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improvement identified in the most recent National Preparedness Report when developing exercise priorities. The Training and Exercise Program (TEP) should consider the risks and capability requirements described in the THIRA along with the guidance provided by elected and appointed officials to identify and set training and exercise program priorities and develop a multi -year schedule of exercise events and supporting training activities to meet those priorities. A TEP that is developed from a Training and Exercise Planning Workshop (TEPW) provides a roadmap to accomplish the multi -year priorities identified by elected and appointed officials and whole community stakeholders. These priorities help curriculum and exercise planners design and develop a progressive program of training and exercises that build, sustain, and increase the ability to deliver core capabilities. Information related to TEPs and TEPWs can be found on the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) website at bLtps://www.fema.gov/exercise. In addition to training activities aligned to and addressed in the TEP, all EMPG Program funded personnel shall complete the following training requirements and record proof of completion: NIMS Training, Independent Study (IS) 100, IS 200, IS 700, and IS 800, and other hndependent 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: / /traininy.fema.gov /is. All recipients will develop and maintain a progressive exercise program, consistent to the degree practical, with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) in support of the National Exercise Program (NEP). The NEP is critical to our Nation's ability to test and validate core capabilities. To this end, grantees are highly encouraged to nominate exercises into the NEP. For additional information on the NEP, please refer to htW:Ilwww. ema. ov /national - exercise progr(tm. Recipients shall conduct no less than four quarterly exercises (i.e., one EMPG funded exercise and/or an exercise that includes EMPG funded personnel per quarter) of any type (i.e., discussion -based or operations- based) and one full -scale exercise within a 12 -month period. The five exercises shall be linked to common program priorities and reflect a series of increasingly complex exercises with each building upon the previous one while incorporating prior lessons learned. 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: • Recipients are required to develop a multi -year TEP that identifies a combination of exercises and associated training requirements that address priorities identified in the 28 FY 2015 EMPG Program 55B -36