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(1) An agency agreement that provides state financial assistance to a recipient or subrecipient, as those terms are defined in s 215 97, or that provides federal financial assistance to a subrecipient, as defined by applicable United States Office of Management and Budget circulars, must include all of the following (a) A provision specifying a scope of work that clearly establishes the tasks that the recipient or subrecipient is required to perform (b) A provision dividing the agreement into quantifiable units of deliverables that must be received and accepted in writing by the agency before payment. Each deliverable must be directly related to the scope of work and specify 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 E. Exercises Exercises specifically designed for or that include participation from non-governmental entities and the general public are allowable activities and may include testing public warning systems, evacuation/shelter in-place capabilities, family/school/business preparedness, and participating in table -top or full scale emergency responder exercises at the local, State, tribal, territorial, or national level, to include the National Level Exercises. Grantees are encouraged to develop exercises that test their SOPs/SOGs in accordance with the FY 2014 Priority requirements Allowable exercise -related costs include 25