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Attachment A <br />Foreword: Director's Message to Subgrant Recipients <br />Following on the heels of a successful 2004 in which the California Office of Homeland Security <br />distributed over $315 million in federal homeland security funds to our state's first responders, we are <br />pleased to release the FY 05 Homeland Security Grant Program. As you review this Grant Guide you will <br />note some changes from prior years. <br />First, continuing its effort to streamline funding to the states, the federal Department of Homeland <br />Security has now consolidated the administration of six programs within one application package. This <br />Office has followed suit. With this Grant Guide you will be able to apply for six distinct programs: the <br />State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program <br />( LETPP), the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG), the Urban Area Security Initiative <br />(UASI) program and the Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) program. By integrating <br />these programs into one Grant Guide, we hope to better facilitate the organization and coordination of <br />preparedness funding. <br />Second, while in years past these grants were strictly on a reimbursement -only basis, this year the <br />Department of Homeland Security is now allowing sub- grantees to request some of their HSGP 05 <br />funds up to 120 days prior to expenditure. In addition, while ordinarily construction costs are strictly <br />prohibited, under certain circumstances subgrantees may use up to $1 million of their FY 05 SHSP, <br />LETPP or UASI funds to cover certain construction and renovation costs. Such costs are only <br />allowed only after having been approved by ODP's Director and are strictly limited and allowable <br />only when the costs are a necessary component of either a security system at critical infrastructure <br />facilities or an emergency operations center. Before undergoing any activities in relation to these <br />changes, be sure to review this Grant Guide and DHS' federal program guidance which can be <br />accessed on the web at: http:// www .oip.gov /odp /docs/fV05hsgp.pdf. <br />I look forward to working with you on this and other grants. Through our combined efforts, local fast <br />responders will be better prepared to prevent and respond to any terrorism event. <br />RICHARD ANDREWS <br />Director, California Office of Homeland Security <br />FY05 Homeland Security Grant Program Page 4 <br />