Item 35 - FY 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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IPR Appendix | 2023 Page F-9 sensitive and classified Government Furnished Information. DHS then shares those indicators with accredited Commercial Service Providers (CSPs). Those CSPs in turn use the indicators to block certain types of malicious traffic from entering a company’s networks . Groups interested in subscribing to ECS must contract directly with a CSP in order to receive services. Please visit http://www.cisa.gov/enhanced- cybersecurity-services-ecs for a current list of ECS CSP points of contact. Capital (Construction) Projects Guidance The recipient must obtain written approval from FEMA prior to the use of any IPR funds for construction or renovation projects. When applying for construction funds, including communications towers, the recipient must submit evidence of approved zoning ordinances, architectural plans, any other locally required planning permits. Additionally, the recipient is required to submit a SF-424C and budget detail citing the project costs and an SF-424D Form for standard assurances for the construction project. All construction or renovation projects require Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) review. The recipient is also encouraged to have completed as many steps as possible for a successful EHP review in support of their proposal for funding (e.g., coordination with the relevant Historic Preservation Office to identify potential historic preservation issues and to discuss the potential for project effects; compliance with all state and local EHP laws and requirements). Projects for which the recipient believes an Environmental Assessment (EA) may be needed, as defined in DHS Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01, Revision 01, EHP Directive and Instruction, FEMA Directive 108-1, and FEMA Instruction 108-1-1, must also be identified to the FEMA HQ Preparedness Officer within the first six months of the award, regardless of the length of the period of performance. Completed EHP review materials for construction and communication tower projects must be submitted no later than 12 months before the end of the period of performance. EHP policy guidance and the EHP Screening Form can both be found on FEMA.gov. EHP review materials should be sent to gpdehpinfo@fema.dhs.gov. If the recipient uses funds for construction projects, it must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act (codified as amended at 40 U.S.C. §§ 3141 et seq.). See 6 U.S.C. § 1163(h) (cross-referencing 49 U.S.C. § 24312, which cross-references Davis-Bacon). It must ensure that its contractors or subcontractors for construction projects pay workers no less than the prevailing wages for laborers and mechanics employed on projects of a character similar to the contract work in the civil subdivision of the state in which the work is to be performed. Additional information regarding compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act, including the Department of Labor (DOL) wage determinations, is available at https://www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts/dbra.htm. Training and Awareness Campaigns Training and Awareness Campaigns that address the Soft Targets/Crowded Places and Cybersecurity Priorities. Training IPR funds may be used for the following training activities: •Training Topics. Priority topics include active shooter training, security training for employees, and public awareness/preparedness campaigns. •Training Workshops. Grant funds may be used to plan and conduct training workshops, including costs related to planning, meeting space and other meeting costs, facilitation costs, materials and supplies, travel, and training plan development. The recipient is strongly