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• Participate as a member of the Integrated Planning Team to facilitate the application process during the open period and ensure the application is submitted in compliance with the grant instructions; • Upon receiving a grant award, coordinate and meet as a member of the Integrated Planning team to develop an individualized campaign plan that covers the length of the grant performance period; • Work within the Integrated Planning team to develop an initial Operational Cycle and determine the duration of the first operational period based on the tactical needs specific to the area; • Submit all operations orders to the SAA for review, and submit the first periodic operations order to the Border Patrol and ensure the operation meets the six criteria established in Section II; • Conduct operations, on an as- needed basis throughout the length of the grant performance period; • Ensure reports are submitted to the to the Border Patrol, and the SAA when applicable, in the proper format and within established timeframes; • Ensure applicable Operation Stonegarden derived data is shared with the designated fusion center in the State and /or urban area. • Request instruction and information from the SAA, when applicable, and /or Border Patrol and other Federal law enforcement agencies regarding techniques, methods, and trends used by trausnational criminal organizations in the area; and • Provide the SAA and Border Patrol a single point of contact that maintains subject matter expertise in OPSG who can coordinate, collect, and report operational activities within the established reporting procedures. The SAA will: • Actively engage in the IPT meetings; • Work in direct coordination and communication with the local or Tribal agency lead on all grant management matters; • Review all operations orders created by the local or Tribal agency; • Acts as the fiduciary agent for the program and provide expertise in State policy and regulations; • Enter into a sub -grant agreement with the award recipients to disburse the allocated funding awarded through FEMA/GPD; • Generate quarterly reports to FEMA and the U.S. Treasury capturing the award recipients' obligation and expenditure of funds; • Determine if the grant's performance period requires additional refinement over the federally established 24 month period; and • Conduct audits of the program to ensure that the award recipients are in compliance with program guidance. 81 Appendix E — FY 2014 HSGP, OPSG Operational Guidance