They make recommendations to FEMA and discuss the National Response Framework, the role of National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters in information sharing, and improvements FEMA has made to services.
Recommendation: To help these voluntary organizations better prepare for providing mass care in major and catastrophic disasters, the Secretary of Homeland Security should direct the Administrator of FEMA to clarify the Homeland Security Grant Program funding guidance for states so it is clear that voluntary organizations and local Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOADs) are among those eligible to be subgrantees under the program.
The Aidmatrix Network provides the technology to coordinate relief efforts with cash donations, supplies and volunteers across organizations such as FEMA and National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD).
Feed The Children is continuing to monitor State and Federal information, and is in regular communication with Arkansas and Arkansas Emergency Management officials, our partner agencies, FEMA and members of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NVOAD).
This report examines (1) why the primary role for mass care in the NRF shifted from the Red Cross to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and potential issues with implementation, (2) whether National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NVOAD)--an umbrella organization of 49 voluntary agencies--is equipped to fulfill its NRF role, (3) the extent to which FEMA has addressed issues with mass care for the disabled since the hurricanes, (4) the extent to which major voluntary agencies have prepared to better serve the disabled since the hurricanes, and (5) the extent to which FEMA has addressed issues voluntary agencies faced in receiving Public Assistance reimbursement.
Feed The Children is continuing to monitor State and Federal information, and is in regular communication with North Dakota and Minnesota Emergency Management officials, our partner agencies, FEMA and members of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NVOAD).
Feed The Children is continuing to monitor State and Federal information, and is in regular communication with North Dakota and Minnesota Emergency Management officials, our partner agencies, FEMA and members of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NVOAD).
