The Northern Virginia Emergency Response System (NVERS) Steering Committee is accepting project concept proposals for fiscal year (FY) 2022 funding consideration.
Proposals submitted in response to this call require formal endorsement from discipline committees as a prerequisite for consideration by the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee strongly recommends that project sponsors engage their discipline leadership, and representatives on the Steering Committee, to ensure proposals are in the best interest of the sub-region and align with strategic priorities. As outlined in the evaluation criteria, projects that build preparedness and response capability and/or capacity across disciplines and jurisdictions may receive more favorable evaluations. Conversely, projects of limited benefit to a single discipline, or have been developed without attempts to engage discipline leadership or Steering Committee representatives, may not be favorably evaluated. The Steering Committee encourages project sponsors to align their proposals with gaps, risks, and priorities illustrated through the NVERS Casebook scenarios.
The Steering Committee has approved two Project Concept Proposal Worksheets (Appendix A and B) to provide project sponsors with a standardized approach when submitting proposals for consideration. Please see the Call for FY 2022 Project Concept Proposals linked below for full details and instructions. Project sponsors may request technical assistance from NVERS staff in compiling their proposals by sending an email to fy22@nvers.org .
Important Dates:
- December 3, 2021: Preliminary Project Concept Proposal Worksheets (Appendix A) due to NVERS staff
- December 13, 2021: Project sponsors provide project briefing (Appendix C) to NVERS Steering Committee
- December 2021: Discipline committee review of project concept proposals
- January 14, 2022: Final Project Concept Proposal Worksheets (Appendix B) due to NVERS staff
- January 24, 2021: Review and recommendation of project concept proposals by NVERS Steering Committee
- February 2022: NVERS Board of Directors' review of Steering Committee recommendations
Important Documents:
- Call for FY 2022 Project Concept Proposals - Announcement & Proposal Guidance
- Appendix A - Preliminary Project Concept Proposal Worksheet (Due December 3, 2021)
- Appendix B - Finalized Project Concept Proposal Worksheet (Due January 14, 2022)
- Appendix C - Project Proposal Presentation Template (for December 13, 2021 Steering Committee meeting)
- Appendix D - NVERS Casebook (requires NVERS Workspace SharePoint access)
- Appendix E - HSEC Regional Guidance