Who Is AHC
The All Hazards Consortium (AHC) is a Maryland nonprofit charitable organization, application for IRS recognition of 501c3 status pending. Donations to the All Hazards Consortium are not tax-deductible for federal income tax purposes. The AHC is guided by the regional states of NC, DC, MD, VA, WV, DE, PA, NJ and NY. Our mission is to help create new resources and funding opportunities for the states to support regional multi-state collaboration efforts among our stakeholders from government, private sector, higher education and non-profit/volunteer organizations.
The All Hazards Consortium was built on the belief that state/local government is ultimately responsible for the protection of the public. Based on this assumption, the AHC sees government as the “owner of the problem”. The private sector owns most of the assets, technologies and solutions; the universities provide research and education to address the problem; and non-profit organizations provide access to information and people who are focused on a particular segment of the problem. By bringing together all stakeholder groups into regional Advisory Committees, Working Groups and ad hoc committees, and focusing on specific issues (with state government driving the needs), a powerful environment for collaboration is created to solve tough problems that require resources from every sector.
This “culture of collaboration” is what creates the energy that drives the All Hazards Consortium and its supporters to work together to protect the region’s citizens from all types of hazards.