North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 07 - Natural and Cultural Resources › Chapter 13 - PARKS AND RECREATION AREA RULES › Subchapter K - PARKS AND RECREATION TRUST FUND GRANTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13K .0106 - GRANT AGREEMENT

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Upon Authority
				  approval, a written agreement shall be executed between the grant recipient(s) and
				  the Department.
(b) The agreement shall
				  define the Department's and grant recipient's responsibilities and obligations, the
				  project period, project scope, and the amount of grant assistance.
(c) The approved application shall become a part
				  of the grant agreement.
(d) Projects
				  judged to have a significant environmental impact, determined in accordance with the
				  State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), found in G.S. 113A, shall submit an
				  environmental assessment to the State Environmental Review Clearinghouse for review.
				  Any comments received as a result of this submission shall be addressed by the
				  applicant prior to execution of the project agreement.
(e) The grant agreement may be amended upon
				  consent and approval by the Department and the grant recipient(s). In order to
				  request an amendment, the grant recipient(s) shall submit a written request to the
				  Department. The Department shall approve the amendment if local circumstances
				  justify the amendment request.
(f)
				  Projects shall not begin until the Department and grant recipient(s) sign the
				  agreement. However, if an applicant submits a written request for a waiver for a
				  land acquisition project that requires action prior to the anticipated signing of
				  the agreement, the Department may grant a waiver, with advice from the Authority. A
				  waiver shall be in effect for 24 months from the date of approval. A project
				  receiving a waiver shall not receive preferential treatment in funding
				  decisions.
(g) Following execution of
				  the grant agreement, the Department shall reimburse the grant recipient for
				  expenditures related to the project scope, as described in the grant agreement. All
				  reimbursements shall be approved by the Department and shall total an amount that is
				  less than or equal to the grant amount. The Department shall approve reimbursement
				  requests for expenditures that are related to the project scope and occur during the
				  project period.
(h) Accounting records
				  that document all expenditures and requests for reimbursement shall be submitted by
				  the grant recipient(s) to the Department for approval prior to or at the time of the
				  close-out inspection, as described in Rule .0110 of this Section. The Department
				  shall approve the accounting when the records are consistent with the project
				  agreement and budget.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-135.56;
Temporary Adoption Eff.
					 November 1, 1994, for a period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes
					 effective, whichever is sooner;
Eff. April 1, 1995;
Amended
					 Eff. August 1, 1998;
Temporary Amendment Eff. April 4, 2000;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2006; April 1, 2003; April 1, 2001;
Transferred
					 from 15A NCAC
					 12K .0106 Eff. April 1, 2017;
Readopted Eff. June 1, 2020.