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<br />Attachmcnt A <br /> <br />Program Changes, Continued <br /> <br />VASI <br /> <br />UASI changes include the: <br /> <br />. DHS elimination of Fresno as an Urban Area core city; <br />. DHS release of transit agency funding at a later date; and, <br />. EligIbility of certain nonprofits to compete for set-aside funds. <br /> <br />MMRS <br /> <br />The most notable change for MMRS is that, in past years, this was a direct <br />grant from the federal government to the local jurisdiction. Starting with <br />FY05, MMRS is now granted to the state and the state, in turn, subgrants to <br />cities pre-selected by DHS. <br /> <br />CCP <br /> <br />In FY 2005, the emphasis on Citizen Corps Program elements-such as <br />developing and utilizing Citizen Corps Councils, training citizens through <br />CER T, and increasing citizen awareness-has been increased significantly at <br />the federal level across all six HSGP initiatives. To that end, the federal <br />Department of Homeland Security has repeatedly emphasized that the <br />involvement of citizens should be incorporated into all facets of homeland <br />security. <br /> <br />This Il1lIlks a significant change from prior years when all citizen. based <br />activities were expected to be funded out of a single set-aside grant - the <br />Citizen Corp Program. This year, DHS is emphasizing that citizen <br />involvement should be embedded within all grant programs and away from <br />just the one source of funds. Therefore, while Califomia did receive funds in <br />FY 05 under CCP, this year's award was a substantial reduction from prior <br />years. The award was reduced 60% from FY 04, from $2.5 million to just <br />over $1 million. At the same time, unlike in year's past, DHS and ODP have <br />removed the 80% minimum pass-through requirement that it normally places <br />on awards to the state <br /> <br />Given this substantial reduction in CCP funding, and after consulting with a <br />number of Operational Area's, the California Service Corp which oversees <br />the daily management of the Citizen Corp Program has decided against <br />awarding local OA's a formula share ofCCP funds to each of the state's 58 <br />OA's. To do otherwise and continue to fund each OA on a formula basis <br />would result in awards so small that many OA's would have difficulty <br />covering the activities with the available funds. <br /> <br />Continued on next page <br /> <br />FY05 Homeland Security Grant Program <br /> <br />Page 18 <br />