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performance of FEMA - approved activities specified in this guidance. Overtime associated with any other activity is not eligible. Baclpill- related Overtime. Also called "Overtime as Backfill," these expenses are limited to overtime costs which result from personnel who are working overtime (as identified above) to perform the duties of other personnel who are temporarily assigned to FEMA- approved activities outside their core responsibilities. Neither overtime nor backfill expenses are the result of an increase of FTE employees. Supplanting. Grant funds will be used to supplement existing funds, and will not replace (supplant) finds that have boon appropriated for the same purpose. Applicants or grantees may be required to supply documentation certifying that a reduction in non- Federal resources occurred for reasons other than the receipt or expected receipt of Federal funds. Operational Packages (OPacks) (SHSP and UASI) Applicants may elect to pursue operational package (OPack) funding, such as Canine Teams, Mobile Explosive Screening Teams, and Anti - Terrorism Teams, for new capabilities as well as sustain existing OPacks, Applicants must commit to minimum training standards to be set by the Department for all Federally funded security positions. Applicants must also ensure that the capabilities are able to be deployable, through EMAC, outside of their community to support regional and national efforts. When requesting OPacks- related projects, applicants must demonstrate the need for developing a new capability at the expense of sustaining existing core capability. Western Hemispheric Travel Initiative (SHSP) In addition to the expenditures outlined above, SHSP funds may be used to support the implementation activities associated with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), including the issuance of WFITI- compliant Tribal identification cards. More information on the WHTI may be found at hits: / /Tvww.dhS.gov/ hles/ pz� ro- ragis/vc _12006935797Mshtm. or http / /www �etvoaahome gov/Fstrnl /erz�r man htmC. Other Secure Identifcation Initiatives (SI-ISP) SHSP funds may also be used to support the Deparmment's additional efforts to enhance secure identification, including driver's license mad identification security enhancements. Activities that facilitate secure identification, including IT enhancements for identification management and verification systems are a priority. DHS is currently developing and implementing a number of screening programs in which secure identification, credentials figure prominently. Those include the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program which promotes tamper - resistant biometric credentials for wmkers who require unescorted access to secure areas of ports, vessels, outer continental shelf facilities, and all credentialed merchant mariners; and the crcdentialing of first responders which entails enhancing real -time electronic authentication of identity and attribute(s) (qualification, certification, authorization, and /or privilege) of emergency response /critical government personnel responding to terrorist attacks or other catastrophic events. 55 Appendix C— FY2014 HSGP Funding Guidelines 55B -95