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FY07 UASI Grant Application 1. Overview: The F'Y' 2007 UASI pragram provides financial assistance to address the uniquc multidiscipline pianning, operations, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high-threat, high-density Urban Areas, and to assist them in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, proteci against, respond tc), and recover from threats or acts of terrorism. The FY 2007 UASI prograrn provides the opportunity to enhance regional preparedness efforts. Urban Areas must etnploy regional approaches to ovcrall preparedness and are encauraged to adopt regionAl response structures whenever apprapriate to meet the goals identi fied in the Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy and common, measurable abjectivcs. Security and preparedness officials at all levels should seek opporiunities to leverage funding from multipie sources whEnever possible and not restrict their activities ta Federal funding aloae. UASI funding vvil] be pruvided to idenlified Urban A.rea authorities through the SAAs, In some instances U'rban Area boundaries cross State borders. States must ensure that the identified Urbttn Arcas take an inclusive regionAl approach to the development and implementation of the FY 2007 UASI program and involve the cantiguous jurisdictions, mutiial aid partners, port authorities, rai] and transit authorities, state agencies, Citizen Corps Courtcil(s), and MMRS(s) in their program activities. Investments should focus on outcomes that increase capabilities to prevent, prolect against, respond to, or recover from Ci3RNE, agriCUlture, and cyber terrorism incidents; however, the allowable scope of UASI activitics includes catastrophic events, providcd that these activities alsp build capabilities that relate to terrprism. Those needs are broadly defined in the State and Urban Areas's comprehensive Enhancernent Plan and its supporting FY07 HSGP Investment Justification. DHS wishes to build a process that gives DHS, thE State of Qhip, and its agencies a beriehmark from which to determine: • How prepared we are now, . • How prepared we need to be, and • How we will prioritize eath year tn fulfill those capability gaps. As in previous Cscal years, the FY07 IISGP provides fund'mg for Planning, Equipment, 'Training, Excrcise, and Administratiwe costs thai wi[1 allow us to enhance our ability ta prevent, protect against, respond ici, and recover from lttreats of pr-suspectcd terrorist attacks, The FY07 HSGP integrates the fallawing fivc federai grant programs Inio one comprehensivc grant program, 'fhis includes thc following grani programs; + State Homeland Security Program (SHSI'), • - --- •--- Urban-Areas-Security Initiative (UASI); - - • Law Fnforcement Terrorism Preveatian Program (LETpP), • Metropoiitan Medical Response System (MMRS) prograrxt, and • CiEizen Corps Program (GCl'). . This guidance outlines the proGess by tvvhic:h the FY07 UASI grant will be administered and how eligihle recipicats will apply fur this funding through thc Ohia Emergency Managcment Agcncy (OEMA). "fhe QEMA serves as the State Administering Agency (5AA) and will coordinate all issues related lo thc application and subsequent use of UAS1 grant furids to inctudc atl tiscal, programmatic, and maniloring issues. Pege 1, Septembor, 2007