FY08 Investment Justification - LA - Baton Rouge Urban Area. FINAL - For submission to Grants.gov

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1 Page 1 of 49 Federal Emergency Management Agency U.S. Department of Homeland Security FY08 HSGP Investment Justification LA - Baton Rouge Urban Area FINAL - For submission to Grants.gov

2 Page 2 of 49 Overall Overall Investment Justification Describe your understanding of the spectrum of terrorism and natural hazards risks your State/Territory/Urban Area faces. Explain how this understanding influenced development of this Investment Justification. States applying for HSGP funding must also include a description of how they plan to allocate the grant funds to local units of government within 45 days of award. (4,000 Char. Max) The Baton Rouge Area UASI recognizes that having performed a gap analysis, working with local, regional, state, public and private and federal partners have determined that the following Investment Justifications should be prioritized in the following order: 1) Interoperability. 2) Critical Infrastructure. 3) Public Education. 4) WMD. 5) Urban Search and Rescue. 6) Multi Jurisdiction Lower Mississippi River Security Partnership. The Baton Rouge Area UASI consists of eight parishes that differ greatly in their economic structure, geography, population and potential hazards. The eight parish region covers an area of approximately 3,622 square miles and geographically includes rural areas, small towns, medium size cities and large urban areas. The largest urban area, Baton Rouge, which is located in East Baton Rouge Parish, is the capital city for the State of Louisiana. In addition, this urban area is home to Louisiana State University, Southern University, and Baton Rouge Community College and the second largest airport in the state. With the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Baton Rouge became the largest city in the state overnight. The last major Mississippi River Port is located in the Baton Rouge Area UASI and is bordered on the east by East Baton Rouge Parish and on the west by West Baton Rouge Parish. North of the Port of Baton Rouge, the Mississippi River serves as a route for major barge traffic and is bordered on the west by Point Coupee parish, on the east by East Feliciana Parish. Below the Port of Baton Rouge, the Mississippi River allows for deep water vessel traffic and runs through Iberville Parish and along Ascension Parish. The banks along the Mississippi River in the Region II parishes are host to some of the worlds largest chemical manufactures and refineries critical to the national economy. Additionally, five of the eight parishes in Baton Rouge Area are in the 10 Mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) of Riverbend Nuclear Power Plant and in the 50 mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) of Waterford III Nuclear Power Plant. Pre-Katrina and Rita 2005 Census Data identified the approximate MSA population count at 770,037 people. Post 2005 hurricane season indicates an increased population in excess of 200,000. This coincides with the average 28% increase in public services resulting from the impacts of population shifts on the Baton Rouge Area infrastructure. The Baton Rouge Port is situated on one of the largest port systems in the world, including the lower Mississippi River Port System from Baton Rouge to the mouth of the Mississippi River. Additionally, the Port of Baton Rouge ranks in the top ten in the nation and ranks 32nd in the world in total tonnage annually, with a coverage area which includes 85 nautical miles of the Mississippi River. Three class one railroads; Union Pacific Railroad, Canadian National Railway and Kansas City Southern service the Port of Baton Rouge and six class one railroads that carry a total of 38,340,948 tons of freight in 2005 in which 54% were hazardous chemicals. A recent Los Angles Times Article indicates mathematical calculations rank the Baton Rouge Area UASI second in nation in terms of a possible terrorist attack. Over 4,200 miles of inter and intra state pipelines carry natural gases, petroleum and chemical related products through Region II. By gaining an understanding of the capacity of the critical infrastructure located within the Baton Rouge Area UASI, and the stratified agencies charged with this protection, the region recognizes the necessity for a comprehensive and interoperable information management and response system. Management & Administrative Costs Provide a brief overall summary of planned management and administrative (M&A) expenditures that support the implementation of the Investments proposed in this Investment Justification. (2,500 Char. Max) Management and administration funds will support the Baton Rouge Area UASI Region efforts to ensure that the Grants are properly administered. M&A funds will be utilized at the Regional level to procure necessary supplies to help administer the grant, such as folders, labels, hanging file folders, and other administrative supplies and office equipment to ensure there is sufficient efforts to support the 3 full-time staff members who will dedicate approximately 50% of their time to support this program as well as two other staff members who provide financial support and ensure the Region is in compliance with the grant guidelines established by DHS. In addition, funding from M&A will go to support a percentage of the salaries of these five individuals who support the program. The amount of funding that is associated with the salary represents only a fraction of the actual work that is done on behalf of the grant. The majority of their salaries are sustained through local funds. M&A will also be utilized to support travel for personnel to participate in DHS and Regional HSGP programmatic conferences to share ideas and learn best practices. A portion of the M&A program will be dedicated to support monitoring of each

3 Page 3 of 49 parishes expenditures by one office within East Baton Rouges Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Office. Finally, M&A will also be used to sustain a server and database connected to a web portal which contains all grant transactions in a single database and used on a daily bases. It is anticipated that M&A will include the full 3% of the total grant. The Baton Rouge Area UASI Region will also allow each parish to utilize grant funds to support M&A efforts that are consistent with how the Region is allocating their funds to support the administration of the grant program.

