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• Having relevant personnel complete the NIMS Awareness Course : "National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction" IS 700. This independent study course is available on-line and will take between forty-five minutes to three hours to complete. The course is available on the Emergency Management Institute web page at: hftp ://training . fema . gov/EMIWeb/] S/is7OO . asr) • Formally recognizing NIMS and adopting NIMS principles and policies. The NIC will provide sample language and templates to assist in formally adopting NIMS through legislative and/or executive/administrative means. • Establish a NIMS baseline by determining which NIMS requirements are already satisfied. The NIC is developing a web-based self-assessment system, the NIMS Capability Assessment Support Tool (NIMCAST) to evaluate their incident response and management capabilities. The NIC is currently piloting the NIMCAST with a limited number of states. Upon completion of the pilot, the NIC will provide all potential future users with voluntary access to the system. Additional information about the NIMCAST tool will be provided later this year. • Establishing a timeframe and developing a strategy for full NIMS implementation. Transit systems are encouraged to achieve full NIMS implementation during FY 2005 . To the extent that full implementation is not possible during FY 2005, federal preparedness assistance must be leveraged to complete NIMS implementation in FY 2006. By FY 2007, federal preparedness assistance will be conditioned upon full compliance with NIMS. • Institutionalizing the use of the ICS. Transit systems that are not already using ICS , must institutionalize the use of ICS (consistent with the concepts and principles taught by DHS) across the entire response system. 3. FY 2006 and FY 2007 Requirements In order for the Division to receive FY2006 preparedness funding , the minimum FY2005compliance requirements described above must be met. Additional information about NIMS compliance and resources for achieving compliance will be forthcoming from the NIC . The NIC web page , http ://www. fema . gov/nims , will be updated regularly with NIMS information and implementation guidance . III. Reporting Requirements A. Semi-Annual Proarammatic Reporting: The Semi-Annual Programmatic Report is due within 15 days after the end of the reporting periods (June 30 and December 31 ) for the life of this contract. If a report(s) is delinquent, future financial reimbursements will be withheld until the Recipient's reporting is current. Pro rammatic Re ortin Schedule Reporting Period Report due to DEM no later than Janua 1 through June 30 Jul 15 Jul 1 through December 31 January 15 Proorammatic Reporting Information to Report On After the end of each reporting period , for the fife of the contract, the Division will provide a Biannual Strategy and Implementation Report worksheet to the Recipient Point of Contact listed in this contract. This worksheet will contain all of the information that the Recipient needs to report on. The Recipient is to complete this worksheet in its entirety and email the finished product to the programmatic contact listed below. The first worksheet will be available after the July 1 - December 31 , 2005 reporting period . 1 . Planning - the Division reserves the option to request access to any document, as described below, at anytime during the contract period . • If the Recipient chooses to enhance/develop a plan , parts of a plan , SOP/SOG, or other documentation then , the Division will require the review of a draft copy of this document for NIMS compliance. The Division will only be making recommendations. 28