The Gathering Disability Integration and Federal Funding Opportunities 15 January 2013 Janice P. Barlow FEMA Region III, Director, Grants Division
Janice P. Barlow 15 January Federal Funding Opportunities State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Citizen Corps Program (CCP) Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP) Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG)
Janice P. Barlow 15 January Federal Funding Opportunities Allowable Costs: Planning efforts Purchasing of Equipment Purchasing of Supplies Exercises/Drills
Janice P. Barlow 15 January Federal Funding Opportunities Examples are: Inclusive Meeting Practices: Providing Sign Language interpreters Computer Aided Real Time Translation (CART) Materials in alternate formats General population Shelter planning : Investments in training, equipment, supplies to meet access and functional needs
Janice P. Barlow 15 January Federal Funding Opportunities Examples of efforts in planning and response: Development of tools and resources by experts in disability inclusive practices Purchase of tools for gap analysis and tracking of resources needed to support access and functional needs Training for disability and other community groups, planners and emergency managers
Janice P. Barlow 15 January Federal Funding Opportunities Examples (cont.) Studies and analysis of potential shelter locations for access compliance Support of accessible Emergency Alerts: Closed Captioning Visual and audible notification Motion/vibration alerts
Janice P. Barlow 15 January Federal Funding Opportunities Other Examples for planning and response: Development of inclusive community preparedness programs Training programs to increase skills and abilities of residents with disabilities as neighborhood leaders
Janice P. Barlow 15 January Federal Funding Opportunities Almost all funding in the form of sub-grants through your state SAAs Must work to lobby your state partners to make access and functional needs a funding priority Authority to approve such expenditures: Information Bulletin #361 Allowable Equipment list Waiver approval through your FEMA Program Analyst
Janice P. Barlow 15 January Federal Funding Opportunities State Contacts: Delaware: Delaware Emergency Management Agency, James E. Turner, District of Columbia: DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Christopher Geldart, (202) Maryland: Maryland Emergency Management Agency, Kenneth Mallette, (410)
Janice P. Barlow 15 January Federal Funding Opportunities State Contacts: Pennsylvania: PA Emergency Management Agency, Glenn L. Cannon, Virginia: VA Department of Emergency Management, Michael Cline, (804) , ext West Virginia: WV Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Jimmy Gianato, (304) OR WV Department of Military Affairs and public Safety, David Hoge, (304)