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FISCAL YEAR 2012

HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM

INVESTMENT JUSTIFICATION PLANNING WORKSHEET

AGRICULTURE RESPONSE & RECOVERY

FEBRUARY 2012

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OMB Control Number: 1660-0125 FEMA Form: 089-1 PART II. FY 2012 HSGP INVESTMENT JUSTIFICATION PLANNING WORKSHEET

OVERALL INVESTMENT JUSTIFICATION INFORMATION

Describe how the spectrum of terrorism and natural hazard risks that the State/territory/Urban Area faces influenced the development of this Investment Justification to include all Investments.

Nebraska is a rural state and the economy is based on agriculture and food production industries. There are an estimated 6.2 million head of cattle and calves, 3.1 million hogs, and 13.8 million poultry in the state. At any one time, there are 2.5 million head of cattle on feed in over 4,900 feedlots. Over 760 of these feedlots hold greater than 1,000 animals. The slaughter industry is a large component of the agriculture industry. Nebraska leads the nation in red meat production at 7.1 billion pounds, and in commercial cattle slaughter at 7.0 million head. Nebraska slaughters 20% of the beef killed in the nation. It is also seventh in the nation in commercial hog slaughter at 7.6 million head.

The impact of an emergency involving animal or crop agriculture would be devastating to the state. Approximately one in three jobs in Nebraska is related to agriculture.

This investment justification continues efforts made over the past several years to prepare for and respond to such an event. Included in the IJ are steps to train local officials, prepare our voluntary veterinarian corps, and provide the means to locate critical nodes. This investment will contribute to building and sustaining capabilities and assist in preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to agricultural incidents or acts of terrorism in the state’s food and agricultural industries.

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Note: The Total M&A Amount and Total M&A Percentage will not be automatically calculated in the table below. The total M&A percentage should not exceed five percent (5%) of the allocated funding. Please note that M&A should be calculated at the overall IJ level per funding source (e.g., SHSP, UASI) and not at the individual Investment level.

Request Subtotal M&A M&A Program Amount (Request Amount + Amount Percentage M&A) SHSP $70,000 $ 5% $

I. OVERVIEW

I.A Is this Investment New or Ongoing: (Double click to place an “X” in the corresponding box. Within the GRT, this will be a drop-down menu.)

New Ongoing

If the Investment is Ongoing, identify the Investment(s) from prior year(s) to include: (FY 2008 – FY 2011)

Note: Applicants may select up to three prior years’ Investments. Within the GRT, applicants will only have the ability to select previously funded Investments from a drop- down menu.

FY 2008 Investment Name: (100 characters max) Enhance Ability to Prevent, Protect, Respond and Recover from Agriculture Threats/Terrorism FY 2008 Funding Amount: $108,000

FY 2009 Investment Name: (100 characters max) Nebraska Agriculture Response & Recovery FY 2009 Funding Amount: $170,800

FY 2010 Investment Name: (100 characters max) Nebraska Agriculture Response & Recovery FY 2010 Funding Amount: $0

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FY 2011 Investment Name: (100 characters max) Nebraska Agriculture Response & Recovery FY 2011 Funding Amount: $51,588

I.B Provide the FY 2012 Investment name: (100 character max) Nebraska Agriculture Response & Recovery

I.C Provide the applicant name: (State/territory or Urban Area) (100 character max) Nebraska

I.C Identify if this Investment focuses on building new capabilities or sustaining existing capabilities. (Double click to place an “X” in the corresponding box. Within the GRT, this will be a drop-down menu.)

Building New Capabilities Sustaining Existing Capabilities

Applicants must ensure that requested funds maintain current capabilities that were funded by past HSGP funding cycles. New capabilities should not be built at the expense of maintaining current, essential capabilities. If new capabilities are being built utilizing HSGP funding, applicants must ensure that the new capabilities are able to be deployable outside of their community, through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), to support regional and national efforts.

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The overall goal for the State of Nebraska under this investment is to protect, prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from threats and incidents that would result in the disruption of industries related to U.S. livestock, other domestic animals and wildlife, and/or endanger the food supply, public health, and domestic and international trade.

Investments are intended to provide direct support to local officials in Nebraska’s PET regions by involving them in planning workshops and SOP development for local emergency operations plans (LEOP) using templates addressing preparedness, response and recovery from an agricultural event. Activities will include facilitated plan development to strengthen agricultural components of LEOPs, convening agriculture emergency response drills, training on mortality disposal support for livestock or poultry, livestock and poultry producer awareness and vulnerability sessions, and convening a regional tabletop/functional/or full-scale exercise. PET regions will support State activities through memoranda of understanding and work toward developing strategies to sustain planning and response activities long-term.

