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State Agencies Which State organizations may apply? <br />Any state agency, department, commission, board, etc., may apply for <br />FY09 HSGP funding, as long as the organization: <br />• Has, or can obtain, appropriate state Department of Finance budget <br />authority for awarded funds; and, <br />• Will comply with all grant requirements contained in the federal <br />and state grant guidance documents, and in the Grant Assurances <br />form. <br />Who may sign the Application for a State Agency? <br />The application cover sheet must be signed, in blue ink, by the highest- <br />level person at the state organization, or their designee. If a designee is <br />signing, the highest-level person at the state organization must execute and <br />submit a Signature Authority form with the Application Package. <br />Note: The requirement for the creation of an Approval Authority body or <br />a Governing Body Resolution does not apply to state organizations. <br />What are the State Priorities for FY09 HSGP? <br />While the State Homeland Security Strategy broadly describes goals, <br />objectives and implementation steps, the State's priorities for FY09 HSGP <br />are: <br />(1) Interoperable Communications <br />(2) Catastrophic Planning <br />(3) Medical Surge <br />(4) Citizen Preparedness and Participation <br />(5) Mass Prophylaxis <br />(6) Critical Infrastructure Protection <br />(7) Training for First Responders <br />(8) Food and Agricultural Safety <br />Project Narrative - In addition to the project description in the Financial <br />Management Forms Workbook, a detailed project narrative (included in <br />the Appendix) is required. <br />FY09 California Emergency Management Agency Page 14