New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management (NHHSEM) Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program Guidance CFDA #97.

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1 Page 1 f 11 New Hampshire Hmeland Security and Emergency Management (NHHSEM) Emergency Management Perfrmance Grant (EMPG) Prgram Guidance CFDA # (Current Perid f Perfrmance ends September 30, 2016) The purpse f the Emergency Management Perfrmance Grant (EMPG) Prgram is t assist State and Lcal Gvernments and ther eligible agencies in preparing fr all hazards. New Hampshire s EMPG Prgram fcuses n Planning, Organizatin/Administrative, Equipment, Training*, Exercises*, Mitigatin* and Maintenance/Sustainment t enhance and sustain all-hazards emergency management capabilities. The Department f Hmeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has identified an verarching pririty fr the EMPG Prgram: Advancing Whle Cmmunity Security and Emergency Management: Whle Cmmunity fsters a natinal emergency management apprach and cnsiders all aspects f a cmmunity t effectively prepare fr, prtect against, respnd t, recver frm, and mitigate against any terrrist attack r natural disaster. As the cuntry experiences threats f terrrist attacks (freign and dmestic) and natural disasters, cmmunities are challenged t develp cllective, lcal abilities t withstand the ptential impacts f these events, respnd quickly, and recver in a way that sustains r imprves the cmmunity s verall well-being. Achieving this cllective capacity calls fr innvative appraches acrss the cmmunity, including emergency management t build up existing practices, institutins, and rganizatins that help make lcal cmmunities successful, and that can leverage this infrastructure if and when an incident ccurs. NHHSEM has priritized a designated amunt f funding frm the EMPG Prgram fr three (3) years (7/1/14 t 6/30/17) t assist with enhancing schl security. The purpse f this prgram is t assist public schls and lcal law enfrcement agencies with funding fr the purchase and installatin f emergency ntificatin sftware that will imprve and enhance schl security. Each grant shall nt exceed $1, per schl building and $ per plice device/terminal during this grant prgram s perfrmance perid. Funds will be reimbursed upn cmpletin f the prject and submittal f prper dcumentatin t include the lcal match. The grant will pay fr the initial annual subscriptin fee nly. After the first year, subrecipients are respnsible fr the subsequent annual subscriptin fee and any ther assciated csts/fees they may incur. Bth the cmmunity s schl(s) and the lcal plice department are encuraged t participate; hwever, a schl district can independently apply if their lcal cmmunity des nt have a plice department and a plice department can apply if their lcal cmmunity des nt have a schl. Als, if a cmmunity has bth a schl and plice department, and nly the plice department wishes t participate, they MUST prvide prf f any law enfrcement mutual aid agreements t neighbring jurisdictins where schls have the emergency ntificatin sftware installed. If mutual aid agreements are infrmal, yu will need t submit a letter with yur grant applicatin utlining the agreement. If a frmal agreement exists yu may submit a cpy f any signed mutual aid agreements with yur grant applicatin. The Schl Emergency Ntificatin Sftware EMPG Applicatin can be accessed at the fllwing link: * Please refer t Page 8 fr infrmatin n NH s recmmended funding surce fr exercise, training and mitigatin related activities.

