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

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HSGP Appendix | February 2021 Page A-38 overtime, equipment, travel, maintenance, fuel, and administrative funds. The subrecipient can initiate the procurement of equipment as well as state how much the county intends to use for M&A while keeping funds for overtime or residual equipment funds available for use as needed. If the subrecipient intends to spend more than 50% of its award on overtime over the course of the performance period, a PRICE Act waiver request must be submitted in accordance with the policy initially outlined in IB 379: Guidance to State Administrative Agencies to Expedite the Expenditure of Certain DHS/FEMA Grant Funding. The operations plan will meet both the SAA expectations to obligate the funds within 45 days of the award announcement and the demands of the grant’s operational intent. Sector approved campaign plans must be submitted to USBP Headquarters no later than four months after the official awards announcement has been made. Investment Modifications - Changes in Scope or Objective: Changes in scope or objective of the award – including those resulting from intended actions by the recipient or subrecipients – require FEMA’s prior written approval, in accordance with 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.308(c)(1), 200.407. In the event that changes must be made to the original operational plan, such as additional funding requests or other changes to the original scope or objectives, a FRAGO must be submitted in HSIN to obtain FEMA’s prior written approval of such changes in accordance with 2 C.F.R. § 200.308(c)(1). These modifications will be annotated in the annex section of the FRAGO. Operational Execution In the event that changes or additional funding requests to the original operational order must be made, a FRAGO will be created. These modifications will be annotated in the annex section of the FRAGO. Operational discipline is necessary for the success of OPSG. Deliberate, adaptive, integrated, and intelligence-driven planning is critical to conducting targeted enforcement operations consistent with the objectives of the OPSG. By participating in the OPSG, the state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies agree to conduct operations designed to reduce border-security risk. Operations are composed of six critical elements: 1) a pre-planning meeting with the IPT; 2) specified beginning and ending dates; 3) the integration of intelligence and border security; 4) use of targeted enforcement techniques; 5) clearly stated objectives; and 6) an after-action meeting. These operations require deliberate on-going planning to ensure command, staff, and unit activities synchronize to current and future operations. The cyclical nature of the process will ensure OPSG activities align with the fluctuating border-security threats and vulnerabilities. The IPT should leverage information provided by the fusion center, Border Intelligence Centers or other local intelligence center, when possible, and establish a common operational vision. The USBP Sector’s Chief Patrol Agent, or his/her designee, will ensure that the information or intelligence has a clear nexus to border security. Intelligence will be shared and vetted for border security value, driving the focus of operations. Once intelligence-driven targets are identified, the IPT will decide on operational objectives that reflect the intended impact of operations. The objectives should outline how the operation will deter, deny, degrade, or dismantle the operational capacity of the targeted transnational criminal organizations. Each operational period will begin on a predetermined date and end on a predetermined date, but the dates may be subject to change commensurate with emerging security conditions. The starting date of the operational period should be established to allow sufficient time for the order to be submitted and approved by the corresponding USBP Sector and in concurrence with its SAA and USBP Headquarters. The USBP Sectors will upload copies of operations order in the corresponding folder in the CBP Stonegarden Data Management System.