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FY 20(j6 HOMELAND SECURrTY GRANT PROGRAM - DECEMBER 2, 2005 Hiring planners, training program coordinators, exercise managers, and grant administrators fall within the scope of allowable program management functions. Grant funds may not be used to support the hiring of sworn public safety officers to fulfill traditional public safety duties. For example, a local, uniformed, law enforcement patrol officer cannot be hired using grant dollars to perform routine local law enforcement patrol duties. As another example, firefighters cannot be hired using grant dollars to perform routine fire service duties or serve on hazardous materials units. Grantees are permitted to hire or laterally move existing public safety officers to new positions that support allowable HSGP program management functions. In the case oflateral transfers, grant funds may be used to support only those positions that are allowable under FY 2006 HSGP program guidance. In addition, positions created and funded through G&T grants may continue to be supported with future year funding provided that the position is dedicated to the same or similar purposes allowable under applicable G&T program guidance. The following are definitions for the terms as used in this section: . Overtime - These expenses are the result of personnel who worked over and above their normal scheduled daily or weekly work time in the performance of G&T -approved activities. . Backfill- Also called "Overtime as Backfill," these expenses are the result of personnel who are working overtime in order to perform the duties of other personnel who are temporarily assigned to G&T -approved activities outside their core responsibilities. Neither overtime nor backfill expenses are the result of an increase of Full-Time Equivalent (FTEs) employees. . Hiring - State and local entities may use grant funding to cover the salary of newly hired personnel that are undertaking allowable G&T program activities. This may also include new personnel that are hired to fulfill duties as a result of existing personnel being reassigned full-time to other G&T -approved activities. Hiring will always result in a net increase of FTEs. . Supplanting - Replacing a currently budgeted full-time position with one or more full- time employees. D.7. Manal!ement and Administrative (M&A) Costs All programs within FY 2006 HSGP have allowable M&A costs for both the State as well as the local unit of government, Urban Area, or designated sub grantee. No more than 5 percent of the total amount allocated to the State for programs within FY 2006 HSGP may be retained at the State level and used for M&A purposes. These State M&A funds must be included when accounting for the total funds retained by the State. States may apply M&A funds from all five programs under the FY 2006 HSGP to M&A costs accrued under any of the FY 2006 HSGP programs. For example, States can use M&A funds from SHSP to support M&A costs associated with MMRS. PREPAREDNESS DIRECTORATE'S OFFICE OF GRANTS AND TRAINING 46