2 Page 2 f 11 Grant Cmpliance Requirements ***It is very imprtant t read and fully understand the fllwing cmpliance requirements as yu will be asked t certify this in yur applicatin*** 2 C.F.R. Part 200 (the Super Circular ): In December, 2014, FEMA implemented Title 2, Part 200 f the Cde f Federal Regulatins (C.F.R.), the Unifrm Administrative Requirements, Cst Principles, and Audit Requirements fr Federal Awards ( Super Circular r Omni Circular ). These regulatins are in effect nw, and will apply t all new FEMA grant awards that are made n r after December 26, 2014; this includes grants received thrugh the EMPG Prgram. The new regulatins will supersede 44 C.F.R. Part 13, and the Office f Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-21, A-87, A-89, A-102, A-110, A-122, A-133, and sectins f A-50 fr all FEMA awards made n r after December 26, C.F.R. Part 200 prvides guidance n the administrative aspects f federal grants (e.g. hw grants are awarded, managed, audited, and clsed-ut). Administrative requirements assciated with FEMA grants will be affected by the Super Circular. The Super Circular des NOT change the prgrammatic substance f FEMA s financial assistance prgrams. Fr example, 2 C.F.R. Part 200 will nt change: Eligibility criteria fr nn-disaster grant prgrams; The statutry purpses and bjectives f FEMA s nn-disaster grant prgrams; and The statutrily-allwable csts and activities under FEMA s nn-disaster grant prgrams. The fllwing list identifies sme f the areas where substantive changes in 2 C.F.R. Part 200 that will impact EMPG award recipients. EMPG sub-recipients are encuraged t becme familiar with the changes and the requirements f each sectin. Current EMPG award recipients must cntinue t fllw the terms and cnditins f their individual awards. FEMA s 2014 Infrmatin Bulletin (IB) #400 prvides guidance and infrmatin regarding the Super Circular and is available here: Cnflict f Interest Federal Awarding Agency Review f Merit Prpsals Prgram Incme Revisin f Budget and Prgram Plans Perid f Perfrmance Equipment Acceptance f Audit Requirements: If the cumulative ttal amunt f Federal funds received frm all granting agencies is $750, r greater, sub-recipients are required t submit an audit reprt f expenditures n this accunt t NHHSEM. This prcedure is required under the Single Audit Act f 1984 (Rev.7/96) and OMB Circular A-133. Applicatin Review Cmmittees: Applicatins are initially reviewed twice a mnth (every 2 nd & 4 th Tuesday). Sme applicatins may require a review by cmmittee accrding t internally establish threshlds. This review takes place nce a mnth (every 3 rd Tuesday), as needed. The cmmittee cnsists f representatives frm NHHSEM as well as external individuals and subject matter expects, as applicable t the types f submitted prjects. Cst Match: The EMPG Prgram has a 50% Federal and 50% Lcal cst match (cash r in-kind) requirement. Unless therwise authrized by law, Federal funds cannt be matched with ther Federal funds. T meet matching requirements, the sub-recipient cntributins must be reasnable, allwable, allcable, and

3 Page 3 f 11 necessary under the grant prgram and must cmply with all Federal requirements and regulatins. When seeking reimbursement, prf f match equal t the amunt being requested NEEDS t be prvided at that time. Davis-Bacn Act Cmpliance - EMPG Prgram sub-recipients using funds fr cnstructin prjects (i.e., cnstructin f a cmmunicatins twer) must cmply with the Davis-Bacn Act (40 U.S.C et seq.). Grant recipients must ensure that their cntractrs r subcntractrs fr cnstructin prjects pay wrkers emplyed directly at the wrk-site n less than the prevailing wages and fringe benefits paid n prjects f a similar character. Additinal infrmatin, including Department f Labr (DOL) wage determinatins, is available frm the fllwing website: Envirnmental Planning and Histric Preservatin (EHP) Cmpliance - FEMA is required t cnsider the effects f its actins n the envirnment and/r histric prperties t ensure that all activities and prgrams funded by the agency, including grants-funded prjects, cmply with Federal EHP regulatins, laws and Executive Orders as applicable. Sub-recipients prpsing prjects that have the ptential t impact the envirnment r histric prperties, including but nt limited t cnstructin f cmmunicatin twers, mdificatin r renvatin f existing buildings, structures and facilities, r new cnstructin including replacement f facilities, MUST participate in the FEMA EHP review prcess. The EHP review prcess invlves the submissin f a detailed prject descriptin that explains the gals and bjectives f the prpsed prject alng with supprting dcumentatin s that