Item 35 - FY 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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HSGP Appendix | 2023 Page A-44 Performance Measure: A numerical expression that quantitatively conveys how well the organization is doing against an associated performance goal, objective, or standard. Risk: Potential for an adverse outcome assessed as a function of threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences associated with an incident, event, or occurrence. Targeted Enforcement: The leveraging of all available assets against a specific action, area, individual, or organization and using those deemed most appropriate to mitigate risk. Target of Interest: A specific person, group of persons, or conveyance known to be part of, or used by transnational criminal organizations to advance their criminal activity. Threat: Information expressing intent to conduct illegal activity often derived from intelligence sources, the overall context, a specific event or series of events, or observation of suspicious activity. Tier: Tier refers to the geographical location of a municipality, county, or tribe with respect to the United States national border, i.e., Tier 1 is a county located on the border; a Tier 2 county is a county contiguous to a Tier 1 county; and a. Tier 3 is a county not located on the physical border but is a contiguous to a Tier 2 county. Unity of Effort: Coordination and cooperation among all organizational elements, even though they may not be part of the same command structure, to achieve success. Vulnerability: The protective measures in place are less than the protective measures needed to mitigate risk. HSGP Supplemental Material FEMA collaborates with various subject-matter experts and acknowledges the value and expertise these Federal partner agencies provide to help shape the development and implementation of the HSGP. This continued partnership and collaboration helps provide recipients with the greatest number of resources required to effectively manage and implement funds as well as promotes transparency. Therefore, FEMA is providing hyperlinks to information on various subjects and policies that are relevant to the mission and intent of the FEMA and its preparedness grant programs. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Detection The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office is a support component within DHS established in December 2017 to counter attempts by terrorists or other threat actors to carry out an attack against the United States or its interests using a weapon of mass destruction. The CWMD Office provides guidance to improve national coordination on CBRN issues and works with federal and SLTT agencies to ensure operators have better access to current data and subject matter expertise they need. The National Preparedness Assessments Division at FEMA offers implementation support on the THIRA/SPR for SLTT partners and the CWMD Office offers technical assistance to provide guidance to SLTT partners seeking to address CBRN threats and to build or sustain CBRN detection and response capabilities. For more information or assistance, please contact CWMD-THIRA@hq.dhs.gov. National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) NIEM is a common vocabulary that enables efficient information exchange across diverse public and private organizations. NIEM can save time and money by providing consistent, reusable data terms and definitions and repeatable processes. To support information sharing, all recipients of grants for projects