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reimbursement for overtime expenses for periods when no work is performed due to vacation, holiday, illness, failure of the employer to provide sufficient work, or other similar cause(see 29 U S C §207(e)(2)), then the Division will treat the expense as a fringe benefit. 2 C F R. §200 431(a) defines fringe benefits as"allowances and services provided by employers to their employees as compensation in addition to regular salaries and wages " Fringe benefits are allowable under this Agreement as long as the benefits are reasonable and are required by law, Sub-Recipient-employee agreement, or an established policy of the Sub-Recipient. 2 C F R. §200 431 (b) provides that the cost of fringe benefits in the form of regular compensation paid to employees during periods of authorized absences from the job, such as for annual leave, family-related leave, sick leave, holidays, court leave, military leave, administrative leave, and other similar benefits, are allowable if all of the following criteria are met: i They are provided under established written leave policies, ii The costs are equitably allocated to all related activities, including Federal awards, and, iii The accounting basis (cash or accrual) selected for costing each type of leave is consistently followed by the non-Federal entity or specified grouping of employees g If authorized by the Federal Awarding Agency, then the Division will reimburse the Sub-Recipient for travel expenses in accordance with 2 C F R. §200 474 If the Sub-Recipient seeks reimbursement for travel costs that exceed the amounts stated in section 1,12 061(6)(b), Florida Statutes ($6 for breakfast, $11 for lunch, and $19 for dinner), then the Sub-Recipient must provide documentation that: i The costs are reasonable and do not exceed charges normally allowed by the Sub-Recipient in its regular operations as a result of the Sub-Recipient's written travel policy; and, ii Participation of the individual in the travel is necessary to the Federal award. h The Division's grant manager, as required by section 215 971(2)(c), Florida Statutes, shall reconcile and verify all funds received against all funds expended during the grant agreement period and produce a final reconciliation report. The final report must identify any funds paid in excess of the expenditures incurred by the Sub-Recipient. i. As defined by 2 C F R. §200 53, the term "improper payment" means or includes i. Any payment that should not have been made or that was made in an incorrect amount(including overpayments and underpayments) under statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirements, and, ii Any payment to an ineligible party, any payment for an ineligible good or service, any duplicate payment, any payment for a good or service not received (except for such payments where authorized by law), any payment that does not account for credit for applicable discounts, and any payment where insufficient or lack of documentation prevents a reviewer from discerning whether a payment was proper 5