but globally.  Rural farmers and workers are hindered in pursuing a life of safety and security within the home nations.

Statistically where are the migrants not only coming to the U.S., but migrating globally originate from?  

• Major Urban\cities?
• Rural farming communities? 

BEMA International  

FACT SHEET: Strategy to Address the Root Causes of Migration in Central America On February 2, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order that called for the developmentof a Root Causes Strategy. Since March, Vice President Kamala Harris has been leading the Administration’s diplomatic efforts to address the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.   She has worked with bilateral, multilateral, and private sector partners, as well as civil society leaders, to help people from the region find hope at home.  This complements work done throughout the U.S. government over the last six months to learn lessons from prior efforts and to consult with a wide range of stakeholders to inform the development of this strategy. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is releasing the Root Causes Strategy—a core component of our Administration’s efforts to establish a fair, orderly, and humane immigration system.  This Strategy identifies, prioritizes, and coordinates actions to improve security, governance, human rights, and economic conditions in the region.  It integrates various U.S. government tools, including diplomacy, foreign assistance, public diplomacy, and sanctions.   Implementation of the Strategy will rely on the expertise of a wide range of U.S. departments and agencies, with support from governments in and outside the region, civil society, the private sector, multilateral organizations, international financial institutions, and the U.S. Congress.  These partnerships will bolster the impact of the Strategy through informing programmatic interventions, leveraging political will, and mobilizing necessary resources. The U.S. government will coordinate a place-based approach, targeting those areas where migrants are most likely to come from. The Strategy is organized into five pillars: ·        Pillar I:  Addressing economic insecurity and inequality; ·        Pillar II:  Combating corruption, strengthening democratic governance, and advancing the rule of law; ·        Pillar III:  Promoting respect for human rights, labor rights, and free press; ·        Pillar IV:  Countering and preventing violence, extortion, and other crimes perpetrated by criminal gangs, trafficking networks, and other organized criminal organizations; and ·        Pillar V:  Combating sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence.    The Vice President and the Administration have already taken action – notable accomplishments include: ·        Addressing immediate humanitarian needs including vaccines.  On April 26, Vice President Harris announced $310 million in urgent relief to help address the acute factors of migration, including from hurricanes, the pandemic, and drought caused by climate change.  To date, we have allocated over $250 million of the total funds, reaching over two million people.  We also provided over 10 million COVID vaccine doses to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. ·        Countering corruption and democratic backsliding.  Vice President Harris has been direct and unwavering in highlighting the problems of corruption, the need for reforms, and the vital importance of demonstrating commitment to the rule of law, judicial independence, human rights, and a strong civil society—including during her bilateral meeting in Guatemala.  Working with the Department of Justice, the Vice President launched an Anticorruption Task Force that will include U.S. prosecutors and law enforcement experts to investigate and prosecute corruption cases with a nexus in the United States and the region.  ·        Addressing security concerns of mutual interest.  Vice President Harris launched Anti-Migrant Smuggling Task Forces in both Mexico and Guatemala and secured commitments to increase border enforcement.  She reached an agreement with the Mexican government to restart the high-level dialogue focused on the trafficking of weapons and drugs. ·        Internationalizing our efforts.  The Vice President has said, “The United States cannot do this work alone.”  She has reached out to international partners to highlight the need for increased support for Central America and secured commitments from a number of countries.  She successfully encouraged the United Nations to develop a regional Humanitarian Response Plan to mobilize international donor support for the region.  ·        Working with the private sector.  On May 27, Vice President Harris launched a Call to Action for the private sector to make new commitments in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to expand economic opportunities.  The initial group of 12 companies and organizations committed to helping over 13 million people, offered to provide $750 million in resources, and established a non-profit organization to support economic development efforts in the region – The Partnership for Central America.  These initial commitments will provide financial services to small business owners, internet access and digital banking to rural communities, housing for low-income families, and reduced barriers to higher education.  Since the launch, over 150 companies and organizations have expressed interest in joining the Call to Action. Full report here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Root-Causes-Strategy.pdf

 

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

Food Insecurity. Cuba, CARICOM Food Production and Security December 6, 2022

 Cuba has accepted CARICOM’s offer to join its Ministerial Task Force on Food Production and Security, established to propel the region’s thrust towards reducing its food import bill by 25 percent by 2025.

Food Insecurity: Los Angeles County. Food Equity Roundtable December 7, 2022

                                    “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’. 

BEMA International members in the Los Angeles County region, and Globally:

Reshape the LA model for your community, your region.

Please read the following Monthly Newsletter, LA County Food Equity Roundtable for important information in addressing the food insecurity in your community.  Get involved in the recommendations and use the social media kits noted in the newsletter.

