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<br />Preparedness Grants Manual <br />prepare for incidents that pose the greatest risk to the Nation’s security. Each program reflects the <br />Department’s intent to build and sustain an integrated network of national capabilities across all <br />levels of government and the whole community. <br />Recipients must coordinate activities across preparedness disciplines and levels of government, <br />including SLTT governments. A cohesive planning framework should incorporate FEMA resources, as <br />well as those from other federal and SLTT entities, the private sector, and faith-based community <br />organizations. Disparate governance structures must be integrated and refined to ensure resources <br />are targeted to support the most critical needs of a community based on risk-driven, capabilities- <br />based planning. Strong and inclusive governance systems better ensure that disparate funding <br />streams are coordinated and applied for maximum impact. Inclusive governance can effectively <br />support a whole community approach to emergency preparedness and management and the <br />enhancement of core capabilities. <br />FEMA requires that all governance processes that guide the allocation of preparedness grant funds <br />adhere to the following guiding principles: <br />.Coordination of Investments: Resources must be allocated to address the most critical capability <br />needs and coordinated among affected preparedness stakeholders, including appropriate <br />representatives of at-risk, underserved communities. <br />. <br />. <br />Transparency: Stakeholders must be provided visibility on how preparedness grant funds are <br />allocated and distributed, and for what purpose. <br />Substantive Local Involvement: The tools and processes that are used to inform the critical <br />priorities, which FEMA grants support, must include local government representatives. At the <br />recipient level, local risk assessments must be included in the overarching analysis to ensure <br />that all threats and hazards are accounted for. Primary focus should be on the needs of socially <br />vulnerable and underserved populations—including rural populations—as well as ensuring equity <br />for those most at risk relative to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. <br />. <br />. <br />Accountability: FEMA recognizes that unique preparedness gaps exist at the local level. Grant <br />recipients are responsible for ensuring the effective use of funds to address those gaps and for <br />maintaining and sustaining existing capabilities, particularly when it comes to serving the needs <br />of at-risk, underserved communities. <br />Support of Regional Coordination: Inter/intra-government entity partnerships and dependencies <br />at the state, territorial, tribal, and regional levels, including those within metropolitan areas, must <br />be recognized. <br />9