1. The Gathering Disability Integration and Federal Funding Opportunities 15 January 2013 Janice P. Barlow FEMA Region III, Director, Grants Division

2. Janice P. Barlow 15 January 2013 2 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)

3. Janice P. Barlow 15 January 2013 3 Federal Funding Opportunities  Allowable Costs:  Planning efforts  Purchasing of Equipment  Purchasing of Supplies  Exercises/Drills

4. Janice P. Barlow 15 January 2013 4 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

5. Janice P. Barlow 15 January 2013 5 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

6. Janice P. Barlow 15 January 2013 6 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

7. Janice P. Barlow 15 January 2013 7 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

8. Janice P. Barlow 15 January 2013 8 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

9. Janice P. Barlow 15 January 2013 9 Federal Funding Opportunities  State Contacts:  Delaware: Delaware Emergency Management Agency, James E. Turner, Jamie.Turner@state.de.us, (302)-659-2240Jamie.Turner@state.de.us  District of Columbia: DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Christopher Geldart, Chris.Geldart@dc.gov, (202)- 481-3180 Chris.Geldart@dc.gov  Maryland: Maryland Emergency Management Agency, Kenneth Mallette, ken.mallette@maryland.gov,ken.mallette@maryland.gov (410)-517-3625 443

10. Janice P. Barlow 15 January 2013 10 Federal Funding Opportunities  State Contacts:  Pennsylvania: PA Emergency Management Agency, Glenn L. Cannon, glcannon@pa.gov, (717)-651-2007glcannon@pa.gov  Virginia: VA Department of Emergency Management, Michael Cline, michael.cline@vdem.virginia.gov,michael.cline@vdem.virginia.gov (804)-897-6500, ext. 6502  West Virginia: WV Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Jimmy Gianato, jimmy.j.gianato@wv.gov, (304) 558-5380 OR WV Department of Military Affairs and public Safety, David Hoge, David.K.Hoge@wv.gov, (304) 558-2930 jimmy.j.gianato@wv.govDavid.K.Hoge@wv.gov