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8 <br /> Grant funds will not be disbursed until all provisions of any phased environmental <br /> review process are complete in accordance with Agency regulations. <br /> The last quarterly payment, or the last three months of reimbursements, may be <br /> withheld by the Agency until all reports are received and approved by the Agency. <br /> Grant funds will be transferred to you via Electronic Funds Transfer(EFT). You must <br /> complete Form SF-3881, Electronic Funds Transfer Payment Enrollment Form. <br /> It is the program intent that all grant funds be fully disbursed within one year from the <br /> date of this letter or in accordance with the Scope of Work approved by the Agency. <br /> In accordance with RD Instruction 4280-E, 4280.451 (b), "any funds not disbursed <br /> within 42 months from the date of obligation will be deobligated." This is not <br /> appealable. Copies of paid invoices, receipts, cancelled checks, etc., will be required <br /> as supporting documentation for each reimbursement. <br /> 9. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br /> He scope of your project has been determined according to Regulation 1970 category <br /> to be excluded. <br /> 10. RURAL AREA <br /> The project must be located in, or the project activities must only directly serve and <br /> benefit,a rural area, as defined by RD Instruction 4280-E and 7.U.S.C. 1991 (a) (13) <br /> (a) and (d) et seq. <br /> 11. CONFLICT OF INTEREST <br /> In accordance with RD Instruction 4280-E, 4280.406, no conflict of interest or <br /> appearance of conflict of interest will be allowed. Grant and matching funds may not <br /> be used to support costs for services or goods going to, or coming from, a person or <br /> entity with a real or apparent conflict of interest. All transactions must be third-party, <br /> arm's-length transactions. <br /> 12. DEBARMENT <br /> You must execute Form AD-1047, "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, <br /> and Other Responsibility Matters-Primary Covered Transactions,"to certify that your <br /> organization is not debarred or suspended from Government assistance. You also <br /> must obtain a certification on Form AD-1048, "Certification Regarding Debarment, <br /> Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered <br /> Transactions," from any person or entity you do business with as a result of this <br /> Government assistance, indicating that they are not debarred or suspended from <br /> Government assistance. <br />