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

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EMPG Program Appendix | February 2021 Page H-10 preparedness programs. If you have any questions or would like to request assistance through the NEP, please visit the NEP website or reach out to the NEP directly at NEP@fema.dhs.gov. Reporting • All EMPG Program-funded exercise activities must be captured in the approved EMPG Program Work Plan. • Recipients must have a current multi-year IPP that identifies preparedness priorities and activities. The current multi-year IPP must be submitted to hseep@fema.dhs.gov and the regional EMPG Program manager before January 31st of each year. • Recipients are encouraged to enter their exercise information into the Preparedness Toolkit at https://preptoolkit.fema.gov/. • Recipients must submit AAR/IPs to hseep@fema.dhs.gov and copy their regional EMPG Program manager and indicate which fiscal year’s funds were used (if applicable). • AAR/IPs must be submitted no later than December 31st of each year. For exercises conducted during the final quarter of a calendar year, submission of AAR/IPs must occur within 90 days of exercise completion. Regardless of conduct date, recipients are encouraged to submit AAR/IPs within 90 days after completion of the single exercise or progressive series. o Recipients are encouraged to submit AAR/IPs reflecting tabletop exercises that validate critical plans or those reflecting large-scale functional or full-scale exercises that took place at the state, territorial, tribal, or UASI level. Recipients are discouraged from submitting AAR/IPs specific to local jurisdictions which reflect drills. o If a state, territory, or local jurisdiction has experienced a major disaster and they would like to request exemptions for a scheduled exercise, the recipient should send this request to its assigned FEMA Regional EMPG Program manager through the Quarterly Performance Progress Report. Exemptions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the regional EMPG Program manager. o Recipients can access a sample AAR/IP template at https://preptoolkit.fema.gov/web/hseep- resources/improvement-planning. Training Similar to the exercise guidance above, training activities should align to a current, Multi-Year IPP developed through an annual IPPW and build from training gaps identified in the THIRA/SPR and work plan development process. Further guidance concerning the IPP and the IPPW can be found at https://preptoolkit.fema.gov/web/hseep-resources/home. Training should foster the development of a community-oriented approach to emergency management that emphasizes engagement at the community level, strengthens best practices, and provides a path toward building sustainable resilience, all of which is included in the curriculum of the EMI Basic Academy. The EMI Basic Academy provides a foundational education in emergency management as a way for emergency managers to begin or advance their career. The goal of the Basic Academy is to support the early careers of emergency managers through a training experience combining knowledge of all fundamental systems, concepts, and practices of cutting-edge emergency management. EMPG Program funds used for training should support the nationwide implementation of NIMS. The NIMS Training Program establishes a national curriculum for NIMS and provides information on NIMS courses. Recipients are encouraged to place emphasis on the core competencies as defined in the NIMS Training Program. NIMS is also included in the curriculum of the EMI Basic Academy. The NIMS Training Program can be found at https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/nims/implementation-training.