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9, 11. Project Savings. The Recipient is obligated to contribute 100 percent of its pledged cash contzibution to the CDBG project even if the project experiences a savings after authorized activities are completed. Any project savings accrue to the CDBG program. Substitution of in-kind contributions for cash is not allowed 12 Expenditure of Non-CDBG Funds. the recipient must ensure that non-CDBG funds ar•e expended along with CDBG funds, following the implementation schedule described in the approved application and modified by the Performance Contract (or otherwise with DOC approval), and shall report on non-CDBG expenditares with each Annual Performance Report, consistent with Section .1100 PERFORMANCE of'the program regulations {4NCAC 19L) as well as any other applicable reporting requirements_ 13 . Method of Payment_ the Department of Commerce uses the Office of State Controller (OSC) to make CDBG payments to units of'local government The Electronic Payment Form from OSC must be completed for funds to be electronically transferred. P,rral~ements_ must be made with the Finance Officer in the Division of Community Assistance if a Recipient does not want to use the electronic funds transfer. 14 Fair• Housing Recipients of'CDBG funds are required to comply with fair housing and non- discrimination laws and regulations. Recipients should consult Section .1001 of'the CDBG administrative rules for further information on equal opportunity requirements.. Recipients are required to submit a fair housing plan for' its jurisdiction Recipients with 10,000 persons or more will be required to complete an Analysis to Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Study. the Fair• Housing Plan or the Analysis to Impediments Study must be completed on the DCA approved template For each grant year that a CDBG project is active, a Recipient must describe the actions it will take in the areas of enforcement, education and removal of barriers and impediments to affirmatively farther fair housing. Guidance fox developing a Fair Housing Plan can be found in DCA Bulletin 93-4 and the CDBG Implementation Notebook 15 . Eaual Employment and Procurement Opportunity A Recipient must describe the actions it will take annually while the grant is open in the areas of enforcement, education and removal of'batrieis and impediments that affirmatively further equal access in employment and procurement Ihis includes a description of steps to be taken in the areas of'advertisement, compliance and complaint tracking. 16. Local Economic Benefit (Section 3 Re~ulation~ For• each year that a CDBG is active, the Recipient must describe a strategy whereby opportunities in employment and procurement arising out of a CDBG assisted project are identified and made available to low-income residents within the CDBG assisted area to the greatest extent feasible. Ihis strategy must include (1) identification of'training and technical assistance resources to prepare low- income residents for employment and procurement opportunities, (2) attempts to reach the numerical targets for new hues set forth in the Section 3 regulation, which applies to (3) employment and training of very low, low, to moderate income residents served within the CDBG assisted area. Recipients receiving $200,000 or more in grant funds within the CDBG assisted area about the components and opportunities of the program.. $200,000 or' more total is an aggregate amount. Recipients are required to track and report annually on Section 3 using the HUD 60002 form.. Recipients must document efforts to reach out to qualified Section 3 Residents and Section 3 Firms.