Press Release - GHS/OCD Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY22 Building Resilient Infrastructures and Communities Grant - GHS OCD

The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense (GHS/OCD) informed stakeholders on September 7, 2022 of the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the FY2022 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program, which is an allocated funding opportunity of $2 million for Guam.

Established in 2020, what was formerly known as the Pre-Disaster Grant, the BRIC grant program was created to support states, local communities, tribes, and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks of loss of life, and protect natural resources, property, infrastructure, public health, and the economy from natural hazards and climate change impacts.

Eligible Government of Guam entities and private non-profit organizations have been notified. Eligible applicants are encouraged to begin the BRIC application process by submitting a Notice of Interest (NOI) to State Hazard Mitigation Officer Ronald Obispo at ronald.obispo@ghs.guam.gov, Hazard Mitigation Grants Coordinator Ken Artero at ken.artero@ghs.guam.gov by September 17, 2022. Interested applicants submitting the NOI are advised to include a strong narrative for their project, an estimated cost value of the project, and ensuring the project can be completed within a 2-year period.

To learn more about the BRIC Grant Program, visit https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/building-resilient-infrastructure-communities.

For more information, contact State Hazard Mitigation Officer Ronald Obispo at (671) 475-9600 or ronald.obispo@ghs.guam.gov, Hazard Mitigation Grants Coordinator Ken Artero at 671-475-9600 or ken.artero@ghs.guam.gov, or visit https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation.

For media inquiries, contact GHS/OCD Public Information Officer Jenna G. Blas at 671-489-2540 or 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.

Press Release - GHS/OCD Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY22 Building Resilient Infrastructures and Communities Grant