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Program Changes, Continued CCP, continued . Sponsoring statewide/regional conferences, workshops and exercises for council and program coordinators and their volunteers; Supporting Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) T-T-T and CERT T-4 Program Manager's Academy training; Conducting statewide and regional CCP marketing campaigns; Increasing staff support to all Citizen Corps programs - CER T, Volunteers in Police Service, Medical Reserve Corps, Fire Corps, and the Neighborhood Watch Program; Developing new resources for Citizen Corps councils and programs; Developing new courses for emergency managers as well as Citizen Corps and national service programs; Offering guidance, technical assistance, training and support to local councils and programs; Supporting ongoing coordination of state working groups to advance the field; Developing SEMSINIMS guidance for integrating Voluntary, Volunteer, and Service organizations in all hazard preparedness, response and recovery activities; Providing basic and advanced Volunteer Management Plan development training for OA partnerships; Coordinating the role of Voluntary, Volunteer and Service Organizations in the state's Golden Guardian Exercise; Developing state, regional and local VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters) capacities and capabilities; and, Ensuring increased state coordination in time of major disaster by supporting the state and local Volunteer Management function. . . . . . . . . . . . . The involvement of citizens into preparedness and response activities cannot be separated from the full homeland security planning process. This is strongly emphasized in a number of the upcoming federal initiatives. California encourages its Citizen Corps councils and programs to work collaboratively to increase the level of preparedness of its most underserved communities. In accordance with the DHS policy of full integration of citizen-based programs into the various federal programs and initiatives, Operational Areas are encouraged to continue their citizen-based programs and use available FY06 funds from the other HSGP programs. Each OA should further integrate citizen-based activities across the entire HSGP and fund its citizen- based programs in a manner appropriate to achieve local, state and national priorities. Given the federal requirements for citizen-based involvement, adequate allocations are critical for both continuity of these programs and achievement of the objectives in the National Preparedness Goal. FY06 Homeland Security Grant Program Pagc 20