WEBINAR INFORMATION: Please register for National Disaster Resiliency Competition Statewide Stakeholders on February 25, 2015 4:00 PM EST at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8529513493844824578 1-888-670-3525 Passcode 6171416843 After ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announces a public hearing and webinar to which all persons are invited. Participants can attend the hearing in person or participate through the webinar.

DATE AND TIME: February 25, 2015, 4:00 p.m.  6:00 p.m., EST

PLACE: The Division of Emergency Management, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Sadowski Building, 3rd Floor, Kelly Training Room, Tallahassee, Florida 32399

WEBINAR INFORMATION: Please register for National Disaster Resiliency Competition Statewide Stakeholders on February 25, 2015, 4:00 p.m., EST at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8529513493844824578; 1(888)670-3525, passcode: 6171416843.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Statewide public hearing and webinar to discuss the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC). HUD, in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation, is providing significant resources and support to communities to help them become more resilient. The National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC) is a two-phase process that will competitively award nearly $1 billion in HUD Disaster Recovery funds to eligible communities. The competition will help communities recover from prior disasters and improve their ability to withstand and recover more quickly from future disasters, hazards, and shocks. The Competition has been posted on Grants.gov. The CFDA number is 14.272. It is also linked on HUD’s Funds Available webpage at:

http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/download-application-package.html?p_p_id=grantsdownloadpackage_WAR_grantsdownloadpackageportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_grantsdownloadpackage_WAR_grantsdownloadpackageportlet_mvcPath=%2Fdownload.jsp?id=206084&search=-2

ACTION TO BE TAKEN: A public hearing to be held on February 25, 2015, 4:00 p.m.  6:00 p.m., EST, staff from the Disaster Recovery Initiative Community Development Block Grant (DRI CDBG) program will review and accept comments on the State of Florida National Disaster Resilience Competition Application. A copy of the National Disaster Resilience Competition Application is currently available for review and comment on the Department’s website: http://www.floridajobs.org/NDRC. Comments regarding the state application will be accepted beginning February 26 and will conclude on March 12, 2015.

A copy of the agenda will be posted on the DEO website: www.floridajobs.org/NDRC, and may also be obtained by contacting: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Disaster Recovery Initiative CDBG Program, Caldwell Building, MSC 400, 107 East Madison Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-6508, telephone: [phone], email: [e-mail], email: [e-mail].

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800) 955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800) 955-8770 (Voice).