Program Area: Homeland Security
Grant Title: HS Long Term Power Outage (2008)
Description: Funds will be used to plan for long-term power outages through a process that will include the following: 1) regional meeting(s) to gather information from local subject-matter experts, evaluate a template for developing Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs), and produce a regional SOG using the template; 2) tabletop exercise(s) to evaluate the draft regional SOG; and 3) after-action/lessons learned workshop(s) to finalize the regional SOG. The final SOG document for each region will be integrated as Emergency Support Functions in the region’s Emergency Operation Plans.
Opportunity Category: Non-Competitive/Limited Eligibility
Important Dates:
- Application Due Date: November 17, 2009
- Project Start Date: December 1, 2009
- Project End Date: December 30, 2010
Anticipated Funding Amount: A total of $281,000 is available.
Match/Cost Sharing Requirement: None
Eligibility: Only pre-selected local units of government are eligible to apply. Eligible agencies have been prescreened by OJA and have agreed to the SOG development process and funding requirements. OJA will work closely with grant recipients to ensure consistency throughout the state.
| WEM Region |
Grant Applicant |
| South East Region |
Milwaukee County EM |
| South West Region |
Grant County EM |
| East Central Region |
Brown County EM |
| West Central Region |
LaCrosse County EM or Local Planning Entity |
| North East Region |
Shawano County EM or Local Planning Entity |
| North West Region |
Barron County EM |
Eligible Expenses: All expenses must be new and cannot replace existing state or local government funding. Substitution of existing funds with federal grants (supplanting) will be the subject of monitoring and audit. Violations may result in a range of penalties, including suspension of current and future funds under this program, suspension or debarment from federal grants, repayment of monies provided under a grant, and civil and/or criminal penalties. For additional information about supplanting visit the following site. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/supplantingguidance.htm.
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