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a recipient of a grant, the Administrator may grant a waiver of the 50 percent (50 %) limitation noted above. Organizational activities under SHSP and UASI include: • Intelligence analysts. Per the Personnel Reimburserneatfor Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement (PRICE) of Homeland Security Act (Public Law 110 -412), SHSP and UASI funds may be used to hire new staff and/or contractor positions to serve as intelligence analysts to enable inforYmation/intelligenee sharing capabilities, as well as support existing intelligence analysts previously covered by SHSP or UASI funding. In order to be hired as an intelligence analyst, staff and/or contractor personnel must meet at least one of the following criteria: - Successfully complete training to ensure baseline proficiency in intelligence analysis and production within six months of being hired; and/or, - Previously served as an intelligence analyst for a minimum of two years either in a Federal intelligence agency, the military, or State and/or local law enforcement intelligence unit As identified in the Maturation and Enhancement of State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers priority, all fusion center analytic personnel must demonstrate qualifications that meet or exceed competencies identified in the Common Competencies for State, Local, and Tribal Intelligence Analysts, which outlines the minimum categories of training needed for intelligence analysts. A certificate of completion of such training must be on file with the SAA and must be made available to the grantee's respective FEMA Program Analyst upon request. In addition to these training requirements, fusion centers should also continue to mature their analytic capabilities by addressing gaps in analytic capability identified during the fusion center's annual. assessment. Overtime costs. Overtime costs are allowable for personnel to participate in information, investigative, and intelligence sharing activities specifically related to homeland security and specifically requested by a Federal agency. Allowable costs are limited to overtime associated with federally requested participation in eligible fusion activities, including anti- terrorism task forces, Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs), Area Maritime Security Committees (as required by the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002), DHS Border Enforcement Security Task Forces, and Integrated Border Enforcement Teams. Grant funding can only be used in proportion to the Federal man - hour estimate, and only after funding for these activities from other Federal sources (i.e., FBI JTTF payments to State and Iocal agencies) has been exhausted. Under no circumstances should DHS grant fimding be used to pay for costs already supported by funding from another Federal source. Operational overtime costs. In support of efforts to enhance capabilities for detecting deterring, disrupting, and preventing acts of terrorism, operational overtime costs are , allowable for increased security measures at critical infrastructure sites. SHSP or UASI fiords for organizational costs may be used to support select operational expenses associated with increased security measures at critical infrastructure sites in the following authorized categories: - Backfill and overtime expenses for staffing State or Major Urban Area fusion centers; 50 Appendix C— FY2014 HSGP Funding Guidelines