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B. b. Consistent implementation of NIMS provides a solid foundation across jurisdictions and disciplines to ensure effective and integrated preparedness, planning, and response. NIMS empowers the components of the National Preparedness System, a requirement of Presidential Policy Directive 8, to guide activities within the public and private sector and describes the planning, organizationalactivities, equipping, training and exercising needed to build and sustain the core capabilities in support of the National Preparedness Goal. c. In order to receive FY 2018 federal preparedness funding, to include HSGP, the Subrecipient will ensure all NIMS objectives have been initiated and/or are in progress toward completion. NIMS lmplementation Objectives are located at https://wvw.fema.qov/media- librarv/assets/documetns/1 30743. HSGP SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS 1. 18HSGP stipulates the following requirements for overall grant funding which are managed at the State Administrative Agency (SAA) level; specific caps or thresholds for this Agreement may differ: a. Up to 5% percent of the HSGP award received by the Department may be used for management and administrative (M&A) purposes directly related to administration of the HSGP grant. The maximum percentage of the Grant Agreement Amount that may be used by the Subrecipient for M&A costs underthisAgreement is identified in the Budget (Attachment 2), and may be lessthan, but will not exceed, the maximum 5o/o. b. At least 25% of the combined HSGP award allocated under SHSP and UASI must be dedicated towards law enforcement terrorism prevention activities (LETPA). The LETPA percentage of the Grant Agreement Amount that must be met as a minimum requirement of this Agreement by the Subrecipient is identified in the Budget (Attachment 2) and may differ from the combined 25% requirement. lf the Subrecipient anticipates spending less than the indicated amount on LETPA activities as indicated in the Budget (Attachment 2), a budget amendment is required. c. The total of personnel expenses may not exceed 50% percent of the individual program awards received by the Department unless a Personnel Cap Waiver has been received from DHS. The maximum percentage of the Grant Agreement Amount that may be used by the Subrecipient for personnel expenses under this Agreement is identified in the Budget (Attachment 2) and may differ from the 50% limit. lf the Subrecipient anticipates spending more on personnel costs than what is in the Budget (Attachment2), a budget amendment is required. Additionalapprovalsteps may be required for each program before the personnel percentage can be increased. 2. SHSP-funded projects must address high-priority preparedness gaps across all core capabilities that support terrorism preparedness. 3. UAS|-funded projects must build and sustain the capabilities necessary for high-threat, high-density Urban Areas to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. 4. OPSG-funded projects must enhance cooperation and coordination among Customs and Border Protection, United States Border Patrol, and local, tribal, territorial, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in a joint mission to secure the United States' borders along routes of ingress from international borders to include travel corridors in states bordering Mexico and Canada, as well as states and territories with internationalwater borders. 5. The Subrecipient shall use HSGP funds only to perform tasks as described in the Work Plan (Attachment 2), as approved by the Department, and in compliance with this Agreement. 6. Subrecipients are encouraged to participate in the State's annual Training and Exercise Planning Workshop (TEPW or may conduct their own local/regional TEPW. 7. Subrecipients must request prior approval from Department Key Personnel to attend non-DHS/FEMA training courses per DHS/FEMA Grant Programs Directorate Policy FP 207-008-064-1 (https://www.fema.goy/media-librarv/assets/documents/34856). This requirement only applies to training courses and does not include attendance at conferences. Furthermore, additional federal approvals are needed for courses that relate to Countering Violent Extremism. DHS.FEMA-HSGP-SHSP-FFY1 8 Page 8 of 38 Kittitas County Sheriffs Office, E21-187