CONTRACTING WITH FEMA – A BUSINESS OUTREACH AND TRAINING SEMINAR [https://www.fema.gov/news-release/20200220/contracting-fema-business-outreach-and-training-seminar] Release Date: 二月 4, 2019 ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands – A seminar will be presented on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. to educate local business owners about acquiring contracts with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Topics include: * Understanding Government Contracting * Business Resiliency  * Housing Repair  * FEMA Requirements  * FEDBID/Reverse Auctioning  * Role of Contracting Officer Representative/Project Officer The Contracting with FEMA seminar will take place at: Bennie and Martha Benjamin Conference Center Virgin Islands Cardiac Center Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center 4007 Estate Diamond Ruby St. Croix, VI  00820 Seating is limited.  Reserve a spot by emailing Michael.Bonds@FEMA.DHS.GOV ### FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after a disaster. For official information on the recovery effort following the hurricanes, please visit www.usviupdate.com [http://www.usviupdate.com/]. Follow us on social media at twitter.com/femaregion2 [https://twitter.com/femaregion2] and www.facebook.com/FEMAUSVirginIslands [http://www.facebook.com/FEMAUSVirginIslands]. To sign up for emergency, weather related, public safety and service disruption alerts on the Virgin Islands, sign up for Alert VI [https://member.everbridge.net/index/892807736729008#/login] or copy  https://member.everbridge.net/index/892807736729008#/login into your browser. To donate or volunteer, contact the voluntary or charitable organization of your choice through the National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disasters (NVOAD) at www.nvoad.org [http://www.nvoad.org/].  For those who wish to help, cash donations offer voluntary agencies the most flexibility in obtaining the most-needed resources and pumps money into the local economy to help businesses recover. The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands also has the “Fund for the Virgin Islands” at www.USVIrecovery.org [http://www.usvirecovery.org/].