East West Gateway Council of Governments (EWGCOG) and the St. Louis Area Regional Response System (STARRS) are currently seeking a consultant or team of consultants to collaborate on a project that aims to assess Access and Functional Needs (AFN) disaster plan considerations throughout the St. Louis Region (Region) and to increase the Region’s capacity for keeping all citizens safe during an emergency response scenario. The scope of this project will focus on a comprehensive capability assessment and literature review of national best practices followed by the development of an exercise series to practice implementing these practices in the Region. The goal of this project is to redefine how the Region incorporates the needs of those living with an access or functional need into all stages of the emergency management cycle: prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery. The Region, as defined in this solicitation, includes the Illinois counties of Madison, Monroe and St. Clair, as well as the Missouri counties of St. Louis, Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles, and the independent City of St. Louis.