FEMA may determine whether the prpsed prject has the ptential t impact envirnmental resurces and/r histric prperties. In sme cases, FEMA is als required t cnsult with ther regulatry agencies and the public in rder t cmplete the review prcess. The EHP review prcess must be cmpleted and apprved PRIOR t prject initiatin. If the prject is started prir t EHP apprval, the prject will be cnsidered nn-cmpliant and receipt f FEMA grant funds will be jepardized. When applying fr funds t cnstruct cmmunicatin twers, sub-recipients must submit evidence that the Federal Cmmunicatins Cmmissin s (FCC) Sectin 106 review prcess has been cmpleted and submit all dcumentatin resulting frm that review when uplading the prject EHP Review int their nline EMPG applicatin. Applicants are als encuraged t have cmpleted as many steps as pssible fr a successful EHP review in supprt f their prpsal fr funding (e.g., crdinatin with their State Histric Preservatin Office (SHPO) t identify ptential histric preservatin issues and t discuss the ptential fr prject effects, cmpliance with all State and EHP laws and requirements). All required EHP review dcumentatin is t be submitted at time f applicatin. Cntact yur assigned HSEM Field Representative fr assistance, if needed. Excluded Parties List: Applicants are required t cnfirm and certify n the applicatin that any and all vendrs, cntractrs, r sub-cntractrs being used fr the prpsed prject(s) are nt listed n the Federal Excluded Parties List. The Excluded Parties List is fund at: Federal Funding Accuntability and Transparency Act (FFATA) Reprting Mandate: By law, all subrecipients receiving Federal awards ttaling $25, r mre are subject t the Federal Funding Accuntability and Transparency Act (FFATA) reprting requirements. These sub-recipients must cmplete and return a FFATA Sub-Recipient Infrmatin Reprting Frm within tw weeks f grant award. A blank frm is available at: Final Expenditure and Perfrmance Reprt: When the prject is cmplete and all expenses in cnnectin with this prject are captured, sub-recipients must cmplete and submit this reprt n later than Octber 31, NIMS Cmpliance: Applicants must certify that they are Natinal Incident Management System (NIMS) cmpliant r wrking twards cmpliance and will furnish dcumentatin upn request. Once per year, applicants are als required t cmplete and submit the nline NIMS Cmpliance Survey lcated n NHHSEM s website under the Resurce Center at: Nn-Cmpliance Per 2 CFR /Remedies fr Nncmpliance, if a sub-recipient fails t cmply with Federal statutes, regulatins r the terms and cnditins f the executed grant agreement (award), the State may impse additinal cnditins n the award (refer t 2 CFR ). If thse additinal cnditins d nt

4 Page 4 f 11 remedy the nn-cmpliance, additinal remedies are available, including temprarily withhlding cash payments, disallwing csts, whlly r partially suspending r terminating the award, suspensin r debarment prceedings, withhlding further Federal awards fr the prject, and any ther remedies legally available. It is very imprtant t review and adhere t the Envirnmental & Histric Preservatin (EHP) Cmpliance requirements in rder t avid nn-cmpliance. Als, be sure that prjects are nt started and/r purchases are nt made against the Federal award share prir t receiving ntificatin f yur grant award yu will nt receive reimbursement and will risk ability t receive future grant funds frm the EMPG Prgram. Prcurements by Nn-Federal Entities: All sub-recipients f Federal awards will fllw 2 C.F.R when prcuring prperty and services. Quarterly Prgress Reprting: As part f the EMPG Prgram administratin, sub-recipients are required t prvide quarterly prgress reprts that prvide sufficient detail t measure prgress f the funded prject(s). In rder t receive reimbursement, sub-recipients need t be up-t-date n these reprts. The EMPG Quarterly Prgress Reprt frm is available n NHHSEM s website at: Recrds Maintenance: With the acceptance f EMPG funds, sub-recipients are required t maintain financial recrds, supprting dcuments and all ther pertinent recrds fr a perid f three (3) years frm the grant s expiratin date. In these recrds, sub-recipients shall maintain dcumentatin f the 50% cst share required by this grant. Requests fr Payment/Reimbursement: In accrdance with yur grant agreement, yur prject is required t be cmpleted and invices need t be dated n r befre September 30, 2016; all requests fr reimbursement/payment need t be made by Octber 31, Requests fr reimbursement/payment must be submitted n cmmunity/agency letterhead and shuld include cpies f invices/bills, cancelled checks/cpies f expense ledgers (if