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

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TSGP Appendix | February 2021 Page D-7 Priority projects include Top Transit Asset List (TTAL) risk remediation and protection of other high- risk, high-consequence areas or systems that have been identified through system-wide risk assessments. • Projects related to physical security enhancements at rail and bus stations in Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions including security cameras, security screening equipment for people and baggage, and access control (e.g., fences, gates, barriers, etc.). • Projects related to cybersecurity of access control, sensors, security cameras, badge/ID readers, Industrial Control System (ICS)/Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, process monitors and controls, etc. or passenger/vehicle/cargo security screening equipment support. Cybersecurity assessments are allowable. Equipment Acquisition TSGP funds must comply with IB 426. TSGP funds may be used for the following categories of equipment. A comprehensive listing of allowable equipment categories and types is found in the DHS Authorized Equipment List (AEL). These costs include: • Personal protection equipment • Explosive device mitigation and remediation equipment • Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) operational search and rescue equipment, logistical support equipment, reference materials, or incident response vehicles • Interoperable communications equipment • Components or systems needed to address flaws in the computerized systems that control generators, switching stations, and electrical substations as well as other emerging threats to infrastructure critical to the U.S. economy • Detection Equipment • Power equipment • Terrorism incident prevention equipment • Physical security enhancement equipment Recipients and subrecipients may purchase equipment not listed on the AEL, but only if they first seek and obtain prior approval from FEMA. Unless otherwise noted, equipment must be certified as meeting required regulatory and FEMA-adopted standards to be eligible for purchase using TSGP funds. Equipment must comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act requirement for certification of electrical equipment by a nationally recognized testing laboratory and demonstrate compliance with relevant FEMA-adopted standards through a supplier’s declaration of conformity with appropriate supporting data and documentation per International Organization for Standardization/International Electro-technical Commission (ISO/IEC) 17050, Parts One and Two. Agencies must have all necessary certifications and licenses for the requested equipment, as appropriate, prior its purchase. DHS adopted standards are found at https://www.dhs.gov/dhs- implementation-statement-regarding-standard-terms-and-conditions-research-grants. In addition, recipients that are using TSGP funds to support emergency communications equipment activities must comply with the SAFECOM Guidance on Emergency Communications Grants, including provisions on technical standards that ensure and enhance interoperable communications. This SAFECOM Guidance can be found at https://www.cisa.gov/safecom. Equipment: Requirements for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems All requests to purchase Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) with FEMA grant funding must comply with IB 426 and also include a description of the policies and procedures in place to safeguard individuals’