American National Red Cross

AMERICAN RED CROSS - SUPPORT THE STABILITY OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD OPERATIONS AND HUMANITARIAN SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

PROVIDE CRITICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEREVER THEY ARE LOCATED AROUND THE WORLD.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, SERVICES TO THE ARMED FORCES DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE EMERGENCY

AMERICAN RED CROSS CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED

PROVIDE CRITICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEREVER THEY ARE LOCATED AROUND THE WORLD.

AMERICAN RED CROSS PROVIDES EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND SUPPORT MIITARY AND VETERAN HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE FACIILTIES, AS WELL AS PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICES TO ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVISTS, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AMERICAN RED CROSS PROVIDES EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND SUPPORT MILITARY AND VETERAN HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AS WELL AS PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICES TO ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVISTS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

PROVIDES EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, SUPPORT MILITARY AND VETERAN HOSPITALS, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, AAND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

PROVIDE RED CROSS SERVICES TO MILITARY MEMBERS, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

PROVIDE RED CROSS SERVICES TO MILITARY MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.

RED CROSS - SUPPORT COMMUNITY BASED MILITARY VETERANS AND FAMILIES.

RED CROSS- SUPPORT COMMUNITY BASED MILITARY VETERANS AND FAMILIES

RED CROSS- SUPPORT COMMUNITY BASED MILITARY VETERANS AND FAMILIES

TO PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $618,590

HEALTH AND WASH ACTIVITIES TO VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS.

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

AMERICORPS*NATIONAL

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

ENGAGES AMERICORPS MEMBERS IN FULL AND PART-TIME SERVICE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS IN EDUCATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, VETERANS, AND OTHER AREAS

NEW DRR AWARD TO INCREASE COMMUNITY-LEVEL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

MICRONESIA COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

DRRPP

INDONESIAN DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND LOGISTICS READINESS - EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY AND STRENGTHENING REGIONAL LOGISTICS CAPACITY

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

GRANTS WILL BE AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSING TO ENGAGE AMERICORPS MEMBERS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES.

THIS ACTION SETS UP THE NEW AWARD FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND SHELTER ACTIVITIES

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR A PROGRAM ENTITLED READINESS TO RESPOND INCREASED DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CAPACITY THR

AMERICORPS NATIONAL

STRENGTHEN HEALTH AND PROTECTION WITH IMPROVED SERVICES AND CAPACITY FOR DETECTION, MITIGATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF COVID19 CASES AND MOST FREQUENT HEALTH AND PROTECTION CONCERNS OF MIGRANTS

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

NEW AWARD TO BUILD DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND PREPAREDNESS CAPACITIES IN THE NORTH PACIFIC.

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023?24 PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2023?24 REGULATORY MATCH IS 0%. THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS (RED CROSS) WILL HAVE 30 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL INCREASE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY THROUGH TARGETED VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, PLACEMENT, AND TRAINING TO SERVE THE UNMET NEEDS OF VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AS IDENTIFIED BY THE SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX (SVI) BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER DISASTERS IN AK, HI, ID, MT, OR, AND WA. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL HAVE INCREASED THE VOLUNTEER WORKFORCE THROUGH TARGETED RECRUITMENT IN HIGH-RISK AREAS AND INCREASED AWARENESS OF OUR PROGRAMS AND MISSION THROUGH CONCENTRATED COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS TO ENSURE OUR SERVICES AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE WITH THE GREATEST BARRIERS AND NEED. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE AT LEAST 600 VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN DISASTER-RELATED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SHELTERING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION, WHERE 3,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE DISASTER AND PUBLIC HEALTH-RELATED PREPAREDNESS TRAINING. THE AMERICORPS INVESTMENT WILL BE MATCHED WITH $175,880 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.

