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management software with HSGP funds in FY 2005 and would like to use FY 2010 <br />grant funding to upgrade the software, this is allowable. <br />o Upgrades may only be purchased for equipment that has been purchased using <br />FEMA preparedness grant funding. <br />o To avoid supplementing Congressional appropriations for specific programs, <br />upgrades must be purchased using the same grant program used to purchase <br />the original equipment. <br />User fees. User fees are viewed as costs for specific services required to maintain <br />and provide continued operation of equipment or systems. An example would be <br />the recurring service fees associated with handheld radios or mobile data <br />computers. <br />o User fees may only be paid for equipment that has been purchased using FEMA <br />preparedness grant funding. <br />o To avoid supplementing Congressional appropriations for specific programs, user <br />fees must be paid for using the same grant program used to purchase the <br />original equipment. The service time purchased shall not exceed the period of <br />performance of the grant to which the user fee is being charged. <br />• Implementation. Planned or actual expenditures for maintenance contracts and <br />warranties, repair and replacement costs, upgrades and user fees must be reflected <br />in the Initial Strategy Implementation Plan (ISIP) or Biannual Strategy <br />Implementation Report (BSIR). <br />Grantees must comply with all the requirements in 44 CFR Part 13 and 2 CFR Part 215. <br />Management and Administration (M&A) limits. A maximum of up to five percent <br />(5%) of funds awarded may be retained by the State. All such retained funds must be <br />used solely for management and administrative purposes associated with the IECGP <br />award. Subgrantees may also use up to five percent (5%) of the FY 2010 IECGP Grant <br />Program funds awarded to them by the State to be used solely for management and <br />administrative purposes associated with the award. <br />NOTE: Construction related activities are not permitted with funding from the FY <br />2010 IECGP. <br />F. Other Submission Requirements <br />Federal employees are prohibited from serving in any capacity (paid or unpaid) on any <br />proposal submitted under this program. Federal employees may not receive funds <br />under this award. <br />23 <br />55A-29