FEMA Announces Solicitation to Pilot Citizen Corps National Emergency Technology Guard (Net Guard) Program
Release Date: June 18, 2008
Release Number: HQ-08-112
Note: "FEMA has extended the closing deadline for the Fiscal Year 2008 Citizen Corps Program, National Emergency Technology Guard Pilot Program (NET Guard) from July 2 at 11:59 pm 2008, to Friday, July 18, at 11:59 pm 2008. This extension is to provide a longer application period to promote submission of proposals from all interested qualified applicants."
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today $320,000 is available in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 to pilot, test, and develop tools for a potential new Citizen Corps (CC) National Emergency Technology Guard (NET GUARD) Program. NET Guard teams will be comprised of volunteers with information technology (IT) and communications expertise to assist States and localities in responding to and recovering from incidents that cause significant damage or destruction to IT and communications infrastructure. Teams will be a local asset, managed at the local level, and deployed in response to a request from local or State authorities.
This competitive pilot program will award funds to four jurisdictions. To be eligible to apply, local government applicants must be located in one of the 2008 DHS Urban Area Security Initiatives jurisdictions and must have a Citizen Corps Council and programs supported by emergency management. Additional eligibility criteria are included in the solicitation announcement. Beginning June 18, 2008, eligible government entities may apply through the Grants.gov portal, accessible on the Internet at www.grants.gov. Applications can be received no later than 11:59 PM EST July 2, 2008.
Citizen Corps is FEMA's grassroots comprehensive strategy to actively involve the full community in preparing and building resilience through participation with emergency management in planning, prevention, mitigation, response and recovery.
FEMA coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.
Additional Information
»FY 2008 Citizen Corps Program National Emergency Technology Guard (NET Guard) Pilot Program Guidance and Application Kit (PDF 187KB)
»FY 2008 Citizen Corps Program National Emergency Technology Guard (NET Guard) Pilot Program FAQ
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