Saturday, September 15, 2018

Emergency Management Monitoring - Continuous Process. Virginia (VDEM) 2018 Audit Report


As part of our continuous effort to monitor services to communities for inclusion & diversity and overall community preparedness, planning, response, and recovery.  Emergency management office\agency audit and other related reports for U.S. States, Counties, territories, and other jurisdictions (counties, cities, etc.) will be added as a repository for our members to review as received.

The following is the recent completed audit report for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Audit of Selected Cycles for the Period July 1, 2016 Through June 30, 2018 internal controls and compliance related to federal grants management, specifically non-disaster related federal grants.  In addition financial management of Radiological Emergency Preparedness Funds were also reviewed.

Link (Auditor of Public Accounts.

During the current buildup from Hurricane\Storm Florence concerns for community preparedness, threats to nuclear facilities in the path of the storm, and the leadership of the Commonwealth of Virginia requested a pre-approved Presidential Disaster Declaration before the threat struck land were many of your concerns.

Please review this audit report if members of the Commonwealth of Virginia community.  As with all members in other jurisdictions keep in mind to review your local, State, county or other audit reports as posted and forward to BEMA International.

Sincerely,


Charles D. Sharp


Charles D. Sharp
Chief Executive Officer
Black Emergency Managers Association 
          International
1231  Good Hope Road  S.E.
Washington, D.C.  20020
Office:   202-618-9097 
bEMA International 

Saturday, September 8, 2018

NIH. NIMHD Loan Repayment Program. Application Period.


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NIMHD Loan Repayment Program

The NIMHD Loan Repayment Program (LRP) is now open for applications and invites qualified health professionals with doctoral degrees to apply to its 2019 application cycle:
  • Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research
  • Extramural Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
The LRP offers loan repayment awards of up to $35,000 of a recipient’s qualified educational debt annually, in return for a commitment to engage in NIMHD and NIH-mission relevant health disparities or clinical research in non-federal research settings for at least two years. 
The objectives of the congressionally established programs are to:
  1. Increase the pool of highly qualified researchers who conduct health disparities research
  2. Recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals from disadvantaged backgrounds into clinical research careers. 
Please apply early for this funding opportunity. Applications must be submitted by 8:00 PM EST on November 15, 2018.

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