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FY 2006 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - DECEMBER 2, 2005 . Awareness and outreach to inform and engage the public: Educate the public on personal, family and business preparedness measures, alert and warning systems, and State and local emergency plans. Encourage the public to take actions to prepare themselves, their families and their businesses via a range of communication channels and community venues, including schools when appropriate. . Expand plans and task force memberships to address citizen participation: Develop or revise State and local plans, such as Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs), to integrate citizen/volunteer resources and participation, and include advocates for increased citizen participation in task forces and advisory councils. · Include citizens in training and exercises: Provide emergency preparedness and response training for citizens, improve training for emergency responders to better address special needs populations, and involve citizens in all aspects of emergency preparedness exercises, including planning, implementation, and after action review. . Develop or expand programs that integrate citizen/volunteer support for the emergency responder disciplines: Develop or expand the Citizens Corps Programs (Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS), Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Neighborhood Watch, and Fire Corps), activities of the Citizen Corps affiliates, and ad hoc opportunities for citizens to support emergency responders year-round and during a disaster. A listing of current State Citizen Corps POCs is available by visiting http://www.citizencorps.gov/councils/ and selecting "State Citizen Corps POC List." In support of the goals and objectives outlined in the current Homeland Security Strategies and as strategies are revised, States must include an integrated approach to engaging citizens in preparedness, training, exercises, and volunteer support for emergency responders through Citizen Corps Councils. States are encouraged to fully leverage HSGP resources to accomplish this integration. Private Sector Coordination States and Urban Areas should collaborate with the private sector to leverage private sector initiatives, resources, and capabilities, as permitted by applicable laws and regulations. Since critical infrastructure is often privately-owned and operated, enhancing public/private partnerships will help identify and advocate opportunities for coordination within communities. In addition, Citizen Corps Councils at all levels should work with and include representatives from the private sector as appropriate. Transit and Port Security Coordination In the development of the FY 2005 Regional Transit Security Strategies, mass transit systems were aligned to their respective State and Urban Area Homeland Security Strategies in order to establish a regional, collaborative vision for transportation security. This regional collaboration effort was augmented under the FY 2005 TSGP with the establishment of the Regional Transit Security Working Group (RTSWG) structure. The RTSWG provides an arena where State, local, Tribal, and parish leadership join with respective transit leadership of the transportation providers for that region to coordinate a collective approach to managing the needs of the eligible transit grant recipients. PREPARl.:ONESS DIRECTORATE'S OFFICE OF GRANTS AND TRAINING 23