This investment will also support infrastructure and other resources to continue development of GPS/GIS mapping functions needed for agricultural emergencies. This is a cooperative effort between NEMA, NDA, and other state agencies, which provides agricultural asset location information in the event of an emergency. In this effort, the state works with the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, which houses the infrastructure, and the University of Nebraska’s Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies to provide technical support. This investment will also provide continuing support for the state’s Livestock Emergency Disease Response System (LEDRS).

National priorities addressed by this investment include expanding regional collaboration, implementing the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and National Response Framework (NRF), strengthening information sharing, interoperable communication, and collaboration capabilities, and strengthening chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) detection, response, and decontamination capabilities. Additionally, this investment complements the Nebraska state homeland security priority to enhance capabilities to prevent against, protect against, respond to and recover from a terrorism event, natural disaster, or major emergency.

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II.A Identify the goals and objectives in your State and/or Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy supported by this Investment.

This investment will enhance three components of Nebraska’s homeland security strategy. First, it will enhance capabilities through a regional comprehensive, progressive planning, exercise, and training (PET) program and implement the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP). It will achieve this by integrating agriculture-specific planning into local emergency operations plans or conducting exercises for each of the state’s 8 PET regions, and provide one HSEEP-compliant exercise for the state’s Livestock Emergency Disease Response System (LEDRS) team.

Secondly, enhancement of capabilities through continued development and maintenance of a GIS database of key infrastructure and assets in the for state, Interoperable see 2011 doc). Once collected, this GIS information can be utilized planning, response, training and exercise, and/or response purposes and will allow for prioritization of critical infrastructure in the agricultural sector.

Thirdly, it will enhance capabilities to prevent against, protect against, respond to and recover from a terrorism event, natural disaster, or major emergency. It will achieve this through a combination of enhancing local and state agriculture-specific planning efforts, the provision of interoperable communications and training to the LEDRS team, as well as conducting a needs assessment and training for that team, and the provision of agriculture-specific vulnerability studies for local officials.

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Due to funding provided in previous grants, some capabilities to support this investment currently exist in all investment areas. The Livestock Emergency Disease Response System (LEDRS) corps has been trained in several aspects of response, including recognition of foreign and emerging animal diseases, the incident command system and NIMS, and has taken part in exercises utilizing this training. The state’s GPS/GIS project to map agricultural resources has added thousands of agricultural and food assets to a state database. Training has been provided to officials and responders in all Nebraska counties. However, new LEDRS veterinarians have been added to the cadre, new techniques need to be taught, and LEDRS team members need to be trained in assuming leadership duties within the NIMS structure. Credentialing these persons will require continued training.

Also, significantly more resources need to be added to the GIS database, and the system infrastructure has been migrated to an updated platform to secure the compiled data. Local leadership in many Nebraska counties has changed and new decision makers need to be trained. The implementation of this investment will build upon the existing capabilities to train decision makers and responders on modern response methods, including those currently being refined on a national level.

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This investment will continue the process of training and credentialing the Livestock Emergency Disease Response System (LEDRS) corps of private veterinarians. Development of national plans and frameworks necessitates the need for further training. Also, review and practice of essential plans and procedures on a regular basis is needed to maintain a high state of readiness.

Another goal of this investment is the completion of the agricultural and food asset database. Additional data collection is needed as there are several sectors of the industry that are not present or are incomplete in the database. In order to provide the most accurate information, the database must be updated and added to regularly.

A third goal of this investment is to continue training for local officials and responders who are newly elected or employed. With a continual influx of new officials and responders, it is necessary to maintain this training and planning. Further trainings would preprare specialized responders and officials that are capable of higher level tasks and missions.

In reaching these goals, the state will maintain a cadre of officials and responders with baseline understanding of response activities in the food and agricultural sector, facilitate efforts to identify capability and resource gaps, focus capability improvements, and inform the community of actions they can take to manage risks.

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III. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND MILESTONES

Guidance for Completing this Section: Applicants should demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of how the Investment supports identified Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (LETPA), Core Capabilities, and primary Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training, and Exercises (POETE) Solution Area.

III.A Provide the FY 2012 Funding Source and Amount:

Funding Source Funding Amount Proposed Funding Source (Select One) SHSP $70,000

Applicants may choose to fund projects from multiple funding sources (e.g., SHSP, UASI); however, dedicated funding toward such projects must be accounted for separately within the respective State and Urban Area IJ.

