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12. Unobligated and Unearned Funds and Allowable Costs. I hi accordance with Section <br />215.971, Florida Statutes, the Grantee shall refund to the State of Florida any balance of <br />unobligated funds which has been advanced or paid to the Grantee: In addition, funds paid in <br />excess of the amount to which the recipient is entitled under the terms and conditions of the <br />agreement must be refunded to the state agency. Further, the recipient may expend funds <br />only for allowable costs resulting from obligations incurred during the specified agreement <br />period. Expenditures of state financial assistance must be in compliance with the laws, rules <br />and regulations applicable to expenditures of State funds as outlined in the Department of <br />Financial Service's Reference Guide for State Expenditures (dated February, 2011) <br />(mvfloridacfo.com/aadir/reference guide), incorporated by reference. <br />13. Repayment.. All refunds or repayments to be made to the Department under this agreement <br />are to be made payable to the order of "Department of State" and mailed directly to the <br />following address: Florida Department of State, Attention: Marian Deeney, Division of <br />Library and Information Services, 500. South Bronough Street, Mail Station #9D, .. <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399. In accordance with Section 215:34(2), Florida Statutes, if a check or. <br />other draft is returned to the Department for collection, Recipient shall pay to the Department <br />a service fee of $15:00 or five percent (5%) of the face amount of the returned check or draft, <br />whichever is greater. <br />14. Single. Audit Act. Each grantee, other than a grantee that is a State agency, shall submit to an <br />audit pursuant to Section 215.97, Florida Statutes: See Attachment A for additional information <br />regarding this requirement. If a Grantee is not required by law to conduct an audit in <br />accordance with the Florida Single Audit Act because it did not expend at least $750,000. in. <br />state financial assistance, it must submit a Financial Report on its operations pursuant to <br />Section 218.39, Florida Statutes within ninemonths of the close of its fiscal year. <br />15: Retention of Accounting Records. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical <br />records and all other records, includingelectronic storage media pertinent to the Project,shall <br />be retained for a period of five (5) fiscal years after the close-out of the grant and release of <br />the audit If any litigation or audit is initiated or claim made before the expirationof the five- <br />year period, the records shall be retained for five fiscal years after the litigation, audit or <br />claim has been resolved. = <br />16. Obligation to Provide. State Access to Grant Records. The Grantee must make all grant <br />records of expenditures, copies of reports, books, andrelated documentation available to the <br />Division or a duly authorized representative of the State of Florida for inspection at <br />reasonable times for the purpose of making audits, examinations, excerpts and transcripts: <br />17: Obligation to Provide Public Access to Grant Records. The Division reservesthe right to <br />unilaterally cancel this Agreement in the event that the Grantee refuses public access to all <br />documents or other materials made or received by the Grantee that are subject to the <br />provisions of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, known as the Florida Public Records Act: The <br />Grantee must immediately contact the Division's Contract Manager for assistance if it <br />receives a public records request related to this Agreement <br />State. Aid to Libraries Grant Agreement (Form DLIS/SA02) • • Page 5 of 10 <br />Chapter 1B -2.011(2)(a), Florida Administrative Code, Effective 10-2018. <br />