Emergency Management Accreditation Program Inc

FOSTERING EXCELLENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAMS BY ESTABLISHING CREDIBLE STANDARDS APPLIED IN A PEER REVIEW ACCREDITATION PROCESS.

ACCREDITATION PROGRAM IS A STANDARD-BASED VOLUNTARY ASSESSMENT AND PEER REVIEW ACCREDITATION PROCESS FOR GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING PREVENTION, MITIGATION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY ACTIVITIES FOR NATURAL AND HUMAN-CAUSED DISASTERS. ACCREDITATION IS BASED ON COMPLIANCE WITH COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPED NATIONAL STANDARDS, THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STANDARDS BY EMAP. ACCREDITATION IS OPEN TO ALL U.S. STATES, TERRITORIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. ANYONE CAN SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE MATERIALS.

EMAP MAINTAINS A MULTIPLE YEAR CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE). THIS AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED ANNUALLY BASED ON MULTIPLE TASK ORDERS PRESENTED TO EMAP VIA THE USACE. THESE TASK ORDERS COVER ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR ALL USACE DISTRICT, DIVISION AND THE HEADQUARTERS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT TASKS ARE ORCHESTRATED FOR ENGAGED PROGRAMS VIA EMAP STATUS UPDATE CALLS AND REVIEW CALLS VIA THESE ANNUAL TASK ORDERS. EACH YEAR EMAP EXECUTES TRAINING, ON-SITE ASSESSMENT AND RE-ACCREDITATION EFFORTS ALONG WITH POST-ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES VIA THE REQUIREMENTS AND FUNDING ASSOCIATED IN THE CONTRACT AND SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL TASK ORDERS. THE EMAP USACE CONTRACT COVERS ALL THIRTY-SIX (36) DISTRICTS, EIGHT (8), USACE DIVISIONS AND USACEHQ.

FEMA PROVIDES FUNDS THROUGH A GRANT FOR THE COMPLETION OF BASELINE ASSESSMENTS OF STATES AND/OR URBAN AREAS. THESE FUNDS COVER THE SUBSCRIPTION AND ON-SITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH A TEAM OF TRAINED PEER-REVIEW ASSESSORS TO TRAVEL TO THE JURISDICTION'S LOCATION AND COMPLETE A WEEK LONG ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRAM'S DOCUMENTATION AGAINST THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STANDARD. THE RESULTING FINDINGS ARE COMPILED INTO A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT REPORT PROVIDED TO THE JURISDICTION. THE FEMA FUNDING ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMAP SUBSCRIBED PROGRAMS AND ASSESSORS THROUGH THE FORMS OF ONLINE AND IN CLASSROOM SETTING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOCUSED ON THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STANDARD.