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FY05 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - VERSION 2.0. 12-22.2004 implementation of these strategies. This includes, but is not limited to: . Other federal preparedness programs, including those offered by HHS through CDC, HRSA, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); the U,S. Department of Justice (DOJ); the U.S, Department of Transportation (DOT); FEMA; DHS Science and Technology (S&T); DHS Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (IAIP); and other relevant organizations . Other state homeland security and preparedness programs and resources . Local and tribal homeland security and preparedness programs and resources . Private sector homeland security preparedness programs and resources. Senior Advisory Committee and ProQram Coordination Requirements ODP expects grantees and subgrantees to take a holistic approach to implementing their strategic homeland security goals and objectives by considering all available support and assistance programs, regardless of the source. In FY05, if states have not already done so, they shall establish a senior advisory committee or similar entity of senior officials overseeing assistance programs from ODP, CDC, HRSA, and other federal agencies providing homeland security assistance, The purpose of this senior advisory committee is to enhance the integration of disciplines involved in homeland security, including public health and medical initiatives. ODP recognizes that many states may have already created this type of coordination body. The purpose of this coordination requirement is not to duplicate efforts already underway in states. Rather, the purpose is to ensure that states and territories are facilitating coordination among the key agencies and disciplines receiving homeland security assistance and responsible for implementing homeland security initiatives. Examples of cooperative efforts include leveraging ODP preparedness efforts and CDC's Cities Readiness Initiative or coordinating MMRS pharmaceutical cache efforts with CDC's Strategic National Stockpile. The senior advisory committee or similar entity must be established within 60 days of the HSGP award date and must meet at least quarterly. States will be required to report through established biannual reporting mechanisms whether they have established the senior advisory committee. The membership of the senior advisory committee must, at a minimum, include state officials directly responsible for the administration of ODP grants and CDC and HRSA cooperative agreements, In addition, program representatives from the following entities must be included on the senior advisory committee: the SAA, the state homeland security advisor if this role is not also the SAA, the state emergency management director, the state public health officer, HRSA Program Director/Primary Investigator (listed in Section 10 of HRSA Notice of Grant Award (NGA)), the HRSA Bioterrorism Hospital Coordinator, the CDC Program Director/Primary Investigator, and the state Citizen Corps POCo States are encouraged to broaden membership of the senior advisory committee, and/or its sub-committees, to include membership from additional disciplines and associations, including law enforcement, fire, public health, behavioral health, public works, agriculture, information technology, and other pertinent disciplines from the prevention and response DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY I OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 23