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<br />FY 2006 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - DECEMBER 2, 2005
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<br />validate the plan using a hypothetical scenario, ending with a functional exercise where the plan
<br />is put into operational use. This exercise cycle must be completed within the two year grant
<br />period. The training cycle will follow a building block approach which identifies, for each State
<br />priority, the related capability(ies), the population requiring training, the level of training
<br />required (awareness, operations, technician, specialist, or command) and the desired time frame
<br />for training to occur.
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<br />States are also encouraged to develop a schedule within the Training and Exercise Plan that takes
<br />into consideration anticipated training needs of the State for at least the immediate year, with
<br />exercises being timed to provide responders the opportunity to utilize training received. This
<br />combined schedule should also ensure that training and exercises complement each other. The
<br />purpose of this combined approach is to coordinate training and exercises for the State, and to
<br />ensure the scheduling of both training and exercises which are based on national and State
<br />priorities and their associated capabilities as found in the TCL. An example of a combined
<br />Multi-year Training and Exercise Plan can be found at the HSEEP Website or G&T Secure
<br />Portal. Further guidance concerning Training and Exercise Plan Workshops can be found in the
<br />HSEEP Volumes.
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<br />Exercises within the Training and Exercise Plan must be conducted in accordance with the
<br />guidance provided by HSEEP, with enough time between the exercises to create an After Action
<br />Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP) in order to ensure that the exercises address lessons learned,
<br />and improvements are made to training, equipment, and plans. It is up to the State, in
<br />consultation with their Exercise Manager, to determine the starting point within the cycle, as well
<br />as the appropriate mix and range of exercises necessary to meet this requirement. Information on
<br />types of exercises, as well as exercise design and development and document templates can be
<br />found in HSEEP Volumes I-IV, located at http://hseep.dhs.gov.
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<br />Exercise Scenarios
<br />In previous years, SHSPIUASI funding was focused strictly on enhancing capabilities to prevent,
<br />respond to, or recover from CBRNE, agriculture, and cyber terrorism incidents. In FY 2006, the
<br />scope of this program is being broadened to include not only terrorism but also natural and
<br />technological disasters (with the exception ofLETPP-funded exercises which must be terrorism
<br />only). If conducting a natural or technological disaster exercise, the scenario must be
<br />catastrophic in scope and size. As defined by the NRP, a catastrophic incident is any natural,
<br />technical, or manmade incident, including terrorism, that results in extraordinary levels of mass
<br />casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the population, infrastructure, environment,
<br />economy, national morale, and/or government functions. Catastrophic incidents can result in
<br />sustained national impacts over a prolonged period of time; almost immediately exceed resources
<br />normally available to State, local, Tribal, and private-sector authorities in the impacted area; and
<br />significantly interrupt governmental operations and emergency services to such an extent that
<br />national security could be threatened.
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<br />If a State or jurisdiction chooses to conduct an exercise involving a natural and/or technological
<br />disaster scenario, that exercise(s) must be reflected on the State's Multi-year Training and
<br />Exercise Plan. The catastrophic exercises should also be planned far enough in advance to
<br />involve the Federal, State, Tribal, and local stakeholders that would normally participate in a real
<br />world event.
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