Investment Justification. As the State Administering Agency, the Ohio EMA expects our State, local and private partners to be familiar with the state preparedness architecture and to incorporate elements of this architecture into their counter-terrorism planning, operations and capability-building efforts. Successful regional collaboration allows for a multi-jurisdictional and multidisciplinary approach to building capabilities, spreading costs, and mitigating risk across geographic areas. As federal homeland security funds become more competitive, agencies should be diligently working with their neighboring and regional jurisdictions to better coordinate homeland security expenditures and planning efforts to avoid duplicative or inconsistent investments. Thus, agencies must determine what levels of preparedness they can realistically develop and sustain over the long-term without continued reliance on federal funding. To accomplish this, agencies should already be using the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA), State Preparedness Report (SPR), and Core Capabilities List to review their current readiness. The Ohio Homeland Security Strategic Plan identifies the goals and objectives needed to address and meet Ohio’s priorities. Each Project must explain how the proposed activity will support the applicant’s efforts to: • Prevent a threatened or an actual act of terrorism; • Prepare for all hazards and threats, while explaining the nexus to terrorism preparedness; • Protect citizens, residents, visitors, and assets against the greatest threats and hazards, relating to acts of terrorism; and/or • Respond quickly to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs in the aftermath of an act of terrorism or other catastrophic incident. Based upon ongoing intelligence analysis, capability review and assessment, Ohio will continue to focus available grant funding on investments to build risk-based capabilities where a nexus to terrorism exists. Ohio’s FY2018 regional LE SHSP terrorism prevention investment area is as follows:
Investment Justification. (SHSP and UASI). As part of the FY 2012 HSGP application process for SHSP and UASI funds, applicants must develop a formal IJ that addresses each Investment being proposed for funding. The IJ must demonstrate how proposed projects address gaps and deficiencies in delivering one or more core capabilities outlined in the NPG and must also describe engagement with and/or impacts on the general population, to include children and individuals with disabilities such as those with access and functional needs. The IJ must demonstrate the ability to provide enhancements consistent with the purpose of the program and guidance provided by FEMA. Instructions for SHSP Instructions for UASI Operations Order and Detailed Budget Summary (OPSG). As part of the FY 2012 OPSG application process, each eligible local unit of government at the county level or federally-recognized tribal government must develop their Operations Order in coordination with State and Federal law enforcement agencies, to include, but not limited to CBP/BP. Operations Orders that are developed at the county level should be inclusive of city, county, tribal, and other local law enforcement agencies that are eligible to participate in OPSG operational activities, and the Operations Order should address this in the Executive Summary. The details should include the names of the agencies, the points of contact, and the individual funding requests. All applications must be coordinated through the CBP sector office and that BP will forward application to the SAA for review.
Investment Justification. INA: Immigration and Nationality Act JES: Joint Explanatory Statement MOA: Memorandum of Agreement
Investment Justification. Note: In addition to these general requirements, applicants should review the relevant program-specific sections of this Guidance for additional requirements. All grant recipients are assumed to have read, understood, and accepted the Program Guidance as binding.
Investment Justification. Applicants will be required to submit Investment Justifications for funding requests that addresses the threat-oriented eligibility criteria as well as specific information on what activities will be implemented, what outcomes will be achieved, how the investment will be managed, and how the investment and related security enhancement activities are being coordinated with relevant state and local authorities. In five pages or fewer using 12 point Times New Roman font and double-spaced lines, applicants must: ▪ Describe their nonprofit organization, including: o Membership and community served o Symbolic value of the site(s) as a highly recognized national or historical institution that renders the site a possible target of terrorism o Known critical infrastructure or key resources (CI/KR) located within close proximity to nonprofit organization facilities (see xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/xxxx for additional information and guidance on CI/KR sectors) o Any role in responding to or recovering from terrorist attacks. ▪ Identify prior threats or attacks (within or outside the U.S.) by a terrorist organization, network, or cell against their nonprofit organization or a closely related organization. Explain how their nonprofit organization gained knowledge of these threats, including the source of the information, and how this understanding influenced development of this application. ▪ Describe findings from previously conducted risk assessment, including threat, vulnerability or consequence. ▪ Describe the proposed target hardening activity, including total funds requested, that addresses the identified threat, vulnerability or consequence. ▪ Describe the project management, including: o Who will manage the project o Milestones, with start and end dates o Description of any challenges to the effective implementation of this project o Coordination of the project with state and local homeland security partners o Anticipated outcomes achieved. ▪ Describe how the 75-25 soft match will be met (see Section F below). ▪ Identify whether their nonprofit organization has previously received any homeland security preparedness funding through their State and/or Urban Area, including the DHS Homeland Security Grant Program (including Urban Areas Security Initiative, UASI Nonprofit Security Grant Program, State Homeland Security Program, and/or Citizen Corps Program).
