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COPS FY2005 Application Guide: Targeted/Invited Programs (,~?o Consortia and Coordination Multijudsdictional proposals will be considered as consortia If a grant is awarded; the applicant agency or locality will serve as the lead agency and grantee during the performance period, with the ocher consortia members serving, as grant sub•recipienls. The lead agency will be responsible far successful implementation of the project and will bear responsibility`for fulfilling all grant conditions. Lead agency status will not be transferred once the grant has been awarded. However, pdor to application submission to the COPS Office, invited regions may decide ii a different law enforcement agency will serve as the lead applicant If the lead applicant is changed pdorio submission, this issue should be addressed within the proposal with signed conpurrence from the original invitee Under provisions of the 2005 Appropriations Act, the applicant and grantee must be a law enforcement agency Coordination _ - Each applicant must certify within the propdsal that appropriate coordination occurred with all agencies (state, local, end tribal) that may be affected by the applicant's proposal Each applicant is encouraged to consultwith theirdesignated StafeAdminisMativeAgency (SAA) so that the proposed interoperable communications initiative can be integrated into their state's overall homeland security strategy The SAA is the state-designated coordinator for the State Homeland Security Grant Programs administered by the Office for Sfate and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGC,P), and is responsible for the development of the state's vulnerability assessments and homeland secudty strategy that are required under SLGCP's grant programs Applicants should include comments from the SAA on how the judsdiclion's initiative is consistent with the state plans and how the results of this effort will be incorporated into subsequent versions of the state's response strategy Similar guidance applies to agencies in or commuriicating with Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MBAs) which will be parfiGpating in the Department of Justice High•Risk Metropolitan Areas Interoperability (25 Cities) Project Such agencies should demonstrate plans for integrated planning and implementation to ensure the coordination of simultaneous activities far the improvement of communication and interoperability Technical Assistance :~ f To ensure that the chosen public safety interoperability projects are implemented in the ~ ' most efficient manner, grantees are encouraged to seek assistance from existing ; ~~ technical assistance resources available to the public safety community, In addition to the ii 1 "'r technical assistance provided by the COPS Office These additional resources v6ll provide ,, i grantees with both technical and program management assistance to optimize the i.l l resources and efficiency associated with communications technology prdcurement, i l r. z mp ementation, and integration Examples of such technical assistance resources may Include SAFECOM, the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology (,enter (NLECTC) System, the Integrated Justice Iniormalien Sharing (IJIS) institute, and i i SEARCH (The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics) 46