Call for Applications
Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Grants
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Deadline: July 10, 2009
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is offering Fire Station Construction Grants (SCG) that will allow fire departments to build or modify fire stations to improve response capability. This grant program is a result of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. A total of $210 million is available. For more information, visit the SCG overview.
Call for Comments
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Final Technical Report
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Deadline: July 24, 2009
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has released the final technical report of the congressionally mandated examination of protection and restoration options along the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts. The report contains plans for hurricane risk reduction and coastal restoration following the devastating 2005 hurricane season. Five areas on were assessed, and the report presents flood control, coastal restoration, and hurricane protection measures specific to each area. The report is available on the USACE website, where comments are also accepted.
Call for Papers
Communication and Crisis
Special Issue of the Journal of the Northwest Communication Association
Deadline: September 15, 2009
The editors of this special edition are requesting papers relating to communication in a crisis. Submissions related to communication in all phases of the disaster lifecycle are welcome; submissions on preparedness, response, messages, sociology of disaster, underserved populations, and media coverage are encouraged. E-mail Patric R. Spence of Western Michigan University for more information.
Call for Authors and Review Editors
Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Deadline: July 10, 2009
This report will require the contributions of experts who can integrate findings from experts in climate change science; vulnerability, impacts, and adaptation to extreme events; and disaster risk management. Authors and editors should have extensive expertise in disasters and climate change and generally will be recognized in their field of expertise. More information, including on how to nominate someone to serve as an author or editor, is available on the IPCC website.