Food insecurity in your region is a serious issue that all members, not only those in the LA community must be involved but all communities globally.

GET INVOLVED! 

Every BEMA International member globally ‘get involved’.

Every member of the ‘whole community’ must be involved in addressing this issue.  From the child in K12, college\university level, the recovery\homeless community, immigrants (amnesty must be provided in gatherings), farmers & workers (urban & rural), senior citizens community.  All must be engaged.

Get involved before the true unending chaos arrives in our communities that will make the COVID-19 pandemic seem like kindergarten compared to what may come.  Don’t wait.  Procrastination is the thief of time

BEMA International

Today, the Los Angeles County Food Equity Roundtable co-chaired by the Chief Sustainability Office, issued its formal blueprint for reducing the alarming rates of food insecurity in our region. More than 200 thought leaders helped inform the bold recommendations, which you can read here. We need your help to spread the word about this disruptive plan. We have provided a social media toolkit to help you share this important work with your partners.   After all, it takes a village to feed a community!

Learn How to Prepare for the Fiscal Year 2023 Nonprofit Security Grant Program

Join Us to Learn How to Prepare for the Fiscal Year 2023 Nonprofit Security Grant Program NFORMATIONAL OUTREACH INVITATION Nonprofit Security Grant Program - Webinar Preparing for the Fiscal Year 2023 Nonprofit Security Grant Program The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, jointly invite all interested 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to a Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) Informational Webinar virtual event to provide a look-back on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 NSGP, and look-ahead for the prospective FY 2023 NSGP. The NSGP provides funding for physical and cyber security enhancements and other security-related activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack. In addition, the NSGP seeks to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts. FEMA will host several NSGP virtual webinars to provide lessons learned from the FY 2022 NSGP cycle and, most importantly, share valuable information on what nonprofits should consider now in preparation for the FY 2023 NSGP application submission cycle. Each webinar will contain similar content including an opportunity for nonprofits to provide a platform to share NSGP investment accomplishments, feedback, and ask questions. You Must Register in Advance: When: December 8, 2022 Time: 03:00 PM ET (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://fema.connectsolutions.com/ehnjunvdpxep/event/registration.html When: December 13, 2022 Time: 03:00 PM ET (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting:  https://fema.connectsolutions.com/e51cutauazfn/event/registration.html After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Adobe Connect meeting. Please check both junk/spam as some email filters may redirect the attendance confirmation email. For any questions regarding these sessions or to request special accommodations, please contact FEMA-NSGP@fema.dhs.gov. About AskCSID AskCSID is an email distribution and inquiry manager service provided by the FEMA Grant Programs Directorate. Broadcast emails sent by AskCSID provide valuable information and updates to internal and external stakeholders. This information includes Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs), Information Bulletins (IB), grant policy changes, and training opportunities. If there are any individuals that would like to receive AskCSID emails, please send an email to AskCSID@fema.dhs.gov with the interested subscribers’ name, email address, and related grant programs. For more information about the FEMA Grant Programs Directorate, please visit our website or follow us on Twitter.  If you have any questions, please contact AskCSID at AskCSID@fema.dhs.gov.   Protect the safety and security of your place of worship or community space. Learn more by listening to the recorded webinars: Building Partnerships that Promote Safety & Security for Places of Worship & Community Spaces  Security Resources for Protecting Places of Worship  Preventing Targeted Violence and Protecting the Safety and Security of Houses of Worship through Faith and Community Based Approaches in the US and in Europe. Many people spend time in churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, gurdwaras or other places of worship and public spaces. People should feel safe when they gather to express their faith or serve their community. This blog identifies five ways your community can get started today.   Learn more: 5 Ways to Improve the Safety and Security of Your Place of Worship or Community Spaces | FEMA.gov The DHS Partnerships Center carries out the policies and program priorities of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, DHS and FEMA for faith and community-based organizations related to all-hazards preparedness, emergency and disaster response and recovery, safety, security, and human trafficking. The DHS Partnerships Center offers a variety of resources to the public at dhs.gov/faith. DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships  Have a comment, question or looking for information? E-mail us at Partnerships@fema.dhs.gov

 

 

EMX staff exchange brings non-federal emergency managers to FEMA. Nominations are open through December 15, 2022

 

FEMA Advisory

Emergency Manager Exchange Nominations Extended to Dec. 15

State, local, tribal, territorial emergency managers, join us! The 2023 Emergency Manager Exchange (EMX) is seeking four dedicated public servants who work in non-federal governmental offices or programs to spend time at FEMA in a 4-6 month paid work exchange. 