4 Page 4 of 49 Investment #1 Investment Information - Investment #1 Investment Name: Investment Phase: Multi-Applicant Investment: Submitting Partner: All Partners: Lower Mississippi River Security Partnership New Yes LA - New Orleans Urban Area LA - Baton Rouge Urban Area LA - New Orleans Urban Area I. Baseline - Investment #1 I.A. - Baseline - Previous HSGP Request Name and Funding If the Investment was included in a previous HSGP request, please provide the name of the Investment and the total amount of HSGP funding that was dedicated to this Investment, if any. (100 Char. Max for Investment Name) FY06 Investment name: FY06 HSGP funding: FY07 Investment name: FY07 HSGP funding: I.B. - Baseline - Purpose Statement Describe, at a high-level, what activities will be implemented and what will be accomplished by this partnership. (1,500 Char. Max) This question is answered by the Submitting Partner with input from each of the other partners. I.C. - Baseline - Description Provide a summary description of the current state of this partnership, its objectives, and any outcomes that will be completed prior to the application of FY08 HSGP funds. Describe the capability gap(s) that this partnership is intended to address. Discuss the need for this partnership and why it could not be accomplished by a single State or Urban Area. (3,500 Char. Max) This question is answered by the Submitting Partner with input from each of the other partners. II. Strategy - Investment #1 II.A. - Strategy - State Preparedness Report

5 Page 5 of 49 Explain how this Investment supports initiatives in the State Preparedness Report. Please reference relevant page numbers in the State Preparedness Report. (Part of overall Investment 15,000 Char. Max) A number of initiatives in the Louisiana State Preparedness Report are both directly and indirectly supported by the Lower Mississippi River Security Partnership Investment. The State rightly identifies Intra-State Regional Cooperation as a force multiplier focused on several areas: 1)interoperable communications, 2)collection of high resolution imagery,3) enhancement of Parish Emergency Operation Plans, 4) development of infrastructure protection plans, and 5) the establishment of a regional fusion center. (Page 33-34) The State s Three Year Targets for Critical Infrastructure cite Continue to create 3D models of the States most significant infrastructure to enhance planning and response capabilities, Continue to modify and enhance operational plans that provide security for the State s CI/KR, Improve security and response capabilities along the State s navigable waterways, and Continue to conduct vulnerability assessments and develop buffer zone protection plans that mitigate vulnerabilities and improve response capabilities for local law enforcement. (Page 39, 40) This Investment provides a comprehensive approach to meeting the States Initiative for Critical Infrastructure protection listed above. The Investment will link independently developed Interoperable Communications capabilities on the water with the New Orleans and Baton Rouge UASI Regions Public safety Interoperable Communications Systems to provide seamless coverage by a state of the art P25 compliant 700 MHZ voice and data coverage for the Lower Mississippi River emergency response community. High resolution imagery is already available for the Port of New Orleans and eventually the entire length of the Lower River maritime industry corridor will be captured to provide a common operational picture that will guide emergency planning and response. The Investment will review and assess existing OEP emergency plans and develop comprehensive plans that can guide local OEP response to maritime incidents within their jurisdictions. In addition, the focus on emergency response planning will identify and eliminate gaps and seams in existing plans for maritime emergency operations through a comprehensive, coordinated, tiered, truly regional emergency response plan. Many of the facilities along the banks of the Mississippi River are Tier II Critical Infrastructure and require special protective plans and activities. This Investment will collectively manage regional critical infrastructure security planning, placing special emphasis on Coast Guard requirements and the Buffer Zone Program. The efficacy of the planning process depends of the validity of threat information used to determine vulnerabilities and drive response planning. The Investment will establish a direct link to the State and New Orleans Region Fusion Centers who will provide historically vetted terrorist operational tactics employed against similar targets to present a realistic planning scenario for planning. II.B. - Strategy - Homeland Security Strategy goals and objectives Explain how this Investment supports the State/Territory/Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy goals and objectives. Please reference relevant goal and objective numbers in the State/Territory/Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy. (Part of overall Investment 15,000 Char. Max) This investment will support multiple Baton Rouge UASI Goals. First, the UASI Goal 5) Establish a Maritime Safety and Security Program to Protect Critical Maritime Commercial Vessels and waterside infrastructure operating on or abutting regional navigable waterways can not be done without this level of cooperation between regional emergency management and maritime leadership. Goal 1 Develop and Enhance Interoperable Communications, by having Maritime and Regional Emergency Managers (particularly the communications reps from these stakeholders) develop long term tactical communications plans for incidents involving multi-jurisdictional responders, and developing long range communications fixes instead of temporary work around. It will help the UASI implement Goal 2, in particular 2.8 Practice the Implementation of National Incident Command System in a more unified fashion. It will help the region evolve from separate incident commands on the same scene, to a truly unified command at incidents along the port, river, or at maritime related facilities. And, it will help the UASI s coordinate Critical Infrastructure Protection strategies with the Maritime Industry and institute improvements in the UASI Goal 4, Assessing and Securing all critical infrastructure/key resources consistent with the NIPP, and migrate to a common database for CI/KR resources across the state, and regions, and develop Unified Incident Action Plans that can be maintained in those databases so responders can fully support the Maritime Assets in defending and responding to threats. II.C. - Strategy - Target Capabilities Select one primary and up to four secondary Target Capabilities that this Investment supports. For the primary

6 Page 6 of 49 Target Capability selected, provide an explanation of how it is supported by this Investment. This question is answered by the Submitting Partner with input from each of the other partners. II.D. - Strategy - National Priorities Select the National Priority(ies) that this Investment supports; up to four may be selected. This question is answered by the Submitting Partner with input from each of the other partners.

