US Dept of Homeland Security 6/1/2021

22 II. DEFINITIONS Per section 889(f)(2)-(3) of the FY 2019 NDAA and 2 C.F.R. § 200.216, covered telecommunications equipment or services means: i. Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation, (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities); ii. For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities,physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes,video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities); iii. Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or using such equipment; or iv. Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to,the People's Republic of China. Examples of the types of products covered by this prohibition include phones, internet, video surveillance, and cloud servers when produced,provided, or used by the entities listed in the definition of"covered telecommunications equipment or services."See 2 C.F.R. § 200.471. b. Pre Award Costs Pre-award costs are not allowable and will not be approved,with the exception of costs resulting from pre-award grant writing services provided by an independent contractor that shall not exceed$1,500 per applicant per year. c. Management and Administration (M&A) Costs Management and administration(M&A) costs are allowed. Recipients may use up to 5 percent of the amount of the award's federal share for their M&A costs. M&A activities are those defined as directly relating to the management and administration of PSGP funds, such as financial management and monitoring. M&A expenses must be based on actual expenses or known contractual costs. Requests that are simple percentages of the award, without supporting justification,will not be allowed or considered for reimbursement. M&A costs are not operational costs. They are the necessary costs incurred in direct support of the grant or as a consequence of the grant and should be allocated across the entire lifecycle of the grant. Examples include preparing and submitting required programmatic and financial reports, establishing and/or maintaining equipment inventory, documenting operational and equipment expenditures for financial accounting purposes; and responding to official informational requests from state and federal oversight authorities. If an applicant uses an outside consultant or contractor to provide pre-award grant writing services or post-award grant management services,the following considerations and restrictions shall apply. FY 2021 PSGP NOFO Back to the Top