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The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is pleased to announce the availability of $500,000 (statewide) for the FY2007 Citizen Corps & Citizen Preparedness (CCP) Grant Program opportunity for local governments and/or Citizen Corps Councils.
The grant opportunity is to support state and local Citizen Corps Councils with all hazards planning, public education, outreach, citizen preparedness and participation, and the management of Citizen Corps’ Citizen Preparedness programs and activities. Citizen Corps Councils and programs are a major component of the Commonwealth’s emergency preparedness and homeland security efforts and support Governor Kaine’s commitment to making communities across the Commonwealth safer, stronger and better prepared to respond to crime, terrorism and disasters of all kinds. Click here for more information on Virginia's Citizen Corps programs.
VDEM is committed to furthering community preparedness and public service in the Commonwealth through Virginia’s Citizen Corps programs and we are here to assist your locality with its community preparedness efforts. If you have any questions concerning the application process or Virginia’s Citizen Corps program, please contact the Citizen Corps Program Manager, Suzanne Simmons, at (804) 897-6518 or Suzanne.Simmons@vdem.virginia.gov.
The grant application and guidelines are provided below to assist you with your submission. These required documents must be submitted to be considered for this grant. Please ensure that all forms are complete and submitted on or before Tuesday August 26, 2008 COB (5 p.m.). Completed grant applications should be sent to:
Virginia Department of Emergency Management
CCP Grant Applications
10501 Trade Court
Richmond, VA 23236.
Additional technical questions may be directed to the VDEM Grants Management Office at 804-897-6500.