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3 <br />Tune 8, i 998 <br />1V~,~MORA~IDUNI <br />TO: County Emergency Prosrra.m ~~+~r,cv; <br />FROM: Rici~ard H. Moore, Secretar;~ <br />SUBJECT: GRANT AWARD <br />The Division of Emergency .Management is pleased to offer year-end grant funds from the <br />Division's operating budget Co eligible total emergency management agencies for uniform <br />enhancement of statewide capabilities. These fiords will be administered in the form of a one time <br />grant. Due to year-end time constraints, we have a very short window of opportunity to <br />administer and distribute these funds; therefore, the Division must hs~ve your response in tfie <br />form of a signed grant s-pplication by close of business Wednesday, June 10, 1998. <br />As the Division's goal in offering these funds is to enhance specific operational capabilities across <br />North Carolina, eligibility for these funds is contingent upon the Local etttergency management <br />agency being in compliance with prior grant award recluirements_ Speciftcally, we are requiring <br />documentation to verify that each agency provided funding during 1997 for accessing Internet can <br />actually access the Division's Internet web site and communicate via E-mail with the Division_ <br />This corntraur>ications linkage is critical to emergency management information sharing;, especially <br />as we enter the 1998 hurricane season_ <br />Eligible county emergency management agencies whim were rot offered funding earlier this year <br />to purchase a digital camera (up to $600) for planning and event documentation purposes are now <br />offered funds to develop this capability. Eligible local agencies are also offered funding for the <br />purchase of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Unit (up to SZ00) for emergency planning and <br />response coordination purposes, Finally, ail eligible jurisdictions are o1~'ered funding (estimated <br />at $1,476, but subject to increase depending upon acceptance of this offer by all counties) to <br />enhance local capabilities for stabilizing and managing :tazardous materials emergencies (ie, <br />acnuisition ofcontainment booms, absorbent pads_ technicai or training materials or other items) <br />as approved in writing by your Branch Manager. <br />County Emergency program Managers <br />