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<br />Preparedness Grants Manual <br />file with FEMA prior to drawing down UASI funding. It also must be available to all UAWG members to <br />promote transparency in decision making related to the UASI. <br />8.10. Supplemental State Homeland Security Program and Urban Area <br />Security Initiative Guidance (Homeland Security Grant Program) <br />8.10.1. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS <br />FEMA strongly encourages states, high-risk urban areas, tribes, and territories to understand other <br />federal preparedness programs in their jurisdictions and to work with them in a collaborative manner <br />to leverage all available resources and avoid duplicative activities. For example, HHS has two robust <br />preparedness programs—CDC’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative <br />agreement and ASPR’s Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) cooperative agreement—that focus on <br />preparedness capabilities. CDC’s 15 public health preparedness capabilities and ASPR’s 4 <br />healthcare preparedness capabilities serve as operational components for many of the core <br />capabilities, and collaboration with the PHEP directors and HPP coordinators can build capacity <br />around shared interests and investments that fall in the scope of these HHS cooperative agreements <br />and the HSGP. <br />States and high-risk urban areas should coordinate among the entire scope of federal partners, <br />national initiatives, and grant programs to identify opportunities to leverage resources when <br />implementing their preparedness programs. These may include but are not limited to: Medical <br />Reserve Corps; Emergency Medical Services for Children grants; ASPR HPP; CDC PHEP; CDC Cities <br />Readiness Initiative; Strategic National Stockpile Programs; EMS; DOJ grants; the Department of <br />Defense 1033 Program (also known as the LESO Program); and CISA’s Infrastructure Security <br />Division. However, coordination is not limited to grant funding. It also includes leveraging <br />assessments such as Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Baseline Assessment for <br />Security Enhancement (BASE), reporting from the Intelligence Community, risk information such as <br />USCG’s Maritime Security Risk Analysis Model (MSRAM), and USBP Sector Analysis. <br />Each SHSP- and UASI-funded investment that addresses biological risk, patient care, or health <br />systems preparedness should be implemented in a coordinated manner with other federal programs <br />that support biological and public health incident preparedness such as those administered by HHS <br />ASPR, CDC, and DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). <br />8.10.2. COLLABORATION WITH HEALTH CARE COALITIONS <br />Health Care Coalitions (HCC) are regional entities comprised of health care, public health, emergency <br />management, and emergency medical services organizations that plan and respond together, <br />leverage resources, and address challenges in health care delivery brought on by public health and <br />medical incidents. Given that many of the risks being mitigated include the potential for a range of <br />mass casualties, including those across the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive <br />(CBRNE) spectrum, planning efforts should include the participation of HCCs and should take into <br />account the elements and capabilities articulated in the 2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and <br />Response Capabilities, and other forthcoming versions. <br />70