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Additional Funding Considerations Below are additional areas to consider where funding can be applied to strengthen preparedness efforts. Enhancing Cybersecurity Capabilities Applicants are encouraged to propose projects to aid in implementation of all or part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework when requesting funds for cybersecurity. The CSF is available at hge.11www.nisi .g�2vlcEberfrainetirorklti,21oadl(,vber-securitv-frctn?ework-021214-fi'nczL.pdf. The Framework gathers existing global standards and practices to help organizations understand, communicate, and manage their cyber risks. For organizations that don't know where to start, the Framework provides a road map. For organizations with more advanced cybersecurity, the Framework offers a way to better communicate with their leadership and with suppliers about management of cyber risks. The Department of Homeland Security's Critical Infrastructure Cyber Community C' Voluntary Program also provides resources to critical infrastructure owners and operators to assist in adoption of the Framework and managing cyber risks. For more information visit h qp: / /www, us- cert. gov /ccubedvp. Mass Casualty Incident Preparedness and Citizen Preparedness Although the Citizen Corps Program (CCP) and Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) are no longer funded as discrete grant programs within HSGP, States may include I7s funding and supporting CCP and MMRS activities /programs. Activities funded under these projects must meet the allowability requirements of the SHSP and UASI programs. The following coordination requirements will remain in place for proposed activities that support mass casualty incident preparedness, as well as citizen preparedness. Mass casualty preparedness must be conducted in collaboration with State /city /local health departments that administer Federal finds from HHS to enhance the integration of local emergency management, public health, and health care systems into a coordinated, sustained local capability to respond effectively to a mass casualty incident or a response to catastrophic events and acts of terrorism. Grantees must also demonstrate how their Investments will increase the effectiveness of emergency preparedness planning and response for the whole community by integrating and coordinating activities for vulnerable populations including children, the elderly, pregnant women, and individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs. Further, grantees are strongly encouraged to collaborate with local, regional, and State public health and health care partners, including Medical Reserve Corps Units and Citizen Corps Councils or their equivalent, as well as leverage other Federal programs, such as the HHS ASPR Hospital Preparedness Program and Emergency Systems for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR -VHP), CDC Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI), PHEP, and Strategic National Stockpile Programs. To demonstrate whole community engagement, Citizen Corps Councils and Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) programs must register new programs or update information on the website in order to be considered by a state or local jurisdiction for inclusion in their IJs when applying for HSGP funds. Program updates can be made at 47 Appendix B— FY2014 HSGP Priorities