REMS Program:
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) provides the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) grant to public schools to assist them in developing their preparedness capabilities. On the ED web site you can find all the information you need to determine if your organization should submit proposals to that program.
Links to Important Information:
| Description of the Program | | ...grant program is designed to provide funds to...improve...emergency response and crisis plans, at the district and school-building level. Grantees are required to address all four phases of crisis planning: prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery...required to form partnerships and collaborate with community organizations, local law enforcement agencies... BeSafe Note: The requirements for this program are closely tied to the NIMS program out of FEMA.
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| Eligibility | | Local Education Agencies
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| REMS Technical Assistance Center | | ...responses to emergency planning questions and technical assistance needs....Center staff collaborate with a network of local and national crisis planning experts to provide answers to REMS-related questions and to meet any specific technical assistance needs...
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| Contacts | | The REMS program is administered out of the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools.(OSDF)
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