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44 CFR §208.23

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System Members may spend Federal funds that DHS provides under any Preparedness Cooperative Agreement and any required matching funds under 2 CFR part 200, subpart E—Cost Principles, and this section to pay reasonable, allowable, necessary and allocable costs that directly support System activities, including the following:
  1. (a)Administration, including:
    1. (1)Management and administration of day-to-day System activities such as personnel compensation and benefits relating to System maintenance and development, record keeping, inventory of equipment, and correspondence;
    2. (2)Travel to and from System activities, meetings, conferences, training, drills and exercises;
    3. (3)Tests and examinations, including vaccinations, immunizations and other tests that are not normally required or provided in the course of a System Member's employment, and that DHS requires to meet its standards.
  2. (b)Training:
    1. (1)Development and delivery of, and participation in, System-related training courses, exercises, and drills;
    2. (2)Construction, maintenance, lease or purchase of System-related training facilities or materials;
    3. (3)Personnel compensation expenses, including overtime and other related expenses associated with System-related training, exercises, or drills;
    4. (4)System-required evaluations and certifications other than the certifications that DHS requires System Members to possess at the time of entry into the System. For instance, DHS will not pay for a medical school degree, paramedic certification or recertification, civil engineering license, etc.
  3. (c)Equipment:
    1. (1)Procurement of equipment and supplies specifically identified on the then-current DHS-approved Equipment Cache List;
    2. (2)Maintenance and repair of equipment included on the current Equipment Cache List;
    3. (3)Maintenance and repair of equipment acquired with DHS approval through the Federal Excess Property program, except as provided in § 208.25 of this part;
    4. (4)Purchase, construction, maintenance or lease of storage facilities and associated equipment for System equipment and supplies.
  4. (d)Disaster search canine expenses limited to:
    1. (1)Procurement for use as a System resource;
    2. (2)Training and certification expenses;
    3. (3)Veterinary care.
  5. (e)Management and administrative costs, actually incurred but not otherwise specified in this section that directly support the Sponsoring Agency's US&R capability, provided that such costs do not exceed 7.5 percent of the award/amendment amount.