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the required minimum level of service to be performed and the criteria for evaluating the successful completion of each deliverable. (c)A provision specifying the financial consequences that apply if the recipient or subrecipient fails to perform the minimum level of service required by the agreement. The provision can be excluded from the agreement only if financial consequences are prohibited by the federal agency awarding the grant. Funds refunded to a state agency from a recipient or subrecipient for failure to perform as required under the agreement may be expended only in direct support of the program from which the agreement originated. (d)A provision specifying that a recipient or subrecipient of federal or state financial assistance may expend funds only for allowable costs resulting from obligations incurred during the specified agreement period. (e)A provision specifying that any balance of unobligated funds which has been advanced or paid must be refunded to the state agency. (f)A provision specifying that any funds paid in excess of the amount to which the recipient or subrecipient is entitled under the terms and conditions of the agreement must be refunded to the state agency. (g)Any additional information required pursuant to s. 215.97. Failure to comply Failure to comply with any of the provisions outlined above shall result in disallowance of reimbursement for expenditures. Meeting-related expenses (For a complete list of allowable meeting-related expenses, please review the OJP Financial Guide at httr)://www.o'p.usdoo.ciov/FinGuide). The following are allowable only within the period of performance of the contract: Recurring fees/charges associated with certain equipment, such as cell phones, faxes, etc. Leasing and/or renting of space for newly hired personnel during the period of performance of the grant program F. Unauthorized Expenditures a. Activities unrelated to the completion and implementation of the grant program b. Funding may not be used to supplant ongoing, routine public safety activities of state and local emergency responders, and may not be used to hire staff for operational activities or backfill. Funds cannot not replace (supplant)funds that have been appropriated for the same purpose. G. National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation HSPD-5, "Management of Domestic Incidents," mandated the creation of NIMS and the National Response Framework (NRF). NIMS provides a consistent framework for entities at all jurisdictional levels to work together to manage domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity. To promote interoperability and compatibility among Federal, State, local, and tribal capabilities, NIMS includes a core set of guidelines, standards, and protocols for command and management, preparedness, resource management, communications and information management, supporting technologies, and management and maintenance of NIMS. Prior to the allocation of any Federal preparedness awards in FY2014, grantees must ensure and maintain adoption and 35