Friday, December 2, 2011

Project Opportunity: Canada Caribbean Disaster Risk Management (CCDRM).

The Canada Caribbean Disaster Risk Management (CCDRM) Fund invites Caribbean-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), and community based organizations (CBOs), to submit proposals for projects designed to reduce disaster risk in vulnerable Caribbean communities.

A wide range of organizations are eligible to apply to the CCDRM Fund. They include, but are not limited to, youth groups, women’s groups, church organizations, service clubs, fisher associations, farmers groups, district disaster management organizations, environmental groups, and associations for the aged.

Proposed projects must reduce a disaster risk that is being experienced by a community. The beneficiary community must consider the reduction of the identified disaster risk to be a priority.  The reduction in disaster risk must be achieved by the close of the project and must be measurable and sustainable.

Grants will be made to successful applicants on a competitive basis. Priority will be given to projects in the CAN $25,000 to CAN $75,000 range. Projects may range in duration from a few months to a maximum of two years.  

Organizations wishing to submit applications for grant funding must use the Fund’s standard Application Form ( NOTE: applications submitted in any other format will not be considered).
The Application Form can be downloaded from the CCDRMF web-page on the CDEMA website.

At the top of the CDEMA web-page you will see a menu-bar. Click on the “Projects” tab. Select “CCDRMF” from the drop-down menu. When the new page appears, select “Fund Documents” from the menu on the left-hand side of the page. The documents can also be accessed by copying the following URL into your browser: (http://www.cdema.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=487&Itemid=291).

The “Guide for Project Submissions” and “Frequently Asked Questions” documents can be viewed or downloaded from this web page.  The “Guide” provides an overview of the CCDRM Fund and, details on the information that an application must contain to be successful. Please read the “Guide” before filling out the application form.

THE DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:
The fifth call for proposals will be open from November 15th 2010 to 31st January 2011. Applications must be submitted before midnight (GMT -4 hours) on 31st January 2011. Project applications received after midnight on 31st January 2011 will be reviewed under the next (sixth) call for proposals which will open in November 2011.

If you have any questions or require additional information please contact the CCDRM Fund Coordinator, Leslie Walling ( ccdrmf.cancarib@gmail.com).

Applications must be sent to one of the following post, fax or e-mail addresses below:

Fund Coordinator  
Canada Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Fund
C/o Canadian High Commission      
Bishop’s Court Hill, P.O. Box 404      
Bridgetown, BARBADOS.              
Tel: (246) 425-0386 Ext. 297
Fax: (246) - 429-3876     
Email: ccdrmf.cancarib@gmail.com
Web:  http://www.cdema.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=461&Itemid=294

Thursday, December 1, 2011

2012 CHDS Essay Competition. $1,000.00 Cash Prize


Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)

Approximately six weeks remain to submit an entry for the 2012 CHDS Essay Competition. Entries for the competition are being accepted through January 31, 2012.

This year's competition asks writers to: Identify a theory or insight from a field outside homeland security that has not been applied to homeland security but should be.

The winning entry and four top finalist essays will be considered for publication by Homeland Security Affairs, the online academic journal published by the CHDS.

This competition strives to stimulate original thought on issues in homeland security and homeland defense. Responses may be general or focus on a specific aspect (organizational, policy, strategy, practice, technological innovation, social impact, etc.) or discipline/field, (emergency management, public health, law enforcement, critical infrastructure, intelligence, etc.). Essays may be written from any perspective - e.g. government, private sector, cultural, local community or citizen.

Previous winning entries have addressed the power of social media in homeland security, the possibility of linking emergency response and public health with the poison control system and promoting the use of rhetorical tools to help frame the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's mission. Last year's winning entry, authored by Yee San Su of CNA Safety and Security in Alexandria, Va., was titled "On the Challenge of Assessing National Preparedness."

The competition is open to everyone with an interest in homeland defense and security. Current CHDS faculty, staff, students and graduates are not eligible. Winners will be announced no later than May 31, 2012. The winning entry receives a $1,000 cash prize.

For information and instructions, visit www.chds.us/?essay/overview. If you have already submitted an entry, please respond to this email and confirm your submission.

Heather Issvoran
Director, Strategic Communications. 
Center for Homeland Defense and Security.       hissvora@nps.edu
Monterey, CA

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