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FY05 HOMELAND SECUR(TY GRANT PROGRAM - VERSION 2.0. 12-22-2004 respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism involving CBRNE weapons. In lieu of requesting approval, states and urban areas will be required to submit information on all federal training that they are supporting with OOP funds via the Training Section of the OOP website (htto://www.oio.usdoj.qov/odo/traininq.htm).This information will consist of course title, level of the training, the training provider, the date of the course, the number of individuals to be trained, and the sponsoring jurisdiction, Several broad categories of courses will automatically be included in the list of eligible federal courses: . All NIMS training approved by the NIMS Integration Center (NIC) is eligible under HSGP . All Incident Command System (ICS) training offered through the National Fire Academy (NFA) and the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is eligible under HSGP. This guidance applies to resident training, train-the-trainer, and field delivery of courses. A list of federal courses that fall within the OOP mission scope is included in Appendix F: Federal Training Course List. These courses must build additional capabilities that 1) meet a specific need identified through the homeland security assessment process, and 2) comport with the State or Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy. Federal funds must be used to supplement-not supplant-existing funds that have been appropriated for the same purpose. Thus, if the state or urban area has already budgeted for personnel to attend courses, OOP funds may only be used to send additional individuals above and beyond those previously budgeted. Attending Non-OOP Courses Related to CBRNE Terrorism. Effective immediately, states and urban areas are no longer required to request approval for personnel to attend non-OOP courses that fall within the OOP mission scope of preparing state and local personnel to prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism involving CBRNE weapons. States and urban areas will instead be required to submit information on all non-OOP training which they are supporting with OOP funds via the Training Section of the OOP website (htto://www.oio.usdoj.qov/odo/traininq.htm).This information will consist of course title, level of the training, the training provider, the date of the course, the number of individuals to be trained, and the sponsoring jurisdiction. States or urban areas intending to use OOP funds to support attendance at non-OOP courses must ensure that these courses: . Fall within the OOP mission scope to prepare state and local personnel to prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism involving CBRNE weapons DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY I OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 33