Documentation from SAA on how operational overtime UASI funds held by State would support urban area

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Organizational Activities (SHSP and UASI only)

Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act, as amended by the 9/11 Act, includes the following allowable activities:

• Responding to an increase in the threat level under the Homeland Security Advisory System, or needs resulting from a National Special Security Event

• Establishing, enhancing, and staffing State, local, and regional fusion centers

• Paying salaries and benefits for personnel to serve as qualified intelligence analysts

States and Urban Areas must justify proposed expenditures of SHSP or UASI funds to support organization activities within their Investment Justification submission by using historical data or other analysis.¹ All States are allowed to utilize up to 50 percent of their FY 2009 SHSP funding and all Urban Areas are allowed up to 50 percent of their FY 2009 UASI funding for Organizational activities². At the request of a recipient of a grant, the Administrator may grant a waiver of the limitation noted above (50 percent).

• Operational Overtime Costs. In support of efforts to enhance capabilities for detecting, deterring, disrupting, and preventing acts of terrorism, operational overtime costs are allowable for increased security measures at critical infrastructure sites during DHS-declared periods of Orange or Red threat levels. Subject to these elevated threat level conditions, FY 2009 SHSP or UASI funds for organizational costs may be used to support select operational expenses associated with increased security measures at critical infrastructure sites in the following authorized categories:

• Backfill and overtime expenses (as defined in this guidance) for staffing State or local fusion centers

• Hiring of contracted security for critical infrastructure sites

• Public safety overtime (as defined in this guidance)

• National Guard deployments to protect critical infrastructure sites, including all resources that are part of the standard National Guard deployment package

• Increased border security activities in coordination with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), as outlined in Information Bulletin #135

Consumable costs, such as fuel expenses, are not allowed except as part of the standard National Guard deployment package.

Note: States with UASI jurisdictions can use funds retained at the State level to reimburse eligible operational overtime expenses incurred by the State (per the above guidance limitations and up to a maximum of 50 percent of the State share of the UASI grant). Any UASI funds retained by the State must be used in direct support of the Urban Area. States must provide documentation to the UAWG and FEMA upon request demonstrating how any UASI funds retained by the State would directly support the Urban Area.

1 The effectiveness of a request for the use of funds for allowable organizational costs will be judged on the Investment Justification to illustrate the need for such resources to effectively achieve a capability that will have a meaningful impact in the reduction of risk.

2 Note: Both organizational costs (e.g., intel analysts, operational overtime) and planning, equipment, training, exercise personnel costs are applied towards the 50 percent personnel cap.