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Equipment <br />Typing/ <br />Identification <br />and Use Cont. <br /> <br /> <br />including § 200.310, § 200.313, and § 200.316. <br />Subrecipients that allocate FY 2021 EMPG funds for <br />equipment are required to type and identify the capability <br />associated with that equipment. Also, per FEMA policy, the <br />purchase of weapons and weapon accessories are not <br />allowed with EMPG funds. Special rules apply to critical <br />emergency supplies; refer to Appendix H of the FEMA <br />Preparedness Grants Manual for additional information. <br />Equipment <br />Maintenance <br />and Sustainment <br />Use of EMPG funds for maintenance contracts, warranties, <br />repair or replacement costs, upgrades, and user fees are <br />allowable as described in FEMA IBs 336 and 379, as well as <br />Grant Programs Directorate Policy FP 205-402-125-1. <br />Small <br />Unmanned <br />Aircraft Systems <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />All requests to purchase Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems <br />(SUAS) with FEMA grant funding must comply with IB 426 and <br />include copies of the policies and procedures in place to <br />safeguard individuals’ privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of <br />the jurisdiction that will purchase, take title to, or otherwise <br />use the SUAS equipment. Reference the Presidential <br />Memorandum: Promoting Economic Competitiveness While <br />Safeguarding Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties in <br />Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for additional <br />information. <br />Telecommuni- <br />cations Equipment <br />or Services <br />Prohibitions <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Effective August 13, 2020, DHS/FEMA Recipients and <br />Subrecipients may not use any FEMA funds under open or <br />new awards to: <br />1. Procure or obtain any equipment, system, or service that <br />uses covered telecommunications equipment or services <br />as a substantial or essential component of any system, or <br />as critical technology of any system; <br />2. Enter into, extend, or renew a contract to procure or <br />obtain any equipment, system, or service that uses <br />covered telecommunications equipment or services as a <br />substantial or essential component of any system, or as <br />critical technology of any system; or <br />3. Enter into, extend, or renew contracts with entities that <br />use covered telecommunications equipment or services <br />as a substantial or essential component of any system, or <br />as critical technology as part of any system.