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Attachment A FY05 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM • Develop targeted outreach for all ages, ethnic and cultural groups persons with disabilities, and special needs populations • Provide opportunities for volunteers with special skills and interests • Ensure residents are connected to emergency alert systems • The use of citizens /volunteers for surge capacity • Organize special projects and community events • Encourage cooperation and collaboration among community leaders • Cross - leverage Citizen Corps programs • Leverage existing resources, such as SHSP, LIASI, and other DHS programs, Special Volunteer Grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service, or those issued at the community level, to include private sector funding • Capture smart practices, and evaluate and report accomplishments. In addition, efforts to include public communication and citizen participation in jurisdiction plans, such as EOPs, and to have citizen advocates sit on existing advisory councils and task forces is allowable. It is also critical to evaluate the impact of Citizen Corps Councils and Citizen Corps programs have on the community. Expenditures to evaluate Citizen Corps Council programs and activities is allowable, to include assessing the effectiveness in engaging citizens, the impact on the community safety and quality of life, and a cost/benefit analysis. Public Education /Outreach. Citizen Corps Councils may develop or reproduce public education and outreach materials to educate and engage the public; conduct outreach and hold community events; and develop alerts, warning, and communications systems to the public, to include tailored materials and communications to special needs populations. Allowable expenditures include materials to support a public awareness campaign, media coverage, outreach activities, and public events, such as: public safety announcements; printed advertising; billboards; promotional flyers; booth displays; conference backdrops; podium signs; recognition pieces for Citizen Corps participants; informational buttons, pins, key chains, clothing, badges, and magnets; newsletters, posters, buck slips; and other materials that either educate the public, encourage the public to participate, or recognize and support Citizen Corps partners and participants. All materials must include the Citizen Corps logo whenever possible. Citizen Participation/Volunteer Programs. One of the goals for Citizen Corps Councils is to provide volunteer service opportunities across all emergency prevention, preparedness and response disciplines, for community safety efforts, and for disaster relief. Citizen Corps funding may be used to establish or enhance volunteer program and volunteer recruitment efforts for Neighborhood Watch, CERT, VIPS, MRC and Fire Corps; for the Citizen Corps affiliate programs; for other homeland security efforts at the state and local level; for outreach and training activities; and to support the Citizen Corps Council. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY I OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 81