7 Page 7 of 49 III. Implementation - Investment #1 III.A. - Funding Plan Provide the total estimated cost for the FY08 HSGP period of performance for this Investment by completing the following table: - For each solution area that has an associated FY08 HSGP funds request, provide a brief summary of the planned expenditures (including personnel) - If this Investment uses other funding sources, identify the funding source and provide a brief summary of how those funds will be applied FY 2008 Homeland Security Grant Program Request Other Funding Sources Applied FY08 HSGP Request Total SHSP UASI MMRS CCP Other 1 Other 2 Other 3 Grand Total Planning $116,500 $116,500 $116,500 Organization $160,000 $160,000 $160,000 Equipment $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 Training $55,000 $55,000 $55,000 Exercises $80,000 $80,000 $80,000 Total $436,500 $436,500 $436,500 Planning Summary: Planning cost utilizing UASI will cover the planning costs for (5) maritime stakeholder meetings within the Baton Rouge and New Orleans regions to collect details for the maritime emergency response and preparedness master plan. The planners will set a schedule for the community meetings, facilitate the meetings, and build a network of maritime stakeholders to leverage public, private and community emergency response and preparedness for inland and maritime issues within the regions. Organization Summary: Project Web Portal will serve as a document organizer for the Maritime Master Plan development. This web portal will provide a backbone for the regional planners housed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. This will also provide the ability for the information to be accessed in the Maritime Stakeholder s meetings. Equipment Summary: Equipment costs include CIMS software, servers, satellites data receivers, expansion of GIS software and assets that are utilized to increase protective measures for the maritime CI/KR sites. Most but not all of the equipment that will be purchased include GIS software, GPS receivers and IT architecture to support this maritime master plan development. Training Summary: Coordinate training NIMS training for Maritime Partners, and Emergency Management up to 500 people to ensure regional partners fully understand the breadth of the interdependencies, capabilities of each organization involved. Training costs include travel costs associated with the delivery of specialized training for vulnerability assessments of CI/KR and for GIS modeling software that includes Consequence Assessment Tool Set (CATS) and Hazards Prediction and Assessment Capability (HPAC). Exercises Summary: The effectiveness of the security partnership will be exercised two times, once each year after setup. Fund non-uasi regional Emergency personnel to observe, and participate in the annual PORTSTEP, AMSTEP, and UASI Regional Hurricane or Terrorism Exercises to truly test and integrate the personnel from both communities during exercises, in order to improve relationships and multi-regional planning. These exercises will be HSEEP approved exercises with thorough Control/Evaluation and AAR. Other Funding Source #1: Port Security Grant the 5-port consortium has received to complete a high level Strategic Risk Mitigation Plan and a Trade Resumption/Resiliency Plan by 9/2008. Other Funding Source #2: Buffer Zone Protection Program: Some parishes have implemented the Buffer Zone Protection Program that posses critical infrastructure along the Mississippi River. III.B. - Milestones Provide descriptions for up to 10 milestones and the associated key activities that lead to the milestone event over the FY08 HSGP period of performance. Start dates should reflect the start of the associated key activities and end dates should reflect when the milestone event will occur. Sustainment Investments must identify at least one

8 Page 8 of 49 milestone and describe the maintenance and sustainment activities associated with the Investment. (500 char. max per milestone) This question is answered by the Submitting Partner with input from each of the other partners. III.C. - Project Management Describe the management team roles and responsibilities, governance structures, and subject matter expertise specifically required by this Investment. Include in the description details how the partners will be organized and who will have decision authority. (Part of overall Investment 15,000 Char. Max) This question is answered by the Submitting Partner with input from each of the other partners. III.D. - Investment Challenges List and describe up to three potential challenges to effective implementation of this Investment over the entire FY08 HSGP period of performance. For each identified challenge, provide a brief description of how the challenge will be mitigated, and indicate a probability of occurrence (high, medium, low), and level of impact should it occur (high, medium, low). This question is answered by the Submitting Partner with input from each of the other partners. IV. Impact - Investment #1 IV.A. - Impact What outputs and outcomes will indicate that these Multi-Applicant Investments are successful at the end of the FY08 HSGP period of performance? (Part of overall Investment 15,000 Char. Max) This question is answered by the Submitting Partner with input from each of the other partners. IV.B. - Sustainability What is the long-term approach to sustaining the capabilities created or enhanced by this partnership, or explain why this partnership will not be sustained? (Part of overall Investment 15,000 Char. Max) This question is answered by the Submitting Partner with input from each of the other partners. V. Optional Attachments - Investment #1 V.A. - Optional Attachments As part of the FY08 HSGP Investment Justification, applicants have the option of including graphic file attachments, such as organizational charts, with their application. Attachments supporting this application MUST be submitted through as separate files when submitting the final Investment Justification grant application. For Multi-Applicant Investments, only the Submitting Partner may submit attachments for the Investment. The following graphics file types are the only formats that will be recognized by the system:.jpg,.jpeg,.jiff,.jpe,.png,.gif. If you choose to include an optional attachment that will be uploaded to for this Investment, please provide the following information in the text box below (500 Char. Max): - The file name

