I know some of y'all are active in your local clubs
and emergency organizations, so thought it might be of
interest, minus most of the gazillion headers I edited
out.
--- michael duckett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: "Bruce Makas" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Fw: ARRL, Citizen Corps and You
> Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 17:27:10 -0700
> > Forwarded to you at the ARRL request.
> > Happy Holidays, Bruce K1MY
> AZ Affiliated Club Coordinator (ACC)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ARRL Field & Educational Services"
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:01 AM
> Subject: ARRL, Citizen Corps and You
> Dear ARRL Affiliated Club Coordinators,
>
> Please help spread the word by forwarding the
> following letter, "ARRL,
> Citizen Corps and You," to ARRL affiliated clubs in
> your section.  ARRL
> Headquarters is also sending this letter to ARRL
> Section Managers for their
> Thank you very much, and best wishes for the
> Holidays.
> Steve Ewald, WV1X
> ARRL Field Organization/Public Service Team
> [log in to unmask]
> ARRL, Citizen Corps and You
>
> In July 2003 ARRL signed a Statement of Affiliation
> with the Citizen Corps,
> making ARRL an affiliate organization working with
> Citizen Corps and other
> organizations to promote the goals of Citizen Corps.
>  As an affiliate
> organization, ARRL, along with American Red Cross,
> NOAA, Points of Light
> Foundation, Veterans of Foreign Wars and others, was
> invited to a two-day
> meeting in Maryland on December 2 and 3.  The
> purpose of the meeting was to
> identify strategies and goals for organizations
> working with Citizen Corps.
>
> In the course of the meeting, Citizen Corps staff
> shared the information
> that $35 million was awarded to state Citizen Corps
> groups.  Each state will
> receive a share of the money based on a
> population-based formula.  The
> funding was awarded in order to execute states'
> strategic plans for disaster
> prevention and preparedness and recovery - this plan
> had to be submitted to
> Citizen Corps by December 31, 2003. Funds will begin
> flowing to states in
> March 2004.
>
> What does this mean for ARRL?  Since there is no
> funding available on the
> national level, ARRL Hq is not eligible for funds.
> However, for ARES groups
> and Amateur Radio clubs, there is potential funding
> for projects that relate
> to a state's strategic plan.  The message from
> Citizen Corps was that
> participation and funding must be at the local and
> state level.  Each state
> has a Point of Contact (POC) for Citizen Corps and a
> State Administrative
> Agency (SAA) that will manage the funds.  The
> Citizen Corps funding mandate
> requires that the SAA work through the POC for
> programs and initiatives to
> be funded locally. The POC and SAA may be the same
> in some states.
>
> ARRL affiliated clubs that are interested in this
> funding might best band
> together, and should take the initiative to contact
> their state POC and SAA
> about programs that need funding (a pilot project,
> specialized training,
> equipment or a system).  If there is more than one
> Section in the state, it
> would be best to work together on a funding request
> and present a unified
> plan that may be better received by the POC and SAA.
> Please share this
> information with those you feel would be interested.
> Also, SMs and/or SECs
> should contact the state POCs, if this has not
> already been done, to ensure
> that Amateur Radio is included in the state's
> strategic plan.
>
> So, it's up to you.  If you need funding for a local
> project, event or
> initiative, collaborate on your grant request by
> contacting other Amateur
> Radio groups in your area or state to coordinate and
> integrate your plans.
> Then contact the state Citizen Corps POC.  A list of
> the state POCs can be
> found at this web address:
>
http://www.citizencorps.gov/citizenCorps/statepoc.do.
>  Additional
> information about Citizen Corps is at
> www.citizencorps.gov.
>
>


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