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guidance and/or program regulations, 44 CFR § 13, and 2 CFR § 225, are allowable. Basic Guidelines • For costs to be eligible to meet matching requirements, the costs must first be allowable under the grant program. • The costs must also be in compliance with all Federal requirements and regulations (e.g., 44 CFR Part 13 and 2 CFR Part 225); the costs must be reasonable, allowable, allocable, and necessary. • Records for all expenditures relating to cost sharing or matching must be kept in the same manner as those for the grant funds. o The following documentation is required for third-party cash and in-kind contributions: Record of donor; Dates of donation; Rates for staffing, equipment or usage, supplies, etc.; Amounts of donation; and Deposit slips for cash contributions. According to 44 CFR § 13.24, this documentation is to be held at the Applicant and/or subapplicant level. • Except as provided by Federal statute, a cost sharing or matching requirement may not be met by costs borne by another Federal grant. • The source of the match funds must be identified in the grant application. • Every item must be verifiable, i.e., tracked and documented. • Any claimed cost share expense can only be counted once. Examples (For additional examples of match, please contact your State finance office) • The Emergency Management Director has 50% of his/her salary paid from State funds and 50% paid from Federal grant funds, but he/she provides 60% effort in the Federal grant program that only pays 50% salary. The additional 10% of effort/time toward the Federal grant program can be claimed as soft match. All record keeping requirements to prove the 60% time allocation apply. • Non-Federally funded equipment or facilities used during exercises can be claimed as soft match, but only at the time of donation. For example, only the fair market price for the use of the facility for the period of the exercise can be claimed as match. • Third party in-kind contributions of salary, travel, equipment, supplies and other budget areas that are from third party sources must be in compliance with 44 CFR § 13.24, Matching or Cost Sharing. These types of contributions include voluntary contributions such as emergency personnel, lawyers, etc., who donate their time to a Federal grant program. The normal per hour rate for these professionals (acting in their professional capacity) can be used to meet the matching requirement. The value of the services provided is taken into consideration when determining the value of the contribution - not who is providing the service. For example, if a lawyer is volunteering his services to assist flood victims in filing legal paper work, the lawyer's normal hourly rate is allowable. If the lawyer is volunteering his services and is working in a soup 54 55A-60