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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ( JAG ) Program a Tic UPY <br /> Vs the subgrant period . J . R . SMITH , CLERK <br /> 7 . Advance Funding <br /> Advance funding may be provided to a subgrant recipient upon a written request to the <br /> Department. The request must be electronically signed by the subgrantee or implementing <br /> agency ' s chief financial officer or the chief financial officer' s designee . <br /> 8 . Trust Funds <br /> a . The unit of local government must establish a trust fund in which to deposit JAG funds . <br /> The trust fund may or may not be an interest bearing account. <br /> b . The account may earn interest, but any earned interest must be used for program purposes <br /> and expended before the federal grant period end date . Any unexpended interest <br /> remaining at the end of the federal grant period must be submitted to the Office of Criminal <br /> Justice Grants for transmittal to the Bureau of Justice Assistance . <br /> 9 . Travel and Training <br /> The cost of all travel shall be reimbursed according to the subgrant recipient' s written travel <br /> policy . If the subgrant recipient does not have a written travel policy , cost of all travel will be <br /> reimbursed according to § 112 . 061 , Fla , Stat , <br /> 10 , Program Income ( also known as Project Generated Income ) <br /> a . All income generated as a direct result of a subgrant project shall be deemed program <br /> income . <br /> b . Any project that will potentially earn PGI must submit an Earnings and Expenditures Report <br /> to report how much PGI was earned during each quarter. A report must be submitted each <br /> quarter even if no PGI was earned or expended . PGI Earnings and Expenditures reports <br /> must be electronically signed by the subgrantee or implementing agency' s chief financial <br /> officer or the chief financial officer' s designee . <br /> c . PGI expenditures require prior written approval from the Office of Criminal Justice Grants . <br /> Program income must be used for the purposes of and under the conditions applicable to <br /> the award . If the cost is allowable under the Federal grant program , then the cost would be <br /> allowable using program income . PGI budget requests must be signed by the subgrantee <br /> or implementing agency' s chief financial officer or the chief financial officer' s designee . <br /> d . Program income should be used as earned and expended as soon as possible . Any <br /> unexpended PGI remaining at the end of the Federal grant period must be submitted to the <br /> Office of Criminal Justice Grants for transmittal to the Bureau of fo Justice Assistance . <br /> 11 . Approval of Consultant Contracts <br /> The Department shall review and approve in writing all consultant contracts prior to employment <br /> of a consultant when the consultant' s rate exceeds $450 ( excluding travel and subsistence costs ) <br /> for an eight-hour day . Approval shall be based upon the contract' s compliance with requirements <br /> found in the Financial Guide , the Common Rule , and in applicable state statutes . The <br /> Department' s approval of the subgrant recipient agreement does not constitute approval of <br /> consultant contracts . If consultants are hired through a competitive bidding process ( not sole <br /> source) , the $450 threshold does not apply . <br /> SFY 2012 Page 4 <br />