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

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Preparedness Grants Manual throughout the Nation may require a barge that can be permanently anchored or moored in certain areas to support maritime security risk mitigation activities.) To be considered eligible for funding, the construction of fusion centers, operations centers, or communications centers must offer a port wide benefit and support information sharing and operational coordination among regional interagency and other port security partners. Applicants are reminded that the POP is 36 months. Eligible costs for construction or renovation projects may not exceed $1 million (federal share) per project, which may not exceed 10% of the total amount of the award, as stated in 46 U.S.C. § 70107(b)(2)(A) and (B) (Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-295, as amended). Grant recipients are not permitted to use PSGP funds for construction projects that are eligible for funding under other federal grant programs. PSGP funds may only be used for construction activities directly related to maritime security risk mitigation enhancements. All construction or renovation projects require EHP review. See Section 4.5 “Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation Compliance” for more information. 11.3. Port-Wide Risk Management Plans Port areas with existing Port Wide Risk Mitigation Plans (PRMPs) are encouraged to maintain their PRMPs and use them to identify projects that will serve to address remaining maritime security vulnerabilities. These ports are also encouraged to develop or maintain a Business Continuity and Resumption of Trade Plans (BCRTP). For purposes of regional strategic and tactical planning, these plans must take into consideration all port areas covered by their AMSP, align with the port area’s AMSP, consider the entire port system strategically as a whole, and identify actions designed to effectively mitigate security risks associated with the system’s maritime critical infrastructure and key resources. 11.4. Port Security Grant Program Investment Modifications The purpose of the grant award is to implement projects pursuant to the authorities at 46 U.S.C. § 70107. Under extreme circumstances, a recipient may reallocate award funds from one project to another with prior written approval from FEMA and in a manner consistent with 2 C.F.R. § 200.308 if it does not change the overall scope or objective of the award. Circumstances include, but are not limited to, an inability to complete the original project, disaster events perpetuating an immediate need to reprioritize funds, and changes in regulatory requirements. A recipient must explain the deviation from the original project- including why it is deviating from or scaling down the original project and what specific circumstances that occurred after the time of its award that necessitate the reallocation request- in its reallocation request. The recipient must also identify how the reallocation request aligns with PSGP priorities and the recipient’s original application and the award’s scope of work. Due to legal limitations, reallocation requests that would change the scope of the overall project(s) are not permitted. FEMA will also coordinate such reallocation requests with the USCG Captain of the Port (COTP), and these requests must be verified and supported by the COTP as essential in addressing Port Area priorities. Please also see the relevant PSGP NOFO regarding cost share requirements including the implications if the project costs are less than what was applied for. 93