News, Media & Events: Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands

Events



Sep 24, 2024 - Oct 23, 2024
Important Date
National Disaster Recovery Framework Public Comment Period
FEMA is requesting public comments on its National Disaster Recovery Framework, which explains the federal government’s roles and responsibilities for organizing and deploying disaster recovery assistance.

Oct 7, 2024 EST - Oct 7, 2024 3:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Hurricane Helene: Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Standard PUG Training
FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of one-hour trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).

Oct 8, 2024 EST - Oct 8, 2024 7:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Top 10 Procurement Under Grant Mistakes (in Spanish)
FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of one-hour trainings on the federal procurement rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).

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Press Releases and Fact Sheets

Guam Governor and FEMA Announce National Level Exercise 2024

The National Exercise Program (NEP) is gearing up for its flagship event, the National Level Exercise (NLE) 2024, slated to take place on April 24, 2024 (ChST) at the RIHGA Royal Laguna Guam Resort. This exercise, organized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is a critical component of national preparedness efforts, bringing together stakeholders from all levels of government, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and community groups.
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FEMA Region 9 Hosts Webinar on How to Do Business with FEMA

FEMA’s Chief Component Procurement Officer and FEMA Region 9 are facilitating a webinar for businesses in American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Hawai’i, Guam, Nevada, and the Republic of Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia that want to learn how to do business with FEMA. The webinar will review FEMA’s small business program, category management, contracting, regional coordination, and include presentations from FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Minority Business Development Agency.
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FEMA Urges Residents in Typhoon Bolaven’s Path to Remain Cautious; Over 300 Federal Personnel on the Ground in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands

As of 11: 20 a.m. (ET) today, Typhoon Bolaven was 75 miles northwest of Tinian and Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph. The storm is moving at 12 mph away from the islands. Bolaven will rapidly intensify later today and tomorrow into a Category 4 typhoon as it turns into the open ocean. 
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