Help After a Disaster for Private Non-Profits and Houses of Worship:
Potential Sources of Financial Assistance
FEMA
Seeks Applicants for Youth Preparedness Council
FEMA announced today that
it is seeking applicants for the Youth Preparedness Council, which brings
together teens from across the country who are interested and engaged in
community preparedness. Council members are selected based on their dedication
to public service, their efforts in making a difference in their communities,
and their potential to expand their impact as national leaders for preparedness.
Students in 8th through 11th grade are eligible to apply.
The Youth Preparedness
Council, formed in 2012, offers an opportunity for youth leaders to serve on a
distinguished national council and participate in the Youth Preparedness
Council Summit in Washington, D.C. During their two-year term, the leaders will
complete both a local and national-level project and share their ideas
regarding youth disaster preparedness with FEMA leadership and national
organizations.
Youth interested in applying
to the Council must submit a completed application form, provide two letters of
recommendation, and academic records. All applications and supporting materials
must be received no later than March 18, 2018, 11:59 p.m. PT in order to
be eligible. New council members will be announced in May 2018.
To access the application
materials, read about the current Council members, and for more general
information about the Youth Preparedness Council visit www.ready.gov/youth-preparedness-council.
FEMA Seeks Applicants for National Advisory Council
The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) requests that qualified individuals who are interested in serving on the
FEMA National Advisory
Council (NAC)
submit an application to be considered for appointment.
The NAC is a federal advisory committee of
up to 35 members that advises the FEMA Administrator on all aspects of
emergency management to ensure input from and coordination with state, local, tribal,
and territorial governments, and the private sector on federal plans, programs,
and strategies for all hazards. The NAC provides consensus recommendations to the
Administrator and gives FEMA access to expertise, information, and advice on a
broad range of issues. Topics of recent recommendations included provision of medical
countermeasures, duplication of benefits in the Individual Assistance Program,
and tribal partnerships training.
NAC members represent a geographically
diverse mix of officials, emergency managers, and emergency response providers
from all levels of government, non-governmental organizations, tribes and the
private sector. Individuals
appointed to these positions represent the whole community and bring their
experience and expertise, along with their diversity of views and willingness
to express them.
FEMA is now accepting
applications for open positions in the following discipline areas:
- Elected Local Government Official (one representative appointment)
- Elected State Government Official (one representative appointment)
- Emergency Management Field (one representative appointment)
- Emergency Response Providers, which includes fire, law enforcement,
hazardous materials response, emergency medical services, and
organizations representing emergency response providers (two
representative appointments)
- Communications Expert, an expert in communications infrastructure,
public safety and first responder communications systems and networks,
and/or broadcast, cable, satellite, wireless, or wireline services and
networks (one Special Government Employee, or SGE)
- Cybersecurity Expert, an expert in protecting and defending
information and communications systems from damage, unauthorized use or
modification, or exploitation, (one SGE)
- In-Patient Medical Provider, a provider of medical care to patients
admitted to a healthcare facility, such as a hospital or skilled nursing
facility (one SGE)
- Administrator Selections (up to two SGE
appointments)
All
appointments are for three-year terms beginning in September 2018. Applications
must be received on or before March 18, 2018.
Detailed
instructions on how to apply can be found at: http://www.fema.gov/membership-applications and
in the forthcoming Federal Register
notice.
Core Capability Development Sheets Updated
FEMA updated the 48 Core
Capability Development Sheets, first released in June 2017. The updated sheets
provide state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions with suggestions
for how to improve their core capabilities and close capability gaps identified
through the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA), the
State Preparedness Report (SPR), or other capability assessments.
You can view, download,
and bookmark the new version of the sheets at https://www.fema.gov/core-capability-development-sheets.
The improvements for
February 2018 include:
- Navigation pages to
improve user search and experience;
- New resource types
released by the FEMA National Integration Center;
- Updated tools for
Natural and Cultural Resources Core Capability; and
- Version date stamps and
other minor fixes.
Spread the word on your
favorite social media platforms using #corecapability, and please send
questions and feedback to FEMA-TArequest@fema.dhs.gov.
 
DHS Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships
The DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships was created in 2006 by an executive order to help emergency managers effectively engage with faith and community-based groups. The DHS Center carries out the policies and program priorities of the White House Office of Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). |
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Have a comment, question or looking for information? E-mail us at Partnerships@fema.dhs.gov
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