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

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PSGP Appendix | February 2021 Page G-10 • PSGP funding may be used to purchase and/or upgrade a barge to support a staging area for maritime/port security patrols or maritime security risk mitigation responses. (Certain areas throughout the Nation may require a barge that can be permanently anchored or moored in certain areas to support maritime security risk mitigation activities.) To be considered eligible for funding, the construction of fusion centers, operations centers, or communications centers must offer a port wide benefit and support information sharing and operational coordination among regional interagency and other port security partners. Applicants are reminded that the period of performance is 36 months. Eligible costs for construction or renovation projects may not exceed $1 million (federal-share) per project, which may not exceed 10% of the total amount of the award, as stated in 46 U.S.C. § 70107(b)(2)(A) and (B) (Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-295, as amended). Grant recipients are not permitted to use PSGP funds for construction projects that are eligible for funding under other federal grant programs. PSGP funds may only be used for construction activities directly related to maritime security risk mitigation enhancements. All construction or renovation projects require Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) review. The recipient is also encouraged to have completed as many steps as possible for a successful EHP review in support of their proposal for funding (e.g., coordination with the relevant Historic Preservation Office to identify potential historic preservation issues and to discuss the potential for project effects; compliance with all state and local EHP laws and requirements). Projects for which the recipient believes an Environmental Assessment (EA) may be needed, as defined in DHS Instruction Manual 023- 01-001-01, Revision 01, EHP Directive and Instruction, FEMA Directive 108-1, and FEMA Instruction 108-1-1, must also be identified to the FEMA HQ Preparedness Officer within the first six months of the award, regardless of the length of the period of performance. Completed EHP review materials for construction and renovation projects must be submitted no later than 12 months before the end of the period of performance. EHP policy guidance and the EHP Screening Form, can be found online at: https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/90195. EHP review materials should be sent to gpdehpinfo@fema.dhs.gov. Training and Awareness Campaigns Training and Awareness Campaigns address the Soft Targets/Crowded Places; Cybersecurity; Emergent Threats; and Training and Awareness Campaign Priorities. Training Port areas should assess their training and qualification requirements and coordinate training needs and qualification requirements of incident response personnel. Funding for personnel training is limited to those courses that are essential to enhance maritime security and have been listed in the FEMA approved course catalog by the FEMA National Training and Education Division (NTED) or the USCG. Approved courses are listed in the following catalogs maintained by NTED: NTED Course Catalog, Federal Sponsored Course Catalog, and the State Sponsored Course Catalog. The catalogs may be viewed at http://www.firstrespondertraining.gov. A listing of courses that are currently approved for PSGP funding is included in the table below. Some training activities require EHP Review, including exercises, drills or trainings that require any type of land, water, or vegetation disturbance or building of temporary structures or that are not located at facilities designed to conduct training and exercises. Additional information on training requirements and EHP review can be found online at: https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/90195. Funding for training courses not listed in