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<br />FY 2006 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM -" DECEMBER 2, 2005 <br /> <br />X. CITIZEN CORPS PROGRAM <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />Program Overview <br /> <br />The FY 2006 CCP funds will be used to support Citizen Corps <br />Councils with efforts to engage citizens in all-hazards <br />prevention, protection, response, and recovery. These efforts <br />include planning and evaluation, public education and <br />emergency communications, training, exercises, volunteer <br />programs and activities to support emergency responders, <br />surge capacity roles and responsibilities, and providing proper <br />equipment to citizen volunteers. The FY 2006 Citizen Corps <br />funds provide resources for States and local communities to: <br />I) bring together the appropriate leadership to form and sustain <br />a Citizen Corps Council; 2) develop and implement a plan or <br />amend existing plans to achieve widespread citizen <br />preparedness and participation; 3) conduct public education <br />and outreach; 4) ensure clear emergency communications with <br />the public; 5) develop training programs for the public; 6) <br />facilitate citizen participation in exercises; 7) implement <br />volunteer programs and activities to support emergency <br />responders; 8) involve citizens in surge capacity roles and <br />responsibilities; and 9) conduct evaluations of programs and <br />activities. <br /> <br />B. CCP and the National Preparedness Goal <br /> <br />The American citizens are the ultimate stakeholders in the <br />homeland security mission and must be an integral component <br />of national preparedness efforts. As such, the general public is <br />included in the vision statement of the Goal which notes that <br />citizens must have: <br /> <br />. a clear understanding of national preparedness <br />. regular outreach and communication <br />. alerts, warnings, and crisis communication <br />. opportunities to be involved <br /> <br />Community Preparedness and Participation is identified as a <br />common Target Capability in the TCL that cuts across all <br />mission areas and capabilities. It describes both universal and <br />threat-based levels of citizen preparedness, and a support level <br />of citizen participation through year-round volunteer service <br />and surge capacity roles and responsibilities. Additionally, <br />other capabilities in the TeL specifically address roles for the <br /> <br />Tarl!et Capabilities <br /> <br />. Community Preparedness and <br />Participation <br /> <br />Citizen PreDaredness and <br />ParticiDatwn Cuts Across: <br />. Planning <br />. Communications <br />. Risk Management <br />. Info Gathering and Recognition <br />of Indicators <br />. Law Enforcement Investigation <br />and Operations <br />. Intelligence Analysis and <br />Production <br />. CBRNE Detection <br />. Information Sharing <br />. Critical Infrastructure Protection <br />. Food & Ag Safety & Defense <br />. On-Site Incident Management <br />. Emergency Operations Center <br />Management <br />. Isolation & Quarantine <br />. Critical Resource Logistics & <br />Distribution <br />. Urban Search & Rescue <br />. Emergency Public Information & <br />Warning <br />. Responder Health & Safety <br />. Triage & Pre-Hospital Treatment <br />. Public Safety & Security <br />Response <br />. Citizen Protection: Evacuation <br />and/or In-Place Protection <br />. Volunteer Management & <br />Donations <br />. Medical Surge <br />. Animal Health Emergency <br />Support <br />. Medical Supplies Management & <br />Distribution <br />. Environmental Health & Vector <br />Control <br />. Mass Prophylaxis <br />. Explosive Device Response Ops <br />. Mass Care <br />. Firefighting Operations/Support <br />. Fatality Management <br />. WMD/HazMat Response & <br />Decontamination <br /> <br />PREPAREDNESS DIRECTORATE'S OFFICE OF GRANTS AND TRAINING <br /> <br />106 <br /> <br />