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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE J.R. SMITH, CLERK (20) EXPEDITED PROJECTS The Division and the Federal Awarding Agency have established an Expedited Projects Program in order to help affected counties, municipalities, and private -non -profits recover from COVID-19. This program provides funding for 50% of the eligible scope of work for project versions of selected Expedited Category B projects. These amounts will be subject to the cost sharing requirements applicable for the disaster. a. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Each eligible Sub -Recipient can request to include Category B: Emergency Protective Measures projects in this expedited program. The work claimed must have been performed during the Public Health Emergency. FEMA makes the final eligibility determination regarding project work and costs under the Expedited Program. In order to be eligible for this funding, these projects must be a "large" project with eligible scope of work totaling $131,100 or more. b. FUNDING Funding will be provided at 50% of estimated costs incurred through an eligible scope of work for included projects, during the periods of performance. Any and all expedited projects will ultimately require a full validation through the grants management process for all costs incurred. c. PARTICIPATION NOTIFICATION The Sub -Recipient is responsible for notifying the State Public Assistance Officer (SPAO) of its intent to participate in the program. The Sub -Recipient notifies the SPAO by submitting the notification of their intention to participate via email to ExpeditedProiectsaem.mvflorida.com and the SPAO will then notify FEMA . Once that email correspondence is made, the project development will be tracked through Grants Portal and all payments will be made using the workflows in FDEM's Grants Management System. (21) REPAYMENTS a. All refunds or repayments due to the Division under this agreement are due no later than thirty (30) days from notification by the Division of funds due. b. As a condition of funding under this Agreement, the Sub -Recipient agrees that the Recipient may withhold funds otherwise payable to the Sub -Recipient from any disbursement to the Recipient, by the Federal Awarding Agency or any other source, upon a determination by the Recipient or the Federal Awarding Agency that funds exceeding the eligible costs have been disbursed to the Sub - Recipient pursuant to this Agreement or any other funding agreement administered by the Recipient. The Sub -Recipient understands and agrees that the Recipient may offset any funds due and payable to the Sub -Recipient until the debt to the State is satisfied. In such event, the Recipient will notify the Sub - Recipient via the entry of notes in its grants management system. c. All refunds or repayments due to the Division under this Agreement are to be made payable to the order of "Division of Emergency Management", must include the invoice number and the 17