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National Disaster Recovery FrameworkPOST-DISASTER RECOVERYPLANNING.Communities impacted by a disaster shoulddevelop a process for optimally managingtheir recovery effort and resources. Postdisastercommunity recovery planning (Table22) puts complex decisions in the contextof the disaster and forms the foundation forallocating resources. The planning processprovides the benchmark to measure theaffected community’s progress towards asuccessful outcome.KEY PRINCIPLES OF POST-DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING.All disaster-impacted communities can benefit by engaging in disaster recovery planning andcreating plans that are meaningful to multiple audiences, including potential funders, Tribalgovernments, State and Federal level agencies and members of the community. The postdisasterplanning process:• Organizes recovery priorities and tasks through the use of a planning process to:• Evaluate the conditions and needs after a disaster.• Assess risk.• Set goals and objectives.• Identify opportunities to build in future resilience through mitigation.• Identify specific projects in areas of critical importance to the community’s overall recovery.• Uses a community-driven and locally managed process, designed to promote localdecisionmaking and ownership of the recovery planning and implementation effort.• Works collaboratively with all groups of people affected by the disaster to promoteinclusive and accessible outreach to their communities and address issues relevant to them.Ensures inclusion and encourages participation of individuals and communities that mayrequire alternative and/or additional outreach support (e.g., racial/ethnic communities,individuals with limited English proficiency, and people with disabilities).• Incorporates considerations that include the concept of “growing smarter” as the recoverycontinuum progresses. This includes compliance with standards for sustainable andaccessible design, alteration and construction.• Integrates multihazard considerations into mitigation and preparedness activities.• Builds partnerships among local agencies, jurisdictions and State, Tribal and Federalgovernments.• Provides well-defined activities and outcomes — including schedules and milestones —aimed at achieving recovery.• Develops tools and metrics for evaluating progress against set goals, objectivesand milestones.• Identifies resource requirements and conducts acquisition planning.Table 22.PLANNING FOR A SUCCESSFUL DISASTER RECOVERYPage 67