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Fusion Centers DHS has identified State and major Urban Area fusion centers as a critical component of our Nation's distributed homeland security and counterterrorism architecture. They provide grassroots intelligence and analytic capabilities within the state and local jurisdiction (ham: / /vvvvw.dhs eov /state- and- inajor- urban - area - fusion- centers). To that end, DHS preparedness grants will continue to support designated State and major Urban Area fusion centers htt :11www.dhs.eovlrrsiorr- center- lacatioru- and - contact - information) and the maturation of the Information Sharing Environment (ISE). A National Network also provides a mechanism for the Federal government to receive information from State, Local, territory and Tribal partners, which helps create a more complete threat picture at the National level. Participating in the Nationwide SAR Initiative enables fusion centers to receive and analyze suspicious activity reporting from frontline public safety personnel, the private sector, and the public, and ensure the sharing of SAR with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Joint Terrorism Task Forces for further investigation. The 2010 National Security Strategy identifies fusion centers as critical in enlisting all of our intelligence, law enforcement, fire service, emergency management, and homeland security capabilities to prevent acts of terrorism on American soil. In support of this strategic vision, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence & Analysis (DHS I &A) is requiring designated State and major Urban Area fission centers to participate in an annual assessment of their achievement of Critical Operational Capabilities (COCs) and Enabling Capabilities (ECs), as detailed in the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative's (Global) Baseline Capabilities for State and Mcjor Urban Area Fusion Centers. As maturation of the National Network continues to be a high priority in FY 2014, DHS is requiring that all fission center related funding requests be consolidated into a single (1) Investment for States or Urban Areas in which designated fusion centers reside, and this Investment must address funding support for the designated fusion center. The single Investment provides state and urban areas a means to centrally manage and report on fusion center related activities. Grantees must coordinate with the fusion center when developing a fusion center Investment prior to submission, and the Investment must directly align to and reference any capability gaps identified during the center's individual 2013 Fusion Center Assessment Report. In particular, each proposed project included in the fusion center Investment must reference the corresponding COC or EC, as well as associated attribute(s), the funding investment is intended to address. Additionally, any jurisdiction or agency that leverages FISGP funds to support intelligence- or fusion process - related activities (i.e., intelligence unit, real time crime information and analysis centers, etc.) must ensure these efforts are integrated and /or coordinated with the respective designated State or major Urban Area fusion center(s). In order to effectively measure implementation of this priority, designated State and major Urban Area fusion centers leveraging SHSP and /or UASI grant funds will be evaluated based upon compliance with the guidance and requirements for the National Network of Fusion Centers as set forth by the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis through the annual Fusion Center Assessment Program. 35 Appendix B— FY20t4 HSGP Priorities