Item 35 - FY 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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48 • Faith-based and community organizations; • Nonprofit groups; • Schools and academia; • Media outlets; and • All levels of government, including state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal partners. The phrase “Whole Community” often appears repeatedly in preparedness materials, as it is one of the guiding principles. It means two things: 1. Involving people in the development of national preparedness documents; and 2. Ensuring their roles and responsibilities are reflected in the content of the materials. Additional information on incorporating whole community preparedness is available in the relevant program-specific appendix to this Manual, as applicable. Active Shooter Preparedness DHS aims to enhance national preparedness through a whole-community approach by providing the necessary products, tools, and resources to help all stakeholders prepare for and respond to an active shooter incident. To that end, DHS has developed a comprehensive Active Shooter Preparedness website, which includes informational resources, available at Active Shooter Preparedness | CISA. An additional resource, the Joint DHS and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) and Active Shooter Web Portal is located within the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN). The portal provides a restricted-access forum to share Unclassified, For Official Use Only (FOUO), Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU), and Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES) information. The portal provides users and training practitioners with accurate, appropriate, and relevant CVE and Active Shooter training development resources, subject-matter expert information, and outreach initiatives. It also has forums to provide feedback, products useful to others, and allows participants to ask questions concerning CVE or the Active Shooter Program. Persons with a job-related duty, public service interest, or who support a CVE and/or Active Shooter program can request access to this Portal. Additional information can be found at: CVEAS Portal | Homeland Security (dhs.gov). States and high-risk urban areas are encouraged to review the referenced active shooter guidance, evaluate their preparedness needs, and consider applying for funding to address any needs identified in this area (please see the most current NOFO for allowable costs). To address training needs associated with active shooter incidents, FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute provides a free, web -based training course entitled IS-907: Active Shooter: What You Can Do, available at FEMA - Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Course | IS-907: Active Shooter: What You Can Do. Soft Targets and Crowded Places There are continued and growing threats facing Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CP) throughout the nation. ST-CPs are those locations or environments that are easily accessible to large numbers of people on a predictable or semi-predictable basis that have limited security or protective measures in place. These locations are vulnerable to attack using simple tactics and readily accessible weapons such as small arms, edged weapons, vehicles, improvised explosive devices, and unmanned aircraft systems. ST-CPs can include places such as town centers, shopping malls, open-air venues, outside hard targets/venues perimeters, and other places of meeting and gathering. DHS is committed to reducing the risk of attacks against ST-CPs and the impact of attacks if they do occur. However, the protection and security of ST-