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Citizen Corps Councils as well as organizations outside of emergency management and <br /> focus on the importance of personal preparedness and protective actions. <br /> Per FEMA Grant Programs Directorate Policy FP 207-008-064-1, Review and Approval <br /> Requirements for Training Courses Funded Through Preparedness Grants, issued on September <br /> 9, 2013, States, territories, Tribal entities and urban areas are no longer required to request <br /> approval from FEMA for personnel to attend non-FEMA training as long as the training is <br /> coordinated with and approved by the State, territory, Tribal or Urban Area Training Point of <br /> Contact (TPOC)and falls within the FEMA mission scope and the jurisdiction's Emergency <br /> Operations Plan (EOP). The only exception to this policy is for Countering Violent Extremism <br /> courses. The Policy can be accessed at http://www.fema.gov/media- <br /> I ibrary/assets/documents/34856. <br /> FEMA will conduct periodic reviews of all State, territory, and Urban Area training funded by <br /> FEMA. These reviews may include requests for all course materials and physical observation of, <br /> or participation in, the funded training. If these reviews determine that courses are outside the <br /> scope of this guidance, grantees will be asked to repay grant funds expended in support of those <br /> efforts. <br /> For further information on developing courses using the instructional design methodology and <br /> tools that can facilitate the process, SAAs and TPOCs are encouraged to review the TED <br /> Responder Training Development Center(RTDC) available at <br /> http://www.firstrespondertraining.gov/rtdc/state/. <br /> Additional Training Information <br /> FEMA Provided Training. These trainings include programs or courses developed for and <br /> delivered by institutions and organizations funded by FEMA. This includes the Center for <br /> Domestic Preparedness (CDP), the Emergency Management Institute (EMI), and the National <br /> Training and Education Division's(NTED)training partner programs including, the Continuing <br /> Training Grants, the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) and the Rural <br /> Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC). <br /> Approved State and Federal Sponsored Course Catalogue. This catalogue lists State and <br /> Federal sponsored courses that fall within the FEMA mission scope, and have been approved <br /> through the FEMA course review and approval process. An updated version of this catalog can <br /> be accessed at http://www.firstrespondertraining.gov. <br /> Training Not Provided by FEMA. These trainings includes courses that are either State <br /> sponsored or Federal sponsored (non-FEMA), coordinated and approved by the SAA or their <br /> designated TPOC, and fall within the FEMA mission scope to prepare State, local, Tribal, and <br /> territorial personnel to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of <br /> terrorism or catastrophic events. <br /> State Sponsored Courses. These courses are developed for and/or delivered by institutions or <br /> organizations other than Federal entities or FEMA and are sponsored by the SAA or their <br /> designated TPOC. <br /> Joint Training and Exercises with the Public and Private Sectors. These courses are <br /> sponsored and coordinated by private sector entities to enhance public-private partnerships for <br /> training personnel to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of <br /> terrorism or catastrophic events. Overtime pay for first responders and emergency managers <br /> who participate in public-private training and exercises is allowable. In addition, States, territories, <br /> Tribes, and Urban Areas are encouraged to incorporate the private sector in government- <br /> sponsored training and exercises. <br /> 29 <br />