Business Disaster Assistance and Recovery Program

BCLC is a private-sector information resource for business preparedness and for response partnerships with nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Our program focuses on facilitating effective private-sector coordination for the disaster relief, recovery, and reconstruction disaster response stages.

Media inquiries: call BCLC at 202-463-3133 

Program Activities

Recent Events

• Workshop on Disaster Aid Coordination
  June 7-8, 2007, Washington, DC
• Lessons Learned About Long-term Recovery
  March 15, 2007, Washington, DC
• Disaster Aid & Recovery Forum: Business and the 2006 Hurricane Season
  July 13, 2006, Washington, DC
• The Role of the Private Sector in Gulf Coast Recovery and Reconstruction
  March 23-24, 2006, New Orleans

Stakeholder Communication and Collaboration

• Post-tsunami and post-hurricane needs assessment conference calls for on-the-ground chamber nonprofit agencies and large business donors
• Media coverage about U.S. business sector contributions to tsunami and hurricane response efforts
• Business disaster aid registry following Gulf Coast hurricanes that connected large business donors with locally impacted business and nonprofit sectors (with Aidmatrix technology) 
• Working group feedback (PDF) on National Response Framework (Oct. 2007)
• Concept paper (PDF) to Capitol Hill to create a national-level disaster reconstruction and community revitalization fund (March 2007)
• Comments (PDF) to DHS regarding the role of business sector in National Response Plan (Feb. 2007)
• Recommendations (PDF) to SBA on ways to improve post-disaster business disaster loan process (May 2006)

Publications and Research

• From Relief to Recovery: The 2005 U.S. Business Response to the Southeast Asia Tsunami and Gulf Coast Hurricanes (PDF)

• BCLC's Recommendations for Business Disaster Aid Planners (PDF)

• BCLC/Booz Allen Hamilton Disaster Simulation, Final Report (PDF), July 11, 2005 (PDF)

• Corporate Aid Tracker
  

Issue Areas

To learn more or to get involved with BCLC's disaster assistance and recovery program, please contact us at 202-463-3133 or BCLC@uschamber.com, or subscribe to our news and updates service.

BCLC is a 501(c)(3) affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law.