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has the approval of the State or the awarding agency, whichever is applicable In no case is dual <br />compensation allowable That is, an employee of a unit of government may not receive <br />compensation from their unit or agency of government AND from an award for a single period of <br />time (e g , 1 00 p m to 5 00 p m ), even though such work may benefit both activities <br />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 />Hiring of Full or Part -Time Staff or Contractors/Consultants. Full- or part-time staff may be <br />hired to support direct training -related activities Payment of salaries and fringe benefits must be <br />in accordance with the policies of the State or unit(s) of local government and have the approval <br />of the State or awarding agency, whichever is applicable <br />• Certification/Recertification of Instructors. Costs associated with the certification and re- <br />certification of instructors are allowed States are encouraged to follow the FEMA Instructor <br />Quality Assurance Program to ensure a minimum level of competency and corresponding levels <br />of evaluation of student learning This is particularly important for those courses which involve <br />training of trainers <br />D. Exercises <br />All EMPG Program funded personnel are REQUIRED to participate in no less than three <br />exercises in a 12 month period. One real world event can count towards meeting this <br />requirement. (see Attachment D, #2) <br />Allowable exercise -related costs include <br />• Funds Used to Design, Develop, Conduct and Evaluate an Exercise. This includes costs <br />related to planning, meeting space and other meeting costs, facilitation costs, materials and <br />supplies, travel, and documentation Grantees are encouraged to use free public <br />space/locations/facilities, whenever available, prior to the rental of space/locations/facilities <br />Exercises should provide the opportunity to demonstrate and validate skills learned, as well as to <br />identify any gaps in these skills Any exercise or exercise gaps, including those for children and <br />individuals with disabilities or access and functional needs, should be identified in the AAR/IP and <br />addressed in the exercise cycle <br />Hiring of Full or Part -Time Staff or Contractors/Consultants. Full- or part — time staff may be <br />hired to support direct exercise activities Payment of salaries and fringe benefits must be in <br />accordance with the policies of the State or unit(s) of local government and have the approval of <br />the State or the awarding agency, whichever is applicable The services of <br />contractors/consultants may also be procured to support the design, development, conduct and <br />evaluation of exercises <br />Overtime and Backfill. The entire amount of overtime costs, including payments related to <br />backfilling personnel, which are the direct result of time spent on the design, development and <br />conduct of exercises are allowable expenses These costs are allowed only to the extent the <br />payment for such services is in accordance with the policies of the State or unit(s) of local <br />government and has the approval of the State or the awarding agency, whichever is applicable In <br />no case is dual compensation allowable That is, an employee of a unit of government may not <br />receive compensation from their unit or agency of government AND from an award for a single <br />period of time (e g , 1 00 p m to 5 00 p m ), even though such work may benefit both activities <br />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 the planning and conduct of the <br />exercise activities <br />20 <br />