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(13) PERIOD OF AGREEMENT ® This Agreement shall begin on October 1, 1985 and shall end on September 30, 1986, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of Clause (14). (14) SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF FUNDS ® (a) The Department reserves the right to withhold or suspend payments to the Grantee when the reports required in Clause (9) of this Agreement are delinquent, or when the Grantee fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. (b) The Department may terminate this Agreement for cause upon such written notice as is reasonable under the circumstances. Cause shall '60 ® include, but not be limited to: misuse of funds; fraud; non-compliance with applicable rules, laws, and regulations; or failure to perform the program or fiscal activities under this Agreement. (c) Projects funded, in whole or in part, by these funds shall be administered without regard to race, color, creed, sex, age or national origin. It is expressly understood that the Department shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for breach upon receipt of substantial evidence of discriminatory practices by the Grantee. (d) Suspension or termination is an appealable action under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. Written notification of suspension or termination shall include notice of appeal rights and time frames. (e) The Department reserves the right to exercise corrective remedial actions including, but not limited to: requesting additional information from the Grantee to determine the reasons for, or extent of non-compliance or lack of performance; issuing a written warning advising that suspension or termination may be initiated if the situation is not remedied; advising the Grantee to suspend, discontinue or not incur costs on activities in question; or requiring the Grantee to reimburse the Department for the amount of costs incurred for any items or activities determined ineligible or disallowed. (15) MODIFICATIONS (a) As provided in Rule 9C-2, the Department or the Grantee may request modifications to this Agreement. Changes in the approved work plan may be made by a Grantee only after formal modification to the contract is approved in writing by the Department. (b) All requests for budget modifications in excess of ten percent of the line item or the total budget must be submitted to the Department for approval thirty (30) days prior to the anticipated implementation date and should include a description of the proposed changes and their effect upon the approved work plan. Failure to meet this time frame may result in funding delays. (c) Changes within individual budget line items may be made at the discretion of the Grantee, without Department approval, if the cumulative effect of such changes does not exceed ten percent (10%) of the line item total, and if the cumulative effect of the number of such changes does not exceed ten percent of the total approved grant amount, provided that: 1. Only unobligated funds can be transferred from one item to another item within one budget line; 2. The Grantee notifies the Department in writing prior to affecting a budget change within the limitations set forth in this Section (b) and in CSTF Rule 9C-2; and 3. Budget changes do not result in overexpenditure of the total approved grant amount or expenditures in excess of the administrative expense limits. (d) All such modifications, which are mutually acceptable to the parties, will be incorporated in writing as amendments to this Agreement. Page 5 of 6