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LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGAM Page 6 of 13 SG-22064 revised 12/6/24 2.07. Restrictions on Loans or Grants to Subrecipients. The Grantee shall not permit any subgrantee, subrecipient, or contractor to use the grant funds for loans or grants to any subrecipient at any tier unless the Grantee obtains the prior written consent of the Council. The requirements of this Section 2.07 shall be included in all subgrants, subrecipient agreements, and contracts. 2.08. Project Commencement and Changes. The Project for which grant funds were requested must be “commenced” prior to the Expiration Date. If the grant funds will be used only for land acquisition and holding costs as authorized by Section 2.03 and will not be used for any other grant-eligible activities, the property acquired for the Project must be purchased prior to the Expiration Date. The Grantee must promptly inform the Council in writing of any significant changes to the Project for which the grant funds were awarded, as well as any potential changes to the grant- funded activities described or identified in Attachments A and B. Failure to inform the Council of any significant changes to the Project or significant changes to grant-funded components of the Project, and use of grant funds for ineligible or unauthorized purposes, will jeopardize the Grantee’s eligibility for future LCA awards. Grant funds will not be disbursed prior to Council approval of significant changes to either the Project or to grant-funded activities described or identified in Attachments A and B. 2.09. Budget Variance. The Grantee may reallocate up to twenty percent (20%) of the Grant Amount among the grant-funded activities provided: (a) the grant funds may be used only for Project activities for which the Council awarded the grant funds; (b) the reallocation does not significantly change the Project deliverables; and (c) the Grantee receives written permission from Council staff prior to reallocating any grant funds. Council staff may administratively approve budget reallocation requests that exceed twenty percent (20%) of the Grant Amount only if the reallocation does not significantly change the Project deliverables. Notwithstanding the aggregate or net effect of any variances, the Council’s obligation to provide grant funds under this Agreement shall not exceed the Grant Amount identified at Page 1 of this Agreement. 2.10. Loss of Grant Funds. The Grantee agrees to remit to the Council in a prompt manner: any unspent grant funds, including any grant funds that are not expended prior to the Expiration Date identified at Page 1 of this Agreement; any grant funds that are not used for the authorized purposes; and any interest earnings described in Section 2.12 that are not used for the purposes of implementing the grant-funded Project activities described or identified in Attachments A and B. For the purposes of this Agreement, grant funds are “expended” prior to the Expiration Date if the Grantee pays or is obligated to pay for expenses of eligible grant-funded Project activities that occurred prior to the Expiration Date and the eligible expenses were incurred prior to the Expiration Date. Unspent or unused grant funds and other funds remitted to the Council shall revert to the Council’s Livable Communities Demonstration Account for distribution through application processes in future Funding Cycles or as otherwise permitted by law. 2.11. Payment Requests, Documentation, and Disbursements. The Council will disburse grant funds in response to payment requests submitted by the Grantee through the Council’s online grant management system and reviewed and approved by the Council’s authorized agent. The Council will make the final determination whether the expenditures are eligible for reimbursement under this Agreement, and verify the total amount requested from the Council. Reimbursement of any costs does not constitute a waiver by the Council of any Grantee noncompliance with this Agreement. The Council shall disburse grant funds for all grant-eligible expenditures within thirty-five (35) days of the receipt of satisfactory documentation from the Grantee. NOTWITHSTANDING THE