Section R. 18.14906 - Restrictions on grant fundsRule 906.
(1) Funds distributed under the provisions of section 3(b) of the act are restricted as follows:(a) Funds may be expended for any of the following:(i) The purchase or lease of training materials or equipment that is used exclusively for the direct delivery of in-service training.(ii) Instructional preparation and development time and compensation as established by the commission.(iii) Salaries of instructors or developers employed by the grant recipient at the instructor's or developer's regular hourly personnel rate.(iv) Out-of-state travel for training or an out-of-state vendor presenting in Michigan with the prior approval of the commission. An out-of-state vendor shall be registered with the commission before the expenditure of grant funds.(v) Consultant fees at an hourly rate established by the commission.(b) Funds shall not be expended for any of the following:(i) Duplication of compensation to instructors or staff.(ii) Consultant fees for travel time.(iii) A consultant to act as an on-site coordinator.(iv) Overhead or operating costs as a percentage of the total grant request.(v) A request that is for 100% equipment acquisition.(vi) Construction of a firearms range or for the purchase of a firearm training system that simulates deadly force decision-making circumstances.(2) The commission may approve a multiyear training project conceptually if an extended time frame is determined by the commission to be appropriate. However, the grant applicant shall annually compete for funding and a multiyear project shall be awarded as annual grants.(3) The commission shall interact only with an applicant agency on questions related to a grant application.(4) A current or former commission member shall not be paid with grant funds to participate in a commission-funded program that was awarded while the commission member held office; however, a member may be reimbursed for actual expenses.Mich. Admin. Code R. 18.14906