Grants

 

Announced Aug. 17, 2012

Funding selection, in terms of both the projects selected and the dollar amounts awarded, reflects the

• Review and input by the First Responder Advisory Committee
• Applicant’s alignment with State and Federal priorities
• Conformity with the terms of the State’s Funding Opportunity Announcement.

This is the list of projects approved for funding by Mark Schouten, HSEMD Administrator and the State Administrative Agent (SAA). Projects not approved at this time, remain eligible in the event a sub-grantee declines funding or is unable to fulfill a project due to reduced funding. Applicants will be notified if that situation occurs.

 

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Application Title	Organization	Allocation
Fusion Center - Information Sharing and Asset Protection Investment
FY2012 LEIN Region 1 Intelligence and Information Sharing	Woodbury County Board of Supervisors (LEIN 1 Fusion Office)	$143,500
Regional Info Sharing Office, Info Sharing/Collection/Disseminating	City of Waterloo	$48,353
Intelligence and Information Sharing FY2012	Oelwein Police Dept.	$156,723
LEIN RFO 4 Intel Information Sharing	Pottawattamie County	$51,634
Strengthen information sharing and enhance collaboration capabilities	City of Des Moines (EOD, SWAT, & LEIN 5 Regional Fusion Office)	$147,882
Intelligence & Information Sharing	Scott County Board of Supervisors (LEIN 6 Regional Fusion Office)	$112,195
Regions 1-6
R1-6 Operational Communications	Region One Homeland Security Board/Story County	$72,000
Regions 1-6 Mass Care / Trailers	Region One Homeland Security Board/Story County	$107,575
Special Teams
Iowa WMD Explosive Ordnance Disposal Task force	Cedar Rapids Police Department	$245,000
Iowa WMD Tactical Officers Task Force	Cedar Rapids Police Department	$53,124
2012 WMD HAZMAT Team	Cerro Gordo/Franklin County Emergency Management Agency	$36,376
Iowa Task Force One - Urban Search & Rescue- Sioux City Division	Sioux City Fire Department (USAR)	$87,165
Iowa Task Force 1/Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)	Cedar Rapids Fire Department (USAR)	$113,925
2012 Homeland Security Grant Program - Iowa Incident Management Team	Polk County Emergency Management Agency	$41,764
Community Preparedness
Plymouth County 2012 HSGP/CCP	Plymouth County Emergency Management Agency	$3,000
Buena Vista County 2012 CCP Application	Buena Vista County Emergency Management Agency	$1,650
Region 2 Citizens Corps Programs - Sustainment	Cerro Gordo and Franklin County Emergency Management Agency	$26,200
Clarke County Citizen Corps Program	Clarke County Emergency Management Agency	$3,500
Sustainment and Expansion of CERTeam	Des Moines County Emergency Management Agency	$3,750
Mahaska County CERT	Mahaska County Emergency Management Agency	$3,750
Enhancement of CCP for Multiple Counties in Iowa	Region One Homeland Security	$52,487
CCP 2012 Northwest Iowa COAD (NIC) Project	Sioux County Emergency Management Agency	$10,000
Sac County 2012 CERT Program	Sac County Emergency Management Agency	$3,000
Cyber Risk Reduction-Configuration Compliance and Reporting	Administrative Services, Iowa Department of	$146,500
Public-Private Partnership	Safeguard Iowa Partnership	$150,000
Polk County 2012 Homeland Security Grant Program--MMRS	Polk County Emergency Management Agency	$160,000
Iowa Central Community College Homeland Security Training Center ALERRT Training	Iowa Central Homeland Security Training Center	$150,000
Multi-State Partnership for Security in Agriculture (MSP)	HSEMD	$80,000
State-side CCP	HSEMD	$30,000

 

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Q: Is my cost reimbursable? ("Can I get paid for this?")

A:Federal grants won’t pay for just anything. There are rules and regulations about what can be reimbursed. Here is a general overview of how to determine if your cost can be reimbursed.

 

Allowable, Allocable, and Reasonable
The first test to see if a cost is reimbursable is to see if it is allowable, allocable, and reasonable. The rules for this can be found in 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

• Allowability – To be allowable, a cost must be reasonable, it must be given consistent treatment through application of generally accepted accounting principles, and it must conform to any limitations or exclusions set forth in the sponsored agreement or in 2 CFR.
• Allocability – To be allocable, a cost has to have been incurred solely to support or advance the work of a specific award or project.
• Reasonableness – To be reasonable, a cost must not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person under the circumstances. The cost must be able to withstand public scrutiny.

Practical Applications
Here are some questions you can ask yourself to help determine if your cost is a reimbursable cost:

 

1. Will the cost conform to the rules and regulations in 2 CFR? For example, if you hire an employee, the employee will have to complete time and effort reporting which will have to match up to payroll journals. If you are purchasing a piece of equipment valued at more than $5000, you will need to request prior approval from your awarding agency.

 

2. Will this cost be the same as a similar cost charged to a different funding source? For example, two employees doing similar jobs for different funding sources should be paid a similar wage. Or, if one department charges another department for copy-related fees, they should use the same rate for all of their customers.

 

3. Does the cost fit into the Scope of Work of the project? Does the cost fit into the scope of the grant? If your project focuses on training for NIMS compliance, then you won’t be purchasing a car. Even though a car is considered an eligible expense under certain grants, if your scope of work does not include a need for a car, the cost will not be reimbursed. For equipment purchases, you can check the Authorized Equipment List to see if an item is eligible under your particular grant.

 

4. Does the guidance for this grant restrict this type of cost? Each grant has different requirements, and many have maximums and minimums set for certain types of costs, such as personnel. Check with your grant guidance and awarding agency to make sure that your cost does not fall under one of these restrictions.

 

5. Will the cost be incurred inside the grant performance period? No costs incurred before or after the grant performance period are considered eligible. If you have questions regarding your performance period, consult your grant agreement.

 

Q: What is the Environmental and Historical Preservation (EHP) requirement and where do I find information about it?

A:The Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) program integrates the protection and enhancement of environmental, historic, and cultural resources into FEMA's mission, programs and activities; ensures that FEMA's activities and programs related to disaster response and recovery, hazard mitigation, and emergency preparedness comply with federal environmental and historic preservation laws and executive orders; and provides environmental and historic preservation technical assistance to FEMA staff, local, state and federal partners, and grantees and subgrantees.

 

See the FEMA website for EHP guidance. Additional information can be found in Bulletins 271, 329 and 345 in the Grant Programs Directorate web page of the FEMA website.

 

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