Since the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2003, our nation, states, and large urban areas have made great investments to improve our level of preparedness and capabilities to manage the next disaster or large-scale incident. Although communities and urban areas have used DHS grant funding to sustain their core operations and make investments to elevate the level of preparedness throughout their region, the steady decline in Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funding over the past two decades has required UASIs to be more resourceful and identify ways to build efficiencies within their UASI programs.
ODYSSEUS™ IN WORK
Urban Area Security Initiative – Program Management
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Odysseus™ provides UASIs and their regional partners with a single, unified system to manage all UASI program requirements including grant management and reporting, coordinate preparedness activities, facilitate collaboration and sharing, assess performance, monitor compliance, and much, much more. Odysseus™ is designed to be a program management tool and allows for the full integration of other incident management software programs.
Designed by our team of leading emergency managers and software technicians, Odysseus™ offers a unique UASI program management platform.
Odysseus™ Features for UASIs
Increase Regional Collaboration
Build a Collaborative Network of Systems
Odysseus™ gives UASI members the option to create a shared network of Odysseus™ instances. The UASI Odysseus™ network will allow instances to connect and share across all organizations.
Secured Collaboration & Sharing
Odysseus™ provides secure access, creating a safe and collaborative environment to promote increased participation.
Record Stakeholder Participation
Odysseus™ documents the planning process. Track stakeholder participation to offset federal cost share requirements.
Monitor Stakeholders & Committee Activities
Odysseus™ workgroup feature provides a platform for stakeholders and committee members to collaborate on work activities. Assign tasks and monitor their progress from the convenience of your desktop.
Schedule Meeting & Record Minutesal
Odysseus™ assists organizations in coordinating, announcing, and tracking meeting schedules and synchronize these meeting dates with industry standard calendar tools.
Document Input, Track Actions, and Log Involvement
Odysseus™ documents input and feedback from stakeholder partners on UASI activities. Input is logged for future reference and UASI program managers are alerted for follow up action.
Manage UASI Grant Programs
Grant Management
Odysseus™ offers real-time tracking and reporting of UASI grant funding allocations. Track the status of grants and the performance of grant sub-recipients.
Manage More than UASI Grants
Odysseus™ has a robust grant management platform, allowing UASI’s to manage other federal and state grant programs to include State Homeland Security, FEMA Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation Program, Building Resilient Communities & Infrastructure (BRIC), HUD Community Development Block Grants, and many other federal grant programs.
Grant Reporting and Analytics
Odysseus™ gives ready access to easy-to-interpret data reporting and graphic analytics. Customize dashboard reports to analyze important grant program metrics.
Manage Subrecipient Grant Applications
Odysseus™ offers a public facing portal to allow stakeholder partners to submit grant applications for consideration by the UASI.
Schedule Meeting & Record Minutesal
Odysseus™ assists organizations in coordinating, announcing, and tracking meeting schedules and synchronize these meeting dates with industry standard calendar tools.
Document Input, Track Actions, and Log Involvement
Odysseus™ documents input and feedback from stakeholder partners on UASI activities. Input is logged for future reference and UASI program managers are alerted for follow up action.
Document Input, Track Actions, and Log Involvement
Odysseus™ documents input and feedback from stakeholder partners on UASI activities. Input is logged for future reference and UASI program managers are alerted for follow up action.
