US Dept of Homeland Security 6/15/2022

30 FY 2022 PSGP NOFO Back to the Top 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, DHS/FEMA will lead a National Review. 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 one or more of the two National Priorities (enhancing cybersecurity or enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places) by 20%. 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 FY 2022 PSGP will take into consideration the ability of the revised project to address the National Priorities 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; • Required cost share; and • Alignment with program priorities. Independent of the Field and National Reviews, a risk score will also be calculated for each Port Area in which an eligible entity applies for funding under PSGP. A Port Area risk score will be calculated based on the relative threat, vulnerability, and consequences from acts of terrorism. The risk methodology used to calculate this score is focused on three elements: • Threat – likelihood of an attack being attempted by an adversary; • Vulnerability – likelihood that an attack is successful, given that it is attempted; and • Consequence – effect of an event, incident, or occurrence.