applicable), and prf f match equal t r greater than the reimbursement request. Any purchases made PRIOR t grant award will be disallwed. Please send t NHHSEM t the attentin f the EMPG Prgram Crdinatr. SAFECOM Guidance - Sub-recipients wh receive awards under the EMPG that whlly r partially prvide funding fr emergency cmmunicatin prjects and related activities shuld cmply with the mst recent versin f the SAFECOM Guidance n Emergency Cmmunicatins Grants This Guidance prvides recmmendatins t sub-recipients regarding interperable emergency cmmunicatins prjects, including allwable csts, eligible activities, grants management best practices fr emergency cmmunicatins grants, and infrmatin n technical standards that ensure greater interperability. The Guidance is intended t ensure that Federally-funded investments are cmpatible, interperable, and supprt the natinal gals and bjectives fr imprving emergency cmmunicatins natinwide. Sub-recipients investing in bradband-related investments shuld review IB 386: Clarificatin n Use f DHS/FEMA Public Safety Grant Funds fr Bradband-Related Expenditures and Investments, and cnsult with their assigned NHHSEM Field Representative n such investments befre develping applicatins. The sub-recipient shall als ensure prjects supprt the Statewide Cmmunicatin Interperability Plan (SCIP). Cntact the Statewide Interperability Crdinatr at with any questins. Supplanting: Grant funds will be used t supplement existing funds, and will nt replace (supplant) funds that have been apprpriated fr the same purpse. Use and Dispsitin f Equipment: Sub-recipients must use, manage and dispse f equipment acquired under this Federal award in accrdance with 2 CFR (c) thrugh (e). Dispsitin Fr items f equipment with a current per unit fair market value greater than $5,000, there are three ptins utlined under Subsectin (e) that cver retentin, selling and transferring title; hwever, sub-recipients shuld request dispsitin instructins frm the EMPG Prgram Crdinatr, as applicable.

5 Page 5 f 11 Allwable Csts The fllwing list f pssible prjects and activities is meant t guide yu in selecting prjects fr an EMPG grant submissin. This list f suggested prjects is nt intended t be all-inclusive. Lcal cmmunities r agencies may have ther specific prjects and activities that reflect specific lcal needs based n lcal capability assessments and lcal hazards. Planning EMPG Prgram funds may be used fr a range f emergency management planning activities. Planning prvides a methdical way t engage the whle cmmunity in thinking thrugh the life cycle f ptential crises, determining required capabilities, and establishing a framewrk fr rles and respnsibilities. Planning must include participatin frm all stakehlders in the cmmunity wh are able t cntribute critical perspectives and may have a rle in executing the plan. Planning shuld be flexible enugh t address incidents f varying types and magnitudes. The fllwing three (3) plans are cnsidered high PRIORITY planning prjects: Create/update yur Lcal Emergency Operatins Plan (LEOP)** cnsistent with the Cmprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101 v.2 Nvember 2010 which serves as the fundatin fr State and lcal emergency planning. CPG 101 can be fund at: The EMPG Prgram will allw up t $6, fr cmmunities t update their LEOP using the NEW template. If cmmunities wish t update their LEOP using the OLD frmat, the prgram will allw up t $2, nly. Please cntact yur assigned NHHSEM Field Rep n btaining a cpy f the 2014 LEOP guidance template. Develp/Enhance an All-Hazards Mitigatin Plan** fr yur cmmunity, apprvable by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Develp/enhance a Cntinuity f Operatins Plan (COOP)/Cntinuity f Gvernment Plan (COG). ** A COMMUNITY must have the fllwing tw (2) plans in place befre NHHSEM will cnsider funding ther prjects: an updated LEOP (revised less than 5 years ag) and a FEMA apprvable All-Hazards Mitigatin Plan. Applicants may apply fr funding fr these plans in cnjunctin with ther prjects. SCHOOLS must have a site specific emergency respnse plan that supprts implementatin f the Natinal Incident Management System (NIMS) if receiving funds frm this grant prgram. Other Planning Activities may include, but are nt limited t, the fllwing: Cmmunity-based planning t advance whle cmmunity security and emergency management. Mdify existing incident management and emergency peratins plans. Develp/enhance cmprehensive emergency management plans. Develp/enhance large-scale and catastrphic event incident plans. Develp/enhance lgistics and resurce management plans. Develp/enhance lcal evacuatin plans, including alerts/warning, crisis cmmunicatins, sheltering, and reentry. Develp/enhance vlunteer and/r dnatins management plans. Prepare a hazard mitigatin prject prpsal fr submissin t NHHSEM. Develp/enhance dam emergency actin plans. Develp a lcal debris management plan. Develp/enhance a lcal shelter plan. Develp/enhance emergency management and peratins plans t integrate citizen/vlunteer and ther nngvernmental rganizatin resurces and participatin. Develp/enhance pre-disaster and pst-disaster recvery plans (i.e., disaster husing planning)

