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Section 3.04 Use for Match Prohibited. Contractor shall not use funds provided through this Contract for matching purposes in securing other funding unless directed or approved by the Department in writing. Section 3.05 Program Income. Gross income directly generated from Department funds through a project or activity performed under a Program Attachment and/or earned only as a result of a Program Attachment during the term of the Program Attachment are considered program income. Unless otherwise required under the terms of the grant funding this Contract, Contractor shall use the addition alternative, as provided in UGMS § _.25(g)(2), for the use of program income to further the program objectives of the state or federal statute under which the Program Attachment was made, and Contractor shall spend the program income on the same Program Attachment project in which it was generated. Contractor shall identify and report this income in accordance with the Compliance and Reporting Article of these General Provisions, the Contractor's Financial Procedures Manual located at http: / /www.dshs.state.tx.us /contracts /cfpm.shtm and the provisions of the Program Attachment(s). Contractor shall expend program income during the Program Attachment term and may not carry forward to any succeeding term. Contractor shall refund program income not expended in the term in which it is earned to DSHS. DSHS may base future funding levels, in part, upon Contractor's proficiency in identifying, billing, collecting, and reporting program income, and in using it for the purposes and under the conditions specified in this Contract. Section 3.06 Nonsupplanting. Contractor shall not supplant (i.e., use funds from this Contract to replace or substitute existing funding from other sources that also supports the activities that are the subject of this Contract) but rather shall use funds from this Contract to supplement existing state or local funds currently available for a particular activity. Contractor shall make a good faith effort to maintain its current level of support. Contractor may be required to submit documentation substantiating that a reduction in state or local funding, if any, resulted for reasons other than receipt or expected receipt of funding under this Contract. ARTICLE IV PAYMENT METHODS AND RESTRICTIONS Section 4.01 Payment Methods. Except as otherwise provided by the provisions of the Program Attachment(s), the payment method for each Program Attachment will be one of the following methods: a) cost reimbursement. This payment method is based on an approved budget in the Program Attachment(s) and acceptable submission of a request for reimbursement; or b) unit rate /fee- for - service. This payment method is based on a fixed price or a specified rate(s) or fee(s) for delivery of a specified unit(s) of service, as stated in the Program Attachment(s) and acceptable submission of all required documentation, forms and/or reports. Section 4.02 Billing Submission. Contractors shall bill the Department in accordance with the Program Attachment(s) in the form and format prescribed by DSHS. Unless otherwise specified in the Program Attachment(s) or permitted under the Third Party Payors section of this Article, Contractor shall submit requests for reimbursement or payment monthly by the last business day of the month following the end of the month covered by the bill. Contractor shall maintain all documentation that substantiates billing submissions and make the documentation available to DSHS upon request. Section 4.03 Final Billing Submission. Unless otherwise provided by the Department, Contractor shall submit a reimbursement or payment request as a final close -out bill not later than sixty (60) calendar days following the end of the term of the Program Attachment for goods received and services rendered during the term. If necessary to meet this deadline, Contractor may submit reimbursement or payment requests by facsimile transmission. Reimbursement or payment requests received in DSHS's offices more than sixty (60) calendar days following the end of the applicable term will not be paid. Consideration of requests for an exception will be made on a case -by -case basis, subject to the availability of funding, and only for an extenuating circumstance, such as a catastrophic event, natural disaster, or criminal activity that substantially General Provisions (Core Subrecipient) 2013 Rev. 7/12 11