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Carter Smith, Executive Director <br />1) <br />2) Submit a Final Federal Financial Report (SF 425) and Final Performance Report 90 days <br />after the end of the grant period. Final reports (financial and performance) will be due no <br />later than February 28, 2016. <br />3) Requests for an extension of report due date up to an additional 90 days must be <br />submitted to, and received by, this office, 1 day before the report due date. If these <br />reports are not received by the original or extended due date, the WSFR. Program may: <br />1) withhold cash payments; 2) deny the use of Federal funds and credit for the use of <br />matching cash and in-kind contributions for all or part of the award: 3) suspend or <br />terminate the award, partially or entirely; 4) withhold further awards for the grant <br />program; and 5) pursue other legal remedies. The sanctions that the WSFR Program <br />imposes will remain in effect until the required reports are received [(43CFRI2.80(b)(1); <br />43CFRI 2.8 1 (b)(3); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Manual Chapters 516 FWI <br />and 516 FW 2]. <br />b. In accordance with 522 FW 16.5 pre - agreement costs in the amount of $16,250 specified in <br />Zn <br />the grant documents are approved. <br />c. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) policy allows a maximum of a 3-year grant <br />period for all Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Section 6 funds. Requests for <br />extension of the a period beyond the 3-year limit will require the approval of the Director <br />of the Service and should be coordinated with this office no later than three months be-fore <br />the grant is due to expire. <br />d. The acquisition must meet conditions i. to m. of this award letter and receive final approval in <br />writing from the WSFR Program before purchase by the Department and subgrantee. After <br />the property is acquired the final conditions, n. and o. must be met. Final documents to be <br />received by this office include the summary of the land costs which outlines the approved <br />costs associated with this acquisition (copy enclosed), deed (recorded instrument), and the <br />settlement statement. <br />e. The grant has been approved to include third party in-kind match. The in-kind match is <br />subject to the provisions of 43 CFR, Part 12. In summary, the in-kind match must: 1) be <br />documented in accordance with O1\413 requirements for each grant, 2) not be used to match <br />any other grant; 3) be necessary and reasonable for accomplishment of grant objectives; 4) be <br />allowable costs under provisions of 2 CFR Part 225, and 5) not be paid from other Federal <br />funds unless specifically authorized by law or regulation. <br />f In-kind match of donated real property is based on current market value. <br />cy <br />When another entity retains the mineral rights, the Department and/or subgrantee must <br />provide documentation indicating the following: I) a low probability ofrnineral extraction, <br />or 2) a negligible risk of conflict between any mineral extraction and the purpose of the <br />acquisition project. If the Department and/or subgrantee are unsure of the likelihood of <br />mineral extraction or the potential for extraction interfering with the purpose of the <br />acquisition, submittal of a Mineral Assessment Report is required, <br />la. The final boundary of the donated in-kind match real property must be approved by the U.S. <br />Fish and Wildlife Service. <br />