6 Page 6 f 11 Organizatin/Administrative EMPG Prgram funds may be used fr all-hazards emergency management peratins, staffing, and ther day-tday activities in supprt f emergency management, if prject driven. Prpsed staffing activities shuld be linked t accmplishing emergency management-related prjects and activities. Again, this grant is prjectdriven. Organizatin/Administrative prjects & activities may include, but are nt limited t, the fllwing: Maintain/upgrade an Emergency Operatins Center capable f accmmdating staff t respnd t lcal emergencies. Establish and maintain a call-dwn list fr EOC staff. Establish and maintain emergency respnse/recvery resurce lists. Develp r update Emergency Management mutual aid agreements with a fcus n damage assessment, debris remval, etc. Lgistics and Resurce Management, fllwing the DHS/FEMA prgram guidance. Develp and maintain written duties and respnsibilities fr Emergency Operatins Center (EOC) staff psitins and agency representatives (Checklist/Jb Actin Sheets). Develp and maintain Public-Private sectr partnerships. Cnduct a hazard analysis and risk assessment. Supply preparatin. Develp public educatin and awareness infrmatin (i.e., brchures & pamphlets). Develp and maintain a list f private nn-prfit rganizatins within yur lcal jurisdictin t ensure that these rganizatins are included in requests fr public assistance funds. Develp/enhance financial and administrative prcedures fr use befre, during, and after disaster events in supprt f a cmprehensive emergency management prgram. Develp r update prcedures fr tracking f disaster-related expenses by lcal agencies. Prgram evaluatins. Develp/enhance systems t mnitr training prgrams.

7 Equipment EMPG Grant Guidance Revised 3/1/2016 Page 7 f 11 Allwable equipment categries fr the EMPG Prgram are listed n the web-based versin f the Federal Authrized Equipment List (AEL) and is available in HSEM s Resurce Center at: The site includes an Excel file that cntains the entire list and can be dwnladed. Unless therwise stated, equipment must meet all mandatry regulatry and/r FEMA-adpted standards t be eligible fr purchase using these funds. In additin, agencies will be respnsible fr btaining and maintaining all necessary certificatins and licenses fr the requested equipment. The select allwable equipment includes equipment frm the fllwing AEL Categries: [04] Infrmatin Technlgy [05] Cyber Security Enhancement Equipment [06] Interperable Cmmunicatins Equipment (refer t SAFECOM Guidance n Page 4) 1, 2 [07] Detectin Equipment [10] Pwer Equipment (i.e., generatrs) 3 [11] CBRNE Reference Materials [12] CBRNE Incident Respnse Vehicles 4 [14] Physical Security Enhancement Equipment [19] CBRNE Lgistical Supprt Equipment [21] Other Authrized Equipment (i.e., equipment t supprt an Emergency Operatins Center) 1 Radis fr Schls Grant awards fr the purchase f radis at schls are allwable under this year s prgram. The intent is t enhance cmmunicatin between schl fficials and first respnders. Maximum award: $5, Radi repeaters fr schl buildings Grant awards fr the purpse f purchasing and installing radi repeater systems are allwable under this year s prgram. The intent is t allw fr effective cmmunicatins between interir first respnders and/r schl fficials in varius areas f the schl(s) and any utside units/agencies and dispatch centers. Maximum award: $50, Generatrs PRIORITY will be given fr prjects that prvide emergency pwer t primary shelters and primary EOCs that are utlined in cmmunity s apprved Lcal Emergency Operatins Plan (LEOP). Generatrs are als cnsidered a PRIORITY fr sewer & water facilities, critical cmmunicatin structures (i.e., twers with cmmunicatin equipment), if cmmunicatin is used fr all-hazards emergency management. Maximum award: $100, Incident Respnse Vehicles The Department f Safety has a plicy in place NOT t fund incident respnse vehicles. If yu have questins cncerning the eligibility f equipment nt specifically addressed in the AEL, please cntact yur assigned NHHSEM Field Representative fr clarificatin. If unsure wh yur Field Representative is, yu may an inquiry t nhfs@ds.nh.gv.

