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IS-212: Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Course Date

12/28/2010

Course Overview

The purpose of this course is to educate students on the benefits of the Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs and how to become qualified to apply for a grant under the HMA grant programs.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course the student should be able to: Identify the role of mitigation and its benefits to society, identify the Unified HMA grant programs, recognize the benefits of unifying the HMA grant programs, and identify the lifecycle of Unified HMA grants. This is the prerequisite to the L242: Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance Application Development course.

Primary Audience

The course is intended for the following: personnel of State and local governments, tribal governments, and private non-profit (PNP) organizations that are eligible applicants or sub-applicants under HMA grants; and FEMA employees assigned to HMA grant activities.

Prerequisites

IS-393.A – Introduction to Hazard Mitigation course.

CEUs:

0.3

Course Length:

3 hours