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<br /> <br /> TSGP Appendix | February 2021 Page D-4 <br /> <br />Funding Availability for OPacks <br />OPacks have the potential to be funded for up to a 36-month period from the award date. The monetary <br />figures presented below are stated in terms of cost per period of performance (which indicates <br />actual/complete funding for the 36-month period). Additionally, any OPack costs after the 36-month <br />period of performance (including expenses related to the maintenance, personnel, equipment, etc.) are the <br />responsibility of the applicable transit system. If these positions are not sustained, the public <br />transportation agency may not be eligible for this personnel support in the future. The table below <br />identifies the maximum funding available for the different OPack types. <br /> <br />Available Funding for OPacks <br /> <br />Operational Package <br />Maximum Funding per Year <br />(12 months) <br />Maximum Funding per Period of <br />Performance (36 months) <br />EDCT $150,000 per team $450,000 per team <br />ATT $500,000 per team $1,500,000 per team <br />MEST $600,000 per team $1,800,000 per team <br /> <br />OPack Requirements <br />TSGP OPack funds may be used for new positions or to sustain existing capabilities/programs (e.g., <br />canine teams) already supported by the recipient. Applicants submitting IJs for both new OPacks and <br />sustainment funding for existing OPacks must clearly indicate which is their highest priority if funding is <br />available for only one of the IJs. Additionally, applicants must provide the number of existing teams <br />(EDCT, ATT, and MEST) already in place with either in-house funding or TSGP funding. The table <br />below identifies specific OPack requirements. <br />OPack Requirements <br />Operational Package Requirements <br />Explosives Detection Canine Teams Please refer to the pages below for detailed information regarding <br />EDCTs under the TSGP <br />Five-Year Security Capital Plan and Operational Sustainment <br />Applicant requests for OPack funding must include the submission of a Five-Year Security Capital <br />and Operational Sustainment Plan in ND Grants. This plan must include how the agency proposes to <br />implement capital projects and demonstrate how the agency will sustain the operational investments <br />(including officers hired with federal funding) and capabilities after grant funding has been expended. <br />Requests for OPacks will not be funded if the applicant does not have a Security Capital and <br />Operational Sustainment Plan.