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	"title": "SBA Workshop: How to Be Prepared for Disaster Contracting",
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	"description": "\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIf you reside in Florida, you are subject to floods, storms, and other natural events on an annual basis. When FEMA is activated, emergency contracts will be needed and if you are registered in the \u003Ca href\u003D\u0022https://sam.gov/\u0022 target\u003D\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESAM.gov\u003C/a\u003E disaster registry your firm may be considered for those short fused contracts. We will discuss how emergency contracting takes place, will address some of the provisions of the Stafford Act to protect impacted area small businesses, and will highlight some of the federal agencies that make use of contractors to fulfill their disaster recovery mission: FEMA, US Army Corps of Engineers, others.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E",
	"location": "National Entrepreneur Center: Venture Training Room",
	"location_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/National+Entrepreneur+Center/@28.5563705,\u002D81.3432329,17z/data\u003D!3m2!4b1!5s0x88e77acb18811d4f:0x7edf0a3a8e8b0c1c!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e77acb2aac2111:0x24a55b4b26b8efa4!8m2!3d28.5563705!4d\u002D81.3410389",
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	"registration_link": "https://events.blackthorn.io/6g3Q8Wa7/5a1eVOCK8H4",
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	"starts": "Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0400",
	"ends": "Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:00:00 -0400",
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	"category": "Speaker/Lecture/Seminar",
	"tags": ["Small Business","Government contracting"],
	"contact_name": "Lana Lia Garcia",
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	"contact_email": "lanalia.garcia@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4027644/sba-workshop-how-to-be-prepared-for-disaster-contracting/"
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