9 Page 9 of 49 - The file extension (e.g.,.jpg, gif) - The relevancy this attachment has to this Investment This question is answered by the Submitting Partner with input from each of the other partners. Please note the total number of attachments that will be submitted via grants.gov for this Investment (0-99): This question is answered by the Submitting Partner with input from each of the other partners. (End of Investment #1.)

10 Page 10 of 49 Investment #2 Investment Information - Investment #2 Investment Name: Investment Phase: Multi-Applicant Investment: USAR Ongoing No I. Baseline - Investment #2 I.A. - Baseline - Previous HSGP Request Name and Funding If the Investment was included in a previous HSGP request, please provide the name of the Investment and the total amount of HSGP funding that was dedicated to this Investment, if any. (100 Char. Max for Investment Name) FY06 Investment name: Urban Search & Rescue FY06 HSGP funding: $1,759,932 FY07 Investment name: FY07 HSGP funding: I.B. - Baseline - Purpose Statement Describe, at a high-level, what activities will be implemented and what will be accomplished by this Investment. (1,000 Char. Max) Goal: This Investment will support the purchasing of critically needed US&R equipment for the Louisiana Region II Urban Search and Rescue Task Force that meets the FEMA US&R Type I Equipment Cache standards. Key Activities of this Investment: This investment will focus on three key activities: 1) Procure critically needed Urban Search & Rescue Type I Task Force equipment; 2) Support the training requirements of the members of the teams to meet the position description standards set for the FEMA US&R task force members; 3) Provide the needed support to conduct required US&R Operational Readiness Exercises (ORE). Accomplishments of this Investment: Approval of this investment will readily support the development of a Region II US&R Type I Task Force. Additionally, it will provide the state of LA with the first ever US&R Type I Task Force Team of its type and capability. I.C. - Baseline - Description Provide a summary description of the current state of this Investment, its objectives, and any outcomes that will be completed prior to the application of FY08 HSGP funds. Include in this description whether this is a new Investment or an Investment in maintenance/sustainment. Describe the capability gap(s) that this Investment is intended to address. (2,500 Char. Max) Current State of this Investment: Louisiana UASI Region II has taken initial steps towards the development of a Region II Urban Search and Rescue Type I Task Force. This includes the passing of Louisiana E.O. KBB directing the establishment of a US&R team, coordination of team training and authorizing the acquisition of necessary equipment. Additionally, the state has previously committed in excess of 1 million dollars towards the development and establishment of

11 Page 11 of 49 this US&R team. Objectives for FY-08: 1) Expand the current Region II US&R equipment cache targeting the FEMA US&R TYPE I Equipment cache listing; 2) Provide additional Region II US&R Training specifically tailored towards US&R specialty disciplines; 3) Provide support for Operational Readiness Exercises (OREs), to acutely and objectively assess US&R capabilities. Outcomes to date: After dealing with the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Katrina the state of Louisiana did not have the organization or the resources to effectively respond. Once this investment is completed it will be the first US&R task force in the state of Louisiana. Having this robust capability in Region II will greatly increase the ability of the region to push search and rescue assets forward in a timely and organized manner. This investment was chosen as a direct result of experience from Hurricane Katrina, the largest search and rescue effort in the history of the United States. The initial purchases of the Rescue portion of the US&R has been primarily commenced although, not completed. Initial general training has been constructed and is in the implementation stage with the intent of developing with the intent of specializing this training to fit key US&R Team positions. Capability Gaps Addressed: 1) The lack of current Regional US&R response capability; 2) This investment addresses the need for adequate specialized US&R Team training; 3) Provides a Regional US&R testing capability through the effective development of Regional exercises. II. Strategy - Investment #2 II.A. - Strategy - State Preparedness Report Explain how this Investment supports initiatives in the State Preparedness Report. Please reference relevant page numbers in the State Preparedness Report. (Part of overall Investment 15,000 Char. Max) Three Year Targets Investment Supports: 1) Provides local parishes, the Region and State with a high-level US&R capability; 2) Increases support for US&R incidents requiring a ready response to highly dynamic Public Safety environments; 3) Increases resource availability at all jurisdictional levels. (Page 35) Initiatives: Establishment and Enhancement of Urban Search and Rescue Capabilities The State s SPR identified the requirement for 6 US&R Collapse Teams, 2 Type III teams and 1 Type I Urban Search and Rescue Task Force throughout the State s 9 Homeland Security Regions. Having this robust capability available in the regions and the State will greatly increase the ability of the Regions to push search and rescue assets forward in a timely and organized manner. Over the last three years the State has been purchasing equipment and organizing the team with the emphasis being placed on the Type I USAR Task Force located in Region 2 (Baton Rouge). (Page 35) Linkage: The three objectives for this investment: 1) Provide local parishes, the Region and State with a high-level US&R capability; 2) Increase support for US&R incidents requiring a ready response to highly dynamic Public Safety environments; 3) Increase resource availability at all jurisdictional levels are three year targets identified in the SPR and directly linked with our objectives. The primary initiative in this investment supported in the SPR is linked by Establishment and Enhancement of Urban Search and Rescue Capabilities. The additional two objectives of increasing US&R support and providing resource requirement flexibility also readily supports the SPR initiative. II.B. - Strategy - Homeland Security Strategy goals and objectives Explain how this Investment supports the State/Territory/Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy goals and objectives. Please reference relevant goal and objective numbers in the State/Territory/Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy. (Part of overall Investment 15,000 Char. Max) Goal this Investment Supports: Louisiana Homeland Security Urban Area Security Initiative Region II Goal 8 Urban Search and Rescue, the establishment, training and equipping of a regional urban search and rescue team. Objectives this Investment Supports: Louisiana Homeland Security Urban Area Security Initiative Region II Goal 8 Urban Search and Rescue. This Goals objective includes the establishment, training and equipping of a regional urban search and

