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PART I. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION The Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP) is a grant program created by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9111 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110 -53), (hereafter referred to as the 9/11 Act). IECGP is administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate (GPD), in partnership with the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC). In Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, $48,000,000 was appropriated for IECGP grants to States and territories by the Department of Homeland Security Act, 2010 (Public Law 111 -83). This package provides the formal grant guidance and application materials needed to apply for funding under IECGP, including IECGP funding allocations, eligibility criteria, and detailed application requirements. The eligible applicants for this grant program are the SAAs of the 56 States and territories. In FY 2010, IECGP provides governance, planning, training and exercise funding to States, territories, and local and tribal governments to carry out initiatives to improve interoperable emergency communications, including communications in collective response to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man -made disasters. All activities proposed under IECGP must be integral to interoperable emergency communications and must be aligned with the goals, objectives, and /or initiatives identified in the grantee's approved Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan (SCIP). If an SAA and Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIG) /SCIP point of contact (POC) certify that it's State or territory has fulfilled such governance, planning, training and exercise objectives, the Program provides the flexibility to purchase interoperable communications equipment with any remaining IECGP funds. IECGP will also advance DHS near -term priorities that are deemed critical to the national vision of improving interoperable emergency communications stated in the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP), which was delivered to Congress in July 20081. The NECP has established three strategic goals for the Nation: • Goal 1— By 2010, 90 percent of all high -risk urban areas designated within the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) are able to demonstrate response -level emergency communications within 1 hour for routine events involving multiple jurisdictions and agencies. • Goal 2— By 2011, 75 percent of non -UASI jurisdictions are able to demonstrate response -level emergency communications within 1 hour for routine events involving multiple jurisdictions and agencies. ' The NECP is available at: hitp :Givww.dhs.eov /xlibrary /assets, /national emergency communications plan .p i/a A;61