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Enhances understanding of a particular local hazard CERT members might. <br />encounter' in thei! response activities <br />There isuio, cap on the numlper of deliveries Sate orf ocal lunsdictlons nayconduct of <br />the CERT Basic Training the CERT Train, the - Trainer Campus C, ART Tr'aln the <br />Trainer„ Teen CERT Tram, =the Trainer or CERT Program Manager courses, or <br />supplemental /advanced training for CERT program participants <br />Any training supported with these CCP funds should be delivered with specific <br />consideration to include all, ages, ethnic and cultural groups, persons with disabilities, <br />- _- - <br />and access and functional neds populations at venues'throughout the community, to- <br />e <br />include schools, neighborhoods, places of worship, the private sector, non'.. <br />__......,.,,..;..tai nrnani>atinns nnri nnvernment locations.' Expenditures to_,provide _ <br />necessary [1U[1-Z' L1UUW1a1 .... - <br />and functional needs is allowable (e.g., sign language interpreters, CART and other <br />modifications of policies and practices to fully include participants with disabilities). <br />Jurisdictions are also encouraged to leverage existing training provided via <br />educational /professional facilities and to incorporate non - traditional methodologies such <br />as the internet, distance learning, or home study whenever such delivery supports <br />training objectives. Pilot courses and innovative approaches to training citizens and <br />instructors are encouraged: <br />Instruction for trainers and training to support the Citizen Corps Council members in <br />their efforts to manage and coordinate the Citizen Corps mission is also an allowable <br />use of the FY 2011 CCP funding.. <br />Allowable Training Costs <br />Allowable training- related costs include, but are not limited to, the following: <br />• Developing, Delivering, and Evaluating Training, Includes costs related to <br />administering the training, planning, scheduling, facilities, materials and supplies, <br />reproduction of materials, disability accommodations, and equipment. <br />• Overtime and Backfill. The entire amount of overtime costs, including payments <br />related to backfilling personnel, which are the direct result of attendance at FEMA <br />and /or approved training courses and programs, are allowable. These costs are <br />allowed only to the extent the payment for such services is in accordance with <br />the policies of the State or unit(s) of local government and has the approval of <br />the State or the awarding agency, whichever is applicable, In no case is dual <br />compensation allowable. That is, an employee of a unit of government may not <br />receive compensation from their unit or agency of government AND from an <br />award for a single period of time (e.g., 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.), even though such <br />work may benefit both activities. <br />Travel. Costs (e.g,, airfare, mileage, per diem, hotel) are allowable as expenses <br />by employees who are on travel status for official business related to approved <br />training. <br />75 <br />