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