UASI Governance Charter

OMB Control Number: 1660-0125

Expiration Date: 12/31/2013

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Governance. The jurisdictions identified in Appendix A – FY 2012 Program

Specific Allocations represent the candidate Urban Areas eligible to apply for funding. The UAWG will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of all program initiatives. States and Urban Areas must consider including counties within which the cities reside, contiguous jurisdictions, MSAs, operational areas, and mutual aid partners, as appropriate, in the governance process.

In keeping with sound project management practices, the UAWG must ensure that its approach to critical issues such as membership, governance structure, voting rights, grant management and administration responsibilities, and funding allocation methodologies are formalized in a working group charter or other form of standard operating procedure related to the UASI governance. The charter must also outline how decisions made in UAWG meetings will be documented and shared with UAWG members. The UAWG charter must be on file with FEMA prior to drawing down FY 2012 UASI funding and must be available to all UAWG members to promote transparency in decision-making related to the UASI program.