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• Funds Used to Design, Develop, Conduct, and Evaluate an Exercise— Includes costs related to planning, meeting space and other meeting costs, facilitation costs, materials and supplies, travel, and documentation. Grantees are encouraged to use free public space/locations/facilities, whenever available, prior to the rental of space/locations/facilities. Exercises should provide the opportunity to demonstrate and validate skills learned, as well as to identify any gaps in these skills. Any exercise or exercise gaps, including those for children and individuals with disabilities or access and functional needs, should be identified in the AAR/IP and addressed in the exercise cycle. • Hiring of Full or Part-Time Staff or Contractors/Consultants— Full or part- time staff may be hired to support exercise-related activities. Payment of salaries and fringe benefits must be in accordance with the policies of the State or unit(s) of local government and have the approval of the State or the awarding agency, whichever is applicable. The services of contractors/consultants may also be procured to support the design, development, conduct and evaluation of exercises. In no case is dual compensation allowable. • Travel—Travel costs are allowable as expenses by employees who are on travel status for official business related to the planning and conduct of exercise project(s) or HSEEP programmatic requirements as described in the HSEEP website (e.g., Improvement Plan Workshops, Training and Exercise Plan). • Supplies— Supplies are items that are expended or consumed during the course of the planning and conduct of the exercise project(s) (e.g., copying paper, gloves, tape, non-sterile masks, and disposable protective equipment). • Disability Accommodations - Materials, services, tools and equipment for exercising inclusive of people with disabilities (physical, programmatic and communications access for people with physical, sensory, mental health, intellectual and cognitive disabilities). • Other Items —These costs include the rental of equipment(e.g., portable toilets, tents), food, gasoline, exercise signs, badges, etc. Unauthorized exercise-related costs include: • Reimbursement for the maintenance and/or wear and tear costs of general use vehicles (e.g., construction vehicles) and emergency response apparatus (e.g., fire trucks, ambulances). • Equipment that is purchased for permanent installation and/or use, beyond the scope of exercise conduct(e.g., electronic messaging signs). • Durable and non-durable goods purchased for installation and/or use beyond the scope of exercise conduct Exercise Requirements Exercises conducted with grant funds should evaluate performance of capability targets, established through the development of a jurisdiction's THIRA for the core capabilities needed to address their greatest risk. Exercise priorities should align to a current, Multi-Year TEP developed through an annual TEPW. All exercises using grant funds must be NIMS compliant. More information is available online at the NIMS Integration Center, http://Www.fema.aov/emergencylnimslindex.shtm. Where applicable, the Training and Exercise Plans should include training and exercises that support specialized programs, such as the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program. 26 140