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7.1.B. - Page 16 listings for each Port Area submitted by the USCG's COTP to ensure that the proposed projects will accomplish intended risk mitigation goals. The NRP will validate and normalize the COTP Field Review Project Priority List and provide a master list of prioritized projects by Port Area. The NRP will 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. The NRP will also validate proposed project costs. Decisions to reduce requested funding amounts or eliminate requested items deemed inappropriate under the scope of the FY 2014 PSGP will take into consideration the ability of the revised project to address the intended national port security priorities and achieve the intended risk mitigation goal. Historically, PSGP has placed a high priority on providing full project funding rather than partial funding. A risk-based analysis will then be applied to the NRP's prioritized list for each Port Area in all groups. This analysis considers the following factors to produce a comprehensive national priority ranking of port security proposals: • Relationship of the project to one or more of the national port security priorities; • Relationship of the project to the local port security priorities; • COTP ranking (based on each COTP's prioritized list of projects); • Risk level of the Port Area in which the project would be located (based on a comprehensive risk analysis performed by DHS); and • Effectiveness and feasibility of project to be completed in support of above priorities during the period of performance. The NRP will be asked to evaluate and validate the consolidated and ranked project list and submit their recommendations to FEMA. FEMA will then apply a risk-based formula that considers both the overall project effectiveness score and Port Area risk score to make final funding determinations. FEMA may place a minimum project effectiveness limit on all projects submitted. Projects failing to meet the minimum level of effectiveness may not be considered for funding. The Secretary of Homeland Security will have the final approval authority on all projects. Funds will not be made available for obligation, expenditure, or drawdown until the applicant's detailed budget and budget narrative have been approved by FEMA. The applicant must provide a detailed budget for the funds requested. The detailed budget must be submitted with the grant application as a file attachment within ND Grants. The budget must be complete,reasonable, and cost-effective in relation to the proposed project. The budget must provide the basis of computation of all project-related costs, any appropriate narrative, and a detailed justification of M&A costs. VI. Federal Award Administration Information A. Notice of Award 13 FY 2014 PSGP