Emergency Management Institute Conference

1. Emergency Management Institute Conference Department of EducationEmergency Management in Higher Education Grant Carol A. Shelby Senior Director, Environmental Health and Public Safety

2. Overview Background EMHE Grant Purpose Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Our Plan Other Possible Sources

3. Background New 18 month grant--2008 Only for higher education institutions Public or private 2 or 4 year schools Sponsored by DOE Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools

4. Background (cont) 259 universities applied 17 diverse institutions were selected Our award was $436,325with a “promise” to fund to requested $494,368 amount

5. Purpose Develop and implement emergency management plans for preventing campus violence (including assessing and addressing the mental health needs of students) and for responding to threats and incidents of natural disaster in a manner that ensures the safety of the campus and community

6. Four Phases of Emergency Management Plan must follows the Comprehensive Emergency Management Model

7. Absolute Priority Develop, or review and improve, and fully integrate campus based all-hazards emergency management planning efforts for higher education Include: Partnerships NIMS Implementation

8. Government Performance and Results Act Requirement The percentage of EMHE grantees that demonstrate a 50 percent increase at the end of the project period in the number of course completions by their higher education institution personnel in key National Incident Management System (NIMS) courses compared to the number of such courses completed at the start of the grant project period. This measure constitutes DOE’s indicator of success for this program

9. EMHE Grant’s Goals An EMHE grant will enable higher education institutions to develop, or review and improve, and fully integrate campus-based all-hazards emergency management planning efforts to include: All four phases of emergency management: Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery Training for campus faculty, staff, and students in emergency management procedures; Coordination of planning and communication across all relevant components, offices, and departments of the campus; Coordination with local and State government emergency management efforts;

10. EMHE Grant’s Goals (cont) Coordination with the local or State Homeland Security Plan; Support of the National Incident Management System A comprehensive plan that is based on an all-hazards approach and includes threats specific to the campus; Support from top leadership within the institution; Pre-established roles for faculty, staff, students and first responders; Drills and exercises for faculty, staff, and students;

11. EMHE Grant’s Goals (cont) A plan that meets the needs of students, staff, and faculty—including the medical, mental health, communication, and transportation needs of persons with disabilities, temporary special needs of individuals, and other unique needs (including those arising from language barriers or cultural differences such as specific clothing expectations) of individuals; A written plan that prepares the campus for infectious disease outbreaks with both short-term implications for planning (e.g., outbreaks caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or food-borne illnesses)and long-term implications for planning (e.g., pandemic influenza); A written plan for preventing violence on campus by assessing and addressing the mental health needs of students who may be at risk of causing campus violence by harming themselves or others; and, Emergency equipment and technology (but not as a majority of the requested funding).

12. Our Plan • Purdue Homeland Security Institute Partnership • See handout for additional partnerships • Review existing plans • Use graduate students to asset in new plan development • Emphasize awareness training

13. Our Plan (cont) Conduct a risk assessment Develop prevention/mitigation strategies as needed Pursue Storm Ready designation Implement an annual hazard analysis review Revise and expand the IEOP Develop a transportation plan for persons with disabilities Develop an infectious disease plan Develop a mental health plan Reformat the IEOP to use the Emergency Support Function format

14. Our Plan (cont) Train staff, faculty and students in emergency procedures Implement a NIMS training program Conduct 2 tabletop exercises and 1 full scale exercise

15. Secure Purdue Team Purdue Executive Leadership Policy Group Tippecanoe County Emergency Advisory Council Behavior Assessment Team External Advisory Committees Internal Advisory Committees Secure Purdue Team Pandemic Flu Committee Tippecanoe County Emergency Management Agency Campus Safety & Emergency Preparedness Committee Eric Dietz, co-PI (Academic) Ron Wright, Project Director Carol Shelby, co-PI (Public Safety) Assistant Project Director (TBD) John Burr, Strategic Planning Dave Hankins, Evaluation, Training and Exercises Administrative Assistant (TBD) Student Planning Teams

16. Our Goal Grant will be used to improve emergency plans with the ultimate goal of making Purdue even safer and better prepared than we are today

17. Other Sources…Higher Education Act Amendment • DOE will develop grant programs for colleges and universities (or consortia of higher education institutions) to pay for up to 50% of campus emergency management projects such as:  • State-of-the-art emergency communications systems, using multiple modes, to notify the campus community during times of emergencies and disasters • Security assessments • Training of campus personnel and students • Coordination with local emergency management organizations and other response agencies • Establishment of a campus hotline for reporting of students, faculty, and staff who may be a danger to themselves or others • Access control, surveillance, intrusion detection, and perimeter security technologies and systems • Coordination with local mental health organizations for provision of crisis response and intervention services for students, faculty and staff

18. Other Sources (cont) DHS preparedness and response: http://www.dhs.gov/xopnbiz/grants/ DHS state contacts & grant award information: http://www.dhs.gov/xgovt/grants/index.shtm FEMA grants and assistance programs: http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/index.shtm Grants.gov federal system for posting grant announcements and online grant submissions: http://www.grants.gov/ DHS research grants: http://www.dhs.gov/xres/grants/index.shtm DOJ grant management resources: http://www.usdoj.gov/10grants/ DOJ, BJA guide to grants: http://bja.ncjrs.org/g2g/ DOJ/BJA grantee toolbox: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/resource/toolbox.html DOJ/COPS funding opportunities: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=240 Department of Education grants: http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?src=rt

19. Contacts www.purdue.edu/emergency_preparedness Contact information: Carol Shelby cshelby@purdue.edu Ron Wright rdwright@purdue.edu