HURRICANE MATHEW RESPONSE FOR NIPPES DEPARTMENT, HAITI

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IN RESPONSE TO CYCLONE NARGIS IN BURMA

NEW AWARD TO RESPOND TO COVID-19 IN HAITI BY SUPPORTING HEALTH, WASH, AND MPCA ACTIVITIES.

NEW DRR PROGRAM TO IMPROVE EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS IN URBAN COMMUNITIES

AN ASSISTANCE AWARD TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-LEVEL CAPACITY FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT AGAINST TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE ARCHIPELAGO OF SAN ANDRES, PROVIDENCIA, AND SANTA CATALINA. THE OUTPUTS INCLUDE, IMPROVING COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF NATURAL HAZARD RISKS THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, PROVIDE EFFICIENT TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO BETTER PREPARE FOR TIMELY ACTION IN THE FACE OF NATURAL HAZARDS.

TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND ASSISTANCE RELIEF TO FLOODED VICTIMS OF CYCLONE SIDR IN BANGLADESH

PEER EDUCATION TRAINING SITES AND RESOURCE AND EVALUATION CENTER

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO CONGOLESE REFUGEES IN TANZANIA (EART)

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - - MAILING ADDRESS: 2401 CONGRESS ST, PORTLAND, ME 04102 - PROJECT SITE ADDRESS: 524 FOREST AVE, PORTLAND, ME 04101 - PROJECT CONTACT: KAREN FABIS, REGIONAL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND - PHONE: 603-969-4333 - EMAIL: KAREN.FABIS@REDCROSS.ORG EVERY TWO SECONDS, SOMEONE IN THE U.S. NEEDS BLOOD. BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS SERVE AS A CRITICAL, IRREPLACEABLE COMPONENT OF OUR NATION’S HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE. TRUSTED HOSPITALS, TREATMENT CENTERS, AND PATIENTS ALIKE DEPEND UPON THE AMERICAN RED CROSS TO ENSURE THAT A SAFE AND RELIABLE BLOOD SUPPLY IS AVAILABLE, WHENEVER NEEDED. IN MAINE, THE RED CROSS COLLECTS APPROXIMATELY 73,000 UNITS OF LIFE-SAVING BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS ANNUALLY AND SUPPLIES 22 HOSPITALS STATEWIDE. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS $871,000 FROM THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF ITS BIOMEDICAL FACILITY IN PORTLAND, ME. THIS FACILITY SERVES AS A VITAL HUB FOR ITS STATEWIDE BLOOD COLLECTIONS PROGRAM, HOUSING A FIXED BLOOD DONATION CENTER, A MOBILE STAGING AREA TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED BLOOD DRIVES THROUGHOUT THE STATE, TRAINING ROOMS, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, AND PARKING FOR 17 SPECIALIZED FLEET VEHICLES. ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1900 AND OCCUPIED BY THE RED CROSS SINCE 1981, THE SITE HAS YET TO UNDERGO A LARGE-SCALE RENOVATION IN ITS 40 YEARS OF OPERATION AND IS IN NEED OF CRITICAL REPAIRS AND UPGRADES. FEDERAL FUNDS, IF AWARDED, WOULD OFFSET $871,000 OF A LARGER MODERNIZATION PROJECT FOR FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT 524 FOREST AVE, WITH TOTAL COSTS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY $3.8 MILLION. THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC UNDERSCORED THE NEED TO INVEST IN RESILIENT, EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF ALL CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOMENTS OF CRISIS. IN 2020, THE NATIONAL BLOOD SUPPLY EXPERIENCED UNPRECEDENTED FLUCTUATIONS: MASS CANCELLATION OF BLOOD DRIVES AS SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES CLOSED THEIR DOORS, A SURGE IN COLLECTIONS WHEN NEW COMMUNIT Y-BASED DRIVE LOCATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED AND THE PUBLIC WAS CALLED UPON TO GIVE, A NEW DEMAND FOR PLASMA CONTAINING CORONAVIRUS ANTIBODIES IN THE TREATMENT OF COVID-19 PATIENTS, AND IN EARLY 2022, THE FIRST NATIONALLY DECLARED “BLOOD CRISIS” AS MULTIPLE FACTORS REDUCED THE BLOOD SUPPLY IN SOME AREAS TO LESS THAN A DAY’S WORTH OF AVAILABLE UNITS. MODERNIZATION OF THE PORTLAND BIOMEDICAL FACILITY, PLANNED TO BEGIN IN JULY 2022, WILL INCLUDE DESIGN MODIFICATIONS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF OPERATIONS (E.G. DEDICATED ENTRANCES FOR KEY FUNCTIONS, A LOADING DOCK FOR MOBILE STAGING), REPLACEMENT OF CRITICAL EQUIPMENT (E.G. A BACK-UP ELECTRICAL GENERATOR), AND NECESSARY REPAIRS AND UPGRADES THROUGHOUT (E.G. PARKING LOT REPAVING). AS THE NATION’S OLDEST HUMANITARIAN AID ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING OVER 40% OF THE U.S. BLOOD SUPPLY, THE RED CROSS HAS THE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR BLOOD PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING LIFE-SAVING BLOOD BENEFITTING INDIVIDUAL AMERICANS EVERY DAY – INCLUDING CANCER PATIENTS, ACCIDENT VICTIMS, SURGICAL PATIENTS, AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE – THE RED CROSS SUPPORTS POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOME ON A NATIONAL SCALE: AS A LEADER IN BLOOD SAFETY TESTING, PARTNER IN PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, AND MANAGER OF THE AMERICAN RARE BLOOD DONOR PROGRAM. INVESTMENTS IN CRITICAL REPAIRS AND UPGRADES AT THE PORTLAND BIOMEDICAL FACILITY WILL SUSTAIN BLOOD COLLECTION EFFORTS IN THE STATE OF MAINE AND HELP SAFEGUARD AN ESSENTIAL, IRREPLACEABLE COMPONENT OF OUR NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM: A SAFE, RELIABLE BLOOD SUPPLY.

