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FY05 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - VERSION 2.0. 12-22-2004 the FY05 UASI Program. In administering the program, the SAA must comply with the following requirements: Existina UASI Urban Areas For urban areas previously identified in the FY03 or FY04 UASI Programs, the SAA must comply with the following requirements: 1. Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy. Urban areas must utilize their existing Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy as the basis for allocating funds to the prioritized needs outlined in their goals and objectives in enhancing and refining their preparedness efforts. There must be a clear correlation between the issues identified in the Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy and FY05 UASI activities. The Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy must also be consistent with and supportive of the State Homeland Security Strategy, The state and urban area strategies are not spending plans for the UASI grant funds; rather the strategies should articulate an overall vision for preparedness in the state or urban area, and layout specific goals and objectives which, if achieved, will enable realization of that vision. Additionally, the state, core city, core county and other urban area jurisdictions should work together to leverage all available funding sources throughout the implementation of their strategy. ISIP and BSIR requirements will document this correlation. 2. Allocation of Funds. At a minimum, the core city(ies) and core county(ies), and the SAA must provide written concurrence on the allocation of funds provided through the FY05 UASI Program, Verification of this concurrence must be submitted to ODP along with the ISIP, which is due 60 days after the grant award date, 3, Redefining existing urban areas. In coordination with the Urban Area Core City(ies) pac and the Core County(ies) pac, the SAA POC may redefine the geographic boundaries of the urban area, as it will apply to the FY05 UASI Program. . In redefining the urban area geographic boundaries, the SAA pac is reauired to coordinate and receive input from the core city(ies) and core county(ies) . The definition of the urban area is still limited to jurisdictions contiguous to the core city(ies) and core county(ies), or with which the core city(ies) or core county(ies) have established formal mutual aid agreements . For the purposes of the FY05 UASI, the state may request a waiver to define urban areas using regions previously established by Executive Order, law or compact . If the urban area is expanded to include additional jurisdictions, those additional jurisdictions are eligible for, but not entitled to, receipt of funding through the program. All FY05 UASI budget allocations must still support the Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy and will still require concurrence from the core city(ies), core county(ies), and SAA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY I OFF(CE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 70