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Governance. The jurisdictions identified in Part l/ of this Guidance package represent the candidate Urban Areas eligible to apply for funding. The UAWG will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of all program initiatives. States and Urban Areas must consider including counties within which the cities reside, contiguous jurisdictions, MSAs, operational areas, and mutual aid partners, as appropriate, in the governance process. In keeping with sound project management practices, the UAWG must ensure that its approach to critical issues such as membership, governance structure, voting rights, grant management and administration responsibilities, and funding allocation methodologies are formalized in a working group charter or other form of standard operating procedure related to the UASI governance. The charter must also outline how decisions made in UAWG meetings will be documented and shared with UAWG members. The UAWG charter must be on file with FEMA prior to drawing down FY 2011 UASI funding and must be available to all UAWG members to promote transparency in decision - making related to the UASI program. Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy. Urban Areas must utilize their Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy as the basis for requesting funds to support Investments identified in their UASI IJ. There must be a clear correlation between the goals, objectives, and priorities identified in the Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy and proposed FY 2011 UASI program activities. In addition, the Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy must also be consistent with and supportive of the State Homeland Security Strategy. All Urban Areas receiving funding in FY 2011 must have an approved Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy. UASI Allocation of Funds The use and allocation of all grant funds available through the FY 2011 UASI program must focus on the Investments identified in the Urban Area's IJ and the implementation of the FEMA- approved Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy. The use of funds must also be consistent with the State Homeland Security Strategy, National Preparedness Guidelines, Target Capabilities List (TCL) ,7 and overall UASI program guidelines. Funds used to support whole community and individual preparedness related efforts, such as engaging non- governmental organizations and vulnerable populations and demonstrating the integration of children and individuals with disabilities or access and functional needs in all phases of emergency management, participation of disaster volunteers in training, exercises and response and recovery operations, and educating the public should be coordinated with Citizen Corps Councils. The UAWG, in coordination with the SAA POC, must develop a methodology for allocating funding available through the UASI program. The UAWG must reach consensus on all UASI funding allocations. If consensus cannot be reached within the ' The TCL describes the capabilities related to the four homeland security mission areas: Prevent, Protect, Respond, and Recover. It defines and provides the basis for assessing preparedness. The TCL can be found at https://www.rkb.us/hspd8.cfm. IV