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Salaries and personnel,costs of;planners, equipment managers exercise coordinators, �ndfor training coprdina4or's - salaries and personnel cost's undet the M &A'category ' Contractor costs associate❑ wiIn PUI IUl IIII)ay a is auvvc a,u .I Costs associated with providing �easonabib :accomrnodations and modifications for workers with disabillties Statewide intdtoperability Coordinator (SWIC) or equivalent position , These activities are also subject to the funding and eligibility requiremen t 'detailed under the allowable cost categories. For further details, SAAs should refer to IB 358 or contact their FEMA Headquarters Program Analyst. MMRS and CCP do not have a personnel cost cap.' FY 2011 HSGP funds may not be used to support the hiring of any personnel for the purposes of fulfilling traditional public health and safety duties or to supplant traditional public health and safety positions and responsibilities. The following are definitions for the terms as used in this grant guidance: • Hiring. State and local entities may use grant funding to cover the salary of newly hired personnel who are exclusively undertaking allowable FEMA program activities as specified in this guidance. This may not include new personnel who are hired to fulfill any non -FEMA program activities under any circumstances. Hiring will always result in a net increase of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees. • Overtime. These expenses are limited to the additional costs which result from personnel working over and above 40 hours of weekly work time as a direct result of their performance of FEMA- approved activities specified in this guidance. Overtime associated with any other activity is not eligible. • Backfill- related Overtime. Also called "Overtime as Backfill," these expenses are limited to overtime costs which result from personnel who are working overtime (as identified above) to perform the duties of other personnel who are temporarily assigned to FEMA- approved activities outside their core responsibilities. Neither overtime nor backfill expenses are the result of an increase of FTE employees. • Supplanting. Grant funds will be used to supplement existing funds, and will not replace (supplant) funds that have been appropriated for the same purpose. Applicants or grantees may be required to supply documentation certifying that a reduction in non - Federal resources occurred for reasons other than the receipt or expected receipt of Federal funds. Construction and Renovation (SHSP, UASQ Use of HSGP funds for construction is generally prohibited except as outlined belov Such construction shall be strictly limited and allowable only when it is a necessary component of a security system at critical infrastructure facilities. OPSG, CCP, and MMRS funds may not be used for any type of construction. 41