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Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement (PRICE) of Homeland SecurityAct (Public Law 110-412) . Grantees who wish to seek a waiver. from the per•sonneI cost cap must provide documentation explaining why the cap is unacceptable; waiver requests will be considered only under extreme circumstances.. Tn general, the use of SHSP and UASI funding to pay for staff' and/or contractor regular time of overtime/backfill is considered a personnel cost, Activities that ar•e considered "personnel" and "personnel-related," and therefore count against the personnel cost cap of~ 50 percent, include, but are not limited to: • Operational overtime • Overtimel6ackfill to participate in approved training or~ exercise deliveries SaIaries and personnel costs of~intelligence analysts • Overtime to participate in intelligence sharing activities • SaIaries and personnel costs of'planners, equipment managezs, exercise coordinators, and/or training coordinators • Salaries and•personnel costs under the M&A category • Contractor costs associated with. performing the above activities o When contracting for personnel services, a copy of'the contract must be provided to Ohio EMA for review in advance of'entering into the contract Additionally, a signed contract must be provided for audit purposes., Ihese activities are also subject to the.funding and eligibility r•equirerTrents detailed under the allowable cost categories. For' further details SAAB should contact their FEMA Headquarters Program Analyst, FY 2.010 HSGP funds may not be used to support the hiring of any personnel for the purposes of faIfilling traditional public health and safety duties or to supplant traditional public health and. safety positions and responsibilities. The following are definitions foz~ the terms as used in this grant guidance: • Hiring -State and local entities may use grant funding to cover the salary of'newly hired personnel who are exclusively undeztaking allowable FEMA program activities as specified in this guidance. Ibis may not include new personnel. w11o are hired to fulfill any non-FEMA program activities under any circumstances . Hiiing will always result in a net increase of FuII Time Equivalent (F TE) empIoyees, • Overtime -Ihese expenses ar•e 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'FEMA-approved activities specified.in this~guidance. Overtime associated with any other activity is not eligible.. • Backfili-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•peisonnel.who are temporarily assigned toFEMA- approved activities outside their core responsibilities, Neither overtime nor backfill expenses are the result.of'an increase of'FIE employees. • Supplanting -Grant funds will be used to supplement existing funds, and will not replace {supplant) funds thathave been appropriated for the same purpose.. Applicants or grantees may be r~equir•ed to supply documentation certifying that a reduction in non-Federal resources occurred for• reasons other than the receipt or expected receipt of Federal funds. Page 17