Emergency Management Workforce Consortium

News You Can Use

The HBCU Emergency Management Consortium is collecting resources that focus on HBCUs and emergency response training. Check back often as we update the News You Can Use.

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• Press Release.Thompson, Warren, Ramirez Introduce Legislation To Address Federal Disaster Response Inequities: Read the Press Release | Access the Legislation Fact Sheet | Read the Legislation Text.
• Congressional Disaster Equity and Building Resilience Caucus. Reps. Bennie G. Thompson, Troy A. Carter, Sr., Dina Titus, and Brian Higgins announced the creation of the Congressional Disaster Equity and Building Resilience Caucus to promote the benefits of resilience and the need for equity in the country’s disaster preparedness and response infrastructure. Research has shown that racial minorities, rural areas, low-income communities, tribes, individuals with disabilities, seniors, and children are all more likely to experience the most devastating impacts of disasters.
• Equip. Empower. Hire. Retain. Career Fair. An in-person career fair with U.S. Department of Homeland Security Member Offices and Components for students and recent graduates. April 24, 2023.
• Virtual “USDA Small Business 201 Workshop” April 13, 2022, and April 14, 2022
• Minority Serving Institution Fellowship Call for Applications Deadline: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
• Update on First Aid for Severe TraumaTM (FASTTM) program (mid-April 2022)
• There is a career Senior Executive Service position as the incumbent serving as the Director for FEMA’s Office of Equal Rights (early April 2022)
• Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on tactics Used by Russian State-sponsored Actors to target US and International Energy Sector Organizations (early April 2022)
• The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Region 4 invites Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to join a two-hour security webinar to enhance awareness of and response to an active shooter event (04/08/2022)
• My Journey: Career Paths in National Defense - Webinar (03/31/2022)
• A bill to establish an Office of Civil Rights, Equity, and Community Inclusion at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purpose (late March 2022)
• FEMA seeks feedback on the draft of Emergency Management Guide for Senior Officials (mid-March 2022)
• U.S. Department of Education Announces Action to Support HBCU Response to Bomb Threats (mid-March 2022)
• CISA and FBI Release Advisory on Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Activity to Help Protect U.S. (mid-March 2022)
• Disaster Workshops and Funding Opportunities | Workshop Sessions (mid-March 2022)
• Geopolitical Tension and Increasing Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Awareness (early March 2022)