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4. Supplies and Other Operating Expenses and Equipment: Documentation must <br />include purchase order authorization, audited vendor invoices approved by the project <br />director (and other higher authorizing official, if appropriate). The Grantee further <br />agrees to maintain a current inventory of all project equipment onsite at the project <br />location. <br />5. Construction and Renovation: Documentation must include contracts for services, <br />payment rate consistent with contractual arrangement, construction supply costs and <br />invoices, architectural plans (if appropriate), dates for start and completion of <br />projects, detailed billing to indicate services performed and/or delivered, AND <br />necessary approvals by project director. Any construction or renovation performed <br />by or for the Grantee shall be made according to local rules and policies governing <br />such activities, for example building permits. Payment of rent shall not be made on <br />facilities constructed, renovated or acquired with NCDOCCJPP grant funds without <br />prior written approval from NCDOCCJPP. <br />D. Payment and Utilization of Funds: Funds awarded are to be expended only for purposes <br />and activities covered by the Grantee's approved NCDOCCJPP plan or application budget. <br />Project funds may not be expended or committed prior to the grant contract effective <br />date. Project funds disbursement is subject to completion of requirements set forth as a <br />checklist in the award letter. This checklist of requirements is incorporated by reference and <br />made a part hereof. Project funds may not be expended and will not be reimbursed until the <br />Grantee submits its grant award contract signed by the appropriate official or officials. <br />Project funds will be made available through a reimbursement procedure as provided by <br />NCDOCCJPP policies and procedures. Submission of reimbursement requests are required <br />by the tenth day of each month for the expenditures of the preceding month. Project funds <br />may not be expended and will not be reimbursed until the Grantee has entered all <br />required offender data into the NCDOCCJPP Information Management System (IMS) <br />and has fully complied with all other NCDOCCJPP reporting requirements, including <br />financial reports, through the month for which reimbursement is being requested. <br />At no time shall the Grantee request or have on hand funds in excess of the amount necessary <br />for expenditure within the next ninety days. The balance of grant funds remaining after the <br />completion of a project as authorized in the approved application will automatically revert to <br />the NCDOCCJPP account for unrestricted reallocation by the NCDOCCJPP as provided for <br />in the Criminal Justice Partnership Act. <br />E. Grant Adjustment: The Grantee must obtain prior written approval from the <br />NCDOCCJPP for major project changes. These include, but are not limited to the <br />following: a) changes of substance in project activities, designs, or research plans set <br />forth in the approved application; b) changes or deviations which might alter the <br />project scope or intent; c) changes in the project director and /or key professional <br />personnel identified in the approved application; d) changes in the approved budget <br />with the exception of those changes permitted in accordance with provisions cited later <br />in this section, and e) changes in the length of the grant period. Requests for budget <br />amendments are to be submitted on the NCDOCCJPP Budget Amendment Forms. No <br />equipment purchases or salary increases not included in the approved budget may be <br />made without prior approval of NCDOCCJPP. <br />Page 5 -- -July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000 <br />