c. Failure to submit a required report by the scheduled, submission date will result. in the
<br />'withholding of any subsequent grant payment until the CENTER' is in repeipt of the
<br />delinquent report.
<br />d. All funds awazded to the GRANTEE under this Agreement are awazded at the direction
<br />of the e-NC, established by the North Carolina General Assembly. Accordingly, the
<br />GRANTEE acknowledges and agrees that'it will be subject to the audit and reporting
<br />requirements prescribed by N.C.G.S. § 143C-6-23 et. seq., Non-Stare Entities Receiving
<br />State Funds or N.C.G.S § 159-34, The Local Government and Fiscal Control Act -Annual
<br />Independent. Audit, Rules, and Regulations; as applicable. Such audit and reporting
<br />requirements may vary depending upon the amount and source of funding received by
<br />GRANTEE, and are subject to change from time to time. In addition to the audit and
<br />reporting. requirements mandated by the State of North Cazolina, the GRANTEE agrees
<br />to comply with. any requests, including but not'limited to requests for copies of audits
<br />prepazed under N.C.G.S. §159-34, made by the CENTER from time to Gme for other
<br />financial and organizational materials to permit the CENTER to comply with its. fiscal
<br />monitoring responsibilities.
<br />e. The GRANTEE agrees that within thirty (30) days after the termination of this
<br />Agreement, a fmal report (the Final Report) shall be submitted to the e-NC. In the Final
<br />Report, the GRANTEE should describe how the Grant Funds were utilized. In addition
<br />to accounting for the use of the Project funds during the current fiscal yeaz, the Final
<br />Report must include a detailed final financial report by category (e.g., materials;
<br />eguipnaen.t, etc.) showing all expenditures during the entire term of this Agreement, and
<br />also report the sources and amounts of all other funds used to support the Project,
<br />f. The e-NC may request from the GRANTEE certain information that will assist the e-NC
<br />and/or the CENTER with evaluation of the short and long-range impact of its programs.
<br />The GRANTEE recognizes that such requests may occur after termination of this
<br />Agreement and agrees, to the extent possible, to provide such information as requested.
<br />12. If the CENTER or e-NC finds that GRANTEE has used Grant Funds for au unauthorized purpose,
<br />or in a manner not agreed and approved as provided in this Agreement, e-NC shall report such
<br />findings to the Attorney General, The Office of State Budget and Management, the Office of the
<br />State Auditor, and the Office of the State Controller. Funds shall not be disbursed to GRANTEE
<br />if the GRANTEE fails to comply with the reporting requirements of this Agreement, and those of
<br />9 N.C.A.C. 3M.0101 et. seq.
<br />13. ~giect Records.
<br />a, The GRANTEE shall maintain full, accurate and. verifiable financial records, supporting
<br />documents, and all other pertinent data for this Project in such a manner so as to identify
<br />and document clearly the expenditure of the CENTER funds provided under this
<br />Agreement, separate from accounts for other awards, monetary contributions, or other
<br />revenue sources for this Project.
<br />b. The GRANTEE shall retain all financial records, supporting documents, and all other
<br />pertinent records related to this Agreement fnr five f51 ygars following the Termination
<br />ate. In the-event such records are audited, all Project records shall be retained beyond
<br />such three-yeaz period until any and all audit findings have been resolved.
<br />c. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. §143C-6-23, and §147-64,7, the GRANTEE agrees to make
<br />available fo the State Auditor, the CENTER, or its designated representative, all of its
<br />records which relate to the Project, and agrees to allow the CENTER or its representative
<br />to audit, examine and copy any and all data, documents, proceedings, records and notes
<br />of activity relating in any way to the Project. Access fo these records shall be allowed
<br />upon request at any time during normal business hours and as often as the CENTER or its
<br />representative may deem necessary.
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