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Foreword 12014 Director's 1Vl� I am pleased to present you with the FY 2014 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) California Supplement to the Federal Program Funding Opportunity Announcement. This program will serve to expand your efforts that continue to make Californ a a national leade emergency management and homeland security, r in As a direct result of leveraging effective partnerships, developing our workforce, enhancing our technology, maintaining a culture of continuous improvement, and through collaboration with our federal partners at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency we are realizing our vision of building towards a safer more resilient California. This year, HSGP changes have been implemented to allow greater flexibility, envelop greater areas of risk, and pinpoint capability gaps, in an effort to our state from all hazards and threats. improve our ability to protect Last year, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) was renamed, underwent an organizational structure change, and merged with the Public Safety COmnAmications Office, all of which have enabled us to strengthen our capabilities and sharpen our focus to ensure that we are prepared for when disaster strikes. This year's HSGP has also gone through some changes, as it now encompasses more urban areas for its Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI), and has shifted away, from identifying program- specific priorities and instead directs grantees to prioritize grant funds to increase a jurisdiction's capabilities based on the annual Threat and Hazard Tdentificat on and Risk Assessment and capability gaps identified through the annual State Preparedness Report. These changes will help us accomplish our mission of protecting lives and property, build capabilities, and support our con mtmities for a resilient California, The capable and dedicated staff at Cal OES continues to serve as a resource for you as we, develop a united and innovative combined effort to serve the public, our communities, and the state duration of Coaf lifornia, the gran I t. encourage you to contact them for guidance and advice throughout the ", V LdP4'y F._ MARK S. GHILARDUCCI Director