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15. Extension of the Grant Completion Deadline. An extension of the completion date must be requested at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the Grant Period and may not exceed 30 days, unless the Grantee can clearly demonstrate extenuating circumstances. An extenuating circumstance is one that is beyond the control of the Grantee, and one that prevents timely completion of the Project such as a natural disaster, death or serious illness of the individual responsible for the completion of the Project, litigation related to the Project, or fall= of the contractor or architect to provide the services for which they were contracted to provide. An extenuating circumstance does not include failure to read or understand the administrative requirements of a grant or failure to raise sufficient matching funds. Changes to the original completion deadline shall be valid only when requested in writing, approved by the Division, and an Amendment to the Agreement has been executed by both parties and attached to the original of this Agreement. The Grantee must provide documentation that a portion of the grant funds and match contributions are encumbered and demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Division that project work is progressing at a rate such that completion is achievable within the extended Grant Period. 16. Non -allowable Grant Expenditures. The Grantee agrees to expend all grant funds received under this agreement solely for the purposes for which they were authorized and appropriated. Expenditures shall be in compliance with the state guidelines for allowable Project costs as outlined in the Department of Financial Services' Reference Guide for State Expenditures (revised 11/1/2019), which are incorporated by reference and are available online at h -t psY/www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/AA/Manuals/documents/ReferenceGuideforStateFxpenditures.ndf. The following categories of expenditures are non -allowable for expenditure of grant funds and as contributions to required match: a) Expenditures for work not included in the Scope of Work of the executed Grant Award Agreement; b) Costs of goods and services not procured in accordance with procurement procedures set forth in the Grant Award Agreement and Chapter 287 of the Florida Statutes; c) Expenses incurred or obligated prior to or after the Grant Period, as indicated in the Grant Award Agreement; d) Expenses associated with lobbying or attempting to influence Federal, State, or local legislation, the judicial branch, or any state agency; e) Expenditures for work not consistent with the applicable historic preservation standards as outlined in the Secretary of the Interior's Guidelines available at www.nps.gov/tps/standards/treatment-guidelines- 2017.pdf, standards available at httpY/www.nps.gov/tps/standards.htm and nps.gov/histoW-Joca1- law/arch—stnds 0. or applicable industry standards; f) Costs for projects having as their primary purpose the fulfillment of Federal or State historic preservation regulatory requirements, specifically, costs of consultation and mitigation measures required under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, or under Section 267.031, F.S.; g) Projects directed at activities or Historic Properties that are restricted to private or exclusive participation or access, which shall include restricting access on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, pregnancy, handicap, or marital status; Page: 6 Crani Award Agreement (Form GAA001), Effective 04/2020 Ririe M-39.001, Florida Administrative Code