DEC 06 2024 lfubuy ) Board of Commissioners Agenda Item Transmittal Form Procurement/ContractTransmittal Form Type ofcontract: 1yearD Muiti-yearD Single Event x Contract #: BOC Approval Date: OAhROIniNs #. Contact Name: Margaretl Moore) Jackson Department: Technology Services Department Project Title: Federal IJA FY: 2024 State and Local L Venderlnformationy Vendor Name: Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agengy/GEA/lomeland Security) Cybersecurity Grant Program Funding Account! Number: Address: P.0. Box 18055 Atlanta, GA: 30316 Address: Email: aaindatmonercmnst Phone #: 470-494-5727 Contractamount: $125,000 s0Mmmate197.500 lat ContractType: Goods (x) Services (x) Labor0 Contract. Action: New (x) Renewal0) Change Order0) Contact: Robin E. Chatmon PAISARANT App litativpranme ofcontract: n/a Original Contract Number: HnreDIPoSPMIR Ihaye revieyredt the attaçhed contract, and the amounti is Loulvkes Hhhas 59 ProctrementMansgersignature Ihavé reviewed the attached contract, andi itisi in compliance with the! Purchasing Policies of Rockdale County. approvedjorp processing, Signature: Date: BmSTCNSt eRockdale Gounty echnology Services Department 15 applving forthe 2024S StateandLocal Gybersecurity Grants SPGMARENANS GEMAand GTAGeorgla Techhology Authonyntres ampuato19125000 hesegrant fundswillbeu BPMOrYPBAuTyA projeçtss that willhep tothhancet the gountySNelwarkan. Systemsy Intrastructures there saspmatch 37,500) regutrementt thatwilbef fuledvnfuture Technology services operational budget. Thesey projects. Wilheptoprovider robust securitylandg AVDTAPRSAEDR Deparmentheas/Hected Official Signature: wegunengfashs Date: 12/4/24 20F-1I DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency Thls drati investment Justification' Template should bet used uritil thet finalf formi is approved by OMB OMB Control Number: DRAFT Expiration date: DRAFT Cybersecurity Grant Programs nvestment.Justication (IJ) Template Introduction and Instructions Paperwork Burden Disclosure Notice: Public reporting burden for this data collection is estimated to average 2.5 hours per response. The burden estimate includes the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing datas sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and submitting this form. This collection of information is required to obtain or retain benefits. You are not required to respond to this collection of information unless a valid OMB control numberi is displayed on this form. Send comments regarding the accuracy ofthel burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to: Information Collections Management, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management. Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC: 20472-3100, Paperwork Reduction Project (1660-0125) NOTE: AUTHORITY: The Homeland Security Acto of2002, as amended! by Titlelofthe! Implementing Recommendations. oft the 9/11 Commission Act of2 2007, 6U.S.C. SS 605: and 606, Section: 2220A oft the Homeland Security Act of2002, as amended (Pub. L. No. 107-296) (6L U.S.C. PRINGIPAL PURPOSE(S): This information is being collected for thep primary purpose off facilltating correspandencs between the grant applicant and the Department of Homeland Security and for determining eligibility and administration of FEMA Preparedness Grant' ROUTINE USE(S): Thei information ont thisf form may ba disclosed as generally permitted under 51 U.S.C. S5 552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This includes using thisi information as necessary, and authorized by the routine uses published in DHS/FEMA: - 004 Grants Management Information Files System of Records, 74 FR39,705 (August7, 2009), and upon written request, by agreement, or DISCLOSURE: The disclosure ofi information ont this form is voluntary; however, failure to provide the information requested may delay Securlty Warning: When opening the Nt template, some usersr may see a note that says,' "Security' Warning: some active content has been disabled.", Click on the [Options .] button next tot the message, select' "Enable this content," then click ont the [OKI button. Ifthis is Only one application will be submitted: byt the eligible entity. Eligible applicants must include at least one IJ as parto oft the overail application submission through the FEMA GO System, located at! httpsIgo-fema.ov, later than December 3, 2024atat5PME EST. Information on the SLCGP goals and objectives are included int the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Do not sendy your completed form tot this address. Privacy Act Statement: S6 665g), and Infrastructure Investments and. Jobs Appropriations Act (Pub. L. No. 117-58). Programs, specifically, the State and Local Cyberseçurity Grant Program. as required by law. or preyent the organization from receiving grant funding. not done, the text boxes may not function properly. Cybersecurity Grant Programs Investment Justification (IJ) Instructions: The IJ" Template is useful for the Program Narrative portion of the application. Requirements: Application! level: Eacha application musti include between one (1) andf four (4)! IJs. Each IJ must) be associated with one of the four objectives outlined int the NOFO. No more thant four (4)1 IJs can be submitted with the application. Objective: Each SLCGP objective requires no moret than onel IJ and at least one project and must be submitted via completion of this form Projects: Project-level information will vary based on the assaciated SLCGP objectives and sub-objectives as Project Worksheet (PW): Applicants must submit onlyo one Project Worksheet (PW) with the application. Multi-entity projects must bei included asi individual projects within al PW, aligned tot the applicable IJ and Uset thef