Item 35 - FY 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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EMPG Program Appendix | 2023 Page H-22 • Public and private sector outreach and messaging regarding continuity resilience benefits and strategies. Organization Per the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Pub. L. No. 93-288, as amended, (42 U.S.C. §§ 5121-5207), EMPG Program funds may be used for all-hazards emergency management operations, staffing, and other day-to-day activities in support of emergency management, including hazard mitigation staffing of the State Hazard Mitigation Officer position; staffing CERT and Citizen Corps positions at the state and local levels to promote whole community engagement in all phases of emergency management; performing closeout activities on FEMA disaster assistance grants; staffing permanent technical advisors on children’s needs at the state, local, tribal , and territorial levels; and supporting fusion center analysts who are directly involved in all-hazards preparedness activities as defined by the Stafford Act. Proposed staffing activities should be linked to accomplishing the activities outlined in the EMPG Program Work Plan. Recipients are encouraged to fund at least one dedicated Planner, Training Officer, and Exercise Officer. Personnel costs, including salary, overtime, compensatory time off, and associated fringe benefits, are allowable EMPG Program costs and must comply with 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Subpart E – Cost Principles. Federal (and Mutual Aid) Emergency Response Official (F/ERO) Credentialing and Validation The following costs related to F/ERO credentialing and validation are allowable under the EMPG Program: • Working group meetings and conferences relating to emergency responder credentialing and validation; • Compiling data to enter into an emergency responder repository; • Coordinating with other state, local, territorial, and tribal partners to ensure interoperability among existing and planned credentialing and validation systems and equipment; and • Planning to incorporate emergency responder identity and credential validation into training and exercises. Organizational Clothing Costs for Emergency Management Personnel There may be a need for emergency management personnel to wear clothing that clearly identifies their agency, organizational function, and responsibilities when carrying out their official emergency-related duties. EMPG funding may be used to purchase organizational clothing for full-time emergency management personnel who may be deployed for emergency operations, including when: • The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is activated; • Emergency management personnel are deployed in the field to conduct damage assessments and response and recovery operations; • Assisting in and delivering official emergency management training and exercises, and; • Providing public information briefs and interviews on behalf of their emergency management agency. The state or territory emergency management agency should maintain an inventory of such clothing and uniforms to allow for issuance to other personnel who may be deployed for emergency operations. In addition: • EMPG funding may not be used to purchase clothing that would be used for everyday wear by emergency management employees or other personnel. • Clothing, uniforms, undergarments, jackets, vests, etc. are also allowable for CERT members as listed on the Authorized Equipment List (AEL): 21GN-00-CCEQ | FEMA.gov.