OSLDPS Information Bulletin

No. 29

TO: All State Administrative Agency Heads

All State Administrative Agency Point of Contact

FROM: C.H. “Butch” Straub II

Director

SUBJECT: Technical Assistance for Developing a State Strategy

By now, many states have started or completed their assessments and are beginning to compile all

the information for preparation of their state strategy. The Training and Technical Assistance

Division has developed a training session on “Developing a State Strategy” to assist states in this

preparation.

This training session will facilitate and assist states in formulating information required for

submission to our office for the development of the state’s Three-year Statewide Domestic

Preparedness Strategy. The goal of this training session is to enhance the ability of the state to

develop and implement a domestic preparedness plan to respond to Weapons of Mass Destruction

(WMD) terrorism incidents. The following are a description of the training session modules:

Module One: Statewide Domestic Preparedness Strategy Overview: Determine the

critical tasks the state must perform in order to produce a Statewide

Domestic Preparedness Strategy.

Module Two: Organize at State Level: Determine the organizational structure for

the process of decision making on the Statewide Domestic

Preparedness Strategy.

Module Three: Determining Jurisdictions: Identify and define the jurisdictions to be used in

the development of the Statewide Domestic Preparedness Strategy.

Module Four: Jurisdictional Assessments/Strategy Instructions: Develop guidance and

instructions for jurisdictions to use when conducting assessments.

Module Five: Analyze Jurisdictional Assessments and Information: Receive, process, and

analyze jurisdictional assessments and additional information.

Module Six: Prioritize Jurisdictions: Develop a method of prioritization for all

participating jurisdictions’ needs regarding the Statewide Domestic

Preparedness Strategy effort. 

Module Seven: Develop Three-year Statewide Domestic Preparedness Strategy: Assists in
the identification of information for inclusion in the Statewide Domestic

Preparedness Strategy.

Module Eight: Administer the DOJ Grant Award for State: Develop the process that will

be used to administer the Fiscal Year 99, Fiscal Year 00, and Fiscal Year

2001 DOJ equipment grant.

The length of this training session is two days. It can be taken in its entirety or certain modules

can be requested to meet the needs of the state. The target audience is state administrative

agency personnel or state planners who will be involved in the state strategic planning process.

During Module Six: Prioritize Jurisdictions, the state will learn how to utilize the prioritization

tool which assists with the ranking of all participating jurisdictions. This includes the

identification of priorities, weighting factors, and the normalization of all values. In the near

future, this tool will be available on-line for all states to use.

Attached is the State Strategy Technical Assistance Fact Sheet that explains all of the training

sessions offered to assists states in the assessment and strategy development process. You will

also find instructions on how to request technical assistance from our office. If you have any

questions, please feel free to contact, Gabrielle Meszaros-Parada, TA Coordinator, at 202-307-

6061 or email her at Meszaros@ojp.usdoj.gov.