What must applicants do to prove that they plan to coordinate with local government, law enforcement, public safety or emergency management agency, public health and mental health agencies?
This grant competition is for LEA projects to review and strengthen emergency management plans, including training school personnel and students in emergency management procedures and coordinating with the local community-based law enforcement, public safety or emergency management agency, public health, and mental health agencies, as well as local government. The absolute priority for this competition requires that applicants collaborate with these partners to review and strengthen their plans. Applicants that do not provide signatures of at least two of these partners (one of which must be local law enforcement), along with descriptions of each partner’s roles and responsibilities in the strengthening and improving of plans, will not be read. It is important to ensure that necessary partners are familiar with schools, facilities, and students before an event occurs. To fully meet this requirement, applicants must include partner agreements that detail not only partners’ names, but al