12 Page 12 of 49 rescue team. This team would respond to any terrorism/cbrne or catastrophic collapse rescue incident that has overwhelmed the local jurisdiction in Louisiana Region II. Louisiana State Goal Number 7 in the State s Strategy reads as follows: To establish, train, and equip an Urban Search and Rescue Team(s) to assist in responding to all hazard incidents/ events. Objective 7.3 To formalize the team into a deployable asset to respond to an all hazard incident. Also outlined in the State s objective for this goal is the establishment of a plan for the US&R Team, which will develop the organization of the team. This is an ongoing effort and is supported by Objective 7.1 Establish procedures for the establishment of an US&R team; and Objective 7.2 Establish an SOP for team(s) to follow to include procedures for deployment. Linkage: The order to accomplish this Goal is in two priorities: 1) Establish SOP s, Governance, and an organizational structure which has been covered in Objective 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3. The second priority is to equip, train, and exercise the team to ensure that is capable of deploying for a sustained time frame. This supports Objective 7.6 Fully equip the US&R Team to effectively respond to an all hazard event; Objective 7.7 To properly train the US&R Team members to respond effectively in an all hazard event and properly execute the technical skills in an all hazards environment, including CBRNE; and Objective 7.8 To participate annually in an all hazards or WMD / CBRNE operational readiness exercise (ORE). With the continued support of this investment we will be able to fulfill all the objectives for our Goal 7 in the HLS State Strategy. II.C. - Strategy - Target Capabilities Select one primary and up to four secondary Target Capabilities that this Investment supports. For the primary Target Capability selected, provide an explanation of how it is supported by this Investment. Primary Target Capability: Search and Rescue (Land-Based) Primary Target Capability Narrative: The outcome defines for this TCL states the following US&R activities are conducted as safely and efficiently as possible, with the greatest numbers of victims rescued in the shortest amount of time while maintaining rescuer safety at all times. This investment will give Louisiana Region II this capability by providing a highly capable US&R resource in the Baton Rouge region that can readily respond to any incident in the region. Secondary Target Capability 1: Secondary Target Capability 2: Secondary Target Capability 3: Secondary Target Capability 4: Emergency Operations Center Management On-Site Incident Management Communications Planning II.D. - Strategy - National Priorities Select the National Priority(ies) that this Investment supports; up to four may be selected. National Priority 1: National Priority 2: National Priority 3: National Priority 4: Strengthen CBRNE Detection, Response, & Decontamination Capabilities Strengthen Communications Capabilities Expanded Regional Collaboration Implement the NIMS and NRP

