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FY 2006 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM ~ DECEMBER 2, 2005 . Conduct public education campaigns to include promoting the Ready Campaign's preparedness message. . Conduct education and awareness campaigns to inform the public about local alerts and warning and evacuation plans. . Develop targeted outreach for all ages, ethnic and cultural groups, individuals with disabilities, and special needs populations. Allowable expenditures include: . Materials to support a public awareness campaign, media coverage, outreach activities, and public events, such as: public safety announcements; printed advertising; billboards; promotional flyers; booth displays; conference backdrops; podium signs; recognition pieces for Citizen Corps participants; informational buttons, pins, key chains, clothing, badges, and magnets; newsletters, posters, buck slips; and other materials that either educate the public, encourage the public to participate, or recognize and support Citizen Corps partners and participants. All materials must include the Citizen Corps logo or the Ready logo, tagline, and website at a minimum, and comply with logo standards (See h ttps:/ /www.citizcncoros. gov /pdf/logo gu ide. pd!). . Outreach activities to support a public education campaign or Citizen Corps Council including hosting and participating in public events; facilitating media coverage and establishing partnerships to spread the emergency preparedness message. These activities may include expenditures on items such as: booth displays; media materials; event backdrops or signs; promotional materials such as buttons, pins, key chains, clothing, badges, and magnets; and other materials and activities that educate the public about emergency preparedness and encourage the public to take steps to prepare or get involved in preparing their communities. All materials should include the Ready or Citizen Corps logos, taglines and websites whenever possible. Citizen ParticipationIVolunteer Programs One of the goals for Citizen Corps Councils is to provide volunteer service opportunities across all emergency prevention, preparedness and response disciplines, for community safety efforts, and for disaster relief. Citizen Corps funding may be used to establish or enhance volunteer program and volunteer recruitment efforts for Neighborhood Watch, CERT, VIPS, MRC and Fire Corps; for the Citizen Corps affiliate programs; for other homeland security efforts at the State and local level; for outreach and training activities; and to support the Citizen Corps Council. Some examples include: . Implement Citizen Corps programs at the community level to support local emergency responders. These include: Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT); Medical Reserve Corps (MRCs), Neighborhood Watch, Volunteers in Police Service (VIPSs), Fire Corps, and the Affiliate Programs. . Include Citizen Corps assets as key components of State and local volunteer and donation management plans. PREPAREDNESS DIRECTORATE'S OFFICE OF GRANTS AND TRAINING 109