Community Planning and Capacity Building
Recovery Support Function
Following a disaster, communities and their local governments are often forced to
make complex recovery decisions. These decisions range widely and can include
important topics such as business reinvestment, affordable housing, and building
long-term resilience. In addition, many of these communities may lack the capability
to address the planning and decision-making processes needed to start their recovery.
The consequences of these decisions may impact community prosperity, safety, and
identity for years to come.
What is Community Planning and Capacity Building? The Community Planning and Capacity Building Recovery Support Function, also
known as CPCB RSF, is one of six RSFs established under the National Disaster
Recovery Framework. Other RSFs include Housing, Economic, Health and Social
Services, Natural and Cultural Resources, and Infrastructure Systems.
The CPCB RSF strives to restore and strengthen state, territorial, tribal, and local
governments’ ability to plan for recovery, engage the community in the recovery planning process and build capacity for local plan implementation and recovery management. Recovery planning in the post-disaster environment builds short- and
long-term community resilience, empowers local leaders and stakeholders and
improves recovery outcomes for the individual and the community. Governmental
and non-governmental partners, coordinated by FEMA, come together under the
banner of the CPCB RSF to share information and pool planning support resources.
These resources can include planning technical assistance, program support, or
funding for planning and capacity building-related initiatives.
Mission of Community Planning
and Capacity Building Recovery
Support Function (CPCB RSF):
The mission of the CPCB RSF is to enable
local governments to effectively and
efficiently carry out community-based
recovery planning and management in a
post disaster environment. CPCB also
supports state or territorial governments
in developing programs of support for
local recovery planning.
Coordinating Agency:
Department of Homeland Security/Federa
Emergency Management Agency
Primary Agency:
Department of Housing and Urban
Development
Supporting Agencies Include:
Corp. for National & Community Service
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Dept. of Health and Human Services
Department of Interior
Department of Justice
Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection Agency
Nat. Voluntary Organizations Active in
Disaster
Small Business Administration
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Access Board
Non-Governmental Partners Include:
American Planning Association
American Red Cross
International City/County Management
Association
National Association of Development
Organizations
The American Institute of Architects
…and others
Community Planning and Capacity Building
Recovery Support Function
What does the CPCB RSF do BEFORE a disaster? The CPCB RSF coordinates assistance among federal and non-federal partners to
help local governments and tribes prepare for disaster recovery. The CPCB RSF
works through partners to communicate and coordinate availability of guidance
materials, tools and training for developing local and tribal pre-disaster recovery and
resilience plans. The RSF also builds a network of agencies and organizations that
are prepared to aid tribes and local governments with planning when disaster strikes.
What does the CPCB RSF do AFTER a disaster? The CPCB RSF coordinates and facilitates support among a variety of partners for
the planning, capacity, and resilience building capabilities needed by local or tribal
governments following large or unique incidents. Coordination and partner support is
tailored to the needs of disaster-impacted states, territories, tribes, and local
governments through information sharing, assessment, and strategy development
process.
Examples of coordinated CPCB RSF support activities include:
Education, Peer-to-Peer Forums and Workshops give recovery planners and
officials an opportunity to ask questions and benefit from the recovery planning
lessons learned by others.
Recovery Planning is often needed by communities to begin an organized process.
CPCB federal partners, as well as universities and NGOs, can pool resources to
provide planning technical assistance, staffing resources and funding.
Community Engagement after a disaster can be fraught with challenges, including
resident displacement. CPCB partners can advise or support communities with
reaching and involving all stakeholders in recovery planning.
Management Capacity is often needed to implement recovery plans. CPCB partners can
help communities quickly define local capacity building needs and identify post-
disaster resources to fill those management needs.
Planning and related Tools, Guidance, Training and other just-in-time materials are
available through the Community Recovery Management Toolkit and other partner
resources.
Related Resources:
National Disaster Recovery Framework:
http://www.fema.gov/national-disaster-recovery-framework
Does your community have a recovery plan or an emergency operations plan?
www.fema.gov/plan
Community Recovery Planning and Management Toolkit:
http://www.fema.gov/national-disaster-
recovery-framework/community-recovery-
management-toolkit
Does your community have a hazard
mitigation plan?
Local Mitigation Planning Handbook –
http://www.fema.gov/media-
library/assets/documents/31598
Hazard Mitigation: Integrating Best
Practices into Planning –
http://www.fema.gov/media-
library/assets/documents/19261
Does your community have a pre-disaster
recovery ordinance?
American Planning Association
https://www.planning.org/research/postdi
saster/
Does your community need an economic
recovery plan?
International Economic Development
Council
http://restoreyoureconomy.org/recovery/p
ost-disaster-planning-for-economic-
recovery/
Does your community have a continuity of
operations plan?
Continuity Planning & Templates
http://www.fema.gov/planning-templates
Training for disaster recovery
Emergency Management Institute
http://www.training.fema.gov/emi/
National CPCB RSF Coordinator:
Matt Campbell
Federal Emergency Management Agency
500 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20472
[email protected] 2016
