Business Office Editor’s Notes 517 Benfield Road, Suite 303 By James D. Hessman, Editor in Chief Severna Park, MD 21146 USA www.DomesticPreparedness.com Many federal, state, and local agencies, organizations, and foundations (410) 518-6900 are deeply involved, in various ways, in the grants process, as are an Staff untold number of private-sector businesses, companies, and conglom- Martin Masiuk erates. As the 18 authors who contributed to this special “Grants Issue” Publisher of the DomPrep Journal point out, grants of one type or another, and of
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[email protected] Regardless of whether grant funding is increasing or decreasing, there are four key John Morton concepts to keep in mind. Strategic Advisor
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[email protected] safe under many adverse conditions. Carole Parker Database Manager (3) Think – Nobody knows what the future holds. Every agency and organization must
[email protected] think about its own resiliency plans and try to make the best possible decisions, not just for itself, but for all citizens throughout the community who rely on the organization to Advertisers in This Issue: keep them safe.