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<br />Preparedness Grants Manual <br />state criminal, surveillance, and communications laws. Entities should conduct their own legal and <br />technical analysis of each UAS detection and/or mitigation system and should not rely solely on <br />vendors’ representations of the systems’ legality or functionality. Please also see the DHS press <br />release on this topic for further information: Interagency Issues Advisory on Use of Technology to <br />Detect and Mitigate Unmanned Aircraft Systems. For training on the application of UAS technology in <br />emergency management programs, please refer to the National Preparedness Course Catalog and <br />search ‘UAS’ on the website. <br />The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) offers several resources that detail the <br />UAS threat environment and security protocols on the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Resources page <br />on CISA.gov. Additional resources may be found on the Homeland Security Information Network – <br />Critical Infrastructure (HSIN-CI) site. <br />Table 1: Unmanned Aircraft System Allowability <br />Grant Program <br />HSGP (SHSP, UASI) <br />HSGP (OPSG) <br />THSGP <br />Allowed <br />Yes <br />Yes <br />Yes <br />NoNSGP <br />TSGP Yes <br />Yes <br />No <br />IPR Program <br />IBSGP <br />PSGP Yes <br />YesEMPG Program <br />3.2.3. PROHIBITIONS ON EXPENDING GRANT OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FUNDS <br />FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR <br />EQUIPMENT <br />Recipients and subrecipients of FEMA federal financial assistance are subject to the prohibitions <br />described in section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year <br />2019 (FY 2019 NDAA), Pub. L. No. 115-232 (2018) and 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.216, 200.327, 200.471, <br />and Appendix II to 2 C.F.R. Part 200. Beginning Aug. 13, 2020, the statute—as it applies to FEMA <br />recipients, subrecipients, and their contractors and subcontractors—prohibits obligating or expending <br />federal award funds on certain telecommunications and video surveillance products and contracting <br />with certain entities for national security reasons. <br />Guidance is available in FEMA Policy #405-143-1, Prohibitions on Expending FEMA Award Funds for <br />Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services. <br />Additional guidance is available in the Contract Provisions Guide: Navigating Appendix II to Part <br />200 – Contract Provisions for Non-Federal Entity Contracts Under Federal Awards. <br />13