2013-467 EMS - Emergency Management Performance Grant for Annual DPS Grant $70,000

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2013 Annual Grant Award Page 5 of 10 (11)Non-supplanting Requirement. Federal grant funds will be used to supplement existing funds, and will not replace(supplant)funds that have been appropriated for the same purpose. (12)AII materials publicizing or resulting from award activities shall contain this acknowledgement: "This project was supported by a Federal award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Grants and Training and Department of Public Safety, North Carolina Emergency Management." Use of the federal program logo must be approved by DHS. Printed as a legend, either below or beside the logo shall be the words "Funded by U.S. Department of Homeland Security." (13)Grantee shall complete all Universal and up to six Optional work activities as identified in the 2013 EMPG Local Activity Directory which is a part of the 2013 EMPG application packet, incorporated by reference herein. The purchase or acquisition of any additional materials, equipment, accessories or supplies or completion of any work activities beyond those identified in this MOA shall be the sole responsibility of Grantee and shall not be reimbursed under this MOA. Grantee shall prominently mark any equipment purchased with grant funding as follows: "Purchased with funds provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security." (14)Grantee shall have sole responsibility for the maintenance, insurance, upkeep, and replacement of any equipment procured pursuant to this Agreement. (15)Grantee shall maintain an effective property management system that complies with the following requirements. Equipment is defined as tangible, non-expendable property having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of$5,000 or more per unit. Grantee may have property management guidelines that are more restrictive, requiring a unit of equipment with a value of less than $5,000 to be inventoried; if so, such equipment purchased under this award allocation shall be included on the report submitted to Grantor. a) Grantor and Grantee shall take an initial physical inventory of any equipment. The Grant Summary, Cost Reports with backup documentation, Certificate of Title, and any other Grantee reports or inventory reports that include information regarding the grant, vendor, invoice number, cost per item, number of items, description, location, condition and identification number may be used to meet this requirement. The County of Orange must provide quarterly updates until all funds are expended. b) Grantee must ensure a control system exists to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage or theft. Grantee shall be responsible for replacing or repairing equipment which is willfully or negligently lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed. Any loss, damage or theft of the property must be investigated and fully documented, and made part of the official project records. c) Grantee must ensure adequate maintenance procedures exist to keep the equipment in good condition. d) Disposition Procedures. Grantee may dispose of the equipment when the original or replacement equipment acquired under the grant award is no longer needed for the original project or program. Items with a fair market value of less than $5,000 may be retained, transferred or otherwise disposed of with prior approval of Grantor and in accordance with disposition requirements in 44 C.F.R. Part 13. Items with a current per unit standard federal or fair market value in excess of$5,000 may be retained, transferred or otherwise disposed of with prior Grantor approval in accordance with disposition requirements in 44 C.F.R. Part 13. Grantee must provide documentation that includes the method used to determine current fair market value. e) Only authorized equipment listed in the Authorized Equipment List(AEL), categories 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 19 and 21 are eligible for purchases from this grant. For more guidance visit