The Office of Preparedness Policy, Planning, and Analysis
Overview
The Office of Preparedness Policy, Planning, and Analysis (PPPA) strengthens national preparedness by leading special initiatives, directing preparedness policy planning efforts, and analyzing policy and program results within the scope of the National Preparedness Directorate (NPD)’s mission.
Key Branches and Functions
PPPA carries out its mission and responsibilities through the three following branches:
Policy is responsible for establishing and supporting the entire life-cycle of NPD policymaking and creating an NPD strategic plan. The Policy Branch:
- Establishes a maintenance process for the Target Capabilities List and National Preparedness Guidelines
- Supports grant policy and programs
- Conducts Net Assessments
- Supports and maintains National Planning Scenarios and Universal Adversary Program
- Develops and monitors prevention policy
- Conducts prevention preparedness programs, activities, and services
- Manages and updates the Target Capabilities List
- Develops cooperative agreements to integrate Target Capabilities List implementation policy between FEMA Regional Offices and stakeholders
Planning establishes and supports national planning system and supports FEMA Planning Council, as well as other entities’ planning efforts that may impact NPD’s mission. Planning additionally:
- Manages Technical Assistance Program
- Supports Federal Preparedness Coordinators and regional preparedness mission
- Supports development of grant policy, priorities, and programs for planning
- Manages Urban Area Security Initiative Catastrophic Planning Initiative and other related Technical Assistance programs
- Manages and develops Technical Assistance programs in support of fusion centers and processes
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Assessment develops methodologies to comprehensively analyze preparedness data, as well as methodologies and measures to assess capabilities. Assessment additionally:
- Assesses the nation's preparedness through a nationally integrated comprehensive assessment system
- Conducts analysis for preparedness reporting
- Develops capability based financial models
- Prepares the National Preparedness Report based on analysis of Federal and State preparedness data
- Informs preparedness and grant program development
- Collects relevant preparedness data
- Implements a nationally integrated preparedness assessment process utilizing the framework of the Target Capabilities List
- Collects, manages, and integrates preparedness data from Federal and State partners for analysis
- Develops, implements, and compiles State capability reporting (formerly the State Preparedness Report data call) through the National Incident Management System Compliance Assessment Tool (NIMSCAST)-based PrepCAST platform
Last Modified: Thursday, 04-Jun-2009 11:07:13 EDT