Item 35 - FY 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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IPR Appendix | 2023 Page F-12 Management and Administration (M&A) Management and administration costs are allowed under this program. M&A costs are activities directly related to managing and administering the award. The recipient may use up to 5% of the amount of the award for its M&A costs. Fiscal Year 2023 IPR funds may be used for the following M&A costs: •Hiring of full-time or part-time staff, including contractors and consultants, to execute the following: o Management of the current fiscal year IPR Award; and o Design and implementation of the current fiscal year IPR submission meeting compliance with reporting/data collection requirements, including data calls. •Information collection and processing necessary to respond to FEMA data calls; •Domestic travel expenses related to IPR grant administration, in compliance with the Super Circular, 2 C.F.R. Part 200; and •Acquisition of authorized office equipment, including personal computers or laptops for IPR M&A purposes. Indirect Costs Indirect costs are allowable under this program as described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). See the “Procedures for Establishing Indirect Cost Rates” Section in “Pre -Submission Information” for more information. Unallowable Costs Specific unallowable costs include: •Grant funds must comply with FEMA Policy 207-22-0002, Prohibited or Controlled Equipment Under FEMA Awards, and may not be used for the purchase of the following prohibited equipment: firearms, ammunition, grenade launchers, bayonets, or weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind with weapons installed. Expenditures for items unrelated to grant allowable activities, such as general-use software, general-use computers, and related equipment (other than for allowable M&A activities or for other associated preparedness or response functions), general-use vehicles, licensing fees, weapons systems, and ammunition are also prohibited; •Personnel costs (except as detailed above or otherwise allowed by statute); •Activities unrelated to the completion and implementation of the IPR program; •Other items not in accordance with the AEL or not previously listed as allowable costs; •Costs related to any matching or cost share requirement for any other federal award; •Costs related to lobbying or intervention in federal regulatory proceedings; •Costs related to suing the Federal Government or any other government entity; •Pre-award costs, unless approved in writing by FEMA and included in the grant award; and •Costs that are not consistent with the Cost Principles located in FAR 31.2, as applicable. Maintenance and Sustainment Costs The use of FEMA preparedness grant funds for maintenance contracts, warranties, repair or replacement costs, upgrades, and user fees are allowable under all active and future grant awards, unless otherwise noted. Preparedness grant funds may be used to purchase maintenance contracts or agreements, warranty coverage, licenses, and user fees. These contracts may exceed the period of performance if they are purchased incidental to the original purchase of the system or equipment as long as the original purchase