# Presentation: 675663

## Competitive Training Grants Program 

*May 14, 2008*

## Currently 54 training partners and over 117 courses
Approximately 63 courses in development phase
Representing colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, and other Federal agencies
Since January 2005, over 60 new courses have been added in areas of citizen and community preparedness, building intelligence capacity, school and teen CERT, cybersecurity, agricultural and food safety
Courses delivered to various professions and disciplines
Funded through grants, cooperative agreements, inter-agency agreements, and contracts 

- Approximately 63 courses in development phase
- Representing colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, and other Federal agencies
- Since January 2005, over 60 new courses have been added in areas of citizen and community preparedness, building intelligence capacity, school and teen CERT, cybersecurity, agricultural and food safety
- Courses delivered to various professions and disciplines
- Funded through grants, cooperative agreements, inter-agency agreements, and contracts

- Training and Exercise Integration Division/Training Operations

- CTGP Purpose and Funding

- The CTGP is a program designed to fill gaps in training for homeland security preparedness through the development and delivery of new curricula targeted to specific needs and populations
- The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (Excerpt from HR 2764) states:
- FEMA shall give priority to training that benefits nation-wide initiatives including those that identify and disseminate preparedness and response best practices to States and locals and are conducted at or in cooperation with universities, colleges, and community colleges

## History of CTGP Focus Areas

| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $33.6 Million was awarded for 14 training programs in six focus areas
Preparedness Challenges in Rural Areas (2)
Agricultural Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents (2)
Cyberterrorism and Cyber Security Issues (2)
Local Law Enforcement Capabilities (3)
Community Outreach (2)
Special Needs Populations (3) | $30.0 Million was awarded for 15 training programs in six focus areas
Continuity of Operations Planning (1)
Intelligence Gathering (4)
Community Preparedness (3)
Transit Systems Preparedness (2)
Port Facilities Preparedness (2)
Mass Casualty Care (3)
 | $28.9 Million was awarded for 11 training programs in the seven focus areas
Regional Collaboration (2)
Information Sharing Fusion Centers (2)
Cyber Terrorism Prevention and Cyber Security Awareness (3)
Infrastructure Protection (2)
Medical Surge (0)
Vulnerable Population Response Planning (2)
Emergency Communications to the Public (0) | $29.1 Million was awarded to 12 training programs in five focus areas

Public Communications (2)
Executive Leadership of Homeland Security Programs (3)
Intergovernmental Coordination and Planning (3)
Managing Homeland Security Risks (3)
Legal Issues in Preparation, Response and Recovery (1) |

- Since FY2004, CTGP program has produced 52 training programs covering 24 focus areas

- ( ) denotes the number of awards in each focus area.

## TEI/TO developed and distributed a survey to State Administrative Agency (SAA) Training Points of Contact (TPOC), FEMA Regional Training Managers (RTM), and State Training Officers (STO)
The purpose of the survey was to understand regional and State needs, as well as the training needs of the first responder community
TEI/TO received 22 responses

- The purpose of the survey was to understand regional and State needs, as well as the training needs of the first responder community
- TEI/TO received 22 responses

- TEI/TO
- Survey

- RDPC 2006
- Needs
- Assessment

- The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) conducted an assessment to determine the needs of the rural responder community
- Input was received from 3,181 first responders
- Several target capabilities were identified by large majorities of disciplines as areas in need of training in the near future

- FY08 Focus Areas Data Collection Methodology

## FY08 Focus Areas Data Collection Methodology (cont.)

- Homeland
-    Security Advisor’s
- Survey

- Course Catalogs
- and FEMA
- Data Call

- TEI/TO conducted a high level review of the following to determine how they correlate to the results of the surveys and needs assessment
- All current TEI/TO courses and courses in development
- All courses in the TEI/TO Federal and State sponsored catalogs as well as the courses States are requesting for sponsorship
- All EMI and USFA courses and courses in development

- The National Governor's Association Center polled the 56 state and territorial homeland security advisors who, collectively, comprise the Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council. The survey results showed the top five priorities for the States

## Data Collection Analysis

| NPG National Priorities
 | HSA Survey | RDPC Needs Assessment | TEI/TO Survey |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Implement the NIMS and NRP |  |  |  |
| Expand Regional Collaboration |  |  |  |
| Implement the National Infrastructure Protection Plan |  |  |  |
| Strengthen Information Sharing and Collaboration Capabilities |  |  |  |
| Strengthen Interoperable and Operable Communications Capabilities |  |  |  |
| Strengthen CBRNE Detection, Response, and Decontamination Capabilities |  |  |  |
| Strengthen Medical Surge and Mass Prophylaxis Capabilities |  |  |  |
| Strengthen Planning and Citizen Preparedness Capabilities  |  |  |  |

## FY08 Focus Areas

-    Recommendations were approved by the FEMA Administrator
-    Posting of the solicitation should be soon

## CTGP FY08 Award Process

- The program employs a five-step process

**Release solicitation**

**Conduct a two-part review of concept papers**

**Invite eligible concept papers to submit full proposals**

**Conduct subject matter expert review**

**Award**
** ****grants**

## CTGP Training Partners - Examples

- Disaster Readiness for Special Needs Service Providers, IRI
- Emergency Preparedness for Homebound Older Adults, MW

- Community Outreach/
- Citizen Corps

- AWR-120, TEEN CERT – EMU
- AWR-189, Campus CERT- MSU

- Vulnerable Populations/
- Special Needs

- AWR-180, Foreign Animal Disease Response, KCC
- Agriculture and Food Vulnerability Assessment, UTENN
- AWR-151, Understanding the Dangers of Agro-Terrorism, UCAL-Davis

- Agriculture

## CTGP Training Partners – Examples

- Intelligence Analyst Training Program, SCSA
- Advanced Criminal Intel Training to Prevent Terrorism, NW3C

- Intelligence/
- Information Sharing/
- Fusion Centers

- Cyberterrorism

- PER-252, Cybersecurity: Prevention, Deterrence, Recovery, UARK
- Community Cybersecurity Exercise Training, UTSAN
- Information Security Basics

- AWR-157, T4 Transit Terrorist Tools and Tactics, UTENN
- Port Security Training Program, FSU
- Ferry Security Awareness and Response, HIS

- Transit/Port/
- Infrastructure Protection

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