Philanthropic Opportunities in Addressing Hazard Mitigation

Philanthropy California and our partners hosted a virtual series aimed at funders interested in wildfire resilience and how it intersects with public health, equity, and climate change.

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Is 2020 Over? Responding to Multiple Disasters Amid COVID-19 and Climate Change

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020, 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT

In this webinar, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy team will reflect on lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities presented by different disasters – particularly wildfires, hurricanes, and the derecho – and how COVID-19 has framed the response. .

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Philanthropic Alignment and Priorities: Community Development Block Grant Mitigation 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, 1:00 - 2:00 PM PST

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s International and Philanthropic Affairs Division would like to invite you to join an upcoming Funders Call on Disaster Recovery with Janet Golrick, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs, Office of Community Development and Planning (CPD), and Tennille Smith Parker, Director of CPD’s Disaster Recovery and Special Issues Division (DRSI).  

The Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program is a unique and significant opportunity for eligible grantees to use this assistance in areas impacted by recent disasters to carry out strategic and high-impact activities to mitigate disaster risks and reduce future losses. Congress appropriated $12 billion in CDBG funds in February 2018 specifically for mitigation activities for qualifying disasters in 2015, 2016, and 2017, and HUD was able to allocate an additional $3.9 billion, bringing the amount available for mitigation to nearly $16 billion. As many of the grantees of CDBG-MIT reach the implementation stage, this funders-only call will provide an opportunity to hear more about and discuss HUD’s mitigation and resilience work with Janet Golrick, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs and Tennille Smith Parker, Director.

Please RSVP to Katie Marinari at Katherine.C.Marinari@hud.gov by Friday, September 18, 2020. To ensure we are addressing the priorities of our philanthropic partners, we welcome you to submit questions along with your RSVP. Call-in details will be sent to all registered participants in a follow-up e-mail. If you have any clarifying questions, please contact Katie Marinari.