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<br />FY05 HOMElAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - VERSION 2.0. 12-22-2004 <br /> <br />C. Authorized Program Expenditures <br /> <br />This section provides guidance on the types of expenditures that are allowable under <br />the SHSP. Please refer to the checklist in Appendix A: Authorized Program <br />Expenditures for additional information on authorized and unauthorized SHSP <br />expenditures. <br /> <br />PlanninQ <br />SHSP funds may be used for a range of homeland security planning activities, including <br />the following: <br /> <br />Developing and implementing homeland security support programs and adopting <br />DHS national initiatives including but not limited to the following: <br />. Costs associated with implementing and adopting HSPD-8 initiatives <br />. Costs associated with implementing and adopting NIMS <br />. Costs associated with modifying existing incident management and EOPs to <br />ensure proper alignment with the NRP coordinating structures, processes, and <br />protocols <br />. Establishing or enhancing mutual aid agreements <br />. Developing communications and interoperability protocols and solutions <br />. Conducting local, regional, and tribal program implementation meetings <br />. Developing or updating resource inventory assets in accordance to typed <br />resource definitions issued by the NIC <br />. Designing state and local geospatial data systems <br />. Developing related critical infrastructure terrorism prevention activities including: <br />o Planning to enhance security during heightened alerts, during terrorist <br />incidents, and/or during mitigation and recovery <br />o Public information/education: printed and electronic materials, public <br />service announcements, seminars/town hall meetings, web postings <br />coordinated through local Citizen Corps Councils <br />o Citizen Corps activities in communities surrounding critical infrastructure <br />sites, including Neighborhood Watch, VIPS, and other opportunities for <br />citizen participation <br />o Evaluating CIP security equipment and/or personnel requirements to <br />protect and secure sites <br />o CIP cost assessments, including resources (financial, personnel, etc.) <br />required for security enhancements/deployments. <br /> <br />Developing and enhancing plans and protocols, including but not limited to: <br />. Developing or enhancing EOPs and operating procedures <br />. Developing terrorism prevention/deterrence plans <br />. Developing plans, procedures, and requirements for the management of <br />infrastructure and resources related to HSGP and implementation of State or <br />Urban Area Homeland Security Strategies <br />. Developing or enhancing border security plans <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF HOMElAND SECUR(TY I OFF(CE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS <br /> <br />64 <br /> <br />