13 Page 13 of 49 III. Implementation - Investment #2 III.A. - Funding Plan Provide the total estimated cost for the FY08 HSGP period of performance for this Investment by completing the following table: - For each solution area that has an associated FY08 HSGP funds request, provide a brief summary of the planned expenditures (including personnel) - If this Investment uses other funding sources, identify the funding source and provide a brief summary of how those funds will be applied FY 2008 Homeland Security Grant Program Request Other Funding Sources Applied FY08 HSGP Request Total SHSP UASI MMRS CCP Other 1 Other 2 Other 3 Grand Total Planning $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 Organization Equipment $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 Training $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 Exercises $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 Total $850,000 $850,000 $850,000 Planning Summary: Planning efforts to support this initiative will be utilized to support the East Baton Rouge s US&R Advisory Committee s planning efforts to continue building on the standard operating procedures (SOP s) for the Type I task force. In addition, planning money will be used to pay for conferences, travel, and meeting related expenses. Equipment Summary: While the region has made a small investment in equipment already there is still plenty of additional equipment that is required for a Type I US&R Task Force. Specialized equipment that will be purchased through this investment includes structural assessment tools, shoring equipment and search and rescue canines. Training Summary: The investment into training will include meeting the position descriptions for an US&R Type I Task Force. Some of the specialized training classes will be for Task Force leader, Canine Search Specialist, Logistics Specialist, Structural Specialist, Technical Search Specialist, Communications Specialist, Heavy Equipment Rigging Specialist, Medical Specialist, and Haz-Mat / WMD Specialist. In addition money will be made available to cover travel, overtime, and backfill. Exercises Summary: During the period of this grant as we move closer to completing our Type I Task Force and are moving to having the capability to fully equip, train, and organize a Type I Task Force we will utilize a portion of this funding to bring the task force together for an operational readiness exercise. This will exercise our capability and to validate our SOP s. III.B. - Milestones Provide descriptions for up to 10 milestones and the associated key activities that lead to the milestone event over the FY08 HSGP period of performance. Start dates should reflect the start of the associated key activities and end dates should reflect when the milestone event will occur. Sustainment Investments must identify at least one milestone and describe the maintenance and sustainment activities associated with the Investment. (500 char. max per milestone) Milestone 1 (10/01/ /31/2009) (Establish standardized guidance) The Louisiana Region II US&R Advisory Committee meets and identifies guidelines on the procedures for determining the task force construct and finalizes the organization. Milestone 2 (10/01/ /31/2009) (Team member recruitment) Team members are identified from Region II and selected for the task force. Position descriptions will be used following accepted standards from the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces. Milestone 3 (10/01/ /31/2010) (Equipment Assessment) Identify existing equipment available for the task force to minimize the acquisition of new equipment for the task force.

14 Page 14 of 49 Milestone 4 (10/01/ /31/2010) (Training Assessment) Identify existing training levels needed for team members based on identified the task force positions and team composition discipline descriptions. Milestone 5 (10/01/ /31/2010) (Administrative support) Select team leadership positions for the administrative side of the task force including at a minimum, a program manager and a logistics officer. Milestone 6 (10/01/ /01/2011) (Establish training schedule/qualifications) Set up a training schedule for all Regional US&R team members for basic training requirements and refresher training determination. Additionally, develop qualification standards to maintain levels for operator proficiency. Milestone 7 (10/01/ /01/2011) (Training and qualification) Train and qualify all components of the task force. Established leadership determines that task force has required equipment and training to perform mission. Milestone 8 (10/01/ /01/2011) (Auxiliary Manpower construct) Build task force personnel depth by identifying, training and qualifying additional team members. Ensure that contingency of qualified team members are in place to ensure that a full task force deployment of 70 will deploy every time the task force is activated. Milestone 9 (10/01/ /01/2011) (Construct Maintenance & Inventory schedules) Establish scheduled US&R Team equipment maintenance and inventory schedules to be performed monthly. Maintain high level equipment readiness and accountability. Milestone 10 (10/01/ /01/2011) (Exercise US&R capability) Exercise full US&R capability of the task force by performing an operational readiness exercise (ORE) to determine if the task force is able to deploy in a timely manner and are proven to be able to operate in dynamic US&R environments. III.C. - Project Management Describe the management team roles and responsibilities, governance structures, and subject matter expertise specifically required by this Investment. (Part of overall Investment 15,000 Char. Max) The Project Management Team of the Louisiana Region II Urban Search and Rescue Type I Task Force will consist of multiple components. Governance Structure The role and responsibility of the overall management will fall under the authority of the Louisiana Region II advisory committee. This committee consists of a representative of the sponsoring agency of the task force, representatives from the participating agencies, and representatives from the Region II local homeland security directors. Administrative management role and responsibilities will fall under a program manager that will be selected by the advisory committee. Also under the administrative management will include a logistics manager. The logistics manager will have the day-to-day role and responsibility to keep the equipment in a state of readiness. A training coordinator will maintain the responsibility to facilitate the scheduling and coordination of the task forces training schedules. Operational management responsibilities and subject matter expertise will fall to the team leader of the task force. Under the team leader will be the component managers: Search Manager, Rescue Manager, Hazardous Material / WMD Manager, Planning Manager, Medical Manager, and Logistics Manager. Reference attached governance structure entitled UASI Working Group Chart.

15 Page 15 of 49 III.D. - Investment Challenges List and describe up to three potential challenges to effective implementation of this Investment over the entire FY08 HSGP period of performance. For each identified challenge, provide a brief description of how the challenge will be mitigated, and indicate a probability of occurrence (high, medium, low), and level of impact should it occur (high, medium, low). Challenge 1: Locating/recruiting technically qualified personnel i.e. structural specialist and medical managers. Probability: Medium Impact: High Mitigation Strategy: The specialized expertise of a structural engineer will be challenging to recruit. The program manager will work with engineer professional organizations for targeted recruitment. The program manager will coordinate with the Louisiana Bureau of EMS for the recruitment of medical manager expertise.. Challenge 2: Coordinating several participating agency members for the task force support. Probability: High Impact: Medium Mitigation Strategy: Conduct multiple meetings to ensure continuity of information is maintained with all participating agencies. Challenge 3: Acquire funding to support the construct of the Regional Type I US&R Team. Probability: Medium Impact: High Mitigation Strategy: Procure funding streams that support initial construct to include, HSGP, UASI, General funding. IV. Impact - Investment #2 IV.A. - Impact What outputs and outcomes will indicate that this Investment is successful at the end of the FY08 HSGP period of performance? (Part of overall Investment 15,000 Char. Max) We will be able to measure our progress and will have been successful when we achieve the following with regard to the following target capability. Target Capability: Urban Search and Rescue Output: The region will acquire the required equipment and personnel for the construct of a highly capable regional US&R Team into a Type I US&R Task Force. Outcome: Success will be measured by satisfying key performance metrics outlined in developed exercise objectives. Output: US&R Task Force training and qualifications standards will be developed to ensure that US&R professional standards are achieved and maintained. Outcome: Success will be measured by actual technical professional response implemented while participating in established exercises. Completion of these initiatives will result in the first full search and rescue component of a US&R task force in the state of Louisiana and provide a at the ready regional US&R capability. This initiative will also mitigate risk by having a deployable task force that is standardized in structure, equipment, and procedures as all the task forces in the federal system (FEMA US&R). IV.B. - Sustainability

