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projects and such arrangements may include the provision of assistance to the State as a means of facilitating the transfer of responsibility.

PART V—FUNDING—COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND STATE EXPENDITURE

12. In order to assist the State in the achievement of the objective of this agreement, the Commonwealth will, upon and subject to the provisions of this agreement and to the appropriation by the Commonwealth Parliament of funds for the purpose, provide to the State in respect of each grant year financial assistance to meet or reimburse expenditure incurred for any purpose related to the provision of approved projects, by way of interest free non‑repayable grant.

13. (1) Subject to clauses 15 and 19, the Commonwealth will provide base financial assistance to the State in respect of the first and second grant years of an amount equal to the sum of—
    (a) the amount expended by the Commonwealth in the State in respect of the base year, by way of financial assistance or subsidy, in relation to the provision of—
        (i) former Commonwealth‑funded projects; and
        (ii) other projects that, by the commencement of the grant year, become approved projects,
     adjusted in accordance with clause 17; and
    (b) such other amounts expended by the Commonwealth in the State in respect of that first or second grant year (as the case may be) as the Commonwealth Minister and the State Minister agree should be taken into account for the purpose of this paragraph.

(2) In addition to the amount payable under sub‑clause (1), the Commonwealth will provide in respect of the first grant year an amount equal to the balance (if any) remaining unexpended at 30 June 1985 of the amount allocated to the State of $10 million of the amount appropriated for payments under the Home and Community Care Program by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1984‑85 of the Commonwealth Parliament.

14. Subject to clauses 15 and 19, the State will provide from its own resources and apply, or cause local governments and community organisations to provide from their own resources and to apply, for expenditure in relation to approved projects in respect of the first and second grant years an amount equal to the sum of—
    (a) amounts expended in respect of the base year—
        (i) by the State, local governments and community organisations in relation to the provision of former Commonwealth‑funded projects; and
        (ii) by the State and, to the extent determined by the State, local governments and community organisations in relation to the provision of other projects that, by the commencement of that first or second grant year (as the case may be), become approved projects,
     adjusted in accordance with clause 17; and
    (b) such other amounts expended by