The City of Boston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in partnership with the Metro Boston Homeland Security Region (MBHSR) and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) was awarded FEMA’s Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program funding focused on medium to long-term disaster housing needs.
This grant affords us the opportunity to plan for and identify housing solutions for a post-disaster environment where existing infrastructure may not be available. Boston is a dense urban area, therefore approaches to housing missions in other parts of the country may not be duplicated in the MBHSR.
The purpose of this Request For Information (RFI) is to leverage subject matter experts, and other partners, to assist Boston OEM in gathering information relating to the following disaster housing topics or share other ideas related to disaster housing recovery to inform our region:
- Partnerships with Vocational Schools, Colleges, and Trade Schools
- Case Management and/or Tool for Navigating Assistance Opportunities
- Guidelines and Policy Implementation
- Innovative Disaster Housing Design
OEM is committed to ensuring that our plan updates are equitable and inclusive of all residents. Please feel free to share this RFI and if you have any questions or comments, please email
BostonRCPGP@boston.gov.