Item 35 - FY 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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PSGP Program Appendix | 2023 Page G-11 in 46 U.S.C. § 70107(b)(2)(A) and (B) (Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-295, as amended). Grant recipients are not permitted to use PSGP funds for construction projects that are eligible for funding under other federal grant programs. PSGP funds may only be used for construction activities directly related to maritime security risk mitigation enhancements. 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 renovation 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. Training and Awareness Campaigns Training and Awareness Campaigns address the Soft Targets/Crowded Places; Cybersecurity; and Training and Awareness Campaign Priorities. Training Port areas should assess their training and qualification requirements and coordinate training needs and qualification requirements of incident response personnel. Funding for personnel training is limited to those courses that are essential to enhance maritime security. A listing of courses that are currently approved for PSGP funding is included in the table below. Some training activities require EHP Review, including exercises, drills or trainings that require any type of land, water, or vegetation disturbance or building of temporary structures or that are not located at facilities designed to conduct training and exercises. Additional information on training requirements and EHP review can be found online at Environmental & Historic Preservation Grant Preparation Resources | FEMA.gov. Funding for training courses not listed in Table 3 may be permitted on a case-by-case basis depending on the specific maritime security risk mitigation training needs of the eligible PSGP applicant. In such cases, an applicant will be required to explain in the IJ why none of the approved courses referenced in Table 3 satisfy the identified training need and must submit detailed course information for review and consideration by the local COTP field review team and the Nation Review Panel. Further, in accordance with 46 U.S.C. § 70107(c)(2)(C), no cost share is required to train public safety personnel in the enforcement of security zones under section 46 U.S.C. § 70132 or assisting the enforcement of such security zones. Per 46 U.S.C. § 70132(d), the term “public safety personnel” includes any federal, state (or political subdivision thereof), territorial, or tribal law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency response provider Training denoted with an asterisk (*) in the table below is exempt from cost share only to train public safety personnel who enforce security zones. Additional training of public safety personnel may be exempt if specifically identified by the COTP as exempt and necessary for enforcement or the assistance of enforcement of security zones as specified by 46 U.S.C. § 70132. Requests that fail to include a cost share for training that is not exempt from cost share requirements as outlined in 46 U.S.C. § 70132