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a form sufficient to determine compliance with the requirements and objectives of the Program Budget and Scope of Work-Attachment A and B-and all other applicable laws and regulations. (d) The Recipient, its employees or agents, including all subcontractors or consultants to be paid from funds provided under this Agreement, shall allow access to its records at reasonable times to the Division, its employees, and agents. "Reasonable"shall ordinarily mean during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time, on Monday through Friday. "Agents"shall include, but not be limited to, auditors retained by the Division. (6) AUDIT REQUIREMENTS (a) The Recipient agrees to maintain financial procedures and support documents, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, to account for the receipt and expenditure of funds under this Agreement. (b) These records shall be available at reasonable times for inspection, review, or audit by state personnel and other personnel authorized by the Division. "Reasonable" shall ordinarily mean normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time, Monday through Friday. (c) The Recipient shall provide the Division with the records, reports or financial statements upon request for the purposes of auditing and monitoring the funds awarded under this Agreement. (d) If the Recipient is a nonstate entity as defined by Section 215.97, Fla. Stat., it shall comply with the following: If the Recipient expends a total amount of State financial assistance equal to or more than $500,000 in any fiscal year of such Recipient, the Recipient must have a State single or project-specific audit for such fiscal year in accordance with Section 215.97, Fla. Stat.; applicable rules of the Executive Office of the Governor and the Chief Financial Officer; and Chapters 10.550 (local government entities) or 10.650 (nonprofit and for-profit organizations), Rules of the Auditor General. EXHIBIT 1 to this Agreement shows the State financial assistance awarded by this Agreement. In determining the State financial assistance expended in its fiscal year, the Recipient shall include all sources of State financial assistance, including State funds received from the Division, other state agencies, and other nonstate entities. State financial assistance does not include Federal direct or pass-through awards and resources received by a nonstate entity for Federal program matching requirements. In connection with the audit requirements addressed in this Paragraph 6(d) above, the Recipient shall ensure that the audit complies with the requirements of Section 215.97(8), Fla. Stat. This includes submission of a reporting package as defined by Section 215.97(2)(e), Fla. Stat. and Chapters 10.550 (local governmental entities) or 10.650 (nonprofit and for-profit organizations), Rules of the Auditor General. If the Recipient expends less than $500,000 in State financial assistance in its fiscal year, an audit conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 215.97, Fla. Stat, is not required. In the event that the Recipient expends less than $500,000 in state financial assistance in its fiscal year and elects to have an audit conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 215.97, Fla. Stat, the cost of the audit must be paid from the nonstate entity's resources (i.e., the cost of such an audit must be paid from the Recipient's resources obtained from other than State entities). Additional information on the Florida Single Audit Act may be found at the following website: https://apps.fldfs.com/fsaa/singleauditact.aspx. (e) Report Submission 1. The annual financial audit report shall include all management letters and the Recipient's response to all findings, including corrective actions to be taken. 2. The annual financial audit report shall include a schedule of financial assistance specifically identifying all Agreement and other revenue by sponsoring agency and Agreement number. 3. Copies of financial reporting packages required under this Paragraph 6 shall be submitted by or on behalf of the Recipient directly to each of the following: Division of Emergency Management Office of Inspector General 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 Auditor General's Office Room 401, Claude Pepper Building 111 West Madison Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1450 i y` 2