Call for Applications
Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Deadline: August 28, 2015
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is accepting applications for its Flood Mitigation Assistance grant program. Grants are available to state, local, and tribal governments to help implement measures that minimize the risk of flood damage to structures covered under the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the program and to obtain an application package, visit the posting on grants.gov.
Call for Nominations
Words Into Action: Implementation Guides for the Sendai Framework
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Deadline: September 3, 2015
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction is inviting nominations for contributors to develop a series of implementation guides related to the Sendai Framework. Contributors are sought for specific focus areas in several working groups that include global targets, priorities for action, crosscutting areas, and stakeholders. For more information on focus areas and to learn how to send a nomination, please visit the call for nominations on the PreventionWeb website.
Call for Articles
HazNet Journal
Canadian Risk and Hazards Network
Deadline: September 30, 2015
The Canadian Risk and Hazards Network is accepting 800-1,000 word articles on community resilience for an upcoming edition of the HazNet Journal. For more information on the journal, submission guidelines, and how to submit, visit the call for articles on the CRHNet website.