New Email address for BEMA

Don't forget to update you records with our new email address:    BEMA@BlackEmergManagersAssociation.org

Get youths in your community involved. Youth Preparedness in your Community or Organization.

 Empowering Our Youth in Ohio! 

Do you live in or around the Columbus, Ohio area? Are you interested in learning more about youth preparedness in your community or organization? 

On Friday, May 11, FEMA Region V and Citizen Corps will join the Ohio Emergency Management Agency and South-Western City Schools in Columbus, Ohio for a day-long workshop on implementing youth preparedness in community-based organizations.

The workshop will provide participants with valuable information to start integrating youth preparedness into their organization’s existing youth offerings and the steps to launch a new youth preparedness program.

As a workshop attendee, you will receive live instruction and a “how-to” guide on key topics, including:

• Engaging Partners
• Identifying Curriculum
• Implementation
• Promotion
• Evaluation
•  Sustainability

Date:   Friday, May 11, 2012

Time:   Registration begins at 8:30 AM; workshop runs from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM EDT

Location: The Ohio Rehabilitation Service Commission (400 E. Campus View Blvd. Columbus, OH 43235)

RSVP: Click here to create a profile on the Ohio EMA training Website and then register for the FEMA Youth Preparedness Workshop

If you encounter difficulties, please contact Todd Barstow (TMBarstow@dps.state.oh.us)  

Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on May 15

Don’t Miss the Chance to Nominate a Leader from Your Community!

The Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience is the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) first national resilience award for superior leadership and innovation by a non-governmental individual (or organization) who exemplifies the qualities and achievements of Rick Rescorla, who exhibited leadership during 9/11 in effective preparation, response, and recovery. 

The deadline to nominate someone from your community for the first-ever Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience is quickly approaching. Nominations must be received by 11:59 p.m. on May 15 in order to be eligible! 

Submit a nomination application to rescorlaaward@hq.dhs.gov and learn more about Rick’s extraordinary courage.   

SAMHSA: Education and Training Grant Opportunity

		Apply for Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants From HRSA The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA's) Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants Program supports eligible institutions of higher education to recruit students and provide education and clinical experience in mental and behavioral health. The program aims to increase the number of social workers and psychologists who pursue clinical work with high-need and high-demand populations. For this funding opportunity, "high need" and "high demand" refer to rural, vulnerable, and/or underserved populations, and veterans and military personnel and their families. Eligible applicants are accredited schools of social work and psychology. Up to 20 grants at a maximum level of $480,275 will be awarded. The submission deadline is June 15, 2012. View the Full Grant Announcement | Learn More About This Opportunity If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement, please email CallCenter@HRSA.GOV or call 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772.