Item 18 - Resolution, Agreement, and Appropriation Adjustment Accepting the FY 2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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Preparedness Grants Manual recipient to keep their points of contact for the organization up-to-date and accurate in all federal systems. The AOR is responsible for submitting programmatic and financial performance reports, accepting award packages, signing assurances and certifications, and submitting award amendments. 10.3.3. INTERCITY BUS SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS To be eligible for the IBSGP, operators must have developed or updated their organization’s Vulnerability Assessment and Security Plan (VASP) that must be based on a security assessment, such as the BASE performed by Transportation Security Inspectors-Surface from TSA. Private operators providing transportation with an over-the-road bus system must have completed or updated their VASP within the past three years before the opening of the respective fiscal year’s IBSGP application period. Additionally, a copy of the VASP certification must be submitted along with the application to be considered eligible. Failure to include this certification will result in the application being deemed ineligible. All operators must have completed or updated a VASP as required by Section 1531 of the 9/11 Act (6 U.S.C. § 1181) as follows: Assessments and security plans should include, as appropriate: .Identification and evaluation of critical assets and infrastructure, including buses, platforms, stations, terminals, and information systems; . . Identification of vulnerabilities to those assets and infrastructure; and Identification of gaps in physical security; passenger and cargo security; the security of programmable electronic devices, computers, or other automated systems that are used in providing over-the-road bus transportation; alarms, cameras and other communications systems and utilities needed for over-the-road bus security purposes, including dispatching systems; emergency response planning; and employee training. Security plans should also include, as appropriate: .The identification of a security coordinator having authority to implement security actions, coordinate security improvements, and receive communications from appropriate federal officials regarding over-the-road bus security; . . A list of needed capital and operational improvements; Procedures to be implemented or used by the operator in response to a terrorist attack, including evacuation and passenger communication plans that include individuals with access and functional needs; . . The identification of steps taken with state and local law enforcement agencies, emergency responders, and federal officials to coordinate security measures and plans for response to a terrorist attack; A strategy and timeline for conducting training to prepare frontline employees for potential security threats and conditions; 88