Midwest Assistance Program Inc

COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT - RURAL FACILITIES TECHNICAL AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT - RURAL FACILITIES TECHNICAL AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

DCDP - RURAL FACILITIES (RF) GRANT PROGRAM

CSBG - RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES PROGRAM

MIDWEST ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, INC. ? RURAL CAPACITY AND LOCAL RESILIENCE - MIDWEST ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, INC. – RURAL CAPACITY AND LOCAL RESILIENCE

THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSION OF A HARD COPY HANDBOOK AND CD ROM FOR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.

DESCRIPTION:THIS ARP FUNDED AWARD PROVIDES FUNDING TO MIDWEST ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MAP) FOR RISK AND RESILIENCE PLANNING TRAINING AND EDUCATION, RISK AND RESILIENCY ASSESSMENTS, AND NATURAL DISASTER PLANNING. THE FOCUS OF THE WORK WILL BE IN THE FOUR-STATE EPA REGION 7 AREA OF IOWA, KANSAS, MISSOURI, AND NEBRASKA, IN OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES WITH A POPULATION UNDER 3,300 AND WHERE THE COMMUNITY IS DEEMED AS OVERBURDENED, BASED ON ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.ACTIVITIES:THROUGH THIS PROJECT, MAP WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE EPA TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITIES IN NEED, CONDUCT TRAINING, AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP WATER UTILITIES SERVING SMALL AND OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES TO CONDUCT RISK AND RESILIENCE ASSESSMENTS AND IDENTIFY RISKS AND VULNERABILITIES TO NATURAL DISASTERS. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:ATTENDEES WILL GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO PREPARE AND DEVELOP PLANS FOR NATURAL DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS OF COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY PARTICIPATING SYSTEMS IN EACH OF THE EPA REGION 7'S FOUR STATES.