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A TRUE COPY
<br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE
<br />J.R. SMITH, CLERK
<br />matching funds, the State shall provide the entire match requirement for state agencies and one-half of the required
<br />match for grants to Local governments. The affected Local government shall be required to provide one-half of the
<br />required match prior to receipt of such financial assistance.
<br />d. The Executive Office of the Governor may approve a waiver, subject to the requirement for
<br />legislative notice and review under section 216.177, Florida Statutes, of all or a portion of the required match for
<br />public assistance projects for Local governments if the Executive Office of the Governor determines that such a match
<br />requirement cannot be provided, or that doing so would impose a. documented hardship on the Local government,
<br />and if the Local government applies for the waiver within the first 18 months after the disaster is declared.
<br />e. The Division will reimburse the Subrecipient only for allowable costs incurred by the
<br />Subrecipient. The Recipient will provide funds on a cost reimbursement basis to the Subrecipient for eligible activities
<br />approved by the Recipient and the Federal Awarding Agency, as specified in Attachment A of this Agreement ("Budget
<br />and Project List"), which also outlines the maximum reimbursement amount for each deliverable.
<br />f. As required by 2 C.F.R. §200.415(a), any request for payment under this Agreement must
<br />include a certification, signed by an official who is authorized to legally bind the Subrecipient, which reads as follows:
<br />"By signing this report, I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the report is true, complete, and accurate,
<br />and the expenditures, disbursements and cash receipts are for the purposes and objectives set forth in the terms and
<br />conditions of the Federal award. I am aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent information, or the omission of
<br />any material fact, may subject me to criminal, civil or administrative penalties for fraud, false statements, false claims
<br />or otherwise. (U.S. Code Title 18, Section 1001 and Title 31, Sections 3729-3730 and 3801-3812)." The Subrecipient
<br />must complete Attachment "D" by designating at least three agents to execute any Requests for Reimbursement,
<br />certifications, or other necessary documentation on behalf of the Subrecipient. After execution of this Agreement, the
<br />authorized, primary, and secondary Agent may request changes to contacts via email to the State assigned team.
<br />g. In the event the Subrecipient contacts have not been updated regularly and all three (3) Agents
<br />have separated from the Subrecipient's agency, a designation of authority form will be needed to change contacts.
<br />NOTE: This is very important because if contacts are not updated, notifications made from the grants management
<br />system may not be received and could result in failure to meet time periods to appeal a Federal determination.
<br />h. The Division will review all requests for reimbursement by comparing the documentation provided
<br />by the Subrecipient in the grants management system against a performance measure, outlined in Attachment A of
<br />this Agreement ("Budget and Project List"), that clearly delineates:
<br />i. The required minimum acceptable level of service to be performed; and,
<br />ii. The criteria for evaluating the successful completion of each deliverable.
<br />i. The performance measure required by section 215.971(1)(b), Florida Statutes, remains
<br />consistent with the requirement for a "performance goal", which is defined in 2 C.F.R. §200.76 as, "a target level of
<br />performance expressed as a tangible, measurable objective, against which actual achievement can be compared."
<br />It also remains consistent with the requirement, contained in 2 C.F.R. §200.301, that the Division and the Subrecipient
<br />"relate financial data to performance accomplishments of the Federal award."
<br />j. If authorized by the Federal Awarding Agency, then the Division will reimburse the Subrecipient
<br />for overtime expenses in accordance with 2 C.F.R. §200.430 ("Compensation—personal services") and 2 C.F.R.
<br />§200.431 ("Compensation—fringe benefits"). If authorized by the Federal Awarding Agency, and if the Subrecipient
<br />seeks reimbursement for overtime expenses for periods when no work is performed due to vacation, holiday, illness, -
<br />failure of the employer to provide sufficient work, or other similar cause (see 29 U.S.C. §207(e)(2)), then the Division
<br />will treat the expense as a fringe benefit. 2 C.F.R. §200.431(a) defines fringe benefits as "allowances and services
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