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outlines standards and equipment information to enhance interoperable communications. This guidance can be found at http://www.safecomprogram.gov. Additionally, grantees are required to coordinate with other State and local partners in integrating their interoperable communications plans and projects as outlined in each State's Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan. For more information on these allowed activities, please see the OEC Recommended Guidance for Federal Grant Programs (SAFECOM Guidance for Grant Programs) available at www.safecomprogram.gov. 6. Other Allowable Costs - Maintenance and Sustainment. 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. Grantees are reminded to be sensitive to supplanting issues. Maintenance contracts, warranties, repair or replacement costs, upgrades, and user fees previously purchased with State and or local funds cannot be replaced with Federal grant funding. Routine upkeep (i.e. gasoline, tire replacement, routine oil changes, monthly inspections, grounds and facility maintenance etc.) is the responsibility of the grantee and may not be funded with preparedness grant funding. Maintenance Contracts and Warranties. To increase the useful life of the equipment, maintenance contracts and warranties may be purchased using grant funding from one fiscal year (FY) to cover equipment purchased with funding from a different fiscal year. The use of grant funding for the purchase of maintenance contracts and warranties must meet the following conditions: o Maintenance contracts and warranties may only be purchased for equipment that has been purchased using FEMA preparedness grant funding o To avoid supplementing Congressional appropriations for specific programs, maintenance contracts and warranties must be purchased using funds from the same grant program used to purchase the original equipment o The term of the maintenance contract or warranty shall not exceed the period of performance of the grant to which the contract is being charged. Repair and Replacement Costs. The cost of repair and replacement parts for equipment purchased using FEMA preparedness grant funding is an allowable expense. o Repair and replacement parts may only be purchased for equipment that has been purchased using FEMA preparedness grant funding o To avoid supplementing Congressional appropriations for specific programs, repair and replacement parts must be purchased using the same grant program used to purchase the original equipment. • Upgrades. FEMA preparedness grant funding may be used to upgrade previously purchased allowable equipment. For example, if the grantee purchased risk 22 55A-28