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laborers and mechanics employed on projects of a character similar to the contract work in the civil subdivision of the state in which the work is to be performed. Additional information regarding compliance with the Davis -Bacon Act, including Department of Labor (DOL) wage determinations, is available from the following website http://Www.dol.g_ovlcom,21iancellawsleomp-dbrct.htm. OPSG funds may not be used for any type of construction. Personnel (SHSP and UASI) Personnel hiring, overtime, and backfill expenses are permitted under this grant in order to perform allowable HSGP planning, training, exercise, and equipment activities. Personnel may include but are not limited to: training and exercise coordinators, program managers for activities directly associated with SHSP and UASI funded activities, intelligence analysts, and statewide interoperability coordinators (SWIG). For further details, SARs should refer to IB # 358, ht(g•//www.Lema gov/ dflgovernment/Qrant/bulletins/info358.pdf, or contact their Headquarters Program Analyst. HSGP funds may not be used to support the hiring of any personnel for the purposes of fulfilling traditional public health and safety duties or to supplant traditional public health and safety positions and responsibilities. The following are definitions as it relates to personnel costs • Hiring. State and local entities may use grant funding to cover the salary of newly hired personnel who are exclusively undertaking allowable /DHSFEMA program activities as specified in this guidance. This may not include new personnel who are hired to fulfill any non-DHS/FEMA program activities under any circumstances. Hiring will always result in a net increase of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees. • Overtime. These expenses are limited to the additional costs which result from personnel working over and above 40 hours of weekly work time as a direct result of their performance of DHS/FEMA-approved activities specified in this guidance. Overtime associated with any other activity is not eligible. • Bacljzll-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 DHS/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) funds that have been appropriated for the same purpose. Applicants or recipients 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. 56 Appendix C—FY2015 HSGP Funding Guidelines