8 Page 8 f 11 Training In sme circumstances, training may be funded by the EMPG Prgram; hwever, there are ther prgrams within NHHSEM that might be better suited t fund training activities. Please cntact yur assigned NHHSEM Field Representative t discuss training pprtunities. Exercises Sub-recipients are encuraged t develp exercises that test their Emergency Management-related plans. NHHSEM rutinely refers interested individuals t the Hmeland Security Exercise and Evaluatin Prgram (HSEEP) fr 100% funding. Please cntact yur assigned NHHSEM Field Representative n availability and requirements f this prgram. Mitigatin Prir t applying fr EMPG funds t cmplete a Mitigatin Prject, it is recmmended t first inquire n hazard mitigatin-type grants thrugh yur assigned NHHSEM Field Representative. Maintenance and Sustainment The use f EMPG Prgram funds fr maintenance cntracts, warranties, repair r replacement csts, upgrades, and user fees are allwable under all active and future grant awards, unless therwise nted. Sub-recipients are reminded that supplanting is nt permitted under the EMPG Prgram. Maintenance cntracts and warranties, repair and replacement csts, upgrades, and/r user fees fr equipment that was nt riginally purchased with preparedness (EMPG) grant funding may nt be subsequently paid fr with preparedness (EMPG) grant funding. Maintenance and Sustainment may include: Maintenance Cntracts and Warranties - T increase the useful life f the equipment, FEMA has determined that maintenance cntracts and warranties may be purchased using grant funding frm ne Fiscal Year t cver equipment purchased with funding frm a different Fiscal Year. The use f grant funding fr the purchase f maintenance cntracts and warranties must meet the fllwing cnditins: Maintenance cntracts and warranties may nly be purchased fr equipment that has been purchased using FEMA preparedness grant funding. Maintenance cntracts and warranties must be purchased using funds frm the same grant prgram used t purchase the riginal equipment. The term f the Maintenance Cntract shall nt exceed the perid f perfrmance f the grant t which the maintenance cntract is being charged. Warranties are allwed t be purchased up frnt and can exceed the grant s perid f perfrmance. Repair and Replacement Csts - The cst f repair and replacement parts fr equipment purchased using FEMA preparedness grant funding is an allwable expense. Repair and replacement parts may nly be purchased fr equipment that has been purchased using FEMA preparedness grant funding. T avid supplementing Cngressinal apprpriatins fr specific prgrams, repair and replacement parts must be purchased using the same grant prgram used t purchase the riginal equipment.

9 Page 9 f 11 Maintenance and Sustainment may als include: Maintenance and Sustainment (cnt.) Upgrades - FEMA preparedness grant funding may be used t upgrade previusly purchased allwable equipment. Fr example, if the sub-recipient purchased risk management sftware with EMPG Prgram funds in 2012 and wuld like t use 2015 grant funding t upgrade the sftware, this is allwable. Upgrades may nly be purchased fr equipment that has been purchased using FEMA preparedness grant funding. T avid supplementing Cngressinal apprpriatins fr specific prgrams, upgrades must be purchased using the same grant prgram used t purchase the riginal equipment. User fees - User fees are viewed as csts fr specific services required t maintain and prvide cntinued peratin f equipment r systems. An example wuld be the recurring service fees assciated with handheld radis r mbile data cmputers User fees may nly be paid fr equipment that has been purchased using FEMA preparedness grant funding T avid supplementing cngressinal apprpriatins fr specific prgrams, user fees must be paid fr using the same grant prgram used t purchase the riginal equipment. The service time purchased shall nt exceed the perid f perfrmance f the grant t which the user fee is being charged.

