The URL can be used to link to this page

Agenda 01/13/2026 Item #16F 2 (Execute the Emergency Management Performance Grant Agreement G0635 from the Florida Division of Emergency Management)1/13/2026 Item # 16.F.2 ID# 2025-4923 Executive Summary Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Agreement G0635 from the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) in the amount of $100,739.99 for emergency management program planning, response, and mitigation efforts, and authorize necessary Budget Amendments. (Fund 1833, Project No. 33973) OBJECTIVE: To enhance the Emergency Management Division’s planning, response, and mitigation efforts. CONSIDERATIONS: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) annually makes funds available for local emergency management programs. The purpose of the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) program is to provide federal funds to states to assist state, local, territorial and tribal governments in preparing and training for all hazards. The County has been awarded $100,739.99 in Federal funds through this program. This grant is for a period of one year (October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026). This item is consistent with the Collier County strategic plan objective of maintaining a fully responsive, best-in-class emergency management capability. FISCAL IMPACT: A budget amendment is required to appropriate FDEM revenue within the Public Safety Grant Fund (1833), Project 33973 in the amount of $100,739.99. There is a 100% match requirement for this grant. Funds from the FDEM Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance (EMPA) Grant Agreement (A0564) can be utilized for this purpose and are available in the Public Safety Grant Fund (1833), Project 33956 in the amount of $105,806.00. GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This item is consistent with Goal 12 of the Conservation and Coastal Management Element of the Growth Management Plan, to make every reasonable effort to ensure the public safety, health and welfare of people and property from the effect of hurricane and storm damage. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires a majority vote of the Board for approval. – CLD RECOMMENDATION(S): To approve and authorize the Chairman to execute EMPG Agreement G0635 from FDEM in the amount of $100,739.99 for emergency management program planning, response, and mitigation efforts and authorize necessary Budget Amendments. (Fund 1833, Project No. 33973) PREPARED BY: Debra M. Siciliano, Accountant I, Corporate Financial and Management Services Division ATTACHMENTS: 1. G0635 Agreement 2. G0635 Budget Amendment Page 11542 of 14062 Page 11543 of 14062 Page 11544 of 14062 Page 11545 of 14062 Page 11546 of 14062 Page 11547 of 14062 Page 11548 of 14062 Page 11549 of 14062 Page 11550 of 14062 Page 11551 of 14062 Page 11552 of 14062 Page 11553 of 14062 Page 11554 of 14062 Page 11555 of 14062 Page 11556 of 14062 Page 11557 of 14062 Page 11558 of 14062 Page 11559 of 14062 Page 11560 of 14062 Page 11561 of 14062 Page 11562 of 14062 Page 11563 of 14062 Page 11564 of 14062 Page 11565 of 14062 Page 11566 of 14062 Page 11567 of 14062 Page 11568 of 14062 Page 11569 of 14062 Page 11570 of 14062 Page 11571 of 14062 Page 11572 of 14062 Page 11573 of 14062 EXHIBIT-3 CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING Check the appropriate box: □This Certification Regarding Lobbying is required because the Contract, Grant, Loan, or Cooperative Agreement shall exceed $100,000 pursuant to 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Appendix 11(1); 31 U.S.C. § 1352; and 44 C.F.R. Part 18. □This Certification is not required because the Contract, Grant, Loan, or Cooperative Agreement shall be equal to or less than $100,000. APPENDIX A, 44 C.F.R. PART 18-CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that: 1.No federal appropriated funds have been paid or shall be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal contract, the making of any federal grant, the making of any federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. 2.If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or shall be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with this federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions. 3.The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all Sub-Recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. The Sub-Recipient or subcontractor, Collier County certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, the Contractor understands and agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. Ch. 38, Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements, apply to this certification and disclosure, if any. Signature of Sub-Recipient/subcontractor's Authorized Official Dan Kowal, Chairman Name and Title of Sub-Recipient/subcontractor's Authorized Official Date 32 Page 11574 of 14062 Page 11575 of 14062 Page 11576 of 14062 Page 11577 of 14062 FY 2025 EMPG AGREEMENT ATTACHMENT B -S COPE OF WORK I.GENERAL POLICY The EMPG Program contributes to the implementation of the National Preparedness System by supporting the building, sustainment, and delivery of core capabilities. Core capabilities are essential for the execution of critical tasks for each of the five mission areas outlined in the National Preparedness Goal. The EMPG Program's allowable costs support efforts to build and sustain core capabilities across the Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery mission areas describ ed in the Goal FEMA requires recipients to prioritize grant funding to dem onstrate how EMPG Program-funded investments support building or sustaining capabilities identified as high priority through the THIRA/SPR process and closing capability gaps that are iden tified in the state or territory's most recent SPR. Based on Florida's FY2023 Stakeholders Preparedness Review (SPR) and other relevant sources, the FEMA Administrator and Executive Director identified the below core capabi lities as priorities to address gaps across the State: •Planning •Public Information and Warning •Operational Coordination •Economic Recovery •Cybersecurity Grant funds under this program may be charged to one of the below listed categories: •Planning •Organization •Equipment •Training •Exercise •Management and Administration II.TASK(S) AND DELIVERABLE(S): The Subrecipient must successfully complete the following tasks and deliverables throughout the period of performanc e. TASK 1: GRANT REQUIREMENTS A.QUARTERLY MATCH The FY 2025 EMPG Program has a cost-share requirement. Federal funds provided under the EMPG agreement shall be matched by the Subrecipient dollar-for-dollar totaling the award amount. The recipient contribution can be cash (hard match) or third-party in-kind (soft match). DHS/FEMA administers cost matching requirements in accordance with 2 C.F.R. § 200.306. To meet matching requirements, the recipient contributions must be verifiable, reasonable, allowable, allocable, necessary under the grant program, and in compliance with all applicable federal requirements and regulations. 36 Page 11578 of 14062 Page 11579 of 14062 Page 11580 of 14062 Page 11581 of 14062 Page 11582 of 14062 Page 11583 of 14062 Page 11584 of 14062 Page 11585 of 14062 Page 11586 of 14062 Page 11587 of 14062 Page 11588 of 14062 Page 11589 of 14062 Page 11590 of 14062 Page 11591 of 14062 Page 11592 of 14062 Page 11593 of 14062 Page 11594 of 14062 Page 11595 of 14062 Page 11596 of 14062 Page 11597 of 14062 Page 11598 of 14062 Page 11599 of 14062 Page 11600 of 14062 Page 11601 of 14062 Page 11602 of 14062 Page 11603 of 14062 Page 11604 of 14062 Page 11605 of 14062 Page 11606 of 14062 Page 11607 of 14062 Page 11608 of 14062 Page 11609 of 14062 Page 11610 of 14062 Page 11611 of 14062 Page 11612 of 14062 Page 11613 of 14062 Page 11614 of 14062 Page 11615 of 14062 Page 11616 of 14062