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Incident Annex. Exercises must be pr~ogr~essive in natuze and conducted via the building block approach. With FY2010 SHSP funding, Ohio EMA will continue to implement a competitive, Regional Homeland Security Grant Exercise Program {HSGEP) separate from the local allocations listed in section four of~this package. Counties will receive information on the FY2010 Regional HSGEP and pazticipation separate from this application.. If~appIicants are interested in conducting a local exercise utilizing their local FY2010 SHSP funding, which is separate from the Regional HSGEP, the Exercise Pre-Approval Form, enclosed in this application package should be completed. This fbzm should only be used if~the jurisdiction does NOT intend to apply for the competitive, Regional HSGEP_ To be eligible, all exercise activities must be compliant with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Exercise contractor support will not be available for exercises budgeted for• with local funds. However, exercises conducted under the Regional HSGEP will have exercise contractor support available..Tutisdictions developing exercises without exercise contraactot support must have at Least two (2) members on their .jurisdiction's exercise planning team that have completed the FEMA Exercise Design and Evaluation Course and the HSEEP Training Course., All consultants/contractors, including thew support.staff(e.g., exercise planners, controllers, facilitators) that are utilized to develop, conduct, or evaluate exercises must have completed the FEMA Exercise Design and Evaluation Course and the HSEEP Iraining Course, as well as have a strong working knowledge of'the National Exercise Schedule (NEXS) and Corrective Action Program (CAP) systems.. A scope of~wotk and contract detailing the job duties and deliverables for• all consultantslcontr•actots must be provided and approved by the Ohio EMA Exercise Program Manager prior to fnalizing any consultant/contractor agreements or contracts. Failure to abide with this process may result in the denial of exercise funds. To budget local SHSP funds for• exercise activities, the applicant must agree to adhere to the following guidelines during the grant period: All exercise activities funded under the auspices of this sub-grant must comply with the US Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) and the State of'Ohio's Ietr•otism/Multi-Hazard Exercise and Evaluation Manual (EEM}:. HSEEP materials are available via the Internet at https://hseep.dhs.gov. Pr'ogr'ammatic information requests should be directed to the Ohio EMA Exercise Pr•ogt am Manager at (614) 799-3 660. Requests for' the State of Ohio's Terz•oristn/Multi-Hazard EE~M should be made to this number as well. Questions should be directed to the Ohio EMA Exercise Staff:. 2. For• exercises that are being combined for joint exercise czedit, the exer•cises~must include a specific CBRNE hazard and not cross the boundaries between different hazards (i..e: biological and chemical). They must also be of'similar type (i.e. the combining of a tabletop and a functional exercise is not permitted) . 3 Per the FY 2009 Investment ,Justification that was submitted to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the primary scope of'the Regional HSGEP will be functional Page 12