- (a) Project funds will be expended through a fund established on the books of the grantee.
(b) The grantee retains the following documents on file for three (3) years or until audited, whichever is later:
- (1) A copy of the original grant agreement;
- (2) A list of all project expenditures;
- (3) All project expenditure invoices; and
- (4) All documentation of receipt and expenditure of matching funds.
- (c) All project expenditures must be completed within twenty-four (24) months after the date of the award.
(d)
- (1) The grantee shall submit a final report to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission at the completion of the project to close out the grant.
(2) This report shall:
- (A) Be submitted to the commission no more than sixty (60) days following the project’s completion or within the twenty-four-month period of the grant award, whichever comes first;
- (B) Include canceled checks and receipts of all funds expended;
- (C) Document all received and expended cash matching funds;
- (D) Include invoices for all professional in-kind labor donations; and
- (E) Include the state’s portion of any unspent or improperly expended grant funds.
- (3) All expenditures will be subject to audit by the State of Arkansas.
- (4) A grantee may be subject to an on-site review of the final project by the commission to close out the grant.