10 Page 10 f 11 High Pririty Prjects The fllwing list utlines sme f the prjects that are cnsidered high pririty items in New Hampshire s EMPG Prgram. Pririties may change at any given time depending n a number f cnditins (i.e., revisins t the State s Hmeland Security Strategy, gaps identified in NH s annual Threat and Hazard Identificatin Risk Assessment (THIRA)/State Preparedness Reprt (SPR) and ther types f assessments, weather and/r ther events that have affected r have the ptential t affect the State, results f after-actin reprts, etc.). Applicatins fr these items will be reviewed and cnsidered befre ther lwer pririty prjects: Develpment r update f Lcal Emergency Operatins Plans (LEOP) Develpment r update f Cntinuity f Operatins Plans (COOP)/Cntinuity f Gvernment (COG) Plans Develpment r update f lcal All-Hazard Mitigatin Plan Equipment t supprt/enhance the capabilities f PRIMARY Emergency Operatins Centers (EOCs) Backup Pwer fr PRIMARY EOCs Backup Pwer fr PRIMARY Shelters Backup Pwer fr Water and Sewer Treatment Facilities Backup Pwer fr Critical Cmmunicatin Structures (i.e., twers with cmmunicatins equipment) Schl Emergency Ntificatin Sftware fr public schls and law enfrcement agencies Lw Pririty Items/Allwable Csts Due t the limited amunt f funding and a high vlume f quality prjects, it is necessary t set funding pririties based n the State Hmeland Security Strategy, Threat and Hazard Identificatin Risk Assessment (THIRA)/State Preparedness Reprt (SPR), as well as State and Federal guidelines. The fllwing items are cnsidered lwer pririty under New Hampshire s EMPG Prgram. Applicatins fr these items will be reviewed and cnsideratin will be made n a case-by-case basis: Cmmunicatin Equipment fr Emergency Management use (i.e., mbile & prtable radis) Equipment fr secndary/backup EOCs Equipment fr secndary/backup shelters (FEMA requires equipment t be CERT-related) Generatrs fr secndary/backup EOCs Generatrs fr secndary/backup shelters Generatrs fr public wrks facilities Unallwable Csts/Items Nt Funded Csts incurred/purchases made against the Federal share PRIOR t ntificatin f the grant award. General administrative prjects. Administrative expenses must be directly cnnected t a specific Emergency Management-related prject. The same/similar prject will nt be funded year after year. Radis and Pagers fr everyday/service use. Prjects exceeding $100, (refer t waiver ntice n Page 11) Expenditures fr weapns systems and ammunitin. Csts t supprt the hiring f swrn public safety fficers fr the purpses f fulfilling traditinal public safety duties r t supplant traditinal public safety psitins and respnsibilities. Activities and prjects unrelated t the cmpletin and implementatin f the EMPG Prgram. Emergency respnse vehicles (i.e., cmmand vehicles, mbile EOCs). Building cnstructin prjects (i.e., the physical cnstructin f a new EOC). Other items nt in accrdance with the prtins f the Authrized Equipment List (AEL) and allwable csts listed abve.

11 Page 11 f 11 ** Waiver and Appeal Prcess ** Waivers Waivers may be cnsidered n a case-by-case basis and will be brught t the NH Department f Safety s Cmmissiner by NHHSEM leadership (i.e., prjects ver $100k). All ineligible applicatins may request a waiver frm the Cmmissiner f Safety if there is verwhelming infrmatin that the prject meets the verall missin f the EMPG Prgram. Appeals This prcess is designed t allw fr appeals t be submitted in cases where there is verwhelming infrmatin that the prject meets the verall missin f the EMPG Prgram. Appeals will be brught t the NH Department f Safety s Cmmissiner by NHHSEM leadership. An applicatin/prject that is denied can request appeal. This is NOT a rutine appeal but an exceptin that can be exercised in very unusual cases. LOCATION OF THE ONLINE EMPG APPLICATION The nline EMPG applicatin is available by ging t the fllwing website: where it says Click Here t Apply Please refer t the current EMPG Quick Reference Guide fr a checklist f infrmatin required fr applicatin: ************************************************************************************ The special Schl Emergency Ntificatin Sftware EMPG Applicatin can be accessed at the fllwing link: Please refer t the current EMPG Quick Reference Guide fr the Schl Emergency Ntificatin Sftware fr a checklist f infrmatin required fr applicatin: