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<br />Attachment A <br /> <br />FYOS HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM <br /> <br />business practices. XML allows systems already in use and those being developed to <br />communicate with each other and paves the way for future expanded collaboration <br />between agencies. Further information about the required use of XML and Global <br />Justice Data Model specifications and guidelines is available at <br />http://www.it.oip .qov/qixdm. <br /> <br />Geospatial Guidance. Geospatial technologies capture, store, analyze, transmit, <br />and/or display location-based information (Le., information that can be linked to a <br />latitude and longitude). In geospatial systems, this location information is often paired <br />with detailed information about the location such as the following: purpose/use, status, <br />capacity, engineering schematics, operational characteristics, environmental and <br />situational awareness. <br /> <br />State and local emergency organizations will increasingly incorporate geospatial <br />technologies and data to prepare, prevent, respond and recover from terrorist activity. <br />In the preparedness phase, emergency planners and responders need current, <br />accurate, and easily accessible information to ensure the readiness of teams to <br />respond. It is also an important component in strategy development, the mapping and <br />analysis of critical infrastructure vulnerabilities, and public health surveillance <br />capabilities. Geospatial information can provide a means to prevent terrorist activity by <br />detecting and analyzing patterns of threats and possible attacks, and sharing that <br />intelligence. During response and recovery, geospatial information is used to provide a <br />dynamic common operating picture, coordinate and track emergency assets, enhance <br />911 capabilities, understand event impacts, accurately estimate damage, locate safety <br />zones for quarantine or detention, and facilitate recovery. <br /> <br />Please see Appendix I: Geospatial Guidance for additional information. Authorized <br />equipment expenditures (hardware, software, and data) for geospatial homeland <br />security purposes are primarily described in Information Technology section of the <br />Authorized Equipment List. <br /> <br />D. Unallowable Costs Guidance <br /> <br />Several costs are strictly prohibited under FY05 HSGP. Grantees should contact their <br />ODP Preparedness Officer for guidance and clarification. <br /> <br />Construction and Renovation <br />Construction and renovation is generally prohibited, except as noted above under <br />Construction and Renovation Guidance on page 38. Such construction and renovation <br />shall be strictly limited and allowable when it is a necessary component of a security <br />system at critical infrastructure facilities. <br /> <br />Hirina of Public Safetv Personnel <br />Except for EMPG, HSGP is not intended as a hiring program and funds may not be <br />used to support the hiring of sworn public safety officers or to supplant traditional public <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY I OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS <br />41 <br /> <br /> <br />