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Grant Details:
Application Due Date: May 2011 est

Description: 

Overview:

The Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) distributes US Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant Program monies to political subdivisions and other entitites to help local responders prepare for hazardous materials incidents. Additional information, may be obtained by contacting HSEM.

Grant Policies:

All HMEP grants require a minimum 20% soft match as the applicant's commitment.

During the course of the grant year, an applicant may apply for only one grant, for one of the eligible activities listed below.

The following caps willl be in place for the grant amount for each event. (PAC $1,500; Exercises $4,000; Training $5,000 (or $125/course hour); MnIMS/NIMS training $2,000; Conferences $6,000; Special Events will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.)

Eligible Grant Activities and Money Available:

- PAC Formation and Implementation - Grants may be used to help develop (i.e. start up) local planning advisory committees, the purpose of such committees being to prepare and emergency plan as authorized in M.S. 299K.05. Subsequent grants may be made available to facilitate the upgrade of local emergency plans, in accord with the HSEM Local Emergency Operations Planning Policy. Reimbursable costs include office supplies, mailings, printing and copying, meeting expenses, travel, facility rental, food and refreshments. Personnel costs are not reimbursable, but they may be credited as local match.

- Exercises - Grants may be used to offset costs associated with hazardous materials incident-based drills and exercises. Such exercises must involve (public sector) emergency responders from a number of different agencies at the local level and should include interface with state agencies. Developing mutual aid capabilities should also be a goal of the HMEP-funded exercises, and the local emergency management director should be involved in development of the exercise. All costs associated with an exercise are reimbursable, except overtime and the purchase of permanent (i.e. non-consumable) equipment.

- Training - Grants may be used to offset costs associated with hazardous materials incident-based planning and response training. Funds may be provided for single or multi-jurisdictional training. Reimbursable costs include speaker fees, office supplies, mailings, printing and copying, instructor travel, facility rental, food, and refreshments. Personnel costs are not reimbursable but may be credited as local match.

- MnIMS Training - Grants may be used to sponsor Minnesota Incident Managment System (MnIMS) training provided by HSEM staff or other certified instructors. MnIMS training must be related to multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional hazardous materials planning and response. Multiple disciplines must be represented in such training classes. Reimbursable costs include speaker fees, office supplies, mailings, printing and copying, instructor travel, instructor and student manuals, facility rental, food, and refreshments. Personnel costs are not reimbursable but may be credited as local match.

- Conferences - Grants may be used to sponsor conferences related to hazardous materials planning and response. Multiple disciplines must be represented at the conference. Reimbursaable costs include speaker fees, office supplies, mailings, printing and copying, instructor travel, facility rental, food, and refreshments. Special Events - Special planning activities devoted to improving the response to hazardous materials incidents may be eligble for funding. The eligibility of such events and the grant monies that may be made available for them will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Grant Application, Review, and Approval Process:

Applications for the HMEP grants are submitted through the WEGO website.
To be eligible for consideration, the application must be submitted via WEGO at least 15 days BEFORE the conference, training session, exercise, etc. is held.

Once a grant application is submitted, HSEM staff will review it and make a determination as to whether it is complete and meets the minimum eligibility requirements for approval.

Once a grant request has been approved by HSEM, a grant award agreement between the applicant and HSEM will be executed.

Before grant monies can be disbursed, applicants must submit a copy of the executed grant award agreement and necessary reporting documents.

Grant monies must be expended during the same federal fiscal year that they were awarded.
In order for the state to complete the grant closeout process prior to the end of the fiscal year, all HMEP-funded exercises, training sessions and conferences must be held prior to the Expiration date on the Grant Agreement, and all final reports must be submitted to the HSEM central office no later than the date noted in the grant agreement or October 15th, whichever is earlier.

Budget and Payment Reimbursement

Your grant proposal must include a detail budget for all project expenditures. Payment reimbursement will be made when a request is submitted throught WEGO and the state has received itemized invoices for all costs associated with the project.

Eligibility:

Eligible applicants include: Counties, Municipalities, and Public, Non-profit organizations that have a federal tax exempt identification number. Grant monies may be used only for activities involving hazardous materials incident preparedness for public sector responders.

Organization Information:
Organization: U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
Website: http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm

Contact Information:

More Information:
http://www.wego.dps.state.mn.us/