GHS/OCD Encourages Participation for the FY22 Nonprofit Security Grant Program Technical Assistance Webinars

The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense (GHS/OCD), in an effort to provide Guam’s local nonprofit organizations with the most up to date information on potential grant funding, encourages participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Program Directorate (GPD) upcoming virtual webinars regarding the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP).

The NSGP provides funding support through a competitive process for facility hardening and other security enhancements to nonprofit organizations at high risk of a terrorist attack and promotes emergency preparedness coordination and collaboration between public and private community representatives, as well as state, local, and territorial governments.

While Guam has not been allocated any NSGP funding yet, the webinars provide information for nonprofit organizations interested in learning more about the program priorities, eligibility and application process.

FEMA GPD, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), invites faith-based, community, and nonprofit organizations to participate in the upcoming NSGP virtual webinars:

Saturday, March 26, 2022, 6 a.m. (ChST)
Saturday, April 2, 2022, 6 a.m. (ChST)

Each webinar will present the same content, including:

Physical Safety/Security: Vulnerability Self-Assessment Information and Tools
NSGP Overview and FY 2021 NSGP Recap
Preparation for the FY 2022 NSGP: What Nonprofit Organizations Should Do Now
Open Forum: Moderated Question and Answer Session

For more information, including how to join the webinars, visit http://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/nonprofit-security, or contact GHS/OCD Program Manager, Jaimie Franquez at (671) 688-0438 or via email at jaimie.franquez@ghs.guam.gov.

For media inquiries, contact GHS/OCD Public Information Officer, Jenna Blas at (671) 478-0280 or via email at jenna.g.blas@ghs.guam.gov.

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To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/floods

Wildfire

Regularly clean the roof and gutters.
Maintain an area approximately 30’ away from you home that is free of anything that will burn, such as wood piles, dried leaves, newspapers and other brush.
Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a list of your home's contents.

Fire Weather

Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions.
Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family.
Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Drought

Conserve water

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.
Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.
When you run the tap to heat or cool water, keep a pitcher to store the water and use it to water plants.
Avoid washing your car.

Practice fire prevention

Don't set off fireworks when conditions are dry.
Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle to avoid starting a
Pour water over camp fires and backyard fire pits to ensure they are completely out before leaving them unattended.

Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/wildfires and https://www.ready.gov/drought

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Typhoons/Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over the water and move toward land. Threats from typhoons/hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, and rip currents.

“Hurricanes” form in the Atlantic Northeast Pacific region and “Typhoons” form in the Northwest Pacific Region. These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes.