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prepared by Larkin Simpson
USM Economic Development Masters Program
Preparedness:
Links from the American Red Cross to assist in building a disaster preparedness plan.
American Red Cross. Disaster Services: Be Prepared - American Red Cross Preparedness Information. Retrieved June 14, 2008: http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_500_,00.html
Business specific information for building a disaster preparedness plan.
American Red Cross. Disaster Services: Business & Industry Guide (Disaster Plan). Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_606_,00.html
Business specific information for preparing for, recovering from and managing emergencies. Financial assistance information is provided.
Business.gov. Emergency Preparedness. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.business.gov/guides/disaster_planning
This guide provides step-by-step advice on how to create and maintain a comprehensive emergency management program. It can be used by manufacturers, corporate offices, retailers, utilities or any organization where a sizable number of people work or gather.
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Emergency Management Guide for Business & Industry. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.fema.gov/business/guide/index.shtm
Business specific prevention check list for securing physical assets.
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Protect Your Property or Business from Disaster. Retrieved 15, 2008: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/howto/index.shtm
Personal/Family specific preparedness checklist.
North Carolina State University. Disaster Information Center. Retrieved June 16, 2008: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/disaster
Additional links for businesses which have experienced specific natural disasters.
Ready.gov. Ready Business. Additional Resources. Retrieved June 14, 2008: http://www.ready.gov/business/other/library.html
Links from the Department of Health & Human Services to help individuals and businesses establish a safety plan for family members and co-workers in the event of an emergency.
US Department of Health & Human Services. Disasters and Emergencies. Retrieved June 17, 2008: http://www.hhs.gov/disasters
US Department of Labor: Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA: How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3088.pdf
US Department of Labor: Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Small Business Handbook. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.osha.gov/Publications/smallbusiness/small-business.html
The materials and resources on this Web site can help small businesses make plans to recover from financial losses and business interruption and to protect their employees, the community and the environment.
US Small Business Administration. Disaster Assistance: Disaster Preparedness. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance/disasterpreparedness/index.html
Business/Community Recovery:
The FEMA Long-Term Community Recovery (LTCR) Self-Help Guide (guide) is intended to provide state, tribal and local governments with a framework for implementing their own long-term community recovery planning process after a significant disaster event.
Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities. Long-Term Community Recovery Planning Process: A Self-Help Guide. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.ezec.gov/Self-Help%20Guide%20051211.pdf
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Purpose of Standard Checklist Criteria For Business Recovery. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.fema.gov/business/bc.shtm
Federal Emergency Management Agency. What to do if Your Business or Farm was Damaged. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/recover/business.shtm
Links for assistance for small businesses; Grants, Programs, Contacts, etc.
US Department of Homeland Security. Small Business Procurement Assistance. Retrieved June 18, 2008: http://www.dhs.gov/xopnbiz/smallbusiness
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Disaster Recovery Assistance. Retrieved June 16, 2008: http://www.hud.gov/info/disasters.cfm
US Department of Labor. Employment & Training Administration: Disaster Unemployment Assistance. Retrieved June 16, 2008: http://www.doleta.gov/Katrina/LNKDetails.cfm?lnkid=4
Links for assistance for businesses from the department of Labor; Grants, Trade Assistance, Contacts, etc.
US Department of Labor. Employment & Training Administration: Office of National Response. Retrieved June 17, 2008: http://www.doleta.gov/layoff
National Emergency Grants are discretionary awards by the Secretary of Labor that temporarily expand service capacity at the State and local levels through time-limited funding assistance in response to significant dislocation events. Significant events are those that create a sudden need for assistance that cannot reasonably be expected to be accommodated within the ongoing operations of the formula-funded Dislocated Worker program, including the discretionary resources reserved at the State level.
US Department of Labor. Employment & Training Administration: National Emergency Grants. Retrieved June 17, 2008: http://www.doleta.gov/neg
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) offers many services to help workers and employers deal with the effects of layoffs and plant closures. One such service is Rapid Response. Rapid Response is a pro-active, business-focused, and flexible strategy designed to respond to layoffs and plant closings by quickly coordinating services and providing immediate aid to companies and their affected workers.
US Department of Labor. Employment & Training Administration: Rapid Response. Retrieved June 17, 2008: http://www.doleta.gov/layoff/rapid.cfm
Trade Adjustment Assistance helps individuals who have become unemployed as a result of competition from foreign trade.
