Item 18 - Adopt Resolution for FY 2021 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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TSGP Appendix | February 2021 Page D-12 Current fiscal year TSGP funds may be used for the following M&A costs: • Hiring of full-time or part-time staff, including contractors and consultants, to execute the following: o Management of the current fiscal year TSGP Award o Design and implementation of the current fiscal year TSGP submission meeting compliance with reporting/data collection requirements, including data calls o Information collection and processing necessary to respond to FEMA data calls o Domestic-only travel expenses related to TSGP grant administration, in compliance with 2 C.F.R. Part 200 • Acquisition of authorized office equipment, including personal computers or laptops for TSGP M&A purposes Allowable Indirect Costs Indirect costs are allowable under this program as described in 2 C.F.R. Part 200, including 2 C.F.R. § 200.414. Applicants with a current negotiated indirect cost rate agreement that desire to charge indirect costs to an award must provide a copy of their negotiated indirect cost rate agreement at the time of application. Not all applicants are required to have a current negotiated indirect cost rate agreement. Applicants that are not required by 2 C.F.R. Part 200 to have a negotiated indirect cost rate agreement but are required by 2 C.F.R. Part 200 to develop an indirect cost rate proposal must provide a copy of their proposal at the time of application. Applicants who do not have a current negotiated indirect cost rate agreement (including a provisional rate) and wish to charge the de minimis rate must reach out to the Grants Management Specialist for further instructions. Applicants who wish to use a cost allocation plan in lieu of an indirect cost rate must also reach out to the Grants Management Specialist for further instructions. Post-award requests to charge indirect costs will be considered on a case-by-case basis and based upon the submission of an agreement or proposal as discussed above or based upon the de minimis rate or cost allocation plan, as applicable. Unallowable Costs Specific unallowable costs include: • Grant funds must comply with IB 426 and may not be used for the purchase of the following equipment: firearms, ammunition, grenade launchers, bayonets, or weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind with weapons installed. Additional prohibited equipment expenditures include items unrelated to grant allowable activities, such as general-use software, general-use computers and related equipment (other than for allowable M&A activities or otherwise associated preparedness or response functions), general-use vehicles, and licensing fees. • Personnel costs (except as detailed above). • Activities unrelated to the completion and implementation of the TSGP. • Other items not in accordance with the AEL or not previously listed as allowable costs. Maintenance and Sustainment Costs The use of FEMA preparedness grant funds for maintenance contracts, warranties, repair or replacement costs, upgrades, and user fees are allowable under all active and future grant awards, unless otherwise noted. Preparedness grant funds may be used to purchase maintenance contracts or agreements, warranty