§ 208.23 Allowable costs under Preparedness Cooperative Agreements.

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: (a) Administration, including: (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) Travel to and from System activities, meetings, conferences, training, drills and exercises; (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. (b) Training: (1) Development and delivery of, and participation in, System-related training courses, exercises, and drills; (2) Construction, maintenance, lease or purchase of System-related training facilities or materials; (3) Personnel compensation expenses, including overtime and other related expenses associated with System-related training, exercises, or drills; (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. (c) Equipment: (1) Procurement of equipment and supplies specifically identified on the then-current DHS-approved Equipment Cache List; (2) Maintenance and repair of equipment included on the current Equipment Cache List; (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) Purchase, construction, maintenance or lease of storage facilities and associated equipment for System equipment and supplies. (d) Disaster search canine expenses limited to: (1) Procurement for use as a System resource; (2) Training and certification expenses; (3) Veterinary care. (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.