13 - Authorizing necessary documents to pursue the Coronavirus Relief Fund created by the CARES Act

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a person who is required by Chapter 305 of the Government Code to register as a lobbyist. E. As applicable, the grantee and each contracting tier will comply with 31 USC § 1352, which provides that none of the funds provided under an award may be expended by the grantee to pay any person to influence, or attempt to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer of employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with any Federal action concerning the award or renewal. Grantee shall file the required certification attached hereto and incorporated for all purposes as Exhibit F. Each contracting tier shall also disclose any lobbying with non-federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the recipient. 5 Financial Requirements A completed direct deposit form from the grantee must be provided to TDEM prior to receiving any payments. The direct deposit form is currently available at I?r 5.2 Payments and Required Documentatior Funding forthis Grant Agreement is appropriated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-136) enacted on March 27, 2020, as amended, to facilitate protective measures for and recovery from the public health emergency in areas affected by COVID-19, which are Presidentially - declared major disaster areas under Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). All expenditures under this Grant Agreement must be made in accordance with this Grant Agreement and any other applicable laws, rules or regulations. Further, grantee acknowledges that all funds are subject to recapture and repayment for non-compliance pursuant to Section 5.7 below. Payment of funds on projects may be initiated by the grantee through a Request for Reimbursement (RFR) in GMS. Grantee may initiate an Advance of Funds Request (AFR) through GMS for an initial cash advance to cover actual costs incurred or up to 20% of their total allocation, whichever is larger. Additional advances or reimbursement requests may be requested following full reporting to TDEM of expenses incurred and applied against the initial and/or any subsequent advance payments. If sufficient progress is not made towards expenditure of advanced funds and/or the grantee fails to meet financial reporting obligations, TDEM may implement sanctions as necessary up to and including grant termination. All documentation for expenditures paid during the project period must be submitted to TDEM on or before the grant liquidation date. 53 Financial Reporling Financial reports must be submitted to TDEM on a quarterly basis via GMS but can be submitted more often as necessary to draw down funds. The final financial report must be submitted to TDEM on or before the grant liquidation date or the grant funds may lapse and TDEM will provide them as grants to other eligible jurisdictions. � � 2