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stations and emergency generators. Installing power to a facility such as a gazebo or baseball field are other examples of eligible energy infrastructure. Grants may also be used to benefit commercial properties. Options include covering the cost of energy audits or set-up costs for establishing an Energy Special Improvement District. Programs benefitting residents are also eligible. Providing residents LED light bulbs or establishing a residential energy audit program funded by the NEC grant program are two examples. Multi jurisdictional projects are eligible. Each community must apply for its own grant funds in a multi jurisdictional project. Non-NOPEC members may be part of a multi - jurisdictional project but will not be eligible for any grant funds from NOPEC. If a community completed a project that meets the eligibility requirements within the previous calendar year it may submit that project for the grant. Communities may also choose to escrow the grant award (or a portion of it) for a future year, but the escrow period is not to exceed an additional two years from the original grant year. If a member community conducts an energy audit for the proposed project, the community may obtain the audit service through NOPEC's Energy Advisor audit program. Audit costs may be defrayed with grant funds, whether obtained through NOPEC's program or contracted with a third party. The audit must be performed by a credentialed professional. Once the application is reviewed and approved, the community will receive written confirmation. Each approved project will become an exhibit to the Grant Agreement. Project Completion and Funds Disbursement: Communities are responsible for contracting all work to be completed for community -owned facilities or projects, in accordance with local requirements, with qualified professionals. Monthly disbursements will be made for approved projects until the funds have been depleted, with a minimum disbursement amount of $5,000 for interim disbursements. For projects of $5,000 or less, the grant will be disbursed upon project completion. All disbursements will be made by Automatic Clearing House (ACH) process to an account designated by the community. All disbursements for an approved project must be requested no later than the year following the original grant year. Projects approved for the 2021 grant year cycle must request all disbursements before December 10, 2022. This is not a reimbursement grant, i.e. communities are not required to pay the invoice prior to submitting it for a grant disbursement. Communities create the Disbursement Request(s) for each approved application with appropriate supporting documents submitted on-line. Appropriate supporting documents include invoices or AIA forms for work completed, or signed contracts that specify an advance prior to the start of the project. Quotes or proposals are not acceptable documents for Disbursement Requests. The EDD will review all disbursement requests and submit them for iaazias9vi