DRR

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO CONGOLESE REFUGEES IN TANZANIA

REGIONAL HUMANITARIAN ACTION FOR REFUGEE AND DISPLACED POPULATIONS FROM THE COLOMBIAN CONFLICT AND THEIR HOST COMMUNITIES (PHASE IX).

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO CONGOLESE AND BURUNDIAN REFUGEES IN TANZANIA

PROVIDE INCREMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $372 945 AND TO INCORPORATE THE STANDARD PROVISIONS AAPD 05-11 ENTITLED "MARKING UNDER USAID-FUNDED ASSI

NEW DRR AWARD TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO NATURAL DISASTERS

REGIONAL HUMANITARIAN ACTION FOR REFUGEE AND DISPLACED POPULATIONS FROM THE COLOMBIAN CONFLICT THEIR HOST COMMUNITIES (PHASE VII)

NURSING ASSISTANT AND HOME HEALTH AIDE PROGRAM

NEPAL EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM

FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS PREVENTION

REGIONAL HUMANITARIAN ACTION FOR REFUGEES AND DISPLACED POPULATIONS FROM THE COLOMBIAN CONFLICT AND THEIR HOST COMMUNITIES (PHASE VIII)

IMPLEMENT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE NON-FOOD ITEMS (NFI'S) TO BENEFICIARIES OF THE 2008 HURRICANES IN HAITI

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO CONGOLESE AND BURUNDIAN REFUGEES IN TANZANIA (EART)

THIS GRANT OBLIGATES $500 000 FOR ACTIVITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO RESPOND TO A DISASTER DECLARATION IN INDONESIA THROUGH A PROGRAM TITLED EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO EARTHQUAKE IN WEST SUM

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE - INDONESIA VOLCANIC ERUPTION

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF TYPHOON KETSANA

REGIONAL HUMANITARIAN ACTION FOR REFUGEE AND DISPLACED POPULATIONS FROM THE COLOMBIAN CONFLICT AND THEIR HOST COMMUNITIES

INDONESIA AIR POLLUTION HAZE CRISIS RESPONSE

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

STRENGTHENING CAPACITY FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE IN HAITI

RESEARCH STUDY TO ASSESS THE RISK OF BLOOD BORNE TRANSMISSION OF CREUTZFELDT-JAKO

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO CONGOLESE REFUGEES IN TANZANIA

STANDARD: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CHANGING ETHICAL STEM CULTURE THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUE AND ANALYSIS OF HUMANITARIAN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

INSTITUTION AND CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN COLOMBIA.