following naming convention fort the IJs and PWs: [Insert name ofs state ort territory) Objective [insert number ofc corresponding objectives - 1,2,3or 4]. Fore example: "Alaska PW Objective 2" or "Alaska IJ outlined ini the NOFO. SLCGP objectives. Objective 2". The Project Worksheet (PW) (submitted separately from this IJ form) is useful for the Budget Details and Budget Narrative portion of the application. Eligible applicants must submit one PW as part oft the overall application submission through the FEMA GO system. The PWI must include information for each J submitted: as part oft the application for funding: IJI Number, Objective, Project Name, Local andlor Rural Pass-throughi infoimation, etc. Thel PWs should be used to record all proposed projects with budget details, budget narrative, Management: and Administrative (M&A) costs, amount ands source of Cost Share, etc. Thel Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training, and/or Exercises (POETE) Solution. Areas associated witht thel IJs and Projects should bei indicated ont the PW. Please keep in mind that the Federal Amount and Cost Share Amount must be included for each project within the PW. FEMAI FORM XXX (MM/YY) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency This draftl Invesimeni Juslification' Template should be used untl! the finalf form Is approved by OMB OMB Control Number: DRAFT Expiration date: DRAFT The PW provides drop-down selections for several oft the project attributes. All project attribute fields must! be completed for the PWto be considered complete. Incomplete PWS will not! be accepted Information provided should primarily align to one objective to facilitate project review. Ifay project aligns tor multiple objectives, then applicant must provide sufficient detailt to determine which projects, POETE elements, and requested funds belong under which objective. The applicant may then use thei information collectedi int the worksheet for rapid transfer tot thel FEMA GOi interface. Each project willl be given a unique identifier as itis submitted vial FEMA GO. Applicants should! keep a record oft the project identifiers as they willl be required tor report on each project using that identifier. All requested funding must be associated with specific projects. Helpful Hints: Moving Through the Investment Justification: While entering information int the IJ template, applicants should tryt to minimize the use of the Tab and Enterk keys to move between data entry fields. As the template consists ofa combination oft text boxes and cells, using Copying & Pasting in the Investment Justification: Some applicants may find it helpful to begin drafting their IJ information in MS Word and then pasting this into thet template. However, please be aware that, when copying and pasting information from Wordi intot the Character Count: The data entry fieldsi included int the IJ allowf fori the maximum number of characters noted for that section, plus an additional number of characters to account for spaces. Once that limit has been reached, users will not! be ablet to include any additional Iti iss suggested that applicants use MS Word to ensure that the entered information is spelled correctly. To use Spell Check Inl MS Word: these keys may cause the cursor tor move to an undesired location. text boxes int the template, any formatting may not carry over. text. Spell Check: In MS Word 2003 a) Click ont the [Tools] menu In MS Word 2007 b) Select [Spelling] and all spelling issues willl be displayed a) Click ont the[ [Review] tab near thet top oft the screen b) Click on [Spelling & Grammar) and all spelling issues willl be displayed Eligibility: All 56 states andt territories, including anys state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth oft the Northem! Marianal Islands, are eligible to apply for SLCGP funds.. Accordingly, the Govemor designated SLCGP State Administrative. Agency (SAA) is the only entity eliglble to submit SLCGP applications to DHS/FEMA. Although Tribes are note eligible to apply directly for SLCGP funding, they may! be eligible subrecipients, and can reçeive SLCGP funding as al local govemment. Eachi individual SAAI may determine whether andl how much SLCGP funding top pass through to Tribal entities; DHS does not havet the authority tor mandate thata a certain percentage ofs SLCGP funds are directedt to" Tribal govemments. Ina addition to applying as a single entity, ane eligible entity under SLCGP (i.e., the SAA) may partner with one or more other éligible entities tof forh a multi-entity group. Members of multi-entity groups work together to address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats toi information: systems within their jurisdictions, There isnol limit tot the number of participating entities ina at multi- entity group. Locale entities can! be included int the project, butt their respective eligible entity musta also participate ats some level. There is no separate funding for multi-entify awards. Instead, they should be considered as group projects within their existing state ort territory allocations. These projects should! bei included as individual Investment. Justifications from each participating eligible entity, each approved by ther respective Planning Committee and aligned with each respective eligible entity's Cybersecurity Plan. information on eligibility for the SLCGP can bet found int the SLCGP NOFO. FEMAI FORM: XXX (MM/YY) Contract No. 2025- The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners hereby accepts the grant funds of $125,000.00 from Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA). Rockdale County, Georgia JaNice Van Ness, Chair & CEO Date Attest: Jennifer Rutledge, Executive Director/ County Clerk