Florida Administrative Code › 27 - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR › 27P - Division of Emergency Management › Chapter 27P-19 - BASE FUNDING FOR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM AND MUNICIPAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM RULE › Section 27P-19.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) "Base Grant" means those funds allocated
				in accordance with the formula in Rule
				 27P-19.005, F.A.C., as a minimum
				allocation to County Emergency Management Agencies.
(2) "Competitive Awards" means those funds
				available for awards pursuant to the competitive award process identified in
				Rule  27P-19.007, F.A.C.
(3) "County Emergency Management Agency"
				means one of the sixty-seven (67) emergency management agencies authorized,
				established and maintained by each county pursuant to Section
				 252.38, F.S.
(4) "Division" means the Division of
				Emergency Management, Executive Office of the Governor.
(5) "Full-time Director" means a single
				professional emergency management program Administrator working full-time as
				identified in the position description established by the governing body of the
				jurisdiction.
(6) "Municipal
				Emergency Management Program" means an emergency management program authorized,
				established and maintained by a legally constituted municipality in Florida,
				which has signed the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement and supplied all required
				information and documentation such that it is ready to be signed by the
				Division as of the date of the application deadline.
(7) "Part-time Coordinator" means a
				professional managerial or staff employee, with demonstrated experience in the
				field of emergency management, who works in an emergency management capacity at
				least 20 hours a week. Clerical staff shall not qualify as a "Part-time
				Coordinator."
(8) "Review
				Committee" means the group of persons who will review competitive grant
				applications. The review committee shall consist of a minimum of three persons
				appointed by the Director of the Division. Not later than five days after the
				due date for applications as noticed in the Florida Administrative Register,
				the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association may appoint one representative
				to the review committee, for a minimum total of four members. The Florida
				Emergency Preparedness Association representative shall have the same powers
				and duties as other review committee members, but will abstain from scoring
				applications received from his/her respective county, including municipalities
				and non-profit organizations located in his/ her county, or from the Florida
				Emergency Preparedness Association. Meetings of the committee shall be at the
				call of the committee's chairperson, who shall be designated by the
				Secretary.
(9) "Match" means, for
				purposes of the competitive grant programs only, contributions, both cash and
				in-kind, which meet the following requirements:
(a) Are verifiable from the applicant's
				official records;
(b) Are not used
				as required local contributions for any other state or federally assisted
				programs;
(c) Are necessary and
				reasonable for proper and efficient accomplishment of the emergency management
				project objectives, as specified in the application;
(d) Are allowable under OMB Circular A-87,
				and conform to OMB Circular A-102;
(e) Are provided for in the approved project
				budget;
(f) If indirect costs, have
				been approved by the Division and are directly attributable to the
				project;
(g) Represent an
				unconditional commitment of currently available funds contingent only upon the
				award of a grant from the Program;
(h) If the contributions are in-kind, the
				contributions are directly related to the project; and
(i) If the contributions are in-kind and
				consist of property, the contributions are based upon the actual value of the
				property, with allowance for depreciation. The value of employment time or
				equipment rental claimed as project match shall be identified specifically to
				the proposed project. All records supporting the treatment of a contribution as
				project match must be maintained and made available for public inspection, and
				must be furnished with the proposal.