RESEARCH STUDY TO ESTIMATE THE PREVALENCE OF DENGUE VIRUS IN BLOOD DONATIONS

TO TRAIN VULNERABLE CARIBBEAN NATIONAL RED CROSS SOCIETIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES TO BE BETTER AWARE OF SURROUNDING RISKS HAZARDS AND TO BE

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

VA SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES PROGRAM

RESEARCH STUDY TO ASSESS THE RISK OF BLOOD BORNE TRANSMISSION OF CLASSIC FORMS OF CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE

USAID ASSISTANCE

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO CONGOLESE AND BURUNDIAN REFUGEES IN TANZANIA

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO CONGOLESE AND BURUNDIAN REFUGEES IN TANZANIA (EART)

TO PROVIDE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR CONGOLESE AND BURUNDIAN REFUGEES IN TANZANIA

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

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RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROVIDE RESPOND TO A DISASTER DECLARATION IN MEXICO THROUGH A PROGRAM TITLED EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO HURRICANE JIMENA

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

RESEARCH STUDY TO ASSESS THE RISK OF BLOOD-BORNE TRANSMISSION OF CLASSIC FORMS OF CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE

THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO FLOOD VICTIMS IN TOBASCO, MEXICO.

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

VISTA STATE

DISASTER GRANT IN RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF TYPHOON ROLLY IN CATANDUANES, PHILIPPINES PER DISASTER RESPONSE CABLE

BLENDED LEARNING FOR SMALL CRAFT

SERVICE FOCUSED SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL INITIATIVE

RURAL HEALTH OUTREACH SPECIAL INITIATIVE

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

THIS GRANT SUPPORT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS' PROGRAM TO AID FLOOD VICTIMS IN ECUADOR.

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR HAITIANS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE MATTHEW

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

BUILDING RESILIENCE IN CHAPARRASTIQUE VOLCANO AFFECTED COMMUNITIES PHASE III

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

DISASTER AND CLIMATE RESILIENT HONDURAN COMMUNITIES

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

SAFE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES IN PAMPOLANA ALTA, PERU

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS SHELTER CASE MANAGEMENT & SUPPLEMENTAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTIVITY IS SUPPORTING THE COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO THE EMERGENCY CREATED BY THE HURRICANE IOTA NATURAL DISASTER IN THE ISLANDS OF SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA.

