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

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Preparedness Grants Manual 1. Foreword 1.1.Overview of the Federal Emergency Management Agency The mission of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is helping people before, during, and after disasters, and the agency has done so for more than 40 years. FEMA remains committed to building resilience and developing a culture of preparedness across the country and unifying all levels of community and government in an integrated approach to emergency management. FEMA is part of a larger team of federal agencies, state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments, and non-governmental partners that share responsibility for emergency management and national preparedness. Those closest to areas impacted by any emergency or disaster are the true first responders—individuals, families, neighbors, and local communities. FEMA’s role is to coordinate federal resources to supplement SLTT capabilities. FEMA does this by coordinating across all levels of government meaning that states, local governments, Tribal Nations, and territories are FEMA’s primary partners. 1.2.Overview of the Preparedness Grants Manual’s Intent FEMA has developed this Preparedness Grants Manual to guide grant recipients, including subrecipients, on how to manage their grants. Recipients seeking guidance on policies and procedures for managing FEMA preparedness grants should reference this manual for further information. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for each program includes information needed to apply to the grant. This manual and relevant NOFOs can be reviewed and consulted in tandem. Chapters 8-12 of this manual contain program-specific information and requirements, while the main content of this manual (chapters 1-7) contains important information relevant to all preparedness grant programs unless otherwise noted. Please be sure to read both the main content of this manual as well as the program-specific chapters, as needed. All recipients and subrecipients of FEMA grants must comply with all applicable requirements of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards located at 2 C.F.R. Part 200. For more information on 2 C.F.R. Part 200, please see Information Bulletin (IB) 400, FEMA’s Implementation of 2 C.F.R. Part 200, the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (“Super Circular” or “Omni Circular”) dated Dec. 23, 2014, regarding FEMA’s implementation of these provisions prior to the recent 2020 revisions. For information on the recent revisions to these regulations, see 2 C.F.R. Grants Management Policy Updates. 1.3.Key Changes Future updates to this manual will include a section on specific line-by-line “key changes” made since the last update. This version of the manual has significantly streamlined pertinent recipient/subrecipient information, lessening the back-and-forth needed between the NOFO and the Preparedness Grants Manual and more clearly defining that the NOFO focuses on applying for the grant, while the manual focuses on managing the grant. Between the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 and FY 2024 versions, the manual has made the following overarching changes: 5