Item 35 - FY 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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HSGP Appendix | 2023 Page A-14 Some exercise 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 Guidance for FEMA Grant Applications | FEMA.gov. Maintenance and Sustainment (SHSP, UASI, and OPSG) Preparedness grant funds may be used to purchase maintenance contracts or agreements, warranty coverage, licenses, and user fees. These contracts may exceed the period of performance if they are purchased incidental to the original purchase of the system or equipment as long as the original purchase of the system or equipment is consistent with that which is typically provided for, or available through, these types of agreements, warranties, or contracts. When purchasing a stand-alone warranty or extending an existing maintenance contract on an already-owned piece of equipment system, coverage purchased may not exceed the period of performance of the award used to purchase the maintenance agreement or warranty, and it may only cover equipment purchased with HSGP funds or for equipment dedicated for HSGP-related purposes. As with warranties and maintenance agreements, this extends to licenses and user fees as well. The use of FEMA preparedness grant funds for maintenance contracts, warranties, repair or replacement costs, upgrades, and user fees are allowable under all active and future grant awards, unless otherwise noted. Except for maintenance plans or extended warranties purchased incidental to the original purchase of the equipment, the period covered by maintenance or warranty plan must not exceed the POP of the specific grant funds used to purchase the plan or warranty. Grant funds are intended to support the Goal by funding projects that build and sustain the core capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, and respond to those threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation. In order to provide recipients the ability to meet this objective, the policy set forth in FEMA’s IB 379, Guidance to State Administrative Agencies to Expedite the Expenditure of Certain DHS/FEMA Grant Funding, initially for FY 2007-2011, allows for the expansion of eligible maintenance and sustainment costs which must be in (1) direct support of existing capabilities; (2) must be an otherwise allowable expenditure under the applicable grant program; (3) be tied to one of the core capabilities in the five mission areas contained within the Goal, and (4) shareable through the EMAC. Additionally, eligible costs may also be in support of equipment, training, and critical resources that have previously been purchased with either federal grant or any other source of funding other than FEMA preparedness grant program dollars. Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities Allowable Costs (SHSP and UASI) When identifying and selecting projects to meet the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (LETPA) set-aside requirement, recipients are strongly encouraged to consult with the law enforcement community and to consider the capabilities and resource requirements of law enforcement agencies and their unique and central role in preventing and protecting against acts of terrorism. LETPAs can also support a National Priority Area (e.g., an investment can be counted as supporting both the Soft Targets/Crowded Places and LETPA minimum allocation requirements, if applicable). For FY 2023, the LETPA set-aside requirement is 35% of SHSP and UASI awards. In particular, recipients should consider investing in projects such as: •Maturation and enhancement of designated state and major urban area fusion centers, including information sharing and analysis, threat recognition, terrorist interdiction, and intelligence analyst training and salaries (subject to certain conditions);