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<br /> THSGP Appendix | February 2021 Page B-6
<br />Continuity of Operations
<br />FEMA is designated as the Department of Homeland Security's lead agency for managing the nation's
<br />Continuity Program. To support this role, FEMA provides direction and guidance to assist in developing
<br />capabilities for continuing federal and state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) government jurisdictions
<br />and private sector organizations' essential functions across a broad spectrum of emergencies.
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<br />Presidential Policy Directive 40, the National Continuity Policy Implementation Plan (NCPIP), Federal
<br />Continuity Directive (FCD) 1, FCD 2, and Continuity Guidance Circular (CGC) outline continuity
<br />requirements for agencies and organizations and provide guidance, methodology, and checklists. For
<br />additional information on continuity programs, guidance, and directives, visit
<br />http://www.fema.gov/guidance-directives and https://www.fema.gov/national-continuity-programs or
<br />contact a Regional Continuity Manager. Please note, the Continuity Guidance Circular (2018) supersedes
<br />Continuity Guidance Circular-1, Continuity Guidance for Non-Federal Governments (July 2013), and
<br />Continuity Guidance Circular-2, Continuity Guidance for Non-Federal Governments: Mission Essential
<br />Function Identification Process (Oct. 2013). U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Continuity
<br />Guidance Circular at 8 (Feb. 2018).
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<br />Organization
<br />Recipients may use grant funds for organization activities:
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<br />• Organizational activities may include, paying salaries and benefits for personnel, including
<br />individuals employed to serve as qualified intelligence analysts. Personnel hiring, overtime, and
<br />backfill expenses are permitted under this grant only to the extent that such expenses are for the
<br />allowable activities within the scope of the grant.
<br />• Other organization activities may include implementing standardized resource management
<br />concepts such as typing, inventorying, organizing, and tracking to facilitate the dispatch,
<br />deployment, and recovery of resources before, during, and after an incident.
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<br />Additionally, Migrating online services to the “.gov” internet domain is an allowable expense.
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<br />Equipment
<br />The 21 allowable prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery equipment categories and
<br />equipment standards for THSGP are listed on the web-based version of the Authorized Equipment List
<br />(AEL). Unless otherwise stated, equipment must meet all mandatory regulatory and DHS-adopted
<br />standards to be eligible for purchase using these funds. In addition, recipients and subrecipients, as
<br />applicable, agencies will be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all necessary certifications and
<br />licenses for the requested equipment. Recipients may purchase equipment not listed on the AEL, but only
<br />if they first seek and obtain prior approval from FEMA.
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<br />Grant funds must comply with Information Bulletin (IB) 426 and may not be used for the purchase of the
<br />following unallowable equipment: firearms, ammunition, grenade launchers, bayonets, or weaponized
<br />aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind with weapons installed. Recipients should analyze the costs and
<br />benefits of purchasing versus leasing equipment, especially high-cost items and those subject to rapid
<br />technical advances. Large equipment purchases must be identified and explained. For more information
<br />regarding property management standards for equipment, please reference 2 C.F.R. Part 200, including 2
<br />C.F.R. §§ 200.310, 200.313, and 200.316. Also see 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.216, 200.471, and FEMA Policy
<br />#405-143-1 regarding prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment or services.
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