FEMA Offers Guidance for Organizations Reconstituting Operations During COVID-19
While the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, organizations across the country are looking (and planning) ahead. They are trying to figure out exactly when, and just as importantly, how, to resume normal operations. Not to mention how to [...]
Preparing for Multiple, Simultaneous Events Requires Comprehensive Planning Approach
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic continues so must the emergency preparedness efforts of public and private sector organizations nationwide. Consider this. The Atlantic Hurricane Season is well underway with Isiasis recently barreling through (and hurricane season doesn’t end until [...]
Update: FY20 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants, FEMA to Offer Webinars for Additional Information and Guidance
As explained in the previous blog post, FEMA posted the Notification of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA), Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) early last week. Now, the Agency is planning to host a series of webinars to [...]
FEMA Releases Notification of Hazard Mitigation Funding Opportunity, FY2020
Last week, FEMA posted the Notification of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA), Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20). There’s $660 million available through two programs—the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program and the new Building Resilient Infrastructure and [...]
Essential Functions: Asking the Right Questions
Essential functions, mission-critical functions, essential business functions. Regardless of what you call them, they are the responsibilities, or tasks, that your organization must complete in order to be considered operational. These can range from HR and general accounting, to [...]
FEMA Updating Two Critical Hazard Mitigation Guides–Seeks Input
If you haven’t heard already, FEMA is now in the process of updating two of its crucial documents for hazard mitigation planning—the State Mitigation Plan Review Guide (March 2015) and the Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide (October 2011). And, [...]