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OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY <br />SURFACE WATER IMPROVEMENT FUND <br />GRANT AGREEMENT <br />Page 5 <br />ARl"ICLE IV <br />Accounting /Records /Retention /Access /Audit <br />14. (Separate Accounting) Subgrantee shall establish and maintain separate accounting <br />records for the management of grant monies awarded under this Agreement, consistent with <br />generally accepted accounting practices and Ohio EPA directives. <br />15. (Supporting Records) Subgrantee shall be responsible for the expenditure of grant <br />monies awarded under this Agreement, and for maintaining adequate supporting records and <br />documentation for such expenditures, consistent with generally accepted accounting <br />practices. Support records and documentation, which shall include contracts, invoices, <br />vouchers and other data as appropriate, shall provide: <br />a. An accurate, current and complete accounting of all financial transactions for the <br />project; <br />b. Identification of the source and expenditure of grant monies awarded under this <br />Agreement; <br />c. Control and accountability for all grant monies awarded under this Agreement, <br />property and other assets and written assurance that grant monies awarded under <br />• this Agreement are used solely for the authorized purpose; <br />d. A comparison of actual costs versus budgeted amounts; <br />e. Procedures for determining allowable, allocable, and reasonable costs; <br />f. A systematic method to resolve audit findings and recommendations; and <br />g. Procedures to ensure prompt disbursement of grant monies awarded under this <br />Agreement, upon receipt of such monies. <br />16. (Record Retention) Subgrantee shall keep full and complete documentation of all <br />fiscal accounting, and any other record or document required by this Agreement, on file for <br />three (3) years after the Project Closure Date. If any litigation, claim, or audit is started <br />before the expiration of the three (3) year period, the records shall be retained until all <br />litigation, claims, or audit findings involving the records have been resolved and final action <br />taken. Documentation supporting fiscal accounting shall be filed in a manner allowing such <br />documentation to be readily located. <br />17. (Access to Records) During the term of this Agreement and until three (3) years after <br />the Project Closure Date or as extended pursuant to Paragraph 16 of this Agreement, <br />Subgrantee shall provide Ohio EPA and the State of Ohio, their duly authorized <br />representatives or any person, agency or instrumentality providing financial support to the <br />work undertaken hereunder, with access to and the right to examine and copy, or if <br />requested, shall submit to Ohio EPA within two (2) weeks following written request, any <br />books, documents, papers and records of Subgrantee involving transactions or other <br />activities related to this Agreement. Subgrantee shall, for each subcontract, require its <br />