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<br /> TSGP Appendix | February 2021 Page D-10
<br />• Hiring of Full or Part-Time Staff or Contractors/Consultants. Full or part-time staff or
<br />contractors/consultants may be hired to support training-related activities. Hiring of
<br />contractors/consultants must follow the applicable federal procurement requirements at 2 C.F.R.
<br />§§ 200.317-200.327. Reimbursement of these costs should conform with the policies of the state
<br />or local unit(s) of government or the awarding agency, whichever is applicable. Such costs must
<br />be included within the funding allowed for program management personnel expenses, which must
<br />not exceed 10% of the total allocation. Dual compensation is unallowable. That is, an employee
<br />of a unit of government may not receive compensation from their unit or agency of government
<br />and from an award for a single period of time (e.g., 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.), even though such
<br />work may benefit both activities. Personnel hiring, overtime, and backfill expenses are permitted
<br />under this grant only to the extent that such expenses are for the allowable activities within the
<br />scope of the grant.
<br />• Overtime and Backfill Costs. The entire amount of overtime costs, including payments related
<br />to backfilling personnel, that are the direct result of attendance at FEMA and approved training
<br />courses and programs are allowable. Reimbursement of these costs should follow the policies of
<br />the state or local unit(s) of government or the awarding agency, whichever is applicable. In no
<br />case is dual compensation allowable.
<br />• Travel. Domestic travel costs (e.g., airfare, mileage, per diem, and hotel) are allowable as
<br />expenses by employees who are on travel status for official business related, approved training,
<br />subject to the restrictions at 2 C.F.R. Part 200. International travel is not an allowable expense.
<br />• Supplies. Supplies, items that are expended or consumed during the course of the planning and
<br />conduct of the training project(s) (e.g., gloves and non-sterile masks), are allowable expenses.
<br />• Funds Used to Develop, Deliver, and Evaluate Training, including costs related to
<br />administering the training, planning, scheduling, facilities, materials and supplies, reproduction of
<br />materials, and equipment are allowable expenses. Training should provide the opportunity to
<br />demonstrate and validate skills learned, as well as to identify any gaps in these skills. Any
<br />training or training gaps, including those for children and individuals with disabilities or access
<br />and functional needs, should be identified in the AAR/IP and addressed in the training cycle.
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<br />Recipients are encouraged to use existing training rather than developing new courses. When developing
<br />new courses, recipients are encouraged to apply the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and
<br />Evaluation (ADDIE) model of instruction design. Information on FEMA-approved training can found at
<br />http://www.firstrespondertraining.gov/.
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<br />Awareness Campaigns
<br />TSGP funds may be used for the development and implementation of awareness campaigns to raise
<br />public awareness of indicators of terrorism and terrorism-related crime, and for associated efforts to
<br />increase the sharing of information with public and private sector partners, including nonprofit
<br />organizations. DHS currently sponsors or supports a number of awareness campaigns. Please review
<br />materials, strategies and resources at https://www.dhs.gov/dhs-campaigns before embarking on the
<br />development of an awareness campaign for local constituencies and stakeholders.
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<br />Note: DHS requires that all public and private sector partners wanting to implement and/or expand the
<br />DHS “If You See Something, Say Something®” campaign using grant funds work directly with the DHS
<br />Office of Partnership and Engagement (OPE). This will help ensure that the awareness materials (e.g.,
<br />videos, posters, tri-folds, etc.) remain consistent with DHS’s messaging and strategy for the campaign and
<br />compliant with the initiative’s trademark, which is licensed to DHS by the New York Metropolitan
<br />Transportation Authority. Coordination with OPE, through the Campaign’s Office (seesay@hq.dhs.gov),
<br />must be facilitated by the FEMA HQ Preparedness Officer.
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