Item 35 - FY 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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IPR Appendix | 2023 Page F-6 4)EDCTs under this grant are single purpose and will be trained to detect “live” explosives only, not “simulated” explosives. EDCTs must not have received previous training to detect any other substances; 5)The recipient will ensure that each EDCT receives on-site proficiency training at a minimum of 4 hours per week per duty cycle. This training shall include, but not be limited to, mass transit passenger cars, terminals/platforms, luggage, freight/warehouses, and vehicles. Complete, detailed, and accurate training records must be maintained for all proficiency training conducted by each EDCT. These records must be made available to FEMA upon request; 6)The recipient will conduct appropriate training or other canine activities, within view of the public, to increase public awareness of EDCTs and provide a noticeable deterrent to acts which affect public safety or mass transit operations. The recipient will also ensure that such activities include, over a period of time, a presence in operational areas of the mass transit system during peak and off-peak hours. The recipient agrees that EDCTs will be utilized in the field at least 80% of their duty time, annually; 7)The recipient will provide safe and sanitary kennel facilities for program canines, and these costs may be allowable with prior approval by FEMA. This applies to kenneling canines at a mass transit system, handlers’ residences, or commercial boarding facilities . Canines must not be left in makeshift accommodations or without proper supervision, protection, and care. The recipient will ensure that canines are transported on-duty and off-duty in vehicles configured with adequate temperature control, padding, and screening to ensure proper health, safety, and security; and 8)The recipient will ensure that adequate routine and emergency veterinary care are provided for all canines. Note: FEMA reserves the right to conduct an on-site operational and record review upon 48-hour notice to ensure compliance with applicable federal regulations. Equipment and Capital Projects Equipment and Capital Projects that address the Soft Targets/Crowded Places and Cybersecurity Priorities. Priority projects include Top Transit Asset List (TTAL) risk remediation and protection of other high- risk, high-consequence areas or systems that have been identified through system-wide risk assessments: •Projects related to physical security enhancements at rail and bus stations in Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions, including security cameras, security screening equipment for people and baggage, and access control (e.g., fences, gates, barriers, etc.); and •Projects related to cybersecurity of access control, sensors, security cameras, badge/ID readers, Industrial Control System (ICS)/Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, process monitors and controls, etc. or passenger/vehicle/cargo security screening equipment support. Cybersecurity assessments are allowable. Equipment Acquisition IPR funds may be used for the following categories of equipment. A comprehensive listing of allowable equipment categories and types is found in the Authorized Equipment List (AEL). These costs include: •Personal protection equipment; •Explosive device mitigation and remediation equipment;