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The Homeland Security Strategy update process does not require States and Urban Areas to write a new strategy, but encourages them to tailor and update existing goal statements and supporting objectives. At a minimum, States and Urban Areas should ensure that their updated strategies continue to address all homeland security mission - -- - -areas (prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mi ig to all - hazards) and reflect how their goals and objectives align to the National Priorities. If desired, States and Urban Areas may also conduct a more extensive update or rewrite of their strategies. When revisiting and updating the strategies, goals, and objectives, States and Urban Areas are strongly encouraged to consider collaboration across disciplines, jurisdictions, and agencies within the framework of the mission areas and based on a capability -based planning approach. Collaboration with Tribes DHS strongly encourages States, Urban Areas, and regions to work with Tribal nations in overall initiatives such as whole community emergency preparedness and management planning as well as other partnership areas. Consolidation of Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention - oriented Activities Per the 9/11 Act, States are required to ensure that at least 25 percent (25 %) of SHSP appropriated funds and 25 percent (25 %) of UASI appropriated funds are dedicated towards law enforcement terrorism prevention- oriented planning, organization, training, exercise, and equipment activities ( LETPA). This requirement does not include award funds from OPSG, MMRS, and CCP. Due to the consolidation of grant programs under the SHSP appropriation for FY 2011, the minimum allocation for LETPA will exceed 25 percent (25 %). Please refer to the tables on pages 26 - 28 for LETPA minimum allocations for SHSP and UASI by jurisdiction. Funds leveraged toward LETPA must prioritize activities associated with Priorities Two and Three, in particular those activities that focus on: Building Prevention and Protection Capabilities Maturation and Enhancement of State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers, Program- specific Priorities State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) The SHSP is a core assistance program that provides funds to build capabilities at the State, local, Tribal, and territorial levels, to enhance our national resilience to absorb disruptions and rapidly recover from incidents both natural and manmade as well as to implement the goals and objectives included in State homeland security strategies anc initiatives in their State Preparedness Report (SPR). Activities implemented under SHSP must support terrorism preparedness by building or enhancing capabilities that relate to the prevention of, protection from, response to, and recovery from terrorism in order to be considered eligible. - However, many capabilities which support terrorism preparedness simultaneously support preparedness for other 12