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conduct, and evaluate interoperable emergency communications exercises, including tabletop and fully functional exercises. Exercise activities should focus on the- a. Use of established operational protocols b. Use of interoperable emergency communications solutions c. Use of TICP to exercise on SOPs d. Achievement of NECP milestones • Travel. Travel costs (e.g., airfare, mileage, per diem, or hotel) are allowable as expenses by employees who are on travel status for official business related to the planning and conduct of the IECGP exercise project(s). • Supplies. Supplies are items that are expended or consumed during the course of the planning and conduct of the exercise project(s). • Meeting-related expenses. These costs may include the rental of space/locations/facilities for planning and conducting exercises. This may also include costs for signs, badges, and similar materials. 4. Personnel Activities. In general, the use of IECGP grant funding to pay for staff and/or contractor regular time or overtime/backfill is considered a personnel cost. These expenses are permitted under this grant in order to perform allowable FY 2010 IECGP planning, training, and exercise activities, as well as activities associated with implementing goals, objectives, and initiatives of the SCIP and achieving goals and milestones of the NECP. Specifically, this includes personnel associated with the interoperability coordinator function. Applicants must identify sustainable sources of funding (or a plan for obtaining sustainable forces) and work to integrate new staff into the State and local budgets in future years to maintain these capabilities. FY 2010 IECGP funds may not be used to support the hiring of any personnel for the purposes of fulfilling traditional public safety duties or to supplant traditional public safety positions and responsibilities. Activities that are considered "personnel" include: • Hiring of certain full or part-time staff and contractors or consultants. Full or part-time staff may be hired to support IECGP planning, training, exercise, and equipment planning and purchase- related activities. This includes staff to serve in the following roles, consistent with the SCIPs- a. SWIC b. Project manager(s)/subject matter expert(s) for the SWIC function, as appropriate c. Regional, local, or tribal interoperability coordinator(s), as appropriate Office Equipment. Office equipment costs are allowable, including personal computers, computer peripherals (for example, printers and external hard drives), and office telephones to support IECGP-related personnel. 19 55A-25