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THSGP Appendix | 2023 Page B-6
<br />Presidential Policy Directive 40: National Continuity Policy, Federal Continuity Directive (FCD) 1, FCD
<br />2, and Continuity Guidance Circular (CGC) outline continuity requirements for agencies and
<br />organizations and provide guidance, methodology, and checklists. For additional information on
<br />continuity programs, guidance, and directives, visit the Continuity Resource Toolkit at
<br />https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/national-preparedness/continuity/toolkit.
<br />Organization
<br />Recipients may use grant funds for organization activities:
<br />•Organizational activities may include, paying salaries and benefits for personnel, including
<br />individuals employed to serve as qualified intelligence analysts. Personnel hiring, overtime, and
<br />backfill expenses are permitted under this grant only to the extent that such expenses are for the
<br />allowable activities within the scope of the grant.
<br />•Other organization activities may include implementing standardized resource management
<br />concepts such as typing, inventorying, organizing, and tracking to facilitate the dispatch,
<br />deployment, and recovery of resources before, during, and after an incident.
<br />Additionally, migrating online services to the “.gov” internet domain is an allowable expense.
<br />Equipment
<br />The 21 allowable prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery equipment categories and
<br />equipment standards for THSGP are listed on the web-based version of the Authorized Equipment List
<br />(AEL). Unless otherwise stated, equipment must meet all mandatory regulatory and DHS-adopted
<br />standards to be eligible for purchase using these funds. In addition, recipients and subrecipients, as
<br />applicable, agencies will be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all necessary certifications and
<br />licenses for the requested equipment. Recipients may purchase equipment not listed on the AEL, but only
<br />if they first seek and obtain prior approval from FEMA.
<br />Grant funds must comply with FEMA Policy 207-22-0002, Prohibited or Controlled Equipment Under
<br />FEMA Awards and may not be used for the purchase of the following unallowable equipment: firearms,
<br />ammunition, grenade launchers, bayonets, or weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind with
<br />weapons installed. Recipients should analyze the costs and benefits of purchasing versus leasing
<br />equipment, especially high-cost items, and those subject to rapid technical advances. Large equipment
<br />purchases must be identified and explained. For more information regarding property management
<br />standards for equipment, please reference 2 C.F.R. Part 200, including 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.310, 200.313, and
<br />200.316. Also see 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.216, 200.471, and FEMA Policy #405-143-1, Prohibitions on
<br />Expending FEMA Award Funds for Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services, issued May 10,
<br />2022. In addition, recipients that are using THSGP funds to support emergency communications
<br />equipment activities must comply with the SAFECOM Guidance on Emergency Communications Grants,
<br />including provisions on technical standards that ensure and enhance interoperable communications. This
<br />SAFECOM Guidance can be found at Funding Resources | CISA.
<br />Additionally, THSGP funds may be used for equipment purchases related to 911 call capabilities, alert
<br />and warning capabilities, and implementation of the REAL ID Act (Pub. L. No. 109-13).
<br />Requirements for Small Unmanned Aircraft System
<br />All requests to purchase Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) with FEMA grant funding must comply
<br />with FEMA Policy 207-22-0002, Prohibited or Controlled Equipment Under FEMA Awards, and also
<br />include a description of the policies and procedures in place to safeguard individuals’ privacy, civil rights,
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