In an effort to raise awareness and ensure that hazard mitigation is effectively incorporated into future urban and rural planning, the Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) announces its 2005-2006 Community Planning Fellowship. Open to graduate planning students, the Fellowship program offers the students an opportunity to familiarize themselves with hazard mitigation as an aspect of planning. To date ten fellowships have been awarded.

The Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing funding to provide for studies on how communities, regional organizations, and states can effectively address watershed planning and floodplain management issues. The deadline for submitting the applications is January 31, 2005. The announcement and application can be downloaded at www.nibs.org/MMC/mmcactiv4.html.

Related Link: FEMA Community Planning Fellowship Application

For more information contact:

Claret Heider
Multihazard Mitigation Council (National Institute of Building Sciences)
1090 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington
DC 20005
United States

Phone: 202-289-7800
Fax: 202-289-1092
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.nibs.org/mmc.html