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        Tribal Consultations Increase Access to the Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program FEMA Releases Details on Applications for Two Grant Programs FEMA Co-Hosts Webinar on Updated Planning Guides for Equitable Engagement FEMA Releases Reconstitution Manager’s Guide Upcoming Deadlines and Reminders Important Deadlines & Reminders Energy storage webinar , "Intro to Microgrids" at 1 p.m. ET.  Application period closes for  Fiscal Year 2023 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Funding .  Tribal Consultations Increase Access to the Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program   FEMA is using feedback from federally recognized tribal nations to shape policy and programmatic changes to improve equitable access to the  Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program.     FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate held its first-ever tribal consultation on June 22, 2022, to get feedback on tribal nation access to FEMA’s preparedness grant programs. Dozens of tribal leaders and representatives attended the consul

      In this Edition: The Smithsonian Institution and FEMA Co-host a Simulation for Protecting Cultural Artifacts FEMA Releases Updated Guide to Help Communities with Resilience Grants Process FEMA Releases National Continuous Improvement Guidance in Spanish FEMA Preparedness Grants Improve Safety for Wildland Firefighters FEMA Hurricane Web Tool Reaches 25,000 Users Upcoming Deadlines and Reminders Important Deadlines & Reminders Nonprofit security grant program webinar  at 3 p.m. ET.  FEMA Supports Mississippi in Response to Devastating Tornadoes   On March 26, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell visited the devastated areas of Mississippi following Friday’s deadly tornadoes.   President Biden approved Mississippi’s request for an expedited  major disaster declaration , making federal disaster assistance available to supplement recovery efforts. The declaration authorizes federal assistance to disaster survivors in Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe and Sharkey counties. This assistance