Disaster Accountability Project

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Disaster Accountability Project
Founded2007
FounderBen Smilowitz
Focus Disaster management
Methodorganization, education, advocacy
Website disasteraccountability.org
Ben Smilowitz in 2016 BenSmilowitz2016.jpg
Ben Smilowitz in 2016

The Disaster Accountability Project (DAP) is a non-partisan watchdog organization dedicated to improving disaster management systems. DAP was founded in 2007 by Ben Smilowitz as a reaction to the responses to hurricanes Katrina and Rita. [1] DAP is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is a 2008 Echoing Green fellowship organization. [2]

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