Course Catalog. This catalog lists Federal- sponsored courses that fall within the FEMA mission scope, and have been approved through the FEMA course review and approval process. An updated version of this catalog can be accessed at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. • Additionally the new National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) Online Course Catalog (OCC) allows access to courses delivered by the CDP, EMI, and NTED. It can be accessed at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/occ/. • Joint Training and Exercises with the Public and Private Sectors. These courses are sponsored and coordinated by private sector entities to enhance public-private partnerships for training personnel to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism or catastrophic events. • FEMA Provided Training. FEMA funds the direct delivery of a variety of courses that States, Tribes, and territories can request to meet training needs. These courses are listed in the NTED approved course catalog listed at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. Each FEMA training partner should contact the SAA or designated TPOC for locations within the State that are appropriate for the training. When the direct delivery funds are exhausted, the training partner can continue to offer the classes to the States through one of two methods—the Voluntary Training Enhancement Program (VTEP) or the Excess Delivery Acquisition Program (EDAP). VTEP is a voluntary program designed to increase flexibility for States and territories while enhancing NTE‘s training delivery capability and complementing the current training partner pool. Funding from previous fiscal years may be used to support a State, territory, or Urban Area‘s implementation of this program. Through VTEP, the SAA has the authority to adopt various NTED provided programs for delivery by institutions within its State and local jurisdictions, and designate institutions as recognized providers for the identified standardized curriculum. EDAP allows NTED training partner to charge for a course delivery when the Federal grant that developed the program is completed or more deliveries of a requested class are needed than the grant funds can accommodate. This cost per class is approved by FEMA so that States pay for the cost of instruction only, not the curriculum development costs that were paid by FEMA training grant funds. HSGP funds can be used to pay for the delivery of these classes within a State at the request of the SAA/TPOC. States, territories, and Urban Areas are required, within 30 days after attendance, to submit information through the SAA or TPOC via Web-Forms on all training not provided by FEMA, but supported with HSGP funds. This information will consist of course title, course description, mission area, level of training, the training provider, the date of the course, the number and associated disciplines of the individuals, and the sponsoring jurisdiction. States, territories, and Urban Areas intending to use FEMA funds to support attendance at training not provided by FEMA must ensure these courses: Fall within the FEMA mission scope to prepare State, local, Tribal, and territorial personnel to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and catastrophic events Build additional capabilities that: (a) support a specific training need identified by the State, territory, and Urban Area, and (b) comport with the State, territory, or Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy Address specific tasks and/or competencies articulated in FEMA‘s Emergency Responder Guidelines and the Homeland Security Guidelines for Prevention and Deterrence Address specific capabilities and related tasks articulated in the September 2007 version of the TCL Support the specific program training activities identified in the individual HSGP grant programs (SHSP, UASI, OPSG, MMRS, CCP) for which the funding will be used In support of the continuing efforts to build common catalogs of approved training not provided by FEMA, the SAA/TPOC will be allowed three deliveries of the same course within a State/territory before the course is required to go through the NTED State course review and approval process. Additional course deliveries will be authorized during the review period. However, if the course is disapproved as part of the process, no additional FEMA funds can be dedicated to attending the course.
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Sources: Subrecipient Agreement
Course Catalog. This catalog lists Federal- sponsored courses that fall within the FEMA mission scope, and have been approved through the FEMA course review and approval process. An updated version of this catalog can be accessed at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. • Additionally the new National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) Online Course Catalog (OCC) allows access to courses delivered by the CDP, EMI, and NTED. It can be accessed at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/occ/. • Joint Training and Exercises with the Public and Private Sectors. These courses are sponsored and coordinated by private sector entities to enhance public-private partnerships for training personnel to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism or catastrophic events. • FEMA Provided Training. FEMA funds the direct delivery of a variety of courses that States, Tribes, and territories can request to meet training needs. These courses are listed in the NTED approved course catalog listed at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. Each FEMA training partner should contact the SAA or designated TPOC for locations within the State that are appropriate for the training. When the direct delivery funds are exhausted, the training partner can continue to offer the classes to the States through one of two methods—the Voluntary Training Enhancement Program (VTEP) or the Excess Delivery Acquisition Program (EDAP). VTEP is a voluntary program designed to increase flexibility for States and territories while enhancing NTE‘s training delivery capability and complementing the current training partner pool. Funding from previous fiscal years may be used to support a State, territory, or Urban Area‘s implementation of this program. Through VTEP, the SAA has the