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

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EMPG Program Appendix | February 2021 Page H-26 EMPG Program Work Plan Instructions The EMPG Program Work Plan Template has been updated to support the collection of objective information and quantitative data that will allow FEMA to more effectively measure program effectiveness and investment impacts. This also enables compliance with 2 C.F.R. § 200.301, which requires federal awarding agencies to measure recipient performance to show achievement of program goals and objectives, share lessons learned, improve program outcomes, and foster adoption of promising practices. To this end, the new EMPG Program Guidance and Work Plan requires recipients to link EMPG Program-funded investments to THIRA/SPR results and other relevant materials that inform capability priorities and needs – and to include specific performance measures that will allow FEMA to measure the impact of those investments based on the core capabilities that are addressed. The new EMPG Program Work Plan Template largely complements the THIRA/SPR process outlined in Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 201, Third Edition (CPG 201, v3). As noted in CPG 201, v3, a coordinated approach to track investments, and understanding the return on investment, can help improve the investment effectiveness. Tracking how EMPG Program-funded investments result in specific, quantitative changes in capabilities can help guide communities’ strategic planning considerations and inform resource allocation decisions that will maximize effectiveness in building or sustaining capabilities. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to refer to CPG 201, v3, along with their most recent THIRA and SPR, when developing their EMPG Program Work Plan. The Work Plan Template consists of a Grant Investment Strategy; Budget Overview; Grant Activities Outline; Project Activities Outline; Personnel Data Table; Training Data Table; Exercise Data Table; and Detailed Budget. As explained above, the focus of the updates is on improving data collection to better enable measurement of grant outcomes. Therefore, the narrative content is minimized and many of the cells include dropdowns for selecting applicable data. This approach also helps to simplify the Work Plan development process. Instructions for each Work Plan section are provided below. Additional guidance and instructions are provided in the EMPG Program Work Plan Template. Grant Investment Strategy The intent of the Grant Investment Strategy tab of the Work Plan Template is to provide an overview of the state/territory's preparedness investment strategy. It should serve as the foundation for completing the remainder of the Work Plan. It includes separate sections to explain: • The most recent THIRA/SPR results; • Significant risks and capability gaps that currently exist; • Resulting preparedness priorities; • The performance goals associated with each priority area; and, • The anticipated impact of the proposed EMPG Program-funded investments on the identified preparedness priorities. For the priorities/performance goals section, the applicant should identify the three to five priorities that were mutually agreed to and approved between the Regional Administrator and the state/territory. The reference materials used to identify the priorities should be cited and their relevance explained in this section.