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5. Strengthening Governance Integration. Each quarter, the Sub -Recipient shall conduct Strengthening Governance Integration ("Stakeholder") conference calls or meetings and shall invite the following stakeholders: • The County Sheriff; • Each Fire Control District in the County; • Each municipal Emergency Management Director in the County; • Each municipality in the County (only if there is no EM Director for the municipality); • Each school district in the County (to include the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, the Florida Virtual School, the Okeechobee Youth Development Center, as well as the laboratory schools operated by university and colleges in your jurisdiction); • Each state university and state college in the County; and, • Each Voluntary Organization Active in Disasters ("VOAD") with a significant presence in the County. Attendance at a conference call or meeting is not mandatory for the Stakeholders listed above; however, the Sub -Recipient must invite each Stakeholder to at least one call or meeting each quarter. The Sub -Recipient is not required to invite each Stakeholder to every call or meeting; but, each stakeholder must be invited to at least one call or meeting with the Sub -Recipient every quarter. For the Florida Virtual School, which lists a physical address in Orlando, Florida, only Orange County is required to include that particular school district as a Stakeholder. DHS/FEMA preparedness grant programs are intended to support the core capabilities across the five mission areas of Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery that are necessary to prepare for incidents that pose the greatest risk to the Nation's security. Each program reflects the Department's intent to build and sustain an integrated network of national capabilities across all levels of government and the whole community. Disparate governance structures must be integrated and refined to ensure resources are targeted to support the most critical needs of a community based on risk -driven, capabilities -based planning. Strong and inclusive governance systems better ensure that disparate funding streams are coordinated and applied for maximum impact. DHS/FEMA requires that all governance processes that guide the allocation of preparedness grant funds adhere to the following guiding principles: • Coordination of Investments: Resources must be allocated to address the most critical capability needs as identified in the SPR and coordinated among affected preparedness stakeholders; • Transparency: Stakeholders must be provided visibility on how preparedness grant funds are allocated and distributed, and for what purpose; • Substantive Local Involvement: The tools and processes that are used to inform the critical priorities, which DHS/FEMA grants support, must include local government representatives. At the state and regional levels, local risk assessments must be included in the overarching analysis to ensure that all threats and hazards are accounted for; • Accountability: DHS/FEMA recognizes that unique preparedness gaps exist at the local level. Grantees are responsible for ensuring the effective use of funds to address those gaps and for maintaining and sustaining existing capabilities; and, • Support of Regional Coordination: Inter/intra-state partnerships and dependencies at the state and regional levels, including those within metropolitan areas, must be recognized. Deliverables (due each quarter): • Provide the Division with a list of each stakeholder invited to each Stakeholder conference call or meeting; and, 35