AMERICAN RED CROSS LA_MS REGIONAL RESILIENCE NETWORK

HOMELESS SHELTER CASE MANAGEMENT & SUPPLEMENTAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

SHARED LEARNING COLLABORATION AND INCLUSIVE PLANNING ARE NECESSARY AT ALL LEVELS FOR REDUCING DISASTER RISKS. THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION (UNISDR) AND ITS SENDAI FRAMEWORK HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF INCREASING THE USE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIEVE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AIMS. RED CROSS IS THEREFORE SEEKING A NASA PARTNERSHIP WITH WHICH TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT IN IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO USE EARTH OBSERVATIONS TO ADVANCE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SENDAI FRAMEWORK THROUGH WORKSHOPS TRAININGS AND CONFERENCE SESSIONS. THE RED CROSS PROPOSES TO WORK WITH THE NASA DISASTERS AND NASA/USAID SERVIR GLOBAL PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE NASA SERVIR AND DISASTER MANAGERS ASSOCIATES AND INVESTIGATORS EXTERNAL PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO STRENGTHEN CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND RESILIENCE. SPECIFICALLY THIS INCLUDES DEVELOPING MATERIALS ACTIVITIES TRAININGS AND CONFERENCE SESSIONS TO BRIDGE SCIENCE AND CULTURAL GAPS FOR RELEVANT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND CONDUCT EXERCISES TO EVALUATE READINESS AND EFFECTIVE PRACTICES DESIGNED TO INCREASE RESILIENCE TO DISASTERS. THIS EFFORT WILL ALSO SUPPORT OUR COLLECTIVE ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE GROUP ON EARTH OBSERVATIONS (GEO) THE COMMITTEE ON EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITES (CEOS) AND OTHER STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT DATA AND GEOSPATIAL PRODUCTS TO DISASTER RISK REDUCTION NEEDS. BUILDING ON THE COLLABORATION SUCCESS BETWEEN THE RED CROSS AND THE NASA DISASTERS PROGRAM ACHIEVED DURING THE STRENGTHENING DISASTER RISK REDUCTION ACROSS THE AMERICAS SUMMIT IN BUENOS AIRES IN SEPTEMBER 2017 THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: O FACILITATE TRAINING OF NASA DISASTERS PROGRAM STAFF AND SERVIR STAFF IN THE LINK BETWEEN EARTH OBSERVATION SCIENCE AND THE NEEDS OF THE HUMANITARIAN COMMUNITY. O ASSIST IN RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING BETWEEN NASA'S EARTH OBSERVATION COMMUNITY AND HUMANITARIAN STAKEHOLDERS. O ADVISE IN THE CAPACITY BUILDING OF NASA PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN DISASTER RELATED AREAS OF USING EARTH OBSERVATION DATA INFORMATION TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES. O IMPROVE SERVIR'S UNDERSTANDING OF ENTRY POINTS FOR THE USAGE OF EARTH OBSERVATION INFORMATION IN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION. O EXPLORE AND FACILITATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTEXTUALIZING FORECASTS FOR INUNDATION CAUSED BY HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES INFLUENCED BY DAMS. O EXPLORE INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR COMMUNICATION WITH DISASTERS AND AT-RISK COMMUNITIES (I.E. ART VIRTUAL REALITY ETC.). RELEVANCE TO NASA: NASA'S MISSION IS STATED AS "TO ADVANCE U.S. SCIENTIFIC SECURITY AND ECONOMIC INTERESTS THROUGH A ROBUST SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM" AND IN PARTICULAR "TO STUDY EARTH FROM SPACE TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING AND MEET SOCIETAL NEEDS." THESE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO UNDERSTANDING AND MEETING SOCIETAL NEEDS. NASA APPLIED SCIENCES PROGRAM AIMS AT BRINGING EARTH OBSERVATIONS TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING. THROUGH ITS GLOBAL MANDATE IN SUPPORTING HUMANITARIAN RESPONSES DURING THE TIMES OF CRISES RED CROSS HAS A UNIQUE VANTAGE POINT TO ASSESS THE TRUE END USER NEEDS TO IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE NEEDS AND ACHIEVABLE IMPACTS THROUGH INCLUSION OF EARTH OBSERVATIONS. THE DISASTERS PROGRAM'S MANDATE FITS WELL WITH THE PARADIGM UNDER WHICH RED CROSS OPERATES AND THESE ACTIVITIES ARE AIMED AT BRINGING RED CROSS'S EXPERIENCE TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISASTERS AND SERVIR PROGRAMS FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE AND IMPACTFUL USE OF EARTH OBSERVATIONS IN THE DISASTERS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE COMMUNITY. WHILE NASA IS DIRECTLY BENEFITTING FROM THESE OBJECTIVES HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE RED CROSS WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BENEFIT AS NASA'S IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF HUMANITARIAN NEEDS AND PROCESSES WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED DEVELOPMENT AND TAILORING OF EARTH OBSERVATION DERIVED PRODUCTS.

