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FY 2006 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - DECEMBER 2, 2005 Expenditures must advance the Citizen Corps mission to have everyone participate in hometown security through preparedness activities, training, exercise, and volunteer service and the mission of the Ready Campaign to educate and empower citizens to prepare for emergencies. Please refer to Appendix D for additional information on authorized and unauthorized expenditures. D.l. Planninl! Allowable planning costs include the establishment of Citizen Corps Councils, to include planning and evaluation. Costs associated with activities to develop and implement a State, regional, local, or Tribal Citizen Corps all-hazards strategic plan to engage the full community in hometown security are allowable. Citizen Corps implementation plans are not required to be submitted to G&T, but rather are essential tools to guide new and existing Citizen Corps Councils in achieving their goals and objectives for the community. Examples include: . Conduct or participate in community assessments of vulnerabilities, resource needs, and determine citizen involvement to meet the needs. . Work with emergency management structures to design surge strategies using citizen volunteers. . Demonstrate use of Citizen Corps Councils as a tool to encourage cooperation and collaboration among community leaders when developing plans and implementation strategies. · Provide opportunities for citizen to train and exercise with emergency responders to test plans, operations, and to participate in lessons learned. In addition, efforts to include public communication and citizen participation in jurisdiction plans, such as EOPs, and to have citizen advocates sit on existing advisory councils and task forces is encouraged. It is also critical to evaluate the impact of Citizen Corps Councils and Citizen Corps programs on the community. Expenditures to evaluate Citizen Corps Council programs and activities is allowable, to include assessing the effectiveness in engaging citizens, the impact on the community safety and quality oflife, and a cost/benefit analysis. Public Education/Outreach In order to have a prepared and protected community and Nation, citizens must be educated, practiced and trained on how to prepare for and respond to emergencies, including natural disasters and potential terrorist attacks. To meet this goal, Citizen Corps Councils, States, regions and localities, can conduct public education campaigns to promote individual, family and business emergency preparedness. Citizen Corps Councils may develop or reproduce public education and outreach materials to educate and engage the public; conduct outreach and hold community events; and develop alerts, warning, and communications systems to the public, to include tailored materials and communications to special needs populations. Some examples include: PREPAREDNESS DIRECTORATE'S OFFICE OF GRANTS AND TRAINING 108