US Dept of Homeland Security 6/1/2021

28 iv. Reports and findings from audits. v. Ability to effectively implement statutory, regulatory, or other requirements. c. Supplemental Financial Integrity Criteria and Review Prior to making a federal award where the anticipated total federal share will be greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, currently $250,000: i. FEMA is required to review and consider any information about the applicant, including information on the applicant's immediate and highest-level owner, subsidiaries, and predecessors, if applicable,that is in the designated integrity and performance system accessible through the System for Award Management(SAM), which is currently the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). ii. An applicant, at its option, may review information in FAPIIS and comment on any information about itself that a federal awarding agency previously entered. iii. FEMA will consider any comments by the applicant, in addition to the other information in FAPIIS, in making a judgment about the applicant's integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under federal awards when completing the review of risk posed by applicants as described in 2 C.F.R. § 200.206. 2. Review and Selection Process Following the USCG COTP-led Field Review, a National Review, led by DHS/FEMA, will convene. The National Review encompasses 1) a review by a panel of subject-matter experts (SME) from DHS/FEMA and other federal partners that validates the USCG COTP-led Field Review results; and 2) a detailed administrative/financial review of applications recommended for funding.As part of the National Review, the SME panel will increase the score of any proposed project that sufficiently addresses the Cybersecurity National Priority identified in Section A.10.c by 20 percent. As part of the National Review,the SME panel will also have the ability to recommend partial funding for individual projects and eliminate others that are determined to be duplicative or require a sustained federal commitment to fully realize the intended risk mitigation.In addition, the SME panel will validate proposed project costs. Decisions to reduce requested funding amounts or eliminate requested items deemed inappropriate under the scope of the FY2021 PSGP will take into consideration the ability of the revised project to address the National Priority and whether it will achieve the intended risk mitigation goal. Historically, the PSGP has placed a high priority on providing full project funding rather than partial funding. Elements of the application considered during the National Review include the following as specified within this NOFO: • Eligibility of an applicant; • Allowable costs; FY 2021 PSGP NOFO Back to the Top