16 Page 16 of 49 What is the long-term approach to sustaining the capabilities created or enhanced by this Investment, or explain why this Investment will not be sustained? (Part of overall Investment 15,000 Char. Max) The commitment of the state to support procurement of US&R capabilities is evident in the passing of the Executive Order No. KBB dated, 23 February 2005 in addition to the initial investment of and 1 million dollars through general state grant funding. The major portion of the expense in the establishment of the US&R task force will be the procurement of the US&R task force equipment. The region has the focused plan of using the allocations of this investment for the purchase of this first critical phase towards the construct of this needed capability. While there are no direct state general funds that support this investment the true cost that are allocated for this investment is a challenging to measure. The first responder community of Louisiana Region II is committed to the sustainment of an Urban Search and Rescue capability. Fire Departments, Law Enforcement Agencies, and EMS technicians across the region routinely and historically have volunteered their own time to participate in these efforts during off department time. The sponsoring agency of the task force along with the participating agencies will be need the support of their departmental managers to authorize their personnel to attend monthly training meetings and monthly inventory checks of the purchased US&R equipment. The UASI grant is giving the region the capability to expand its capabilities at a rate that would not be achievable without it. With the grant funding for this initiative we will be able to achieve paramount requirements for the development of this task force. Finally, the Governor s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is currently working with the Louisiana legislature to secure additional future funding for the administrative support positions along with a minimal budget to ensure operational money is available to support the task force. V. Optional Attachments - Investment #2 V.A. - Optional Attachments As part of the FY08 HSGP Investment Justification, applicants have the option of including graphic file attachments, such as organizational charts, with their application. Attachments supporting this application MUST be submitted through as separate files when submitting the final Investment Justification grant application. The following graphics file types are the only formats that will be recognized by the system:.jpg,.jpeg,.jiff,.jpe,.png,.gif. If you choose to include an optional attachment that will be uploaded to for this Investment, please provide the following information in the text box below (500 Char. Max): - The file name - The file extension (e.g.,.jpg, gif) - The relevancy this attachment has to this Investment Governance.jpg Please note the total number of attachments that will be submitted via grants.gov for this Investment (0-99): 1 (End of Investment #2.)

17 Page 17 of 49 Investment #3 Investment Information - Investment #3 Investment Name: Investment Phase: Multi-Applicant Investment: Community Preparedness and Public Outreach Campaigns Ongoing No I. Baseline - Investment #3 I.A. - Baseline - Previous HSGP Request Name and Funding If the Investment was included in a previous HSGP request, please provide the name of the Investment and the total amount of HSGP funding that was dedicated to this Investment, if any. (100 Char. Max for Investment Name) FY06 Investment name: Public Outreach Campaign FY06 HSGP funding: $1,759,932 FY07 Investment name: FY07 HSGP funding: I.B. - Baseline - Purpose Statement Describe, at a high-level, what activities will be implemented and what will be accomplished by this Investment. (1,000 Char. Max) Goal: Over the next 3 years the UAWG Baton Rouge will expand and strengthen their regional Public Outreach Program. Key Activities of this Investment: This investment will use four key activities: 1) Create a Capital Area Ready (CAR) branding program to reach the public. 2) Develop a website which will provide public service announcements and administer a regionwide public education campaign. 3) Expand the Citizen s Corps to include the education of children in emergency preparedness. 4) Expand local business and organizational Ready programs through cooperative agreements with Red Cross and LSU Stephenson Disaster Institute. Accomplishments of this Investment: We are expecting to increase the regional awareness about emergency preparedness. With an expanded volunteer base, the region will reinforce its own capabilities to provide for the safety of its citizens. A communication node will provide a backbone to support our citizens with timely and consistent updates. I.C. - Baseline - Description Provide a summary description of the current state of this Investment, its objectives, and any outcomes that will be completed prior to the application of FY08 HSGP funds. Include in this description whether this is a new Investment or an Investment in maintenance/sustainment. Describe the capability gap(s) that this Investment is intended to address. (2,500 Char. Max) Current State of Investment: 1. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Programs 2. Junior Community Emergency Response Team ( JR CERT) Training Programs 3. Business Emergency Response Team (BERT) Initial Program Development

