Wisconsin Homeland Security Exercise Grant

Grant Details:
Application Due Date: December 2012 est

Description: 

Overview:

This grant program provides funds to design, develop, conduct and evaluate exercises to test the plans and capabilities of Wisconsin’s emergency response community.

Funding Amount:

Approximately $230,000 will be available for exercises conducted through April 30, 2013.

Eligibility:

Applications must be submitted by county or tribal emergency management offices, or by appropriate state agencies. Applicants interested in applying for an exercise grant must first contact Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) to be assigned an exercise officer who will help determine the appropriate scope and expenses for the requested exercise.

Eligible Expenses:

Grant recipients must follow Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) requirements. Guidelines are published by Wisconsin Emergency Management on the WEM website.

All expenses must be new and cannot replace existing state or local government funding. Sub-stitution of existing funds with federal grants (supplanting) will be the subject of monitoring and audit. Violations may result in a range of penalties, including suspension of current and future funds under this program, suspension or debarment from federal grants, repayment of monies provided under a grant and civil and/or criminal penalties.

Allowable exercise costs include expenses related to event supplies, rental of equipment and/or facilities, travel, backfill and overtime for participants and event planners. Detailed information on eligible expenses is provided in the full announcement.

Grant Application Details

Organization Information:
Organization: Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance
Website: http://oja.state.wi.us/index.asp?locid=97

Contact Information:
Contact Name: OJA Exercise Program Manager
Contact Email: Michaelj.pohlman@wisconsin.gov
Contact Phone: (608) 261-7530

More Information:
http://oja.state.wi.us/announcements_detail.asp?annid=594&locid=97