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Attachment A <br />FY05 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM <br />2i H <br />III. PROGRAM GUIDANCE <br />In March 2004, Secretary Ridge formed the Task Force on State and Local Homeland <br />Security Funding, which was comprised of Governors, Mayors, county officials, tribal <br />leaders, and other elected and appointed officials from throughout the nation, to <br />examine the distribution of homeland security funds and to develop specific <br />independent, objective recommendations to expedite the process. The Funding Task <br />Force utilized the first -hand experience of these leaders and reinforced the shared <br />federal, state, and local commitment to continually improve the homeland security <br />funding processes. The Funding Task Force focused on three core areas: examining <br />the funding process to understand why there have been delays; examining and <br />cataloging best practices; and providing specific recommendations to eliminate choke <br />points that impede the timely distribution of funds. The Funding Task Force made <br />several recommendations in its June 2004 report submitted through the Homeland <br />Rornrih, AA,,;o ,, (`n......H TL... G....J:..,. r__i. r____ <br />