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+•STA1E'o <br />~d ~~,~ <br />spa •~. <br />North Carolina Department of Crime <br />Control and Public Safety <br />Division of Emergency Management <br />4713 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-4713 <br />Michael F. Easley ~ Bryan E. Beatty <br />Governor Secretary <br />July 3, 2003 <br />Mr. Nick Waters <br />Orange County EM <br />PO Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Re: Letter of Agreement <br />Deaz Mr. Waters: <br />This letter provides the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Department of Crime Control and Public <br />Safety, Division of Emergency Management and the County of Orange for funding under the Department of <br />Homeland Security (DHS) FY2003 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP). This program is designed to <br />improve dcmestic terrorism preparedness through the pwchase of equipment for first responders, as well as to <br />provide funding to train and exercise for chemical, biological, radiological, nucleaz, and explosive (CBRNE) <br />incidents. Attached to the MOA aze the following: 1) Annex A: Reimbursement Funding/Declination Form; 2) <br />Annex B: Designated Agent and Point of Contact Forms; 3) Annex C: NC Subgrant Instructions; and 4) Annex D: <br />Federal Guidelines. The Agreement between the parties includes this Letter of Agreement, MOA, Annex A, Annex <br />B, Annex C, and Annex D. The Agreement is complete only when you take these six elements as a whole. <br />If your local government chooses to participate, please sign the Memorandum of Agreement, Annex A, and Annex <br />B and return them to the NCEM DHS FY2003 Program Manager no later than August 29, 2003. Failwe to meet this <br />date could result in the grant funds being unencumbered and used for other counties. Annex B includes a <br />Designated Agent Form to allow the County Manager to delegate grant signature authority and a Point of Contact <br />Form to designate a person who will be in day-to-day contact with NCEM. Annex C and Annex D should be kept as <br />reference materials to assist in the completion of grant deliverables. <br />If the county chooses not to participate, please sign all three declinations in Annex A: Reimbursement <br />Funding/Declination Fotm and return it to the NCEM DHS FY2003 Program Manager. <br />Also included in this package is a CD-ROM containing the Equipment Database and instructions for its use. This <br />equipment database is to ease the preparation and submission of the Equipment Budget Detail Worksheet. Counties <br />may submit equipment, exercise, and training deliverables at any time before the deadlines listed in Annex C. If you <br />have any questions, or need further information, please contact yow Area Coordinator, Ron Campbell, Branch <br />Manager, Elaine Wathen, or the NCEM DHS FY2003 Program Manager. <br />cerely, <br />~'-'~~b~ <br />Dr. Kenneth B. Taylor, <br />Director <br />Attachments (7): <br />Memorandum of Agreement and fow Annexes (A-D), Equipment Database CD-ROM and Instructions <br />Location: 116 West Jones Smet • Raleigh, NC 27603-1135 • (919) 733-3867 <br />An Equal Oppommity/Affirmative Action Employer <br />