authority to adopt various NTED provided programs for delivery by institutions within its State and local jurisdictions, and designate institutions as recognized providers for the identified standardized curriculum. EDAP allows NTED training partner to charge for a course delivery when the Federal grant that developed the program is completed or more deliveries of a requested class are needed than the grant funds can accommodate. This cost per class is approved by FEMA so that States pay for the cost of instruction only, not the curriculum development costs that were paid by FEMA training grant funds. HSGP funds can be used to pay for the delivery of these classes within a State at the request of the SAA/TPOC. States, territories, and Urban Areas are required, within 30 days after attendance, to submit information through the SAA or TPOC via Web-Forms on all training not provided by FEMA, but supported with HSGP funds. This information will consist of course title, course description, mission area, level of training, the training provider, the date of the course, the number and associated disciplines of the individuals, and the sponsoring jurisdiction. States, territories, and Urban Areas intending to use FEMA funds to support attendance at training not provided by FEMA must ensure these courses: Fall within the FEMA mission scope to prepare State, local, Tribal, and territorial personnel to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and catastrophic events Build additional capabilities that: (a) support a specific training need identified by the State, territory, and Urban Area, and (b) comport with the State, territory, or Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy Address specific tasks and/or competencies articulated in FEMA‘s Emergency Responder Guidelines and the Homeland Security Guidelines for Prevention and Deterrence Address specific capabilities and related tasks articulated in the September 2007 version of the TCL Support the specific program training activities identified in the individual HSGP grant programs (SHSP, UASI, OPSG, MMRS, CCP) for which the funding will be used In support of the continuing efforts to build common catalogs of approved training not provided by FEMA, the SAA/TPOC will be allowed three deliveries of the same course within a State/territory before the course is required to go through the NTED State course review and approval process. Additional course deliveries will be authorized during the review period. However, if the course is disapproved as part of the process, no additional FEMA funds can be dedicated to attending the course. State and Federal-Sponsored Course Catalogs. Courses approved through NTED will be added to either the approved State Sponsored Course Catalog or the Federal Sponsored Course Catalog. Courses identified within these catalogs may be attended on an unlimited basis within any State/territory as long as the training is coordinated and approved by the SAA/TPOC. A full description of the NTED Course Development, Review, and Approval Process, as well as the approved course catalogs, can be found at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/odp_webforms. NTED will respond to the initial request for review within 15 days with one of the following outcomes: Course concept is approved as consistent with the State plan and the State should submit the full course package for subject matter expert review and comment. Course concept is disapproved as inconsistent with State plan, FEMA guidance, or is exactly the same as another course in the catalog (no need for another approval, refer to the curriculum already developed and approved). At any time, the SAA/TPOC (for State-sponsored courses) or the Federal Agency POC (for Federal sponsored courses) may request the addition of a course to the corresponding approved catalog by submitting the associated Web-Form (i.e., Request for Addition to the Approved State-Sponsored Catalog) for review. If a class on the same subject is already in the catalog, the submitting State should provide documentation as to why the course is unique, after contacting the owner(s) of the other courses to review the curriculum. This step is required to avoid unnecessary duplication of similar courses in the catalog, allow States to share course development costs, permit all States to have access to new or unique courses developed by other providers, and allow States to direct their training dollars to delivery rather than development. If it is determined that the proposed course meets the above listed criteria, the providing entity (SAA/TPOC or Federal Agency POC) will be invited to submit the Course Review and Approval Request Form along with all supporting training materials. For further information on developing courses using the instructional design methodology and tools that can facilitate the process, SAAs and TPOCs are encouraged to review the NTED Strategy for Blended Learning and access the Responder Training Development Center (RTDC) available at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/rtdc/state/. FEMA funds must be used to supplement, not supplant, existing funds that have been appropriated for the same purpose. FEMA will conduct periodic reviews of all State, territory, and Urban Area training funded by FEMA. These reviews may include requests for all course materials and physical observation of, or participation in, the funded training. If these reviews determine that courses are outside the scope of this guidance, grantees will be asked to repay grant funds expended in support of those efforts. States and territories are required to conduct an Improvement Plan Workshop and Training and Exercise Plan Workshop to identify best practices, capability gaps, key priorities, and major events over a multi-year time frame and to align training and exercises in support of those priorities. A Multi-year Training and Exercise Plan will be produced from the Training and Exercise Plan Workshop to include the State‘s training and exercise priorities, associated training and exercise capabilities, and a multi-year training and exercise schedule. Further guidance concerning the Multi-year Training and Exercise Plan can be found in the Exercises discussion immediately following.
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Sources: Memorandum of Agreement