Staff Exchange

The EMX staff exchange brings non-federal emergency managers to FEMA to work alongside leadership and staff from FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery or Resilience. State, local, tribal, and territorial emergency managers bring new perspectives and guide FEMA on how to improve our programs.

In an exciting update for 2023, the exchange will be fully reciprocal. As the participating government organization sends their employee to work at FEMA, in return, a full-time FEMA employee will be sent to support that non-federal government office or program.

Reimbursed Costs

For the duration of the assignment, FEMA will reimburse the participant’s home organization for the cost of the participant’s salary up to the federal GS-13 level, plus benefits. The exchange is authorized under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (5 CFR part 34) mobility program. Where consistent with FEMA’s travel policies, this program includes travel costs and per diem in Washington, D.C. 

The visiting FEMA employee is available to address capability gaps identified by the non-federal government organization in their nomination letter. Nominations are open through December 15, 2022.

New Perspectives

This staff exchange provides FEMA and its partners with a new way to collaborate in support of emergency management priorities. This exchange opportunity highlights the “2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan” focus on strengthening the emergency management workforce.

This opportunity brings FEMA hand in hand with our emergency management partners and stakeholders as we work together to increase disaster resilience, and ultimately, help people, before, during and after disasters.

Nomination is by Home Organization

Each participant’s non-federal government organization must nominate their applicant to the program. Consistent with Federal ethics obligations and guidance, while at FEMA, non-federal government exchange participants may not work on issues that directly involve their home jurisdiction of employment.

The position descriptions and nomination instructions are available on FEMA.gov at Emergency Manager Exchange | FEMA.gov. Nominations will be accepted through December 15, 2022. The 4–6-month exchange begins in March 2023. Telework opportunities are available.

DEFENDER OF LATINO FARMERS IN THE US, RUDY ARREDONDO

 RUDY ARREDONDO, DEFENDER OF LATINO FARMERS IN THE US

 

March 23, 2018 

by Hernando Ramírez-Santos

Abasto Magazine

 

https://abasto.com/en/news/sweet-potato-a-special-guest-for-the-holidays/

 

If there is anyone who really knows the life of Latinos in the agricultural fields of the United States, it is undoubtedly the Mexican Rudy Arredondo, founder and president of the National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association.


Working in the harvesting of crops with his parents during his childhood, adolescence and in his adult life, educating and defending the labor rights of immigrants and the work of the small Latino farmers, Arredondo has lived the transformation in the fields and the impact that the growth of immigration has had in the last half century.

Arredondo was born in the Santiago valley in Guanajuato, México. His father, who was a farmer, immigrated to the United States in search of better opportunities in the early 1940s. When he was 3 years old, with his mother, they crossed the border and settled with their father in the Río Grande Valley close to Edinburg, Texas, where they worked in the fields.

“Since we didn’t have money to pay a babysitter, since I was 5 years old, my mother would bring me to work with her in the fields,” Arredondo remembers. During his childhood and adolescence, he traveled around the country with his parents working the harvest seasons.


During that time as day laborer, Arredondo had his first experience working as a volunteer in the early days of the Union of Field Workers, which later achieved a great recognition with his leader César Chávez.

He divided his time between the fields and his study. He graduated from high school, went to college in Edinburg where he studied business administration and did military service.

Due to his experience and knowledge of Latino field workers, around 1974 a law firm in the city of Washington, DC, offered him work as a paralegal in the area of legal aid to farmers.

SECRETARY PERDUE ANNOUNCES USDA’S FARM BILL AND LEGISLATIVE PRINCIPLES FOR 2018

 

THE NUMBER OF HISPANIC FARMERS HAS INCREASED

That’s where he began to explore the political world and the functioning of government agencies. In the Rural Housing Alliance, he served as general director of the area west of the Mississippi to help Latino families to own homes and was an investigator of cases of discrimination against agricultural workers in the Department of Agriculture.

In the late 1990s, Arredondo opened his own consulting office in terms of civil rights and as a member of the board of directors of the Rural Coalition, he noticed the rapid growth of Latino farmers in the country and the lack of an organization to represent them. “I realized that even though the Coalition was multi-ethnic, the voice of Latinos was not strong enough for the needs of this group,” Arredondo said.

According to the 2002 Agricultural Census, the number of Hispanic farmers had increased to 50,592 throughout the country. Given this situation, Arredondo decided to form the National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association.with a group of Hispanics.

During more than a decade, their association has been dedicated to offering small Latino farmers, whose number has doubled to almost 100,000 according to the 2012 Agricultural Census, technical assistance, information to obtain government resources, translations, help to prepare proposals, access to credit and markets and lobbying the government. Rudy Arredondo became the voice of these farmers who continue to fight for better opportunities to grow and that their products reach more consumers in the US.