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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK (11) RURAL .COMMUNITY OR RURAL AREA OF OPPORTUNITY REQUEST FOR PAYMENT A. Pursuant to section 215.971(1)(h)- F.S., if the Recipient is a Rural Community or Rural Area of Opportunity as those terms are defined in section 288.0656(2). F.S., ("Rural Recipient")," a Rural Recipient may request that the Department provide for the payment of invoices for verifiable and eligible performance that has been completed in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement ("rural payment"). Prior to, or in conjunction with, such a rural payment request, a Rural Recipient shall submit documentation to the Department sufficiently demonstrating the financial hardship of the Rural Recipient. B. A Rural Recipient shall submit its request to elect to receive rural payment, including any financial hardship documentation, in'writing to the Department's Grant Manager specified in the Agreement. Following demonstration of financial hardship and the initial request to elect to receive rural payment, subsequent requests for payment and all necessary documentation, including the Attachment I, Request for Payment to Rural Communities or Rural Areas of Opportunity, for incurred and appropriate costs shall be submitted in writing to the Department's Grant Manager. C. The Rural Recipient is responsible for ensuring all documentation related to Rural Recipient's Project is readily available to the Department upon request and is in conformance with the DFS requirements. Rural Recipient will submit requests for rural payment, including Attachment I, Request for Payment to Rural Community Communities or Rural Areas of Opportunity, on a quarterly basis to the Department's Grant Manager. All bills for fees or expenses shall be submitted in detail sufficient for a proper pre -audit and post-auclit thereof and shall be accompanied by all supporting documentation required for. payment including, but not limited to, copies 'of purchase orders, invoices, and any other expenditure justifications, along with any copies of Recipient's documented inspection of activities performed under Recipient Deliverable -3 to verify the components meet or exceed Recipient's PSAP Upgrade implementation. contract procured under Recipient Deliverable 1. D. The Department shall not process requests for rural payments made by Recipient that are deemed as improper payments as set forth in'Section 9, Funding, of this Agreement, E. Submission of final documents and submission for closeout of the funding does not affect the Department's right to disallow costs and recover funds based on an audit or financial review. The final request for rural payment and supporting documentation for incurred obligations pursuant to section 216.301, F.S. shall be submitted to the Department no later,than August 15, 2026. F. Funds provided to a Rural Recipient via rural payment shall only be used for allowable costs incurred by a Rural -Recipient pursuant to section 216.301, F.S., in the successful completion of each deliverable outlined in Attachment A and defined in the PSAP Upgrade implementation contract. Funds provided shall not exceed the amount specified in Section 9; Funding, and Exhibit 1, Audit Requirements, of this Agreement.- G. greement:G. Funds provided to a Rural Recipient via rural payment shall only be used for expenditures directly related to Recipient's PSAP Upgrade implementation contract as specified in the Agreement. DMS -P1-25-07-17 Page 6 of 18