News & Events
As Citizen Corps continues to expand across the country we will bring you stories about ordinary citizens who have greater confidence in their safety because they are better prepared and better trained or success stories from the Citizen Corps programs, such as reduced crime rates, fewer emergency calls for 911 or even an actual rescue or example of emergency assistance.
We will also bring you news from around the country about Citizen Corps in action and relevant events here in our nation's capitol. If you have an interesting story to tell, we want to hear about it! Please email CitizenCorps@dhs.gov to share your story.
The Citizen Corps Bulletin provides the latest program news and information.
Current News
- Sec. Napolitano: "Spirit of Public Service Strengthens the Nation"
- ARC Offers Flu-Prevention Tips for Kids and ARC Fact Sheet: Preparing for a Possible H1N1 Pandemic: Coping and Emotional Well-Being (PDF)
- President Obama's Weekly Address- May 2: Government Actions to Address the H1N1 Flu
- Free Webinar on May 6th to Help Communities Implement Home Safety Campaigns >
- FEMA Celebrates 30th Anniversary
- 2009 FEMA Disaster Housing Plan
- President Barack Obama Signs Legislation to Establish Anniversary of 9/11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance
- FEMA Announces Release of Final Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101
- Ready Classroom Teaches Emergency Preparedness Nationwide
- Disaster Preparedness and National Financial Literacy Month
- FEMA and USACE Develop Points of Distribution Tools for State/Local/Nongovernmental Partners
- Minor League Baseball™ and the Boy Scouts of America partner with Citizen Corps and Ready
- U.S. Department of Education: Action Guide for Emergency Management at Institutions of Higher Education (PDF)
- NOAA Report Uncovers Why Some People Don’t Heed Severe Weather Warnings
- GAO Report: Influenza Pandemic - Sustaining Focus on the Nation’s Planning and Preparedness Efforts (PDF)
- FEMA Partners with NOAA on Flood Safety Awareness Week
- Flood Safety Awareness Week - Talking Points (DOC)
- Fact Sheet: Flooding - History and Causes (PDF)
- Fact Sheet: Flooding - What to Know... What to Do (PDF)
- Does your Emergency Preparedness Kit contain recalled or expired items?
- FEMA'S Citizen Corps Partners with United States Power Squadrons (PDF)
- Congress Passes Legislation to Delay the DTV Transition
- Volume 3, Issue 1: Citizen Corps 7th Anniversary Special Edition
- Fact Sheet - How Councils can support the Digital TV Transition (PDF)
- DHS' Ready Kids Campaign Joins Sesame Workshop In Launching New Guide For Parents Of Young Children On Emergency Preparedness
- FEMA Announces Awards to Pilot Citizen Corps National Emergency Technology Guard (Net Guard) Program
- U.S. Schools Receive Life-Saving NOAA Public Alert Radios (PDF)
- 10,000 Presidential Volunteer Service Awards Free of Charge (PDF)
2009 Homeland Security Grant Guidance
- FY 2009 HSGP Guidance and Application Kit (PDF)
- FY 2009 HSGP Grants Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
2008 Homeland Security Grant Guidance
- 2008 DHS Funding and Community Preparedness - 111KB PDF
- DHS Announces Release of Application Guidance for Over $3 Billion in Grant Programs
- Fact Sheet: Fiscal Year 2008 Preparedness Grants