PROGRAMA DE MANEJO DE DESECHOS SÓLIDOS PELIGROSOS Y NO PELIGROSOS

Investment Justification (IJ) Application Instructions

States, territories, and Urban Areas are required to use the web-based IJ submission module provided by FEMA in the Grants Reporting Tool (GRT) for their HSGP

submission. Please allow enough time before (or no later than 11:59 p.m. EST) June 24, 2013 to complete the IJ in the GRT. Urban Areas should work in accordance with their respective State’s timelines and processes identified by the SAA to ensure the Urban Area IJ is submitted by the SAA in compliance with the application deadline.

For instructions on how to log into the GRT and complete the IJ, please reference the GRT Investment Justification Submission Technical User’s Guide located at

https://www.reporting.odp.dhs.gov/. After the IJ application has been marked ‘complete’

in the GRT, SAAs on behalf of applicants must upload the IJs as attachments with the application using the ND Grants system located at https://portal.fema.gov. Please note that applicants should ensure that the IJ accounts for all funds requested by the

applicant and the total funding requested does not exceed the funding allocations included in Appendix A – FY 2013 Program Specific Allocations.

IJ Planning Worksheet

Applicants may use the Word-based Investment Justification Planning Worksheet, which is an optional, off-line tool, to help in drafting each Investment to be included as part of the final HSGP IJ. All responses completed in this worksheet must be

transferred to the applicant’s official IJ located in the GRT. The Worksheet is available at www.fema.gov/grants along with each fiscal year’s HSGP FOA materials.

Linkage to State Preparedness Report

Applicants must identify in Section II C of the IJ how the proposed investment will address one of the capability shortfalls identified in the most recent SPR. The specific capability gap and its priority as found in the SPR must be noted in the IJ.

Multi-Applicant Investments

States, territories, and Urban Areas may propose Multi-Applicant Investments, which represent a shared interest between two or more States and territories, or a shared interest between two or more Urban Areas, as one (or more) of their 10 Investment submissions. Urban Areas cannot submit a Multi-Applicant Investment in partnership

Investment within the GRT by providing the Investment name(s) and the names of all partners. Once initiated, all partners will independently complete all sections of their Multi-Applicant Investment. Submitting partners should initiate the Multi-Applicant process early enough to allow all partners to complete their own Investments on time.

Collaboration with other federal agencies

Operational and complementary engagement among emergency management, public health, health care, law enforcement, transportation, and other preparedness programs should be described in each investment where applicable. For example, as part of the Protection mission area, if a state plans to build or sustain existing capacity in the

Screening, Search, and Detection capability, this work should be coordinated with public health, health care and law enforcement agencies that may also be funding activities for this capability.

HSGP IJ Outline

Question Response Review Criteria

Narrative (1500 character max)

Amount/Percentage

I.A Identify the Investment as: New, Ongoing

If the Investment is Ongoing, identify the Investment(s) from prior year(s): Fiscal Year and Investment Name I.B

Provide the Investment name: Short Title

(100 character max)

I.C Provide the applicant name State/territory

Urban Area I.D Identify if this Investment focuses on building new capabilities or the

sustainment of existing capabilities. New, Existing

I.E

Provide a description of this Investment, including the planning, organization, equipment, training, and/or exercises that will be involved.

Narrative (2500 character max)

The response provides a detailed description and clear understanding of various activities that will be supported by

this Investment.

II.A Identify the goals and objectives in your State and/or Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy supported by this Investment.

Narrative (1500 character max)

The response will be reviewed to provide context for the Investment.

II.B Describe existing capability levels that address the identified

goals/objectives and what will be in place to support the Investment prior to the use of FY 2013 funds.

Narrative (1500 character max) II.C Explain the capability gap(s) that this Investment is intended to address. Narrative

(1500 character max)

III.A

Provide the proposed FY 2013 HSGP funding amount for this Investment.

Identify if this is a fusion center Investment. Amount

III.B If applicable, provide the proposed funding amount that is expected to be obligated towards Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (LETPA)

Amount

III.C Identify the NPG Core Capabilities that are supported by this Investment.

For each of the selected Core Capabilities, provide the proposed funding amount to be obligated from this Investment.

Select all that apply and Amount III.D Provide the proposed funding amount to be obligated from this Investment

towards the primary Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training, and Exercises (POETE) Solution Area.

Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training,

Exercise III.E Identify up to ten projects/activities, with start and end dates, which will be

implemented over the 24 month period of performance. Provide the following information:

- Project Name Short title

(100 character max)

- Funding Amount Amount

- Project Management Step Initiate, Plan, Execute,

Control, Close Out

- Start Month/Year Month/Year

Overall Investment Justification Portfolio

I. Overview

II. Baseline

III. Project Management and Milestones

The response provides a clear description of projects/activities that will demonstrate progress towards achieving the Investment.

The response provides a clear understanding of existing capability levels and what capability gap(s) the Investment

will address.

The response provides a clear demonstration and a comprehensive understanding of how the Investment supports identified NPG Core Capabilities, primary POETE Solution Area, and LETPA.

Identify the amount and percentage of funding that will be dedicated to Management & Administration expenditures.

Describe how the spectrum of terrorism and natural hazard risks that the State/territory/Urban Area faces influenced the development of this Investment

Justification to include all Investments. The response will be reviewed to provide

context for the Investment Justification.

The response will be reviewed to provide context for the Investment.

Appendix E – FY 2013 OPSG Operations Order