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FEMA FACT SHEET

Fiscal Year 2020 Presidential Residence Protection Assistance Grant FEMA is providing $41 million to reimburse state and local law enforcement agencies for extraordinary costs associated with protecting the President’s residences in coordination with the United States Secret Service.

Overview The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Presidential Residence Protection Assistance (PRPA) Grant provides Federal funds to reimburse state and local law enforcement agencies for law enforcement personnel costs incurred while protecting any non-governmental residence of the President that is designated or identified to be secured by the United States Secret Service (USSS) in accordance with section 530 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020, which states in part:

“SEC. 530. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance’’, $41,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, exclusively for providing reimbursement of extraordinary law enforcement personnel costs for protection activities directly and demonstrably associated with any residence of the President that is designated or identified to be secured by the United States Secret Service.”

Among the five basic homeland security missions noted in the Department of Homeland Security Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, the PRPA Grant supports the goal of Preventing Terrorism and Enhancing Security.

Funding The PRPA Grant provides $41 million in FY 2020 funding to reimburse state and local law enforcement agencies for extraordinary costs associated with protecting the President’s non-governmental residences.

The FY 2020 PRPA Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is available online at www.grants.gov and at fema.gov/grants.

Eligibility Eligible applicants are limited to state and local law enforcement agencies, either directly or through the State Administrative Agency (SAA), that conduct protection activities associated with any non-http://www.grants.gov/ http://fema.gov/grants

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Application Process Applying for a PRPA grant is a multi-step process. An initial application is first submitted through the Grants.gov website; the final application is submitted through the Non-Disaster Grants System (ND Grants). Detailed application instructions are included in the FY 2020 PRPA NOFO.

Eligible applicants should submit their initial application at least one week prior to the 5 p.m. ET, Nov.

27, 2020 application deadline through the Grants.gov portal at www.grants.gov. Applicants needing Grants.gov support should contact the customer support hotline at (800) 518-4726.

Eligible applicants will be notified by FEMA and asked to proceed with submitting their complete application package in the Non-Disaster (ND) Grants System by the application deadline. Applicants needing technical support with the ND Grants System should contact ndgrants@fema.dhs.gov or (800) 865-4076, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET.

Completed applications must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 27, 2020.

As noted in the Eligibility Section above, the SAA may apply on behalf of one or more eligible state or local law enforcement agencies. If the SAA submits an application on behalf of any law enforcement agency, those law enforcement agencies covered under the SAA’s application cannot also apply directly to FEMA for funding under this NOFO.

Documentation supporting reimbursement requests must be submitted as an attachment in ND Grants.

All four categories of documentation (Investment Narrative, Detailed Budget Spreadsheet, Disclosure of Pending Applications, and Certification) are required in order to receive reimbursement. Information contained in these documents will be used to evaluate allowable costs.

Funding Selection Criteria FEMA will review each application and make a determination as to the level of reimbursement based on:

• The information provided in response to the requirements set forth in the FY 2020 PRPA Grant NOFO; and

• Available funding relative to reimbursement requests submitted by all applicants.

Applicants that identify other sources of reimbursement (e.g. U.S. Department of Justice financial assistance, direct appropriation, etc.) for costs incurred protecting the President’s designated residences may not be reimbursed at all or may not be reimbursed at the same level as other applicants.

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The following criteria will be used to determine whether claimed costs are allowable for reimbursement:

PRPA Grant Application Evaluation Criteria

Were the costs incurred between Oct. 1, 2019 and Sept. 30, 2020?

Were the costs incurred by law enforcement personnel?

Were the costs incurred for operational or backfill overtime?

Were the costs incurred extraordinary – meaning costs over and above normally planned/budgeted expenditures of the law enforcement agency, which cumulatively present a financial burden on the law enforcement agency?

Were the costs incurred directly attributable to the protection and security of a non-governmental residence of the President designated or identified by the USSS?

Were the costs incurred as the result of an official request by the Director of the USSS pursuant to section 3 or section 4 of the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 (Pub.

L. No. 94-524)?

Does the applicant have any pending applications or open awards for Federally-funded grants or cooperative agreements that include requests for funding to support the same Investment Narrative being proposed in the application under this NOFO, and would cover any identical cost items outlined in the budget submitted to FEMA as part of the application under this

NOFO?

Has the applicant been approved for overtime requests for the purposes outlined in this NOFO through any open FEMA Grant Award?

Allocation Priorities Priority 1: Priority for allocation of funding will be to law enforcement agencies that incurred extraordinary law enforcement operational overtime costs while the President, First Lady, or their minor child were at the designated residence.

Priority 2: Additional funding may be allocated for operational overtime costs associated with transportation of the President, First Lady, or their minor child to and from the designated residence within the state.

Priority 3: Remaining funding may be provided on a pro-rata basis for reimbursement of extraordinary law enforcement operational overtime costs incurred by law enforcement agencies for maintaining the security of the designated residences in the absence of the President, First Lady, or their minor child.

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PRPA Grant Resources There are a variety of resources available to address programmatic, technical, and financial questions.

The FY 2020 PRPA NOFO is located online at fema.gov/grants as well as on Grants.gov.

FEMA Headquarters Office

Federal Emergency Management Agency Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) 400 C Street SW Washington, D.C. 20472

Applicants and recipients should contact their FEMA Headquarters (HQ) Preparedness Officer with any questions or concerns. Applicants or recipients that may be unsure of whom their respective FEMA HQ Preparedness Officer is should contact the Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk at the phone number or email address provided below.

Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk (CSID)

CSID is a non-emergency comprehensive management and information resource developed by FEMA for grant stakeholders. CSID provides general information on FEMA grant programs and maintains a comprehensive database containing key personnel contact information at the Federal, state, tribal and local levels. When necessary, recipients will be directed to a Federal point of contact who can answer specific programmatic questions or concerns. CSID can be reached by phone at (800) 368-6498 or by e-mail at askcsid@fema.dhs.gov, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET.

GPD Award Administration Division

GPD’s Award Administration Division provides support regarding financial matters and budgetary technical assistance. Additional guidance and information can be obtained by contacting the FEMA Call Center at (866) 927-5646, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET, or via e-mail to ASK- GMD@fema.dhs.gov.

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