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<br /> <br /> NCDA&CS (State Funds Govt Contract Cover) Rev. 7/14;12/14; 8/17; 4/2022 Page 3 of 7 <br /> V. 4 2022 <br /> <br />a) Expanding the project or program. <br />b) Continuing the project or program after grant ends; or <br />c) Supporting other projects or programs that further the broad objectives of the grant program. <br /> <br />If this Contract is terminated prior to the original end date, the Grantee may submit a final Request for <br />Payment form. All unexpended funds shall be returned by the Grantee to the Agency within 60 days of <br />the Contract termination date with a complete final financial report, accompanied by either a final invoice <br />or a refund of any funds received but not expended. The Agency shall have no obligation to honor <br />requests for payment based on expenditure reports submitted later than 60 days after termination or <br />expiration of the Contract period. <br /> <br />Reimbursement requests shall be completed on a “Request for Reimbursement” form furnished to the <br />Grantee by the Agency. All reimbursement forms must include support documentation, including but not <br />limited to copies of invoices, individual time sheets and travel logs that have been signed by the employee <br />and supervisor, salary registers or payrolls that include fringe benefits, hourly rates of pay, and signature <br />of the Grantee’s responsible financial person, cancelled checks and lease agreements. See the <br />Conservation Easement Contract Grantee Duties and Reporting Requirements document under <br />Attachment B for more details on payment provisions. <br /> <br />Eligible expenditures for payment must be within the effective period noted in the Contract. <br />Reimbursement may not be considered prior to the submission and final execution of the Contract. <br /> <br />All travel reimbursement shall be made in accordance with the current State rates, at the time of the <br />expenditure, and shall be made in accordance with the “State Budget Manual” <br />https://www.osbm.nc.gov/budget/budget-manual <br /> <br />All matching funds, including in-kind and cash, must be spent concurrently with funds provided by the <br />Contract. Both types of matching funds expended shall be accounted for on the monthly certified <br />invoices. <br /> <br />Indirect costs are not allowable expenditures under this Contract. <br /> <br />X. Fraud, Waste and Abuse <br /> <br />Grantee, including its employees, contractors, agents, interns, or any subrecipients, shall report <br />suspected fraud, waste and abuse activities related to any state employee, vendor or sub recipient of state <br />funds or state resources. <br /> <br />There are three methods for reporting suspected fraud, waste or abuse (FWA). Grantee can report <br />suspected FWA directly to the Agency’s Audit Services Division, to any member of the Agency’s <br />management team or through the FWA reporting website below. <br /> <br />N.C.G.S. 143-748 permits Audit Services to treat all information as confidential. However, if an <br />individual wishes to remain anonymous, reports can be submitted through the FWA reporting website: <br />https://www.ncagr.gov/internalaudit/ReportForm.htm <br /> <br />Under no circumstances should an individual attempt to personally conduct investigations or interviews <br />/interrogations related to any suspected FWA act. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 480AFBD4-654C-48FA-9CB8-F7C8D7E98DB2