NATIONAL DIRECT GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROPOSE TO OPERATE AMERICORPS PROGRAMS IN MORE THAN ONE STATE AND APPLY DIRECTLY TO CNCS.

DISASTER RELIEF

NON FOOD ITEMS DISTRIBUTION IN RESPONSE TO FIRES IN COMARCA GUNA DE MADUNGANDI, PAMANA

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

VISTA RECOVERY SUPPORT GRANTS

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - NON-CONSTRUCTION - PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE HEALTH ISSUES, AS INDICATED BY HIGHER INCIDENCE OF DISEASE AND/OR DISABILITY, HIGHER MORTALITY RATES, LOWER LIFE EXPECTANCIES, HIGHER RATES OF CHRONIC PAIN, AND FACE A SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS WHO CAN TREAT THEM. IN PARTICULAR, DISASTERS ARE INCREASING DRAMATICALLY DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THEY DIRECTLY AND IMMEDIATELY IMPACT THE MAIN SOCIAL DETERMINATES OF HEALTH. AMERICAN RED CROSS TRAININGS WILL EMPOWER RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH SKILLS TO HELP THEMSELVES. THIS NEW PROJECT WILL PROVIDE LIFESAVING HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION TO RURAL COMMUNITIES IN HAWAII, THROUGH AMERICAN RED CROSS PREPAREDNESS PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PREPARE WITH PEDRO, HANDS ONLY CPR (HOCPR), AND BE RED CROSS READY (BRCR).?? PREPARE WITH PEDRO WAS DEVELOPED FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 2ND GRADES TO TEACH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN A FUN AND EDUCATIONAL WAY. DELIVERED IN 30-MINUTE, CLASSROOM-BASED PRESENTATIONS, PREPARE WITH PEDRO USES STORYTELLING AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO HELP STUDENTS BUILD MUSCLE MEMORY FOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THEIR HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN AS WELL AS BASIC TRANSFERRABLE COPING SKILLS.?THOUGH CHILDREN ARE THE PRIMARY AUDIENCE, THE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE RESILIENCY FOR THE ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD. YOUTH PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS BY EFFECTIVELY INFLUENCING THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHERS. HOCPR TEACHES A SIMPLE SKILL THAT SAVES LIVES. IT CONSISTS OF CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION USING CHEST COMPRESSIONS WITHOUT PROVIDING RESCUE BREATHS. IT HAS BECOME ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR TRAININGS AND HAS RECEIVED RENEWED ATTENTION AFTER NFL PLAYER DAMAR HAMLIN SUFFERED FROM CARDIAC ARREST AND WAS REVIVED BY A RED CROSS-CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER.?IT IS OFFERED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH NO MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT. BRCR IS A PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR OLDER YOUTH AND ADULTS. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED WITH METHODS THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN MORE EFFECTIVE IN CHANGING B EHAVIOR TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, PREPARE FOR, AND RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO DISASTERS. THE CURRICULUM INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTORY MODULE ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WITH THE OPTION TO INCLUDE ONE OR MORE MODULES ON A RELEVANT LOCAL HAZARD, SUCH AS HOME FIRE, HURRICANE, FLOOD, TSUNAMI, WILDFIRE, AND VOLCANO ERUPTIONS. BRCR TARGETS THE ELDERLY, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, PEOPLE WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. THESE TRAININGS ARE ALREADY PART OF OUR LARGER DISASTER PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE PROGRAM, BUT THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON OUTREACH TO RURAL LOCATIONS.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

