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documents regarding EHP responsibilities and program requirements, including implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act and other EHP regulations and Executive Orders. A GPD EHP screeningform orm and supporting documentation for preparedness projects requiring EHP review should be submitted to gdoehpinfo&fema.dhs.gov. Additionally, all recipients under this funding opportunity are required to comply with the FEMA GPD EHP Policy Guidance, FEMA Policy #108-023- 1, Grant Programs Directorate Environmental and Historic Preservation Policy Guidance. Executive Order (EO) 13985, Advancing Racial Euity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government, rearticulates and strengthens the environmental justice framework articulated in 1994 in EO 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low -Income Populations. Specifically, Section 1 of E.O. 13985 states that: " A f f i r m a aticingvegeuiltyycivikrickhts, racial justice, and equal opportunity is the responsibility of �91i @ e@i i i i g rc e�Ai�gl l [i i @igotoinic opprQggk i4 wedding c o g n i z e r e d r e s s i n e q u a l i t i e s i n t h e i r p o l i c i e s a n d p r o g r Many pr of e ct s f u n d e d by GPD' s gr ant pr o g r ams c an particular, construction of buildings and other structures and construction of new communication towers may have disproportionately high and adverse effects on minority and low-income populations. FEMA acknowledges the important role that FEMA recipients and subrecipients play in advancing and achieving environmental justice by identifying low-i n c o m e a n d m i n o r i t y p o p u l a t i o n s affected area as early as possible and taking steps to accommodate these interests. F o r c o n s i s t e n c y w i otic#, FEdq& will jAvdewmandnevi alaxate polenttiail pro*ec'tssfor p disnbp9udVrwt&y ihtgk wiadmslf bldetnnm tgscthlove pnegbppo odmgt#&MAmill consult with recipients and subrecipients to discuss the feasibility of revising the scope of work to avoid these adverse impacts, or otherwise applying mitigation measures to alleviate these effects. In addition, FEMA may work with other recipients and subrecipients to solicit public input on the proposed projects for a more informed decision -making process. To learn more about how FEMA environmental justice responsibilities might affect your project, go to Executive Order 12898: Environmental Justice I FEMA.gov. National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation NIMS guides all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and the private sector to work together to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from incidents. NIMS provides stakeholders across the whole community with the shared vocabulary, systems, and processes to successfully deliver the capabilities described in the National Preparedness System. The NIMS Implementation Objectives for Local, State, Tribal, and Territorial Jurisdictions clarify the NIMS implementation requirements in FEMA preparedness grant NOFOs. As recipients and subrecipients of federal preparedness (non -disaster) grant awards, jurisdictions and organizations must achieve, or be actively working to achieve, all of the NIMS Implementation Objectives. The objectives can be found on the NIMS webpage at NIMS Implementation and Training I FEMA.gov. Emergency management and incident response activities require carefully managed resources (personnel, teams, facilities, equipment, and/or supplies) to meet incident needs. NIMS defines a national, interoperable approach for sharing resources, coordinating, and managing incidents, and communicating information. Incident management refers to how incidents are managed across all homeland security activities, including prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. Utilization of the City Council 36 — 34 8/20/2024 24