Events

Each year, FEMA’s publishes Notices of Funding Opportunity for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant programs. These competitive grant programs assist state, local, tribal and territorial governments to build a culture of preparedness by strengthening our nation’s ability to reduce disaster losses and protect life and property from future disaster damage.

FEMA has published a Request for Information notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment on the National Flood Insurance Program’s minimum floodplain standards. The notice also requests comments on how the program could better promote the conservation of threatened and endangered species and their habitats consistent with the Endangered Species Act.

Onboarding is now open. FEMA invites TSPs serving any mode of transportation (air, maritime, rail, or trucking) to register with the Program to become a FEMA-Approved TSP. Please carefully review our site for information regarding requirements for Program participation and registration instructions.

FEMA is requesting comments on the draft Public Assistance Appeals and Arbitration Policy.

Disaster survivors from Graves and Spencer counties who are rebuilding and repairing their homes after the Dec. 10 tornadoes and severe storms, can visit Lowe’s or Home Depot stores to get free hazard mitigation advice from FEMA mitigation representatives.

Disaster survivors from Graves and Spencer counties who are rebuilding and repairing their homes after the Dec. 10 tornadoes and severe storms, can visit Lowe’s or Home Depot stores to get free hazard mitigation advice from FEMA mitigation representatives.

Prioritizing locally identified, at-risk community assets is an essential part of developing a list of potential projects that will reduce hazard vulnerabilities in your community. This prioritized list of assets will help to set the tone for what projects/solutions might later be developed within the Mitigation Strategies section of the Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). This webinar will explore how to prioritize at-risk community assets within the HMP process to increase the awareness and understanding of potential community impacts of hazards.

Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area (WSRCA) has launched a new Workforce Wednesdays Virtual Career Expo campaign within the nine-county Rural Capital Area of central Texas, to connect employers and job seekers at weekly online hiring events.

This webinar is intended to outline important information on the SAFER program, what is new for 2021, program priorities, eligible costs, how to navigate the grant application, and tips for preparing a SAFER- R&R Activity application.

The Until Help Arrives training teaches basic skills to help keep people alive and safe until professional help arrives. Learn five simple steps that may save a life.