Identify if this Investment supports a fusion center. (Double click to place an “X” in the corresponding box. Within the GRT, this will be a drop-down menu.)

Yes No

Please note that all fusion center-related funding requests must be consolidated into a single Investment per funding source (e.g., SHSP, UASI) in which recognized fusion centers reside. The consolidated fusion center Investment per funding source must address funding support for the recognized fusion center (For a list of recognized fusion centers, please see http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1301685827335.shtm).

III.B How much of this Investment will be obligated towards Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (LETPA): $0

Per the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296), Title XX, § 2006, as amended by the 9/11 Act, Title I, §101, August 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 280, 6 U.S.C. § 607, States are required to ensure that at least 25 percent (25%) of the combined HSGP funds allocated under SHSP and UASI are dedicated towards law enforcement terrorism prevention activities. The LETPA allocation can be from SHSP, UASI or both.

III.C Identify the Core Capabilities supported by this Investment and for each of the selected Core Capabilities, provide the proposed funding amount to be obligated from this Investment.

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The table below will not automatically calculate the Total Amount of Proposed Funding; however, the GRT will automatically calculate the Total Amount as you enter funding amounts. The GRT will also automatically calculate the percent of proposed funding per core capability as you enter the amount across core capabilities. Applicants must ensure that the total percentage of proposed funding must equal to 100 percent (100%). The Total Amount of Proposed Funding should match the amount you entered in section III.A above.

Amount of Percent of Core Capabilities Proposed Funding Proposed Funding (As Identified Above) ($) (%) Access Control and Identity Verification $ Community Resilience $ Critical Transportation $ Cyber Security $ Economic Recovery $ Environmental Response/Health and Safety $ Fatality Management Services $ Forensics and Attribution $ Health and Social Services $ Housing $ Infrastructure Systems $ Intelligence and Information Sharing $ Interdiction and Disruption $ Percent of Long-term Vulnerability Reduction $ Proposed Funding Mass Care Services $ will be automatically calculated by the Mass Search and Rescue Operations $ GRT as you enter Natural and Cultural Resources $ the amount across On-scene Security and Protection $ the core capability Operational Communications $ categories. Operational Coordination $ Physical Protective Measures $ Planning $ Public and Private Services and Resources $ Public Health and Medical Services $ Public Information and Warning $ Risk and Disaster Resilience Assessment $ Risk Management for Protection Programs and Activities $ Screening, Search, and Detection $ Situational Assessment $ Supply Chain Integrity and Security $70,000 Threat and Hazard Identification $

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For additional information on the NPG and core capabilities, please visit http://www.fema.gov/pdf/prepared/npg.pdf. A crosswalk of target capabilities within the TCL to core capabilities within the NPG can also be accessed at http://www.fema.gov/pdf/prepared/crosswalk.pdf.

III.D Provide the proposed funding amount to be obligated from this Investment towards the primary Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training, and Exercises (POETE) Solution Area. (Please provide amounts for all that apply)

Note: The table below will not automatically calculate the Total Amount of Proposed Funding. The GRT will automatically calculate the total as you transfer your answers. The Total Amount of Proposed Funding should match the amount you entered in question III.A above.

Guidance for Completing this Section: Planned expenditures should be appropriate for the Solution Area and grant program in which they are described; however, the list of planned expenditures does not have to be exhaustive. Amount of Proposed Percent of Proposed Solution Area Funding ($) Funding (%) Planning $37,100 Percent of Proposed Organization $0 Funding will be automatically calculated Equipment $14,700 by the GRT as you enter Training $3,500 the amount across the Exercises $14,700 POETE categories Total: $70,000 100%

III.E Identify up to ten projects within this Investment, with start and end dates, which will be implemented over the 24 month period of performance. Provide the following information:

Guidance for Completing this Section: Please reference Appendix A for a detailed description of the Project Management Lifecycle. The projects/activities should demonstrate progress towards achieving the Investment within the FY 2012 HSGP period of performance.

For any additional projects, please copy and paste a blank copy of the above table to complete the required fields.

