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Attachment A FY05 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM IX. CITIZEN CORPS PROGRAM A. Program Overview The FY05 CCP funds will be used to support Citizen Corps Councils with all-hazards planning, public education and communication, training, exercises, equipment, management of Citizen Corps programs and activities, and equipping volunteers who have a role in disaster response. The FY05 Citizen Corps funds provide resources for states and local communities to: 1) bring together the appropriate leadership to form and sustain a Citizen Corps Council; 2) develop and implement a plan for the community to engage all citizens in hometown security, community preparedness, and family safety, and incorporate citizen participation in existing plans and activities; 3) conduct public education and outreach in order to inform the public about their role in crime prevention, mitigation, emergency preparedness for all hazards, and public health measures, including bioterrorism, and to encourage personal responsibility and action; 4) develop and implement Citizen Corps programs offering training and volunteer opportunities to support emergency management and emergency responders, disaster relief organizations, and community safety efforts, to include: CERT, Neighborhood Watch, VIPS, MRC, Fire Corps, and Citizen Corps affiliates; and, 5) enable citizens to participate in exercises and receive training and equipment. B. Program Requirements Expenditures must advance the Citizen Corps mission to have everyone participate in hometown security through preparedness, training, and volunteer service. In addition to HSGP funding, state and local governments are encouraged to consider all sources of funding, to include private sector funding, to leverage existing materials, to pursue economies of scale and economies of scope in pursuing this mission, and to make expenditures that benefit multiple programs. State Responsibilities The SAA must coordinate all citizen education, communication, training, and participation activities funded with any source of HSGP funds with the state agency currently responsible for the administration of Citizen Corps. This includes reviewing and revising the State and Urban Area Homeland Security Strategies, as well as providing input in the HSPD-8 compliance and the UTL, NIMS, national awareness training, catastrophic incident planning, and other initiatives. A listing of current state Citizen Corps points of contact may be found by going to httD://Www.citizencorDs.aov/councils/ and clicking on "State Citizen Corps POC List" on the left hand side. In turn, the SAA must be included on the state Citizen Corps Council. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 79