Item 35 - FY 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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EMPG Program Appendix | 2023 Page H-12 This will help ensure that priorities for both the IPP and EMPG Program Work Plan are based on building capability and/or closing capability gaps documented in their THIRA/SPR and other relevant sources of information. For example, if a recipient included Logistics and Distribution Management, Resilient Communications, and Housing as priorities for its IPP, those should also be priorities in its EMPG Program Work Plan. Additionally, IPPs should include all planning, training, and exercise activities funded by the EMPG Program as well as activities funded by other sources. This inclusion will ensure that recipients’ preparedness projects, investments, and activities are concentrated, focused, and oriented towards closing gaps related to their top priorities, regardless of funding source. Validating Capabilities through Exercises All recipients are required to develop and maintain a progressive exercise program consistent with HSEEP guidance in support of the National Exercise Program (NEP). The NEP serves as the principal exercise mechanism for examining national preparedness and measuring readiness. The NEP is a two-year cycle of exercises across the nation that validates capabilities in all preparedness mission areas. The two-year NEP cycle is guided by Principals’ Strategic Priorities, established by the National Security Council and informed by preparedness data from jurisdictions across the Nation. The NEP provides exercise sponsors the opportunity to receive exercise design and delivery assistance, tools and resources, enhanced coordination, and the ability to directly influence and inform policy and preparedness programs. If you have any questions or would like to request assistance through the NEP, please visit the NEP website or reach out to the NEP directly at NEP@fema.dhs.gov. The exercises and priorities outlined in the IPP and all EMPG Program-funded exercises must be included in the FY 2023 EMPG Program Work Plan. To avoid duplicate reporting, applicants/recipients are not required to report EMPG Program-funded personnel costs associated with exercises in the FY 2023 EMPG Work Plan. See the EMPG Program Work Plan section for additional guidance. Reporting • All EMPG Program-funded exercise activities must be captured in the approved EMPG Program Work Plan. • EMPG Program-funded exercise costs in the Work Plan can include costs to plan, conduct and evaluate the exercise (e.g., planning, materials, props, contractual services for conducting the exercise, AAR and Improvement Plan [IP], etc.). • All EMPG Program-funded exercise activities must be reported quarterly. To simplify reporting, it is recommended that recipients submit an updated Exercise Data Table from the FY 2023 EMPG Program Work Plan Template as an attachment to the quarterly PPR. For those recipients who choose not to use the FY 2023 EMPG Program Work Plan Template, the data and information found in the Exercise Data Table must still be submitted (in any chosen format) as an attachment to the PPR. • EMPG Program-funded personnel costs associated with exercises are not required in the FY 2023 EMPG Program Work Plan Template for application or reporting purposes. • Recipients must have a current multi-year IPP that identifies preparedness priorities and activities. The current multi-year IPP must be submitted to hseep@fema.dhs.gov and the Regional EMPG Program Manager before January 31st of each year. • Recipients are encouraged to enter their exercise information into the Preparedness Toolkit at FEMA Preparedness Toolkit. • Recipients must submit AAR/IPs to hseep@fema.dhs.gov and copy their Regional EMPG Program Manager and indicate which fiscal year’s funds were used (if applicable). • Submission of AAR/IPs must take place within 90 days following completion of the single exercise or progressive series.