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<br />FY 2006 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM -- DECEMBER 2, 2005 <br /> <br />Grantees are reminded to review the following documents and ensure that grant activities are <br />conducted in accordance with the applicable guidance: <br /> <br />· OMB Circular A-I 02, Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local <br />Governments, at hUp:llwww.whitchousc. gov/omb/circulars/index.html. <br />· OMB Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments, at <br />hUD:llwww.whitchouse.gov/omb/circulars/index.html. <br />. OMB Circular A-II 0, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Other <br />Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Non-Profit <br />Organizations, at http://www . whitehousc.gov/omb/circulars/index.html. <br />· OMB Circular A-21, Cost Principles for Educational Institutions, at <br />hup:! Iwww.whitchousc.gov/omb/circulars/indcx.html. <br />· OMB Circular A-122, Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations, at <br />hup:! Iwww.whitchousc. gov/omb/circulars/index.html. <br /> <br />For FY 2006 awards, grant and sub-grant recipients should refer to the OGO Financial Guide. <br />All previous awards are still governed by the OJP Financial Guide, available at <br />hUp:llwww.oiD.Usdoi.gov/FinGuide. OGO can be contacted at 1-866-9ASKOGO or by email at <br />ask -OGO(ciJdhs. gov. <br /> <br />C.2 Biannual Stratee:v Implementation Reports (BSIR) and Catee:orical Assistance <br />Proe:ress Report (CAPR) <br /> <br />Following award of grant, the State and subgrantees will be responsible for providing updated <br />obligation and expenditure information on a regular basis. States will provide consolidated <br />information to G&T in their BSIR. The BSIR submission will satisfy the narrative requirement <br />in Box 12 of the biannual Categorical Assistance Progress Report (CAPR - OJP Form 4587/1). <br />States will still be required to submit the CAPR form with a line in box 12 which reads: See <br />BSIR. <br /> <br />The BSIR and the CAPR are due within 30 days after the end of the reporting period (Julv 31 <br />with a reporting period of January I through June 30, and on Januarv 31 with a reporting period <br />of July I though December 31). Updated obligation and expenditure information must be <br />provided with the BSIR to show progress made toward meeting strategic goals and objectives. <br />G&T will provide a web-enabled application for the BSIR submission to grantees and a copy of <br />the CAPR (OJP Form 4587/1) in the initial award package. Future awards and fund drawdowns <br />may be withheld if these reports are delinquent. The final BSIR is due 90 days after the end date <br />of the award period. <br /> <br />C.3 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement <br /> <br />Exercises implemented with grant funds should be threat- and performance-based and should <br />evaluate performance of critical tasks required to respond to the exercise scenario. Guidance on <br />conducting exercise evaluations and implementing improvement is defined in the HSEEP <br />Volume: Exercise Evaluation and Improvement located at http://hseeD.dhs.gov. Exercises must <br />be included in the Multiyear Exercise Plan calendar, and added to the National Exercise <br /> <br />PREPAREDNESS DIRECTORATE'S OFrlCE OF GRANTS AND TRAINING <br /> <br />65 <br /> <br />