Project/Activity One Amount of Proposed Funding ($) Project Name Provide one agro-terrorism planning, exercise, or THIS WORKSHEET MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED TO www.grants.gov Please transfer all responses completed in this worksheet to the IJ Submission module in the Grants Reporting Tool (https://www.reporting.odp.dhs.gov/) 10 OMB Control Number: 1660-0125 FEMA Form: 089-1 training project per PET Region to ensure that agriculture sector planning, response, and recovery activities are included in LEOPs (eight total – nature of project determined by needs of Region) Funding Amount $20,000 Project Management Step (Select the most applicable Execute step) Start Month/Year 10/1/2012 End Month/Year 9/30/2013

Project/Activity Two Amount of Proposed Funding ($) Provide two agro-terrorism SOP planning Project Name workshops for local officials Funding Amount $5,000 Project Management Step (Select the most applicable Execute step) Start Month/Year 10/1/2012 End Month/Year 9/30/2013

Project/Activity Three Amount of Proposed Funding ($) Provide seven vulnerability studies for local Project Name officials Funding Amount $5,000 Project Management Step (Select the most applicable Execute step) Start Month/Year 10/1/2012 End Month/Year 9/30/2013

Project/Activity Four Amount of Proposed Funding ($) Exercise the state LEDRS team annually in an Project Name HSEEP compliant exercise Funding Amount $35,000 Project Management Step (Select the most applicable Execute step) Start Month/Year 10/1/2012 End Month/Year 3/31/2013

Project/Activity Five Amount of Proposed Funding ($) Project Name Assessment of resources needed to support the THIS WORKSHEET MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED TO www.grants.gov Please transfer all responses completed in this worksheet to the IJ Submission module in the Grants Reporting Tool (https://www.reporting.odp.dhs.gov/) 11 OMB Control Number: 1660-0125 FEMA Form: 089-1 state livestock emergency disease response team (LEDRS) Funding Amount $5,000 Project Management Step (Select the most applicable Execute step) Start Month/Year 10/1/2012 End Month/Year 12/1/2013

III.F Does this Investment require new construction or renovation, retrofitting, or modification of existing structures? (Double click to place an “X” in the corresponding box)

Yes No

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IV.A Describe the outcomes that will be achieved as a result of this Investment. The outcomes should demonstrate improvement towards building capabilities described in Section II, Baseline.

The outcomes of this investment will further Nebraska’s homeland security strategy by 1) enhancing capabilities through a regional comprehensive, progressive planning, exercise, and training (PET) program and implement the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP); 2) developing and maintaining a GIS database of key infrastructure and assets in the state; and 3) enhancing capabilities to prevent against, protect against, respond to and recover from a terrorism event, natural disaster, or major emergency.

Specific outcomes of this investment will be continuation of training and credentialing of private veterinarians in the LEDRS corps, updating and adding to the content of the agriculture and food asset database, and new training and education opportunities for officials and responders throughout the state. Continued efforts towards these goals are possible through the funding of this investment.

The projects identified in this investment have already proven to be successful, providing valuable resources in exercises and actual events. Continued funding will make it possible to sustain the capabilities identified in the agriculture response and recovery sector, and will support long-term capabilities in this area.

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The main steps and processes of the Project Management Lifecycle are summarized in the below table: Steps Description Process Involves preparing for, assembling The authorization to begin work or resources and getting work started. Initiate resume work on any particular May apply to any level, e.g. program, activity. project, phase, activity, task. The purposes of establishing, at an Involves working out and extending early date, the parameters of the the theoretical, practical, and/or useful project that is going to be worked application of an idea, concept, or Plan on as well as to try to delineate any preliminary design. This also involves specifics and/or any peculiarities to a plan for moving a project concept to the project as a whole and/or any a viable project. specific phases of the project. The period within the project Involves directing, accomplishing, lifecycle during which the actual managing, and completing all phases Execute work of creating the project’s and aspects of work for a given deliverables is carried out. project. Involves exercising corrective action A mechanism which reacts to the as necessary to yield a required current project status in order to outcome consequent upon monitoring ensure accomplishment of project performance. Or, the process of Control objectives. This involves planning, comparing actual performance with measuring, monitoring, and taking planned performance, analyzing corrective action based on the variances, evaluating possible results of the monitoring. alternatives, and taking appropriate correct action as needed. The completion of all work on a Involves formally terminating and project. Can also refer to concluding all tasks, activities, and Close Out completion of a phase of the component parts of a particular project. project, or phase of a project.

For additional information on the Project Management Lifecycle, please visit Project Management Institute’s (PMI) A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) at http://www.pmi.org/PMBOK-Guide-and-Standards.aspx. Specifically, applicants are encouraged to reference Chapter three of the PMBOK Guide, the Standard for Project Management of a Project.

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