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• The scenarios used in grant funded exercises must be based on the State/Urban Area's THIRA. The scenarios used in grant funded exercises must focus on testing capabilities, must be large enough in scope and size to exercise multiple activities and warrant involvement from multiple disciplines and/or jurisdictions and non-governmental organizations, and take into account the needs and requirements for individuals with disabilities. Exercise scenarios should align with priorities and capabilities identified in the Multi-year Training and Exercise Plan. Federally funded projects must be competitively solicited offering open competition. No piggy-backing off existing agreements is allowed. Each award under this grant is a 'new' project and must be competitively bid. FDEM will require suspension and debarment forms for each vendor, copies of solicitation documents and responses, and justification of vendor selection at its discretion. FDEM must pre-approve all scopes of work for projects funded under this agreement. F. Equipment States and Urban Areas are encouraged to fully leverage all EMPG resources for equipment to support volunteer personnel in preparedness and response. All allowable equipment costs are listed on the web-based version of the Authorized Equipment List on the Lessons Learned Information Sharing site available at https.//www.Ilis.dhs.govlknowledgebase. Any equipment purchased with CCP funding must be used for specific preparedness or volunteer training or by volunteers in carrying out their response functions. Examples of equipment used to support training and exercises for citizens include items such as burn pans or sample preparedness kits. Expenditures for kits used in volunteer response (e.g., CERT, or MRC kits/ backpacks) or clothing for official identification must not exceed 30 percent of the total Citizen Corps Program allocation. Clothing for official identification includes those items that volunteers are required to wear when engaging in public safety activities or disaster response (e.g., t-shirts for CERT members, baseball caps for Neighborhood Watch/USAonWatch Program foot patrol members). To assure appropriate and consistent use, such clothing items must be issued by the agency that trains the volunteers. CCP supported volunteer programs and assets, which are authorized to deploy in response and recovery operations, must meet the minimum training and equipment requirements, as determined by the national program office in coordination with the sponsoring State/territory. Necessary accommodations that meet the disability related access and functional needs of participants should be provided. 1. Program Requirements The following are required items to be provided to participate under the CERT Sub-grant: (NOTE: Special exemption can be granted by the State Citizen Corps/CERT office.) A. PPE Equipment that shall include: • Hard hat • Protective Eyewear • Dust Mask • ID Tag • HEPA Mask 28 142