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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG ) Program Florida Department of Law Enforcement 18. Commencement of Project a. If a project has not begun within sixty (60 ) days after acceptance of the subgrant award, the subgrant recipient shall send a letter to the Department indicating steps to initiate the project, reason for delay and request a revised project starting date . b. If a project has not begun within ninety (90) days after acceptance of the subgrant award, the subgrant recipient shall send another letter to the Department, again explaining the reason for delay and request another revised project starting date. c. Upon receipt of the ninety (90) day letter, the Department shall determine if the reason for delay is justified or shall, at its discretion , unilaterally terminate this agreement and re- obligate subgrant funds to other Department approved projects. The Department, where warranted by extenuating circumstances , may extend the starting date of the project past the ninety (90) day period, but only by formal written amendment to this agreement. 19 . Excusable Delays a. Except with respect to defaults of consultants , the subgrant recipient shall not be in default by reason of any failure in performance of this agreement according to its terms (including any failure by the subgrant recipient to make progress in the execution of work hereunder which endangers such performance) if such failure arises out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the subgrant recipient. Such causes include, but are not limited to, acts of God or of the public enemy, acts of the government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires , floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes , freight embargoes, and unusually severe weather, but in every case, the failure to perform shall be beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the subgrant recipient. b. If failure to perform is caused by failure of a consultant to perform or make progress , and if such failure arises out of causes beyond the control of subgrant recipient and consultant, and without fault or negligence of either of them , the subgrant recipient shall not be deemed in default , unless : ( 1 ) Supplies or services to be furnished by the consultant were obtainable from other sources , (2) The Department ordered the subgrant recipient in writing to procure such supplies or services from other sources, and (3) The subgrant recipient failed to reasonably comply with such order. c. Upon request of the subgrant recipient, the Department shall ascertain the facts and the extent of such failure, and if the Department determines that any failure to perform was occasioned by one or more said causes , the delivery schedule shall be revised accordingly. 20. Written Approval of Changes in this Approved Agreement Subgrant recipients shall obtain approval from the Department for major substantive changes . These include, but are not limited to: a. Changes in project activities, target populations , service providers , implementation schedules , designs or research plans set forth in the approved agreement ; SFV 2008 Page 6 Rule Reference 11 D-9.006 OCJG-005 (rev. October 2005)