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Section 2 above. The Grant Completion Deadline is the date when all grant and matching funds have been paid out or incurred in accordance with the work described in the Scope of Work, detailed in the Estimated Project Budget. If the Grantee finds it necessary to request an extension of the Grant Completion Deadline, an Amendment to the Agreement must be executed as per Section 7, and the stipulations in Section 15 must be met. 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 failure 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 htWsJ www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/AA/Manuals/documents/ReferenceGuideforStateExpenditures.pd 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, Chapter 287 of the Florida Statutes and/or Rule 60A-1.002 of the Florida Administrative Code; 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 httpsJ/www.nps.gov/tps/standards/treatment- guidelines-2017.pdf, standards available at httpsJ/www.nps.gov/tps/standards.htm and nps.gov/history/local-law/arch—stnds—O.htm or applicable industry standards; f) Costs for projects having as their primary purpose the fulfillment of Federal or State historic preservation Page: 6