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Grantees cannot use funding to hire public safety personnel fulfilling traditional public safety duties.
<br />Conferences to facilitate planning activities
<br />Materials required to conduct planning activities
<br />Traveliper diem related to planning activities
<br />Overtime and backfill
<br />Pavment of overtime expenses will be for work performed by award (SAA) or sub -award employees in excess of the
<br />established work week (usually 40 hours) related to the planning activities for the development and implementation of the
<br />programs under HSGP. (IAW operational Cost Guidance)
<br />Other project areas with prior approval from FEMA
<br />B. Training
<br />Allowable training -related costs include, but are not limited to, the following:
<br />Funds used to develop, deliver, and evaluate training, including costs related to administering the training,
<br />planning, scheduling, facilities, materials and supplies, reproduction of materials, and equipment.
<br />Overtime and Backfill costs, as defined in this guidance, associated with attending or teaching FEMA -sponsored
<br />and/or approved training courses and programs are allowed. These costs are allowed only to the extent the payment
<br />for such services is in accordance with the policies of the State or unit(s) of local government and has the approval of
<br />the State or the awarding agency. whichever is applicable. In no case is dual compensation allowable. That is, an
<br />employee of a unit of government may not receive compensation from both their unit or agency of government AND
<br />from an award for a single period of time (e.g., 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm), even though such work may benefit both
<br />activities. Further, overtime costs associated with employees who participate in training in a teaching role for which
<br />they are compensated are not allowed.
<br />Travel costs (e.g.. airfare_ mileage, per diem, hotel) are allowable as expenses by employees who are on travel status
<br />for official business related to approved training.
<br />hiring of Full or Part -Time Staff or Contractors/Consultants to support training -related activities. Payment of
<br />salaries and fringe benefits must be in accordance with the policies of the State or unit(s) of local government and
<br />have the approval of the State or awarding agency, whichever is applicable. Such costs must be included within the
<br />funding allowed for program management personnel expenses, which must not exceed 15 percent of the total
<br />allocation as specified in section E.6. In no case is dual compensation allowable (see above).
<br />Certification/Recertification of Instructors is an allowable cost. States are encouraged to follow the FEMA
<br />Instructor Quality Assurance Program to ensure a minimum level of competency and corresponding levels of
<br />evaluation of student learning. This is particularly important for those courses that involve training of trainers. This
<br />information is contained in a Information Bulletin #193, issued October 20. 2005.
<br />Training Activities
<br />States, territories, and Urban Areas are strongly encouraged to use IISGP funds to develop a State/territory homeland
<br />security training program. Allowable training related costs under HSGP include the establishment, support, conduct,
<br />and attendance of training specifically identified under the SIISP, UASI, MMRS, and CCP grant programs.
<br />Allowable training topics include, but are not limited to, CBRNE terrorism, cyber/agriculture/food security.
<br />intelligence gathering and analysis. NIMS related training, citizen and community preparedness, and training for
<br />volunteers. Training conducted using HSGP funds should address a performance gap identified through an After
<br />Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP) or contribute to building a capability that will be evaluated through an
<br />exercise. F;xercises should he used to provide the opportunity to demonstrate and validate skills learned in training, as
<br />well as to identify training gaps. Airy training or training gaps should be identified in the AAR/IP and addressed in
<br />the State or Urban Area training cycle. All training and exercises conducted with HSGP funds should support the
<br />development and testing of the jurisdiction's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) or specific annexes, where
<br />applicable.
<br />C. Exercises
<br />Exercises conducted with FEMA support must be managed and executed in accordance with the Homeland Security Exercise
<br />and Evaluation Program (HSEEP). HSEEP Volumes One, Two. and Three contain guidance for exercise design,
<br />development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning. HSEEP Volume Four provides sample exercise materials, and
<br />HSEEP Volume Five: Prevention Exercises contains guidance and recommendations for designing, developing, conducting,
<br />and evaluating prevention -focused exercises. All volumes can be found at hap: 'hsean.clh.e. =rn>.
<br />All exercises using HSGP funding must be NIMS compliant. More information is available online at the NIMS Integration
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