Item 35 - FY 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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PSGP Program Appendix | 2023 Page G-16 sights, and scopes), including but not limited to, non-lethal or less-than-lethal weaponry including firearms, ammunition, and weapons affixed to facilities, vessels, or other structures; •Standard issue uniforms (other than maritime security personal protective equipment [PPE]); •Expenditures for items such as general-use software, general-use computers, and related equipment (other than for allowable M&A activities, or otherwise associated) preparedness or response functions), general-use vehicles and licensing fees; •Land acquisitions and right of way purchases; •Funding for standard operations vehicles utilized for routine duties, such as patrol cars and fire trucks; •Fuel costs (except as permitted for training and exercises); •Exercise(s) that do not support maritime security preparedness efforts; •Patrol vehicles and firefighting apparatus, other than those CBRNE detection equipped vehicles for port area and/or facility patrol or response purposes; •Specialty vehicles such as trucks for towing boat trailers/equipment and armored personnel carriers; •Providing protection training to public police agencies or private security services to support protecting VIPs or dignitaries; •Aircraft pilot training, including aircraft operations such as aircraft ditch training; •Post incident investigation training; •Basic or advanced dive training (except marine unit CBRNE detection/response dive training); •Training for personnel not primarily assigned to maritime security activities or MTSA require d security personnel (e.g., vessel patrol officers, facility security officers); and •Reimbursement for the maintenance and wear and tear costs of general use vehicles (e.g., construction vehicles) and emergency response apparatus (e.g., fire trucks, ambulances, repair, or cleaning of PPE, etc.). Maintenance and Sustainment Costs The use of FEMA preparedness grant funds for maintenance contracts or agreements, warranty coverage, repair or replacement costs, licenses, upgrades, and user fees are allowable under all active and future grant awards, unless otherwise noted. 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 of the system or equipment is consistent with that which is typically provided for, or available through, these types of agreements, warranties, or contracts. When purchasing a stand-alone warranty or extending an existing maintenance contract on an already-owned piece of equipment system, coverage purchased may not exceed the period of performance of the award used to purchase the maintenance agreement or warranty. As with warranties and maintenance agreements, this extends to licenses and user fees as well. Under PSGP, maintenance and sustainment is focused specifically on the repair and replacement of existing equipment and does not include routine activities such as oil changes or washing/cleaning existing equipment. For example, an IJ for a camera system maintenance contract should detail the number of cameras the applicant anticipates repairing/replacing during the period of performance (i.e., the port operates 100 cameras and typically replaces 10% of the system each year, funding is for the replacement of 30 cameras over the 3-year period of performance. Grant funds are intended to support the National Preparedness Goal and fund projects that build and sustain the core capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from those threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation. In order to provide recipients the ability to meet this objective, the policy set forth in IB 379: Guidance to State Administrative Agencies to Expedite the Expenditure of Certain DHS/FEMA Grant Funding allows for the expansion of eligible maintenance and sustainment costs that must be in (1) direct support of existing capabilities; (2) must be an otherwise allowable expenditure under the applicable grant program, and (3) be tied to one of the core