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• The scenarios used in grant funded exercises must be based on the State/Urban Area's THIRA. <br />The scenarios used in grant funded exercises must focus on testing capabilities, must be large <br />enough in scope and size to exercise multiple activities and warrant involvement from multiple <br />disciplines and/or jurisdictions and non-governmental organizations, and take into account the <br />needs and requirements for individuals with disabilities Exercise scenarios should align with <br />priorities and capabilities identified in the Multi-year Training and Exercise Plan <br />Federally funded projects must be competitively solicited offering open competition No <br />piggy -backing off existing agreements is allowed Each award under this grant is a 'new' <br />project and must be competitively bid FDEM will require suspension and debarment forms <br />for each vendor, copies of solicitation documents and responses, and justification of vendor <br />selection at its discretion FDEM must pre -approve all scopes of work for projects funded <br />under this agreement. <br />F. Equipment <br />States and Urban Areas are encouraged to fully leverage all EMPG resources for equipment <br />to support volunteer personnel in preparedness and response All allowable equipment costs <br />are listed on the web -based version of the Authorized Equipment List on the Lessons Learned <br />Information Sharing site available at https.//www Ilis.dhs.gov/knowledgebase <br />Any equipment purchased with CCP funding must be used for specific preparedness or <br />volunteer training or by volunteers in carrying out their response functions Examples of <br />equipment used to support training and exercises for citizens include items such as burn pans <br />or sample preparedness kits <br />Expenditures for kits used in volunteer response (e g , CERT, or MRC kits / backpacks) or <br />clothing for official identification must not exceed 30 percent of the total Citizen Corps Program <br />allocation Clothing for official identification includes those items that volunteers are required to <br />wear when engaging in public safety activities or disaster response (e g , t -shirts for CERT <br />members, baseball caps for Neighborhood Watch/USAonWatch Program foot patrol <br />members) To assure appropriate and consistent use, such clothing items must be issued by <br />the agency that trains the volunteers <br />CCP supported volunteer programs and assets, which are authorized to deploy in <br />response and recovery operations, must meet the minimum training and equipment <br />requirements, as determined by the national program office in coordination with the <br />sponsoring State/territory <br />Necessary accommodations that meet the disability related access and functional needs of <br />participants should be provided <br />1. Program Requirements <br />The following are required items to be provided to participate under the CERT Sub -grant: (NOTE <br />Special exemption can be granted by the State Citizen Corps/CERT office ) <br />A. PPE Equipment that shall include <br />• Hard hat <br />• Protective Eyewear <br />• Dust Mask <br />• ID Tag <br />• HEPA Mask <br />28 <br />