R990-100-24. Amendments/Waivers

A. Prior approval for budget changes is required in the following instances:

(1) The dollar amount of transfers among budget categories exceeds or is expected to exceed $10,000 or five percent of the grant budget, whichever is greater, for grants of $100,000 or larger.

(2) For grants under $100,000, approval is required if transfers exceed or are expected to exceed five percent of the grant budget.

(3) Limited flexibility in budget adjustments will be allowed as follows (submit informational copies of adjusted CSBG forms to SCSO):

(a) Rebudgeted funds within the Personnel Services portion of their CSBG budget;

(b) Rebudgeted funds within the Supportive Services portion of their CSBG budget;

(c) On a one-time basis, allowable transfers from the Personnel Services budget to Supportive Services;

(d) On a one-time basis, allowable transfers from the Supportive Services budget to Personnel Services;

B. Program goals may be amended by submitting changes for approval on appropriate CSBG forms. At any point during the program year it appears that a goal may be achieved at less than 90%, a program and budget amendment must be submitted for approval.

C. Grantees may also request contract period end dates be extended for up to sixty (60) days in order to spend program or project carryover funds amounting to less than ten (10) percent, or an amount approved by the state, of the total contract amount.