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Any training supported with these CCP funds should be delivered with specific <br /> consideration to include all ages, ethnic and cultural groups, persons with disabilities, and <br /> access and functional needs populations at venues throughout the community, to include <br /> schools, neighborhoods, places of worship, the private sector, non-governmental <br /> organizations, and government locations Expenditures to provide necessary non-structural <br /> accommodations for persons with disabilities and other access and functional needs is <br /> allowable (e g., sign language interpreters, CART and other modifications of policies and <br /> practices to fully include participants with disabilities) Jurisdictions are also encouraged to <br /> leverage existing training provided via educational/professional facilities and to incorporate <br /> non-traditional methodologies such as the Internet, distance learning, or home study <br /> whenever such delivery supports training objectives Pilot courses and innovative <br /> approaches to training citizens and instructors are encouraged <br /> EMPG Program funds used for training should support the nationwide implementation of <br /> NIMS The NIMS Training Program establishes a national curriculum for NIMS and <br /> provides information on NIMS courses, grantees are encouraged to place emphasis on the <br /> core competencies as defined in the NIMS Training Program The NIMS Training Program <br /> can be at hftp.//www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/nims training program.pdf/ <br /> Allowable Training Costs <br /> -Allowable training-related costs include, but are not limited to, the following <br /> o Funds Used to Develop, Deliver, and Evaluate Training. Includes costs related to <br /> administering the training, planning, scheduling, facilities, materials and supplies, <br /> reproduction of materials, disability accommodations and equipment. Training should <br /> provide the opportunity to demonstrate and validate skills learned, as well as to identify <br /> any gaps in these skills Any training or training gaps, including those for children and <br /> _ individuals with disabilities or access and functional needs, should be identified in the <br /> AAR/IP and addressed in the training cycle <br /> o Travel. Travel costs.(e g , airfare, mileage, per diem, hotel) are allowable as expenses by <br /> employees who are on travel status for official business related to approved training <br /> o Hiring of Full or Part-Time Staff or Contractors/Consultants. Full or part-time staff <br /> may be hired to support direct training-related activities Payment of salaries and fringe <br /> benefits must be in accordance with the policies of the State or unit(s) of local <br /> government and have the approval of the State or FEMA, whichever is applicable <br /> o Certification/Recertification of Instructors Cost associated with the certification and <br /> re-certification of instructors are allowed States are encouraged to follow the FEMA <br /> Instructor Quality Assurance Program to ensure a minimum level of competency and <br /> corresponding levels of evaluation of student learning This is particularly important for <br /> those courses that involve training of trainers <br /> FDEM State Training Office conditions For the purposes of this Agreement, any training <br /> course listed on the DHS approved course catalog qualifies as an authorized course The Sub- <br /> recipient can successfully complete an authorized course either by attending or conducting that <br /> course <br /> • In order to receive payment for successfully attending an authorized training <br /> course, the Sub-recipient must provide the Division with a certificate of course <br /> completion, additionally, the Sub-recipient must provide the Division with all <br /> receipts that document the costs incurred by the Sub-recipient in order to attend <br /> the course <br /> 29 <br />