NAACP Gulf Coast Capacity Building Training

July 21, 2012

FEMA Overview

Presentation Overview

• FEMA overview• Federal disaster contracting• Emergency Preparedness

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FEMA’s Mission

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.

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FEMA Overview

Headquartered in Washington D.C. Regional and area offices around the country Partnerships with other organizations, states and local governments

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Guiding Principles

• FEMA’s authority comes from the Robert T. Stafford Act.

• FEMA is part of the National Response and Recovery Frameworks, which were created to establish a comprehensive, national, all hazards approach to domestic incident management across a spectrum of activities including prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. www.fema.gov/emergency

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Major Disaster Process

When a major disaster occurs, the process is usually as follows:

Local Government Responds

State Responds

Damage Assessment(Conducted by local, state and federal organizations)

Governor Requests Major Disaster Declaration

FEMA Evaluates Request

President Approves or Denies

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Louisiana Recovery Office

The Louisiana Recovery Office (LRO) currently manages four active Disaster Declarations (hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike).

There are two main Louisiana campuses. One is located in the state capitol, Baton Rouge, to support our “applicant” – the state of Louisiana. The other is located in Orleans Parish to support our largest regional disaster impacted communities.

In addition, there is one staging area (Sherwood Forest) located in Baton Rouge, La. 7

FEMA Recovery Missions

Public Assistance

Debris Removal

Emergency Protective Measures

Damaged Roads and Bridges

Publicly Owned Utilities

Public Buildings and Contents• Schools• Health Care

Facilities

EHP: Compliance with National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act

Individual Assistance

Housing Assistance

Other Needs Assistance

Relocation Assistance

Disaster Legal Services

Disaster Unemployment

Assistance

Crisis Counseling

Volunteer Agency Coordination

Hazard Mitigation

Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM)

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

Community Outreach and Education

EHP: Compliance with National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act

Louisiana Recovery Office

Since 2005, FEMA has obligated more than $20 billion dollars to the State of Louisiana to assist them in their recovery efforts for Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Ike, and Gustav: $6.1 billion for Individual Assistance, $2.1 Billion in Hazard Mitigation funds and $12.3 billion in Public Assistance funds. 

Eligible Public Assistance Applicants

State and local governments/agencies

Parishes Cities, towns, villages, townships Private Non-Profits Districts and regional authorities State departments (i.e., transportation)

Indian Tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native villages or organizations and certain private nonprofit entities

Disaster Contracting

Disaster Contract Overview

Contract dollars awarded to Louisiana businesses total $3,239,377,468

Among the four Gulf Coast states, Louisiana small businesses directly received the greatest amount of federal contract funds, about $1.4 billion.

HURRICANE KATRINA AND RITA CONTRACT DOLLARS AWARDED TO LOUISIANA BUSINESSES

Total Contract Dollars

Total Contract Dollars Awarded to Small Businesses

43%

Contracting with the Federal Government

http://www.dhs.gov/xopnbiz/opportunities/gc_1228921428874.shtm

Emergency Preparedness

Why Financial Planning for Disasters Matter for your

Organization

40%“40% of businesses affected by a natural or man-made disaster never reopen.” -Insurance Information Institute

State of household Financial Planning for Disasters

2%Only two percent (2%) reported having financial documents in their home disaster supply kit.-2009 Citizen Corps “Personal Preparedness in America” Household Survey

Visit our Money Matters Preparedness Page on CitizenCorps.gov the page includes information on:

Resources include:▪ Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK) ▪ Recovery After Disaster: The Family Financial Recovery Toolkit 

Past webinars all available on www.citizencorps.gov: ▪ Money Matters in Disasters – April 10, 2012▪ Financial Emergency Preparedness - May 3, 2011 ▪ National Financial Literacy Month: Operation HOPE and Emergency

Financial Preparedness - April 1, 2010

Disaster Preparedness Financial Literacy Resources

Visit our Invest in Preparedness webpage on CitizenCorps.gov:

Includes links to resources found on:▪ FEMA Private Sector Division▪ Ready Business▪ Prepare My Business

Past webinars all available on www.citizencorps.gov:▪ Doing Business with FEMA and Additional Business Preparedness Resourc

es - April 24, 2012

▪ Resources for Business Preparedness - Sept 13, 2010 ▪ Ready Rating: How Prepared is Your Business or School? – October 11, 2011

Financial Preparedness Resources for Businesses

For more valuable information

about preparing your family and business for an emergency,

please visit:

www.ready.gov

www.ready.gov/business

www.fema.gov

Preparedness Websites