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Telecommuni- <br />cations Equipment <br />or Services <br />Prohibitions Cont. <br /> <br />This prohibition is mandated by Section 889 of the John S. <br />McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year <br />2019 (FY 2019 NDAA), Pub. L. No. 115-232 (2018). FEMA <br />Grants Program Directorate issued a memo on <br />August 3, 2020, with further guidance, titled Prohibitions on <br />Expending FEMA Award Funds for Covered <br />Telecommunications Equipment or Services (Interim). <br />Emergency <br />Operations Plans <br />Subrecipients should update their Emergency Operations <br />Plan (EOP) at least once every two years to remain <br />compliant with the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101 <br />version 2.0. Subrecipients are highly encouraged to include <br />an evacuation plan or annex as part of their EOP as well as <br />plans to exercise and validate the evacuation plan and <br />capabilities. <br />Conflict of <br />Interest <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To eliminate and reduce the impact of conflicts of interest in <br />the subaward process, Subrecipients and pass-through <br />entities must follow their own policies and procedures <br />regarding the elimination or reduction of conflicts of interest <br />when making subawards. Subrecipients and pass-through <br />entities are also required to follow any applicable federal, <br />state, local, and tribal statutes or regulations governing <br />conflicts of interest in the making of subawards. <br />Subrecipients must disclose to their Program Representative, <br />in writing, any real or potential conflict of interest as defined <br />by the federal, state, local, or tribal statutes or regulations, <br />which may arise during the administration of the EMPG <br />subaward within five days of learning of the conflict of <br />interest. <br />