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area. For vulnerability and consequence, DHS/FEMA considers the expected impact and <br />consequences of successful border events occurring in specific areas. <br />To determine the level of risk, two primary components are considered: <br />Threat: natural or man-made occurrence, individual, entity, or action that has or indicates the <br />potential to harm life, information, operations, the environment, and/or property. OPSG uses the <br />effect of the threat to the border to evaluate consequence. <br />Vulnerability: characteristic of design, location, security posture, operation, or any combination <br />thereof, that renders an asset, system, network, or entity susceptible to disruption, destruction, or <br />exploitation. <br />Threat and vulnerability are evaluated by assigning each factor a value based on specific <br />operational data from CBP Components. Threat components present in each of the Sectors are <br />used to determine the overall threat score. <br />These components are: <br />Terrorism <br />Criminal Aliens <br />Drug Trafficking Organizations <br />Alien Smuggling Organizations <br />Review Criteria <br />FY 2015 HSGP applications will be evaluated through a review process for completeness, <br />adherence to programmatic guidelines, and anticipated effectiveness of the proposed <br />investments. Applicants will be required to align all IJs to at least one core capability identified <br />in the Goal. Descriptions of projects should be clear and concise and should include whether the <br />project supports a NIMS typed resource and whether assets are deployable/shareable. The grant <br />funded activities of every project must align to the HSGP solution areas: Planning, Organization, <br />Exercises, Training and/or Equipment (POSTE). A project may have activities in more than one <br />solution area. <br />Grant projects must be: 1) both feasible and effective at reducing the risks for which the project <br />was designed; and 2) able to be ftilly completed within the 3 -year period of performance. <br />FEMA will use the information provided in the application and after the submission of the first <br />BSIR, to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of the grant project. Information that would <br />assist in the feasibility and effectiveness determination includes the following: <br />• Scope of work (purpose and objectives of the project, identification of what is <br />being protected, identification of core capability addressed and whether the <br />core capability is identified in the SPR, where applicable, as a priority) <br />• Desired outcomes, including expected long-term impact where applicable, and <br />discussion of which core capability gap it helps to close and how <br />• Summary of status of planning and design accomplished to date (e.g. included <br />in a capital improvement plan) <br />19 <br />FY 2015 HSGP NOFO <br />