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HSGP Appendix | 2023 Page A-10
<br />In retaining these funds, states may retain a maximum of 2.5% of the OPSG allocation, which must be
<br />withheld from the pass-through to each subrecipient county or tribe in an equal percentage. The SAA may
<br />also retain additional funding from its SHSP award to manage and administer the OPSG award, but that
<br />additional amount is also capped at an amount equal to 2.5% of the OPSG award. Examples applying this
<br />principle:
<br />SAA 1:
<br />Total award: $6,000,000
<br />SHSP: $1,000,000 OPSG: $2,500,000 UASI: $2,500,000
<br />M&A Maximum: $300,000 (5% of $6,000,000)
<br />Maximum M&A for SHSP = $50,000
<br />Maximum M&A for OPSG = $125,000. Of that amount, $62,500 (2.5%) may be retained from
<br />the OPSG allocation, and the other $62,500 would come from the SHSP allocation. Any
<br />amount used to manage and administer OPSG that is charged to SHSP may be above and
<br />beyond the $50,000 available to manage the SHSP allocation.
<br />Maximum M&A for UASI = $125,000
<br />SAA 2:
<br />Total award: $4,500,000
<br />SHSP: $3,500,000 OPSG: $1,000,000
<br />M&A Maximum: $225,000 (5% of $4,500,000)
<br />Maximum M&A for SHSP = $175,000
<br />Maximum M&A for OPSG = $50,000. Of that amount, $25,000 (2.5%) may be retained from
<br />the OPSG allocation, and the other $25,000 would come from the SHSP allocation. Any
<br />amount used to manage and administer OPSG that is charged to SHSP may be above and
<br />beyond the $175,000 available to manage the SHSP allocation.
<br />HSGP recipients are also reminded that any M&A charged to a recipient’s or subrecipient’s UASI
<br />funding must be directly allocable to administration of the UASI grant program and cannot be used to
<br />cover M&A costs that are directly allocable to SHSP or OPSG funding. Similarly, any M&A charged to a
<br />recipient’s or subrecipient’s SHSP or OPSG funding cannot be used to cover M&A c osts directly
<br />allocable to UASI funding.
<br />Specific for OPSG, subrecipients and friendly forces may retain funding for M&A purposes; however, the
<br />total amount retained cannot exceed 5% of the subrecipient’s subaward. Friendly forces are local law
<br />enforcement entities that are subordinate subrecipients under OPSG. In other words, friendly forces are
<br />entities that receive a subaward from a subrecipient under the OPSG program. Friendly forces must
<br />comply with all requirements of subrecipients under 2 C.F.R. Part 200.
<br />Equipment (SHSP and UASI)
<br />The 21 allowable prevention, protection, mitigation, and response equipment categories for HSGP are
<br />listed on the Authorized Equipment List (AEL). Some equipment items require prior approval from
<br />FEMA before obligation or purchase of the items. Please reference the grant notes for each equipment
<br />item to ensure prior approval is not required or to ensure prior approval is obtained if necessary.
<br />Recipients and subrecipients may purchase equipment not listed on the AEL, but only if they first seek
<br />and obtain prior approval from FEMA.
<br />Unless otherwise stated, all equipment must meet all mandatory regulatory and/or FEMA-adopted
<br />standards to be eligible for purchase using these funds. In addition, recipients will be responsible for
<br />obtaining and maintaining all necessary certifications and licenses for the requested equipment.
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