US Department of Labor. Employment & Training Administration: Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act. Retrieved June 17, 2008: http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact
Links to counseling services provided by the SBA.
US Small Business Administration. Disaster Assistance: Counseling & Assistance. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.sba.gov/services/counseling/index.html
Loan information provided by the SBA to businesses within a declared disaster area.
US Small Business Administration. Disaster Assistance: For Businesses of All Sizes. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance/businessesofallsizes/index.html
Information for small businesses within a declared disaster area to apply for federal assistance.
US Small Business Administration. Disaster Assistance: How to Apply for Assistance. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance/basics/howtoapply/index.html
Personal Recovery:
A checklist from the American Red Cross for individuals to prepare for or who have recently been through a disaster.
American Red Cross. Picking Up the Pieces after a Disaster. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_23_,00.html
Step by Step instructions for individuals applying for assistance from FEMA.
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Applying for Assistance. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.fema.gov/assistance/index.shtm
Links to disaster resources for individuals.
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Disaster Help. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.disasterhelp.gov/start.shtm
Information for individuals who are recovering from a disaster.
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Recover & Rebuild. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/index.shtm
Contractors, Vendors and Rebuilding:
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Information for Contractors and Vendors. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.fema.gov/business/contractor.shtm
The Congress for the New Urbanism views disinvestment in central cities, the spread of placeless sprawl, increasing separation by race and income, environmental deterioration, loss of agricultural lands and wilderness, and the erosion of society's built heritage as one interrelated community-building challenge.
CNU stands for the restoration of existing urban centers and towns within coherent metropolitan regions, the reconfiguration of sprawling suburbs into communities of real neighborhoods and diverse districts, the conservation of natural environments, and the preservation of built legacy.
The Congress for the New Urbanism. Retrieved June 30, 2008: http://www.cnu.org/
Mississippi Governor’s Office of Recovery & Renewal. Retrieved June 30, 2008: http://www.governorbarbour.com/recovery/
Mississippi Renewal Forum. Governor’s Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal. Retrieved June 30, 2008: http://www.mississippirenewal.com/index.html
New Urbanist Design provides comprehensive town planning services for new acreage and urban infill projects.
New Urbanist Designs. Plans for Traditional Neighborhoods. Retrieved June 30, 2008: http://newurbanist.com/index.html
Smart growth is a set of development principals which invests time, attention, and resources in restoring communities to center cities and older suburbs. Smart growth is town-centered and designs are tailored to transit users and pedestrians. These designs have a greater mix of housing, commercial and retail uses while preserving open space and many other environmental amenities.
Smart Growth Online. Smart Growth Network. Retrieved June 30, 2008: http://www.smartgrowth.org/sgn/default.asp
Smart Growth America's coalition is working to support citizen-driven planning that coordinates development, transportation, revitalization of older areas and preservation of open space and the environment.
Smart Growth America. Resources. Retrieved June 30, 2008: http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/resources.html
Contacts:
Federal Emergency Management Agency. State Offices and Agencies of Emergency Management. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.fema.gov/about/contact/statedr.shtm
Federal Emergency Management Agency. State Homeland Security and Emergency Services. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.dhs.gov/xprepresp/resources/editorial_0306.shtm
The Salvation Army. Territorial Salvation Army Websites. Retrieved June 16, 2008: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf/vw-dynamic-index/A3D938D92D4D034B8525743D00488A6F?Opendocument
United States Department of Agriculture. Hurricane Katrina Recovery Resources from Rural Development. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/disasters/katrina.html
United States Postal Services. National Mail Service Updates. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.usps.com/communications/news/serviceupdates.htm
USA.gov. Locate In-Person Services Near You. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Find_Services.shtml
USA.gov. State and Local Agencies and Offices, by Topic. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories/Agencies_by_Topic.shtml
US Small Business Administration. Disaster Assistance: Office Locations. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance/officelocations/index.html
Other:
Southern Rural Development Center. Resources following Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters. Retrieved June 15, 2008: http://srdc.msstate.edu/katrinaresources.htm
The Salvation Army. Our Role in Disaster Recovery. Retrieved June 16, 2008: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf/vw-text-dynamic-arrays/0ABE865EA372E82F802573DF0064CD16?openDocument
US Department of Homeland Security. Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding. Retrieved June 18, 2008: http://www.dhs.gov/xprepresp/programs/editorial_0816.shtm
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