DEOBLIGATION TO CLOSE AWARD

DEOBLIGATION TO CLOSE AWARD

DEOBLIGATION TO CLOSE AWARD

DEOBLIGATION TO CLOSE AWARD

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR MORE THAN 135 YEARS, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HAS HELPED NEIGHBORS DOWN THE STREET, ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD BY DELIVERING THE MISSION TO PREVENT AND ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE FACE OF EMERGENCIES BY MOBILIZING THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERS AND THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE DISASTER SERVICES FOCUS AREA. THE PROJECT WILL SEEK TO BUILD THE VOLUNTEER CAPACITY AND PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DISASTER ACTION TEAMS PROGRAM AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT THE SERVICE AREAS COVERED BY THIS PROJECT. EMPOWERING THE DISASTER ACTION TEAMS TO BUILD A STRONG NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND RESOURCES WILL HELP BETTER SERVE MORE PEOPLE IMPACTED BY A DISASTER. THIS PROJECT REQUESTS EIGHT (8) VISTA MEMBERS AND ONE (1) LEADER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS OVER THE COURSE OF THREE SERVICE YEARS. WITH SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT, THE DISASTER ACTION TEAMS EXPECT TO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 2,370 INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT WHO EXPERIENCED A DISASTER ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY WHICH ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO HOMELESSNESS AND FINANCIAL IMPACTS.

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS COLORADO-WYOMING REGION HAS DESIGNED A PROJECT WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF MAKING THE STATES OF COLORADO AND WYOMING THE MOST DISASTER-PREPARED STATES IN THE NATION. ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, MANY OF THE RESIDENTS IN OUR TWO-STATE REGION ARE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES, EVACUATION ROUTES, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEM WHEN DISASTER STRIKES. IN ADDITION, MANY OF THESE RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE ALSO LIVING IN POVERTY. WHEN THESE ISOLATED AND ECONOMICALLY-DEPRESSED COMMUNITIES ARE AFFECTED BY DISASTER, THEIR RESILIENCY LEVELS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN COMMUNITIES IN WHICH SUPPORT SERVICES ARE READILY AVAILABLE. MANY HOUSEHOLDS DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO BOUNCE BACK FOLLOWING A DISASTER ? THE RESULTING HOME REPAIRS & LOST WAGES DUE TO TIME AWAY FROM WORK ALONE ARE DAUNTING FOR MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS. THE GOAL OF OUR PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE POVERTY BY INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO RESPOND AND RECOVER EFFECTIVELY WHEN AFFECTED BY DISASTERS. WE DO SO BY FOCUSING ON PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES. INCREASING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND A COMMUNITY?S ABILITY TO BOUNCE-BACK AFTER A DISASTER?RATHER THAN REMAIN IN RECOVERY MODE-- LEADS TO FEWER HOUSEHOLDS RELYING ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE OR OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES POST-DISASTER. THE OLD ADAGE OF AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS TRULY APPLICABLE WHEN IT COMES TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. ACTIVITIES OF THE REQUESTED VISTAS MAY INCLUDE: ● IDENTIFY LOCAL LEADERS WHO COULD SUPPORT PREPAREDNESS WORK IN THE COMMUNITY WITH AN EYE TO BUILDING AN ONGOING, SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM FOR THAT COMMUNITY ● TRAIN LOCAL VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER INFORMATION ON PERSONAL, HOUSEHOLD, YOUTH, AND BUSINESS PREPAREDNESS ● WORK CLOSELY WITH THE RED CROSS DISASTER CYCLE SERVICES TEAM AND LOCAL DISASTER PROGRAM MANAGER TO IDENTIFY THE PREPAREDNESS NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. ● COLLABORATE WITH THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCY SERVICES TEAM TO DEVELOP PREPAREDNESS TRAININGS AND PROGRAMS FOR USE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ● ENGAGE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY IN PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS INCLUDING EDUCATION (BOTH IN THE CLASSROOM AND DURING OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME ACTIVITIES), DISASTER SERVICES INITIATIVES, AND HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS TO DISASTER READINESS ● DEVELOP AND CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS AND WORK TO STANDARDIZE THE PREPAREDNESS MESSAGING IN THE COMMUNITY

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED TELEHEALTH GRANTS (CMPS)

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM (ARRA)