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B. Special Conditions SHSP Activities implemented under SHSP must support terrorism preparedness by building or enhancing capabilities that • relate to the prevention of, protection from, or response to, and recovery from terrorism in order to be considered eligible. However, many capabilities which support terrorism preparedness simultaneously support preparedness for other hazards. Grantees must demonstrate this dual-use quality for any activities implemented under this program that are not explicitly focused on terrorism preparedness. The recipient may only fund projects that were included in the FY 2009 State Investment Justifications which were submitted and approved by DHS/FEMA Use of SHSP funds must be consistent with and supportive of implementation of the State Homeland Security Strategy and State Preparedness Report. Linkages between specific projects undertaken with SHSP funds and strategic goals and objectives will be highlighted through regular mechanisms, including the Biannual Strategy Implementation Report (BSIR) As defined in the FY 2009 grant guidance, the FY 2009 SHSP will focus on two objectives as the highest priorities. These two objectives are: 1. National Priority: Strengthen Information Sharing and Collaboration Capabilities - Maximizing Information Sharing via the National Network of Fusion Centers; 2. National Priority: Strengthen Medical Surge and Mass Prophylaxis - Developing and Enhancing Health and Medical Readiness and Preparedness Capabilities. These two priorities are in addition to the priorities for all programs under the Homeland Security Grant Program and, if applicable, the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities Priorities. A personnel cap of up to 50% of total program funds may be used for personnel and personnel-related activities as directed by the Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement (PRICE) of Homeland Security Act (Public Law 110-412). In general, the use of Homeland Security Grant Program grant funding to pay for staff and/or contractor regular time or overtime/backfill is considered a personnel cost. Since a separate LETPP grant program for Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities was not created for FY 2009, the State is required to ensure that local and state sub-grantees expend at least 25 percent of their SHSP award funds towards law enforcement terrorism prevention-oriented planning, organization, training, exercise, and equipment activities. UASI Allocations and use of grant funding must support and be coordinated with the goals and objectives included in the State and/or Urban Area Homeland Security Strategies. The recipient may only fund projects that were included in the FY 2009 Urban Area Investment Justifications which were submitted and approved by DHS/FEMA. The recipient agrees that funds utilized to establish or enhance designated state and Urban Area fusion centers must support the development of a statewide fusion process that corresponds with the Global Justice/Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) Fusion Center Guidelines and the National Strategy for Information Sharing, and achievement of a baseline level of capability as defined by Global's Baseline Capabilities for State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers, a supplement to the Fusion Center Guidelines, located at http://www.it.oip.gov/documents/baselinecapabilitiesa.pdf. The recipient agrees to fund any multi-state or multi-urban area Investments that were included in the FY2009 Investment Justification that was submitted to GPD and received a bonus in the effectiveness analysis. A personnel cap of up to 50% of total program funds may be used for personnel and personnel-related activities as directed by the Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement (PRICE) of Homeland Security Act (Public Law 110-412). In general, the use of Homeland Security Grant Program grant funding to pay for staff and/or contractor regular time or overtime/backfill is considered a personnel cost. MMRS MMRS is a local grant which will require each MMRS Jurisdiction establish a single Point of Contact (POC) who will serve as the responsible contact for MMRS implementation, activities, and procurement for the jurisdiction as lead and in coordination with a Jurisdictional MMRS Steering Committee. The POC and MMRS Steering Committee will integrate local emergency management, health and medical systems with their Federal and State counterparts through a locally established multi-agency, collaborative planning framework; promote regional coordination of mutual • aid with neighboring localities; regularly validate the jurisdictions local emergency response capability to a mass casualty incident by means of an exercise or other validation means; collaborate with local, regional, and State health and medical partners, such as Medical Reserve Corps Units and Citizen Corps Councils, as well as leverage other 2