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SECTION 1- OVERVIEW Federal Program The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the Fiscal Year Guidance 2010 (FYI 0) Homeland Security Grant Program, Program Guidance and Application Kit in December, 2009 and may be obtained at: http://www.fema gov/pdf/government/grant/2010/fy10 hsgp kit Ddf Information DHS also issues Information Bulletins that provide updates, clarification, and Bulletins requirements throughout the life of the grant. Information Bulletins may be obtained at: http://www.oiD.usdoi.?,)ov/od /docs/butletinshtm Purpose of the The California Supplement to the Federal Program Guidance is intended to California complement, rather than replace, the Guidance published by DHS. The Supplement Supplement will emphasize the differences between the FY09 and FYI 0 Homeland Security Grant Programs (HSGP), and will include additional California policies and requirements applicable to the FY10 HSGP. Grant Management Cal EMA also issues Grant Management Memos (GMMs) that provide Memos additional information. GMMs can be located at: http://homeland.ca.gov/grants management memo html Eligible Eligible subgrant recipients, referred to as Subgrantees, differ for each Subgrantees program. Generally, eligible Subgrantees include: • Operational Areas (OA) o Includes the Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) o Native American Tribes - represented by a single coordinating group • Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Jurisdictions • State Agencies, Departments, Commissions, Boards, etc. (SA) who have, or can obtain, appropriate state Department of Finance budget authority for awarded funds o Includes the Citizen Corps Program (CCP) Note: All Subgrantees must comply with requirements contained in the federal and state guidance documents, and in the Grant Assurances form. Native American Federal FYI 0 grant guidance strongly encourages Cal EMA to provide Allocation access to HSGP funds directly to Native American Tribes in California. In order for Cal EMA 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 October 1, 2010 to submit to Cal EMA 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.' U.S. Department of Homelan d Security, Fiscal Year 2010 Homeland Security Grant Program Guidance and Application Kit. Page 10. FYI 0 California Emergency Management Agency Page 5 55E-17