[MIham] ARRL Citizens Corps and You

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From: "Sandy Mondro"The following was received from ARRL headquarters for
each affiliated
club:

ARRL, Citizen Corps and You

In July 2003 ARRL signed a Statement of Affiliation with the Citizen
Corps,
making ARRL an affiliate organization working with Citizen Corps and
other
organizations to promote the goals of Citizen Corps.  As an affiliate
organization, ARRL, along with American Red Cross, NOAA, Points of
Light
Foundation, Veterans of Foreign Wars and others, was invited to a
two-day
meeting in Maryland on December 2 and 3.  The purpose of the meeting
was to
identify strategies and goals for organizations working with Citizen
Corps.

In the course of the meeting, Citizen Corps staff shared the
information
that $35 million was awarded to state Citizen Corps groups.  Each
state will
receive a share of the money based on a population-based formula.  The
funding was awarded in order to execute states' strategic plans for
disaster
prevention and preparedness and recovery - this plan had to be
submitted to
Citizen Corps by December 31, 2003. Funds will begin flowing to
states in
March 2004.

What does this mean for ARRL?  Since there is no funding available on
the
national level, ARRL Hq is not eligible for funds.  However, for ARES
groups
and Amateur Radio clubs, there is potential funding for projects that
relate
to a state's strategic plan.  The message from Citizen Corps was that
participation and funding must be at the local and state level.  Each
state
has a Point of Contact (POC) for Citizen Corps and a State
Administrative
Agency (SAA) that will manage the funds.  The Citizen Corps funding
mandate
requires that the SAA work through the POC for programs and
initiatives to
be funded locally. The POC and SAA may be the same in some states.

ARRL affiliated clubs that are interested in this funding might best
band
together, and should take the initiative to contact their state POC
and SAA
about programs that need funding (a pilot project, specialized
training,
equipment or a system).  If there is more than one Section in the
state, it
would be best to work together on a funding request and present a
unified
plan that may be better received by the POC and SAA. Please share this
information with those you feel would be interested. Also, SMs and/or
SECs
should contact the state POCs, if this has not already been done, to
ensure
that Amateur Radio is included in the state's strategic plan.

So, it's up to you.  If you need funding for a local project, event or
initiative, collaborate on your grant request by contacting other
Amateur
Radio groups in your area or state to coordinate and integrate your
plans.
Then contact the state Citizen Corps POC.  A list of the state POCs
can be
found at this web address:
http://www.citizencorps.gov/citizenCorps/statepoc.do.
  Additional
information about Citizen Corps is at www.citizencorps.gov.

From: "Sandy Mondro", KG8HM


Mr. Dan Romanchik, KB6NU, who is treasurer for Arrow Communications
Association has been named as my new assistant.  He will be doing
special
projects and all of you will soon be hearing from him.

Could you please add his name and address to your newsletter list.
If the
newsletter is sent electronically his e-mail address is kb6nu@w8pgw.org
 and
is home address is:  1325 Orkney Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103.

If you need to contact him via landline is home phone is (734)
930-6564.

Please make him welcome to the Michigan staff.  Thank you.

Sandy Mondro, KG8HM
Affiliated Clubs Coordinator
ARRL, Michigan Section




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