18 Page 18 of Festival Venues Participation 5. Public Information Coordination Council Objectives for FY08: 1. Expand public education efforts with definitive media marketing strategies to promote emergency response awareness with community programs for readiness. 2. Expand public recognition of emergency readiness through a branding initiative for children and corporate readiness programs. (CAR) 3. Provide a public accessible web portal as a communication node to support all the public initiatives to promote emergency readiness. 4. Expansion of business readiness through a cooperative agreement with LSU Stephenson Disaster Management Institute, the American Red Cross and Community Partners. Outcomes to Date: 1. Branding and marketing materials with Capital Area Readiness (CAR) Logo and Character development. 2. Conduct Educational Stakeholders Design Sessions 3. Develop Media Toolkit Materials 4. Conduct Educational Stakeholders Quality Review Assessments 5. Develop and Media Marketing Strategy to use the Educational Toolkit Routinely 6. Expanding the CERT programs courses to train by 50% over the year. 7. Expanding the Junior CERT course by 50% over the year. 8. Train (4) CERT Trainers 9. Train (4) Junior CERT Trainers 10. Develop specific partnerships with Red Cross and LSU for a Business Education Program 11. Develop specific partnerships with Neighborhood Associations for damage assessment reporting vehicles. 12. Develop specific partnerships with Parish addressing stakeholders. Capability Gaps Addressed: 1. Lack of NIMs compliant certified trainers to pull from. 2. Regional organizational approval for web content in a timely manner will need to be addressed for an outsource web portal. 3. Governance participation for the Public Outreach web portal design and implementation. II. Strategy - Investment #3 II.A. - Strategy - State Preparedness Report Explain how this Investment supports initiatives in the State Preparedness Report. Please reference relevant page numbers in the State Preparedness Report. (Part of overall Investment 15,000 Char. Max) Three Year Targets Investment Supports: (see page 94) The Louisiana SRP target investment for citizen preparedness and public outreach are listed below: 1. Develop professional teams of volunteers that will be sought out by Emergency Management professionals at all levels of government in Louisiana. 2. Initiate a public awareness campaign to increase citizens preparedness. This investment is designed to create professional stakeholder teams of public, private and community organization to leverage a range of community spokesmen and supporters. These participants will be our initial public education benefactors and then the program will follow through with general public education seminars with the media materials designed by the education stakeholders. Initiatives: (see page 96) The state plan for community participation is to promote citizen awareness through the following initiatives: 1.) Statewide ready.gov preparedness campaign 2.) Develop teams of volunteers that will be sought out by Emergency Managers 3.) Establish funding for Citizen Corps 4.) Develop a branding and marketing campaign for readiness

19 Page 19 of 49 5.) Increase collaboration with State and volunteer organizations 6.) Continue publications of Southeast and Southwest Evacuation maps 7.) Develop Public Service Announcements This citizen preparedness investment will develop: 1.) A CAR preparedness campaign portal 2.) A CAR Brand and Character logo development 3.) An educational stakeholders committee will be created to expand preparedness information 4.) Expand current JR CERT and CERT programs by 50% annually 5.) Southeast and Southwest Evacuation maps will be available on the CAR portal with interactive traffic and weather maps 6.) Create Community relationships with the LSU Stephenson Disaster Institute and American Red Cross to implement a business preparedness program (BERT) 7.) How To Guides for Crisis Subjects will be developed for use in the public education campaign Linkage: The primary objectives for this investment from both the state and the regional initiative is to create an active public awareness with an educational branding program supported by a public information web portal with current and timely updates. The four objectives for this investment are: 1.) Readiness public campaign 2.) Branded Ready Logo and Character 3.) Web Portal for timely updates and crisis management how to guides for the public 4.) Increase public education for youth, business and local organizations through the CERT, Jr CERT and BERT programs. 5.) Increase GIS data quality by creating a uniformed addressing point data layer for emergency response mapping. II.B. - Strategy - Homeland Security Strategy goals and objectives Explain how this Investment supports the State/Territory/Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy goals and objectives. Please reference relevant goal and objective numbers in the State/Territory/Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy. (Part of overall Investment 15,000 Char. Max) Goal this Investment Supports: Goal 1: to increase public awareness for emergency readiness with a branding program supported by a public information web portal. Objectives this Investment Supports: Objective 1: Establish a Capital Area Region Brand (CAR) Objective 2: Establish a Public Web Portal Communication Node Objective 3: Expand the CERT Education Program by 50% Objective 4: Expand the Junior CERT Education Program by 50% Objective 5: Establish Cooperative agreements with local business education entities (business, local organizations and municipalities) to increase private sector readiness. Objective 6: Establish Cooperative agreements with local homeowner associations to increase residential readiness Linkages: Our goals are in line with the Louisiana State Priorities for increased public awareness. The five objects reinforce our primary branding objective with public outreach and education support functionalities to increase the public understanding on emergency preparedness. II.C. - Strategy - Target Capabilities Select one primary and up to four secondary Target Capabilities that this Investment supports. For the primary Target Capability selected, provide an explanation of how it is supported by this Investment. Primary Target Capability: Community Preparedness and Participation Primary Target Capability Narrative: