The Department of Homeland Security Office of Emergency Communications, in coordination with the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility, develops the annual SAFECOM Recommended Guidance for Federal Grant Programs to coordinate guidance for Federal grant programs that fund interoperable emergency communications. Although SAFECOM is not a grant-making body, the guidance outlines recommended allowable costs and applications requirements for Federal grant programs providing funding for interoperable emergency communications. The guidance is intended to ensure that Federal grant funding for interoperable communications is aligned with national goals and objectives and ensure alignment of State, local, and tribal investment of Federal grant funding to statewide and national goals and objectives.