legally binding agreement between the local government and the State of North Carolina. Submitting Your Application Project Costs submitted in the application will be ● part of the contract and serve as the budget for the There are two methods to submit your PARTF project (page 12). application. Paper only (checklist on page 6). Reimbursements: PARTF grants are paid as ● Digital and paper (checklist on page 7). reimbursements of documented expenses. One complete paper copy of the Grantees may submit bills for reimbursement on a application and accompanying digital PDF quarterly basis. The PARTF program will copies, submitted on a flash drive. reimburse grantees for up to 50 percent of their The paper copy is the official copy of the expenditures for the project. application. Only application packets postmarked or received by May 1, 2019 will be accepted at one of the official drop off locations on the following link: If You Receive a Grant staff will conduct Audits and Inspections: When to Start: To receive PARTF grant funds, a ● ● periodic site inspections of each PARTF project grantee must sign a contract beginning a before to inspect the progress as well as the financial PARTF project. There are two exceptions. Some records. All PARTF grantees must maintain planning costs (page 12) can be incurred before accounting records for the project that are applying. Also, the DPR can approve a waiver supported by documentation such as invoices and allowing an applicant to acquire land before a contracts. grant is approved (page 17). Completing the PARTF Project: A local A grantee signs a ● Signing the Contract: ● government has three years to complete a PARTF contract that describes the project and the project, as specified in the contract. conditions for receiving a PARTF grant. This is a
Submitting Your Application There are two methods to submit your PARTF application. Paper only (checklist on page 6). Digital and paper (checklist on page 7). One complete paper copy of the application and accompanying digital PDF copies, submitted on a flash drive. The paper copy is the official copy of the application. Only application packets postmarked or received by May 1, 2019 will be accepted at one of the official drop off locations on the following link: If You Receive a Grant ● When to Start: To receive PARTF grant funds, a grantee must sign a contract before beginning a PARTF project. There are two exceptions. Some planning costs (page 12) can be incurred before applying. Also, the DPR can approve a waiver allowing an applicant to acquire land before a grant is approved (page 17). ● Signing the Contract: A grantee signs a contract that describes the project and the conditions for receiving a PARTF grant. This is a legally binding agreement between the local government and the State of North Carolina. ● Project Costs submitted in the application will be part of the contract and serve as the budget for the project (page 12). ● Reimbursements: PARTF grants are paid as reimbursements of documented expenses. Grantees may submit bills for reimbursement on a quarterly basis. The PARTF program will reimburse grantees for up to 50 percent of their expenditures for the project. ● Audits and Inspections: staff will conduct periodic site inspections of each PARTF project to inspect the progress as well as the financial records. All PARTF grantees must maintain accounting records for the project that are supported by documentation such as invoices and contracts. ● Completing the PARTF Project: A local government has three years to complete a PARTF project, as specified in the contract.
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