For this reason, the fund will not apply to civilian personnel positions. Procurement appropriated funding for approved projects must be spent in the same year it is received. Projects exceeding thresholds require procurement funding. Candidate initiative requests should be screened against this list to eliminate ineligible projects from consideration before submission to the Joint Staff. Examples are surveillance systems, lighting, access controls, alarm systems, body armor, and vehicle armor kits.
Examples are minor construction, including perimeter and entrance barriers, fencing, and gates.
CINC initiative requests must be approved for submission to the Joint Staff at the CINC or deputy CINC level. Initiative requests from non-CINC aligned commands must be approved for submission by the parent Service. Submissions must include written non-availability of funds from the parent Service and coordination approval from both the CINC comptroller and legal counsel. The ATCC consists of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy and Mission and the Director, Combating Terrorism Directorate. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the final approval authority for Combating Terrorism Readiness Initiatives Fund requests.