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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE J.R. SMITH, CLERK subcontractors without unnecessary delay. The Sub -Recipient must prepare and submit a budget that contains a timeline projecting future payment schedules through project completion. 4. A separate RFA must be completed for each Project Worksheet to be included in the Advance Funding Payment. no more than ninety (90) days after receiving its Advance Payment for a specific project. The RFR must account for all expenditures incurred while performing eligible work documented in the applicable Project Worksheet for which the Advance was received. 5. If a reimbursement has been paid prior to the submittal of a request for an advance payment, an Advance cannot be accepted for processing. 6. The Recipient may advance funds to the Sub -Recipient, not exceeding the Federal share, only if the Sub -Recipient meets the following conditions: a) The Sub -Recipient must certify to the Recipient that Sub -Recipient has procedures in place to ensure that funds are disbursed to project vendors, contractors, and subcontractors without unnecessary delay; b) The Sub -Recipient must submit to the Recipient the budget supporting the request. 7. The Sub -Recipient must submit a statement justifying the advance and the proposed use of the funds, which also specifies the amount of funds requested and certifies that the advanced funds will be expended no more than ninety (90) days after receipt of the Advance; 8. The Recipient may, in its sole discretion, withhold a portion of the Federal and/or nonfederal share of funding under this Agreement from the Sub -Recipient if the Recipient reasonably expects that the Sub - Recipient cannot meet the projected budgeted timeline or that there may be a subsequent determination by FEMA that a previous disbursement of funds under this or any other Agreement with the Sub -Recipient was improper. Payments under the Public Assistance Alternative Procedures Program (PAAP) are paid as an Advance Payment. 10. DESIGNATION OF AGENT The Sub -Recipient must complete Attachment D by designating at least three (3) agents to execute any Requests for Advance or Reimbursement, certifications, or other necessary documentation on behalf of the Sub -Recipient. After execution of this Agreement, the authorized, primary, and secondary Agent may request changes to contacts via email to the State assigned team. In the event the Sub -Recipient contacts have not been updated regularly and all three (3) Agents have separated from the Sub -Recipient's agency, a designation of authority form will be needed to change contacts. NOTE. This is very important because if contacts are not updated, notifications made from the grants management system may not be received and could result in failure to meet time periods to appeal a Federal determination. 11. DUNS Q&A What is a DUNS number? The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number is a unique nine -digit identification number provided by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). The DUNS number is site specific. Therefore, each distinct physical location of an entity such as branches, divisions and headquarters, may be assigned a DUNS number. 52