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<br />h) Entertainment, food, beverages, plaques, awards, or gifts;
<br />i) Costs or value of donations or In-kind Contributions not documented in accordance with the provisions
<br />of the Grant Award Agreement;
<br />J) Indirect costs including Grantee overhead, management expenses, general operating costs and other
<br />costs that are not readily identifiable as expenditures for the materials and services required to complete
<br />the work identified in the Scope of Work in the Grant Award Agreement. Examples of indirect costs
<br />include: rent/mortgage, utilities, janitorial services, insurance, accounting, internet service, monthly
<br />expenses associated to security systems, non -grant related administrative and clerical staffing, marketing,
<br />and fundraising activities;
<br />k) Administrative expenditures such as expenditures that are directly attributable to management of the
<br />grant -assisted Project and meeting the reporting and associated requirements of the Grant Award
<br />Agreement, whether grant expenditures or match contributions, which in aggregate exceed 5% of the
<br />grant award amount;
<br />1) Grantee operational support (i.e., organization salaries not directly related to grant activities; travel
<br />expenditures; per diem; or supplies);
<br />m) Insurance costs;
<br />n) Capital improvements to property;
<br />o) Furniture and Equipment. (a) Expenditures for furniture and equipment including but not limited to:
<br />desks, tables, seating, rugs and mats, artwork and decorations, window treatments, computers, cameras,
<br />printers, scanners, appliances, case goods (including cabinets, countertops, or bookshelves), new or
<br />replacement casework, systems' furniture, portable lighting fixtures, portable sound or projection
<br />systems, specialty fixtures and equipment, visual display units, total stations, movable partitions, and
<br />acoustical treatments and components, unless specific prior approval has been granted by the Division.
<br />(b) If special equipment is required for completion of the Project, it shall be rented for the grant term
<br />unless it can be shown that acquiring the equipment is cheaper than renting the equipment and approval
<br />has been provided by the Division as part of the documentation presented at the time of application. If
<br />the value of special equipment is to be used as a match contribution, the value of the match contribution
<br />shall be limited to the cost of rental for the Grant Period at the market rate for such rental in the region;
<br />p) Costs associated with attending or hosting conferences, summits, workshops, or presentations; and
<br />q) Travel expenditures, including those of personnel responsible for items of work approved by the
<br />Division, administrative personnel, contracted or subcontracted employees, either for purposes of work
<br />on-site or research off-site.
<br />Unobligated and Unearned Funds and Allowable Costs. In accordance with Section 215.971, Florida
<br />Statutes, the Grantee shall refund to the State of Florida any balance of unobligated funds which has been
<br />advanced or paid to the Grantee. In addition, funds paid in excess of the amount to which the recipient is
<br />entitled under the terms and conditions of the agreement must be refunded to the state agency. Further, the
<br />recipient may expend funds only for allowable costs resulting from obligations incurred during the specified
<br />agreement period. Expenditures of state financial assistance must be in compliance with the laws, rules, and
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<br />Granit Award Agreeiwm (Form GAA001), Effective 04/2020
<br />Rude IA -39.001, Florida Administrative Code
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