Prohibited and Controlled Equipment per Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable

Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety

Equipment EO Prohibited 

or Controlled 

FY23 Changes for DHS Grants 

Firearms of .50 or Greater Caliber Prohibited None; Already Prohibited

Ammunition of .50 or Greater Caliber Prohibited None; Already Prohibited

Firearm Silencers, as defined in 18 

U.S.C. 921(a)(24) 

Prohibited None; Already Prohibited

Bayonets Prohibited None; Already Prohibited

Grenade Launchers Prohibited None; Already Prohibited

Grenades (including stun and flash 

bang)

Prohibited None; Already Prohibited

Weaponized Vessels Prohibited None; Already Prohibited

Weaponized Drones and Weapons 

Systems Covered by DOD Directive 

3000.09 of November 21, 2012, as 

amended (Autonomy in Weapon 

Systems) 

Prohibited None; Already Prohibited

Riot/Crowd Control Batons Controlled None; Already Prohibited

Riot/Crowd Control Shields Controlled None; Already Prohibited

Specialized Firearms and Ammunition 

Under .50 Caliber and Less-Lethal 

Launchers 

Controlled None; Already Prohibited

Long-range Acoustic Devices That Do 

Not Have a Commercial Application

Prohibited Changes from Allowed to Prohibited

Camouflage Uniforms Prohibited Changes from Allowed to Prohibited 

with Exceptions1

Explosives Prohibited Changes from Allowed to Prohibited

with Exceptions. Not prohibited for 

explosives and percussion actuated 

non-electric disruptors used for FBI1 Based on EO 13688 (January 2015) and subsequent implementation reports. Does not include woodland or 

desert patterns or solid color uniforms. Camouflage‐patterned uniforms acquired through Federal programs are 

authorized to be worn only in environments where they actually camouflage the wearer, and may not be worn 

cities, towns, and other urban or populous areas.
Equipment EO Prohibited 

or Controlled 

FY23 Changes for DHS Grants 

accredited bomb squads and 

explosive detection canine training.

Breaching Apparatus Controlled Changes from Allowed to Controlled. 

Vehicles that do not have a commercial 

application, including all tracked and 

armored vehicles. 

Prohibited Changes from Allowed to Prohibited 

with Exceptions. Recipients can 

purchase non-commercial vehicles 

but must certify in writing that the 

vehicle will be used exclusively for 

disaster-related emergencies; active 

shooter scenarios; hostage or other 

search and rescue operations; or 

anti-terrorism preparedness, 

protection, prevention, response, 

recovery, or relief. 

Aircraft that are combat-configured 

or combat-coded, have no 

established commercial flight 

application, or have no application 

for disaster-related emergencies; 

active shooter scenarios; hostage or 

other search and rescue 

operations; or anti-terrorism 

preparedness, protection, 

prevention, response, recovery, or 

relief. 

Prohibited Aircraft with an established 

commercial flight application 

continue to be allowed. Combatconfigured or combat-coded 

aircraft remain unallowable. 

Aircraft with no established 

commercial flight application 

changes to prohibited unless it 

has an application for disasterrelated emergencies; active 

shooter scenarios; hostage or 

other search and rescue 

operations; or anti-terrorism 

preparedness, protection, 

prevention, response, recovery, 

or relief.

For questions on applicability for specific programs, please reach out to your Program Office POC. 

To download the guidance, please visit Policy and Guidance for FEMA Grants | FEMA.gov