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<br />Preparedness Grants Manual <br />8.7.Continuity Capability (Homeland Security Grant Program, Tribal <br />Homeland Security Grant Program) <br />Continuity should be integrated into each core capability and the coordinating structures that provide <br />them. Continuity capabilities increase resilience and the probability that organizations can perform <br />essential functions in the delivery of core capabilities that support the mission areas. FEMA is <br />responsible for coordinating the implementation and development, execution, and assessment of <br />continuity capabilities among executive departments and agencies. To support this role, FEMA <br />develops and promulgates directives, policy, and guidance for federal and SLTT governments, non- <br />governmental organizations, and private sector critical infrastructure owners and operators. Federal <br />Continuity Directives (FCD) establish continuity program and planning requirements for executive <br />departments and agencies, while FEMA's Continuity Guidance Circular (CGC) tailors’ continuity <br />guidance to SLTT and other non-Federal audiences. This direction and guidance assist in developing <br />capabilities for continuing the essential functions of federal and SLTT governmental entities, as well <br />as public/private critical infrastructure owners, operators, and regulators enabling them. <br />The FCDs, CGC, and the Continuity Resource Toolkit provide guidance and resources for <br />organizations. For additional information on continuity programs, guidance, and directives, see the <br />Continuity Resources and Technical Assistance page on FEMA.gov. <br />8.8.Senior Advisory Committee (Homeland Security Grant Program) <br />To support the Whole Community Approach (see Section 1.6 “Strengthening Governance Integration” <br />and Section 6.13 “Whole Community Preparedness”), the SAA must establish or reestablish a unified <br />Senior Advisory Committee (SAC). The SAC builds upon previously established advisory bodies under <br />SHSP, UASI, TSGP, and PSGP. Examples of advisory bodies that should be included on a SAC include <br />Urban Area Working Groups (UAWGs), SIGB, AMSCs, Regional Transportation Security Working <br />Groups (RTSWG), Citizen Corps Whole Community Councils, Disability Inclusion Working Groups, and <br />Children’s Working Groups. The membership of the SAC must reflect a state’s unique risk profile and <br />the interests of the five mission areas as outlined in the Goal. Further, the SAC must include <br />representatives that were involved in the production of the state’s THIRA and SPR. <br />8.8.1. SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPOSITION AND SCOPE <br />SAC membership shall include at least one representative from relevant stakeholders including: <br />.Individuals from the counties, cities, towns, and Indian tribes within the state or high-risk urban <br />area including, as appropriate, representatives of rural, high-population, and high-threat <br />jurisdictions of UASI-funded high-risk urban areas; <br />. <br />. <br />Representatives that were involved in the production of the state’s THIRA and SPR; <br />State and urban area Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers <br />(CISOs); <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />SWIC and SIGB members; <br />Citizen Corps Whole Community Councils; <br />Local and tribal government officials; <br />65