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other Independent Study courses identified in FEMA Professional Development Series. Previous versions of the IS courses meet the NIMS training requirement. A complete list of Independent Study Program Courses maybe found at http:11tr ininir.fem gol,/is. All grantees will develop and maintain a progressive exercise program consistent with Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program ( HSEEP) (https:www.11is.dhs.gov / hseep). Grantees shall conduct no less than four quarterly exercise (i.e., one exercise per quarter) of any type (i.e., discussion -based or operations - based) and one full -scale exercise within a 12 -month period. All EMPG funded personnel shall participate in no fewer than three exercises in a 12 -month period A progressive, multi -year exercise program enables organizations to participate in a series of increasingly complex exercises, with each successive exercise building upon the previous one while also taking into account prior lessons learned, Regardless of the exercise type, each exercise within the progressive series is linked to a set of common program priorities and designed to test associated capabilities. Reporting: • Following the TEPW, all grantees and subgrantees are required to develop a rmulti- year TEP that identifies combination of exercises, along with associated training requirements, that address the priorities identified in the TEPW. The TEP shall be submitted to hsee d dh „s Qti no later 90 days alter the TEPW, States are encouraged to post their schedules to the National Exercise Scheduling System (NEXS) at At,, Ilhyeepdhs. vlDHSSSO / ?ReturnUri= %2fhseep ervr%2fToolkitHome..aspx • Submission of a roster of EMPG Program funded personnel, at both the state and local level, along with the training completed to be included in the Quarterly Performance Progress Report. • In order to report on the required exercises, grantees can either submit one After Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP) for the culminating full -scale exercise that captures the lessons learned and corrective actions from all 5 exercises conducted within a 12 -month period; or individual AAR/1Ps for each of the 5 exercises to hseep@lema.dhs.gov, no later than 90 days after completion of the exercise. In accordance with HSEEP guidance grantees are reminded of the importance of implementing corrective actions iteratively throughout the progressive exercise cycle. Grantees are encouraged to use the HSEEP AAR/IP template located at lattps: / /www.Ilis.dhs /hseep and utilize the Corrective Action Program (CAP) System at https : //hsQep.dhs,gov /caps /, as a means to track the implementation of corrective actions listed in the AAR /IP. If a State /territory /local jurisdiction has experienced a major disaster, and would like to request exemptions for a scheduled exercise, the grantee should send this request to its assigned FEMA, Regional Program Manager through the quarterly EMPG Program report. Exemptions will be reviewed on a case -by -case basis by the Regional Grant Manager. Reviewing and Updating On a recurring basis, capabilities, resources, and plans should be reviewed to determine if they remain relevant or need to be updated as it relates to the EMPG Program. This review should be 26 Appendix A- FY 2014 EMPG Program Priorities 55A -35