Commonwealth submits $326M in pre-disaster grants for Virginia localities
Published Monday, Apr. 19, 2021, 8:15 pm
Join AFP s 100,000+ followers on Facebook
Purchase a subscription to AFP
Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify
News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management announced that 53 hazard mitigation project applications were submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under two grant programs.
These projects total over $326 million and demonstrates the increased interest in taking pre-disaster actions to reduce risk from future disasters
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities
The BRIC grant program prioritizes project applications that reduce the risk states, local communities, and tribes face from disasters and natural hazards. BRIC is a new FEMA pre-disaster hazard mitigation program that replaces the Pre-Disaster Mitigation program. The guiding prin
Community Vaccination Clinic opens up in Nottoway County
nbc12.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbc12.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
COVID-19 Cases Continue To Decline As Arlington Enters Phase 2
patch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from patch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The rate of new coronavirus cases in Arlington has reached the lowest point since October.
A total of 167 cases have been reported over the past week. That follows about two months of the case total fluctuating between about 200-300 new cases per week.
It has been a week since the last reported Covid-related hospitalization, and two weeks since the last reported Covid death.
Since the start of the pandemic, 5.5% of people infected with COVID-19 in Arlington 14,846 cases as of today have been hospitalized, while 1.7% of cases have resulted in a fatality.
The drop in cases comes as vaccinations in Arlington continue to speed up. The trailing seven-day average of daily vaccine doses administered rose above 3,000 for the first time today. About 1,650 people are being reported as fully vaccinated each day, according to ARLnow’s analysis of Virginia Dept. of Health data.
Commonwealth Submits over $326,000,000 in Pre-Disaster Grants for Virginia Localities
RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) announced that 53 hazard mitigation project applications were submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under two grant programs. These projects total over $326 million and demonstrates the increased interest in taking pre-disaster actions to reduce risk from future disasters
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
The BRIC grant program prioritizes project applications that reduce the risk states, local communities, and tribes face from disasters and natural hazards. BRIC is a new FEMA pre-disaster hazard mitigation program that replaces the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program. The guiding principles of BRIC are to support communities through capability and capacity building; encourage and enable innovation; promote partnerships; and enable large projects. VDEM submitted 26 applicati