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Travel. Travel costs (e.g., airfare, mileage, per diem, hotel) are allowable as expenses by employees who are on travel status for official business related to the planning and conduct of the exercise activities. Supplies. Supplies are items that are expended or consumed during the course of the planning and conduct of the exercise activities (e.g., gloves, non-sterile masks, fuel, and disposable protective equipment). Other Items. These costs are limited to items consumed in direct support of exercise activities such as the rental of space/locations for planning and conducting an exercise, rental of equipment, and the procurement of other essential nondurable goods. Recipients are encouraged to use free public space/locations, whenever available, prior to the rental of space/locations. Costs associated with inclusive practices and the provision of reasonable accommodations and modifications that facilitate full access for children and adults with disabilities are allowable. When conducting an exercise that shall include meals for the attendees, the recipient shall submit a request for approval to the Division no later than twenty-five (25) days prior to the event to allow for both the Division and the Department of Financial Services to review. The request for meals must be submitted on letterhead and must include the date of exercise, agenda, number of attendees, and costs of meals. Unauthorized Exercise -Related Costs • 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). The only vehicle costs that are reimbursable are fuel/gasoline or mileage; • 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. If the recipient seeks reimbursement for exercise activities, then the following shall be submitted: • Documentation clearly indicating the purpose/objectives of the exercise (e.g. Situation Manual, Exercise Plan); • After -action report with Improvement Plan (AAR/IP), Sign -In sheets, Agenda; • Receipts and proof of payment (e.g. canceled check, electronic funds transfer confirmation, credit card statement, bank statement) for supplies expenditures (e.g. copying paper, gloves, tap, etc.); • Invoices and proof of payment for Travel costs (e.g., internal travel voucher, airfare, mileage, per diem, hotel) related to exercise activities; • Proof of purchase methodology, if applicable (e.g. quotes, sole source, state contract, competitive bid results). No later than 90 days after completion of an exercise, the recipient must upload to the Division's SharePoint portal at: https:Hportal.floridadisaster org an After Action Report (AAR) that includes the following: An Improvement Plan; and, A roster of participants. F. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE (M&A) M&A activities are those defined as directly relating to the management and administration of EMPA Program funds, such as financial management and monitoring. It should be noted that salaries of state and local emergency managers are not typically categorized as M&A, unless the state or local EMA chooses to assign personnel to specific M&A activities. Management and Administrative Costs Supporting Documentation 38