Item 18 - Adopt Resolution for FY 2021 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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NSGP Appendix | February 2021 Page C-7 • Proof-of-concept initiatives • Initiatives that duplicate capabilities being provided by the Federal Government • Organizational operating expenses • Reimbursement of pre-award security expenses • Cameras for license plate readers/license plate reader software • Cameras for facial recognition software • Weapons or weapons-related training • Knox boxes NSGP 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 State Administrative Agency (SAA) via ND Grants 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 period of performance. 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 towards projects at the new facility; or • Subrecipients that renovate their facilities after submitting their application in cases where the subsequent renovations would affect the vulnerability/risk assessment upon which the IJ is based. NSGP project funding is based on the ability of the proposed project to mitigate the risk factors identified in the IJ. For this reason, FEMA may reject requests to significantly change the physical security enhancements that are purchased with NSGP funding where FEMA believes approval of the request would change or exceed the scope of the originally approved project. FEMA will consider all requests to deviate from the security project as originally proposed on a case-by-case basis, consistent with 2 C.F.R. § 200.308(c)(1).