FEMA's Long-Term Community Resilience Exercise Resource Guide
Domestic Preparedness
January 3, 2022
To help communities plan for the threats and hazards of climate change, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released its updated Long-Term Community Resilience Exercise Resource Guide: Designing Whole Community Exercises to Prepare for the Effects of a Changing Climate PDF in November 2021.
HHS Announces Availability of Nearly $48 Million to Increase the Public Health Workforce in Rural and Tribal Communities
Domestic Preparedness
January 3, 2022
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, is announcing the availability of nearly $48 million in American Rescue Plan funding for community-based organizations to expand public health capacity in rural and tribal communities through health care job development, training, and placement.
New Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission
Domestic Preparedness
January 3, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of the Interior (DOI) and FEMA today announced the establishment of a Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.