FEMA Receives Record-breaking Amount in Requested Funding for Mitigation Grant Programs February 2022

 

Special Announcement: FEMA Receives Record-breaking Amount in Requested Funding for Mitigation Grant Programs

FEMA Receives Record-breaking Amount in Requested Funding for Mitigation Grant Programs FEMA received a record-breaking request for funding in the applications submitted for the Fiscal Year 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities and Flood Mitigation Assistance grant programs. The application period closed Jan. 28. The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program received requests from state, tribal, and territorial applicants for $4.16 billion. Every state and territory applied for funding. For the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program, FEMA received requests from applicants in 25 states for $534 million. This response demonstrates the need for FEMA to continue investing in programs that address climate resilience and to ensure funds reach communities with the greatest need. FEMA made $1.16 billion available in funding for FY 2021 across these two programs The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program made $1 billion available in funding and received requests for $4.16 billion, while the Flood Mitigation Assistance program made $160 million available in funding and received requests for $534 million. These grants support state, local, tribal and territorial governments reduce the risk they face against the disaster and natural hazards to strengthen community resiliency. “FEMA is committed to delivering more equitable outcomes and funding access through our Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs. As part of our strategic mission, we’ve been working to help disadvantaged communities through all our grant programs,” said Katherine Fox, Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, FEMA. “By fostering connection and promoting equity, we strive to bring communities together to help them consider risk and mitigation in all investment decisions and ensure that partners have equitable access to our programs.” In the coming weeks, FEMA anticipates releasing a more detailed analysis of the subapplications that were received and beginning the review of each subapplication. They will convene subject matter experts from other federal agencies, state, local, tribal and territorial governments to support the reviews. The coordinated review aims to increase transparency in decision-making, while building mitigation capability and partnerships. Visit FEMA.gov for more information about Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants.

GULLAH/GEECHEE BLACK HISTORY EXPERIENCE Saturday, February 26, 2022

 

Gullah/Geechee Black History Experience

Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Saturday, February 26, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM (EST) Cannon Street Theater 134 Cannon Street Charleston, SC 29403 View Map

 

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Funding Opportunities: NSF, February 2022

 

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

 

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National Science Foundation

Strengthening American Infrastructure

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National Science Foundation

Civic Innovation Challenge

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21 Signs YOU or Your Organization May Be the White Moderate Dr. King Warned About February 2022

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21 Signs You or Your Organization May Be the White Moderate Dr. King Warned About Posted on January 17, 2021 by Vu This week we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose teachings have often been beacons of light for our sector. As we transition into something resembling hope and renewal with this incoming presidential administration, I encourage us to reflect on the words Dr. King wrote in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, where he warned of the “white moderate” being the biggest barrier toward social justice. He said: “I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: ‘I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action’; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a ‘more convenient season.’ Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.” I had written about this earlier, quoting the same passage, but I think it’s important we explore it further. Regrettably, nonprofit and philanthropy have in many ways become one giant white moderate sector. It is filled with good people who want to advance justice and help create an equitable society, yet we often get in our own way. We may have the same dreams as MLK, but so many of our good intentions serve to further the very injustice we claim to be fighting. Here are a few ways you or your organization or foundation may be perpetuating this sort of well-meaning white moderation that’s preventing progress. This list, aggregated from colleagues across the sector, is not comprehensive. Also, all of us, including people of color, are prone to many of these because this is what we have been taught. We all need to constantly examine ourselves and make adjustments: You call for unity and for people to get along after the violent white supremacist attack at the Capitol You steer away from publicly condemning white supremacy, racism, fascism, etc. because that might affect your funding You center the feelings of white donors and avoid anything that could make them uncomfortable You encourage people to be more “civil” or to use a “respectful tone” when having conversations about race and other challenging subjects You avoid anything that you think may be too “political” You are more worried about affecting your org’s reputation or upsetting team dynamics than you are at the inequity of pay and power allocated to Black, Indigenous, women, LGBTQIA+, disabled people, and other marginalized folks You strive to create “objective” processes for grants, jobs, etc., believing that that would ensure those with the most merit would be selected. You use white-people-determined standards such as academic writing, formal credentials, “articulate” speech, and “professional” personal appearance to judge people and organizations’ intelligence and effectiveness, which often rewards white men and white-led orgs You believe it’s more important to hoard resources for the future than to spend out more to effectively address current injustice You avoid race to focus on class as the basis of so much of the injustice in the world You make major decisions, such as grant selections, on your timeline and what’s convenient for you or the rich people on your board You support spending significant time and money to find solutions when marginalized communities have already told you the solutions multiple times You help marginalized people and organizations survive and compete in inequitable systems instead of working with them to dismantle those systems You allow racist, sexist, white supremacist, and other hateful views to have airtime for the sake of “diversity of thoughts/perspectives” or “equal time” You dismiss people’s actions to advance social justice if they’re not done through the “right” and “proper” channels You spend more energy comforting the privileged when their privilege is challenged and they’re upset than you do to address the injustice suffered by racialized and marginalized folks You prioritize costs over equity, for example going with the cheapest vendors/contractors than intentionally hiring women- and BIPOC-owned businesses You play “Devil’s Advocate” when activists and organizers bring up solutions that may actually lead to radical changes You say racialized and marginalized people complain too much and that they don’t offer enough solutions You act on the belief that the potentially equitable ends justify the inequitable means you may use to get there, for example not paying interns or not providing disabled people fair wages You believe in radical changes in theory but you think people should be pragmatic and incremental in their approach. There’s plenty more. Please add in the comment section. And feel free to disagree. This week, and the rest of 2021, it’s not good enough just to post inspiring quotes by MLK. We all need to reexamine our actions to see which ones align with equity and justice, and fix the stuff we do that don’t. FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterest16Tumblr16 Posted in nonprofit field, Race, Equity, Diversity, InclusionTagged equity, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, MLK Jr., nonprofit, white moderate

 

BEMA International commitment to the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact

“Are you part of the problem, or part of the solution?”

 An integral part of BEMA International’s value system.  Operating at a minimum to meet fundamental responsibilities in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.

Locally, nationally, and globally we must practice the principles in our communities.  In our thoughts for the rights of you, your family, and your community these principles give some additional guidance to your rights as a member of a global community.

 Get involved at the smallest level you can in your daily life. 

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“Our lives are not our own.  We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.” \               David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

The Ten Principles

Human Rights Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses Labour Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour; Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. Environment Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.  Anti-Corruption Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

 

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