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

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Preparedness Grants Manual 9. Nonprofit Security Grant Program 9.1.Program Funding Guidelines and Priorities NSGP grant recipients (e.g., SAAs) and subrecipients (e.g., nonprofit organizations) may only use NSGP grant funds for the purpose set forth in the grant award and must use funding in a way that is consistent with the statutory authority for the award. See the annual NSGP NOFO for program Priorities. 9.1.1. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION Recipients receiving NSGP funding must implement NIMS. Recipients must manage resources purchased or supported with FEMA grant funding according to NIMS resource management guidance. 9.2.Nonprofit Security Grant Program Investment Modifications – Changes in Scope or Objective Changes in scope or objective of the award—whether as a result of intended actions by the recipient or subrecipients—require FEMA’s prior written approval, in accordance with 2 C.F.R. § 200.308(c)(1), § 200.407. NSGP is competitive with applications recommended for funding based on threat, vulnerability, consequence, and their mitigation to a specific facility/location. However, consistent with 2 C.F.R § 200.308(c)(1), Change in Scope Notification, FEMA requires prior written approval of any change in scope/objective of the grant-funded activity after the award is issued. See 2 C.F.R. § 200.308(b), (c). Scope/objective changes will be considered on a case-by-case basis, provided the change does not negatively impact the competitive process used to recommend NSGP awards. Requests to change the scope or objective of the grant-funded activity after the award is made must be submitted by the SAA via FEMA GO as a Scope Change Amendment. The amendment request must include the following: .A written request from the NSGP subrecipient on its letterhead, outlining the scope or objective change including the approved projects from the subrecipient’s IJ, the funds and relative scope or objective significance allocated to those projects, the proposed changes, and any resulting reallocations as a result of the change of scope or objective; . . An explanation why the change of scope or objective is necessary; Validation from the SAA that any deviations from the approved IJ are addressed in the vulnerability assessment submitted by the subrecipient at the time of application; and .The subrecipient request must also address whether the proposed changes will impact its ability to complete the project within the award’s POP. FEMA will generally not approve NSGP change-of-scope requests resulting from the following situations: .Subrecipients that relocate their facilities after submitting their application who are requesting a change of scope to allow them to use NSGP funds toward projects at the new facility; or 83