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SECTION 1- OVERVIEW Federal The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the FY09 Program Homeland Security Grant Program, Program Guidance and Application Guidance Kit on November 5, 2008. The Guidance and Application Kit may be obtained at: http: / /www.ohs.ca.gov /pdf /fy09 fed guidance .pd Information DHS also issues Information Bulletins that provide updates, clarification, Bulletins and requirements throughout the life of the grant. Information Bulletins may be obtained at: http://www.oir).usdoi.gov/odl2/docs/builetins.hti-n Purpose of the The California Supplement to the Federal Program Guidance is intended California to complement, rather than replace, the Guidance published by DHS. The Supplement Supplement will emphasize the differences between the FY08 and FY09 Homeland Security Grant Programs (HSGP), and will include additional California policies and requirements applicable to the FY09 HSGP. Grant CalEMA also issues Grant Management Mernos (GMM) that provide Management additional information. GMMs can be located at: Memos http: / /home land. ca. ov />r� a� management memo.html Eligible Eligible subgrant recipients, referred to as Subgrantees, differ for each Subgrantees program. Generally, eligible subgrant recipients include: • Operational Areas (OA) • Includes the Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) • Native American Tribes — represented by a single coordinating group • Urban Area Security Initiative Jurisdictions (UASI) • State Agencies (SA) o Includes the Citizen Corps Program (CCP) Native American Federal FY09 grant guidance requires CalEMA to provide access to the Allocation SHSGP funds directly to Native American Tribes in California. In order for CalEMA to implement this requirement, a single coordinating group representing the California tribes will be eligible to receive a share of this funding on a base plus population basis. In order to submit an application for funding, California's 108 tribes shall develop a single coordinating group that represents all or substantially all of the tribes. The single coordinating group shall have until November 7, 2009 to submit to CalEMA its membership, organizational structure and plan for developing coordinated funding priorities among all or substantially all of the California Tribes. All subgrantees are encouraged to coordinate with Tribal Governments to ensure that Tribal needs are considered in the subgrantees applications. FY09 California Emergency Management Agency Page 5