Alaska

• Alaska Court System Continuity of Operations Plan
  
• Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management : Continuity of Operations Plan Planning
  
• COOP Plan for Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
  

Arkansas

• Department of Information Systems : What Happend if State and Local Governments Lose the Ability to Provide Services?
  

California

• California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) : Continuity Planning
  

Delaware

• Delaware COOP Plan Information
  

Florida

• Florida Continuity of Operations Implementation Guidance
  This Continuity of Operations (COOP Implementation Guidance provides instruction to the Executive Branch of the State of Florida government to develop and implement disaster preparedness plans in accordance with the Florida Statutes, Chapter 252: Emergency Management. These plans shall address emergencies from an all-hazards approach and contain provisions that ensure the continued performance of the organization’s mission essential functions.

Maryland

• State of Maryland Core Plan for Emergency Operations
  

Massachusetts

• Community COOP Plan
  

North Carolina

• Executive Order 102: : Continuity of Operations and Continuity of Government Planning
  Issued by Governor Michael Easley, June 1, 2006.
• Executive Order 118 : Continuity of Operations Planning
  Issued by Governor Michael Easley, June 4, 2007.

Ohio

• Developing a Continuity of Operations Program : An Overview
  
• Ohio Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan Guidance for Local Governments
  

Washington

• Walla Walla County Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
  
• Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Continuity of Operations Plan
  

Federal Government-FEMA

• Continuity Assistance Tool (CAT) (July 2009)
  This Continuity Assistance Tool (CAT) provides guidance and assistance for States, Territories, Tribal, and Local Government Jurisdictions and Private Sector Organizations to identify continuity program strengths and areas for improvement.
• Continuity Guidance Circular 1 (CGC 1) : Continuity Guidance for Non-Federal Entities (States, Territories, Tribal, and Local Government Jurisdictions and Private Sector Organizations) (January 21, 2009)
  Federal Emergency Management Agency. January 21, 2009. Provides guidance for developing continuity plans and programs for states, territories, tribes, and local government jurisdictions.
• Continuity Guidance Circular 2 (CGC 2): Continuity Guidance for Non-Federal Entities: Mission Essential Functions Identification Process (States, Territories, Tribes, and Local Government Jurisdictions)
  Federal Emergency Management Agency. July 22, 2010. Provides planning guidance to assist non-Federal entities and organizations in identifying their essential functions and describes the use of systematic Business Process Analysis, use of Business Impact Analysis, and development of risk mitigation strategies.
• Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan Template
  This template provides a structure for formulating a Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters Continuity of Operations (COOP) Guidance Document, dated April 2004.
• Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan Template Instructions
  
• COOP Template for Transportation Agencies
  
• Federal Continuity Directive 1 (FCD 1) : Federal Executive Branch National Continuity Program and Requirements (February 2008)
  Federal Continuity Directive 1 (FCD 1) (PDF 2MB, TXT 211KB), Federal Executive Branch National Continuity Program and Requirements, approved by the Secretary of Homeland Security in February 2008, provides operational direction for the development of continuity plans and programs for the Federal Executive Branch. This directive supersedes Federal Preparedness Circular 65 and was developed by NCP’s Continuity of Operations Division in coordination with its interagency partners. FCD 1 describes the key elements of a viable continuity capability and the importance of coordinating with non-Federal organizations to establish and maintain a comprehensive and effective national continuity capability. Continuity programs and operations are simply good business practices that ensure government functions and services will be available to our nation’s citizens under all conditions.
• Federal Continuity Directive 2 (FCD 2) : Federal Executive Branch Mission Essential Function and Primary Mission Essential Function Identification and Submission Process (February 2008)
  Federal Continuity Directive 2 (FCD 2) (PDF 1MB, TXT 81KB), Federal Executive Branch Mission Essential Function and Primary Mission Essential Function Identification, approved by the DHS Secretary in February 2008, provides direction and guidance for Federal organizations to identify their essential functions and the business process analysis (BPA) and business impact analysis (BIA) that support and identify the relationships between these essential functions. FCD 2 provides implementation guidelines for the requirements identified in FCD 1, Annex C. It provides direction and guidance to Federal entities for identification of their mission essential functions (MEFs) and potential primary mission essential functions (PMEFs). It also includes checklists to assist in identifying essential functions through a risk management process and identify potential PMEFs that support specific national essential functions (NEFs)—the most critical functions necessary for leading and sustaining our nat
• FEMA Continuity of Operations Division