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f. Equipment or systems that are or need to become narrowband compliant • Development and enhancement of interoperable emergency communications protocols. Funds may be used to enhance multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary common planning and operational protocols. Activities may include programming interoperability channels and developing SOPs, common channel naming, fleet maps, common language protocols, and narrowband transition. In addition, activities may focus on SOPs to ensure backup communications capabilities when primary systems or equipment fail. • Meeting-related expenses. These costs may include the rental of space/locations/facilities for planning activities. This may also include costs for signs, badges, and similar materials. • Public education and outreach. These costs may cover providing interoperable emergency communications education and outreach activities on the SCIP and associated interoperable emergency communications initiatives. • Supplies. Supplies are items that are expended or consumed during the course of the planning project(s). • Travel. Travel costs (e.g. airfare, mileage per diem, or hotels) are allowable as expenses by employees who are on travel status for official business related to professional interoperable emergency communications planning activities, such as local, regional, and interstate meetings and conferences, the OEC annual National Emergency Communications Workshop, RECCWG meetings, and Communications Unit Leader (COML) training. • Other project planning activities with prior approval from DHS. 2. Training Costs. States, territories, and local and tribal governments are strongly encouraged to use IECGP funds to support interoperable emergency communications training activities. Communications-specific training activities should be incorporated into the statewide training and exercise plan and coordinated with the State interoperability coordinator and/or formal statewide interoperable emergency communications governance committee. Training developed or conducted using IECGP funds should address a performance gap identified through the SCIPs, TICP AARs, and/or other assessments. Exercises should be used to provide the opportunity to demonstrate and validate skills learned in training and to identify training gaps. Any training or exercise gaps should be identified in the grantee's AAR/IP and addressed in the training cycle. FY 2010 IECGP funds may be used for the following interoperable emergency communication training activities- Funds used to develop, deliver, attend, and evaluate training. Grant funds may be used to develop training programs and materials. Grant funds may also be used to plan, attend, and conduct communications-specific training workshops or conferences, to include covering costs related to planning, meeting space, and 17 55A-23