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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 16, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5-2. <br />SUBJECT: Acceptance of Grant Allocation from the Department of Homeland Security - <br />State Homeland Security Grant Program <br />DEPARTMENT: Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Memorandum of Agreement <br />Annex B, Subgrant Forms <br />Assurance of Participation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Rad Visser, 245-2300 <br />Eric Griffin, 968-2050 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve acceptance of a State pass-through grant allocation of federal <br />Homeland Security funds in the amount of $236,868.34 to reimburse Orange County far the <br />purchase of equipment associated with homeland security activities of the County, its <br />municipalities, and the University, <br />BACKGROUND: The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded the <br />State of North Carolina funding for equipment, exercises, and training through the FY 2004 <br />State Homeland Security Grant Program, The program is designed to improve domestic <br />preparedness through the purchase of equipment for first responders. Federal funding is <br />allocated in accordance with a DHS formula of 80% for local government use and 20% for state <br />use, <br />The State Emergency Response Commission decided for this grant award to split the local <br />allotment into two sections.. The first section, which for Orange County represents the <br />$236,868,34, will be awarded to each of the 100 counties on a per capita basis. The second <br />section is being awarded by a competitive grant with preference towards regional interoperable <br />communications, Orange County participated in a regional effort to secure such funding in <br />conjunction with Triangle J Council of Governments, Wake County, Durham County, City of <br />Raleigh, and the Town of Chapel Hill.. The State recently notified this consortium that it had <br />approved an additional $2 million+ that will underwite the regional effort to improve <br />communications interoperability through the State Highway Patrol's VIPER system <br />infrastructure, <br />Orange County's allocation from the State of North Carolina for this per capita award is <br />$236,868,34 and did not require the County to submit a grant application. The accompanying <br />