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• Community-based planning to advance "whole community" security and emergency <br /> management. <br /> • Developing and implementing a community preparedness strategy for the State/local jurisdiction <br /> • Developing or reproducing accessible public education and outreach materials to : increase citizen <br /> preparedness and knowledge of protective actions (to include the national Ready Campaign <br /> materials); promote training, exercise, and volunteer opportunities; and inform the public about <br /> emergency plans, evacuation routes, shelter locations, and public alerts/warnings <br /> o All public education and outreach materials must include the national or jurisdiction ' s <br /> Citizen Corps logo, tagline or website or the Ready logo, tagline, or website and comply <br /> with logo standards . For more information go to http://Www. citizencorps. gov. In addition, <br /> all public education and outreach materials should incorporate special needs <br /> considerations, to include language , content, and method of communication <br /> o Allowable` expenditures include : <br /> • Media campaigns : Public Service Announcements (PSAs), camera-ready <br /> materials, website support, and newsletters <br /> • Outreach activities and public events : Booth displays, event backdrops or <br /> signs, displays and demonstrations, utilizing translation services, and <br /> informational materials such as brochures/flyers <br /> • Costs associated with inclusive practices and the provision of reasonable <br /> accommodations and modifications to provide full access for children and <br /> adults with disabilities . <br /> • Establishing, expanding, and maintaining volunteer programs and volunteer recruitment efforts that <br /> support disaster preparedness and/or response . <br /> o Citizen support for emergency responders is critical through year-round volunteer programs <br /> and as surge capacity in disaster response . Citizen Corps funding may be used to establish, <br /> enhance or expand volunteer programs and volunteer recruitment efforts for Neighborhood <br /> Watch/USAonWatch, Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Volunteers in <br /> Police Service (VIPS), Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), and Fire Corps; for the Citizen Corps <br /> Affiliate, Programs and Organizations; and for jurisdiction specific volunteer efforts . <br /> • Allowable expenditures include : <br /> o Recruiting, screening, and training volunteers (e . g. background checks) <br /> o Retaining, recognizing, and motivating volunteers <br /> o Purchasing, maintaining, or subscribing to a system to track volunteers (to include <br /> identification and credentialing systems, and to track volunteer hours) and other <br /> available resources in compliance with applicable privacy laws . <br /> o Necessary non-structural accommodations to include persons with programmatic and <br /> communications access needs (e . g. , sign language interpreters . Computer Assisted <br /> Realtime Translation (CART) and other modifications of policies and practices to <br /> fully include volunteers with disabilities) <br /> o Evaluating volunteers <br /> Be Training <br /> Training funded through the CCP includes but is not limited to : all-hazards safety, such as <br /> emergency preparedness, basic first aid, life saving skills, crime prevention and terrorism <br /> Page 24 of 56 <br />