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VI. Federal Award Administration Information a. Notice of Award Notification of award approval is made through the ND Grants system through an automatic e -mail to the awardee point of contact (the "authorized official') listed in the initial application. The date the approval of award is the "award date ". The awardee should follow the directions in the notification to accept the award, Grantees must accept their awards no later than 90 days from the award date. The grantee shall notify the awarding agency of its intent to accept and proceed with work under the award, or provide a written notice of intent to decline. Funds will remain on hold until the grantee accepts the award through official correspondence (e,g., written, electronic signature, signed letter or fax to the Regional Program Office) and all other conditions of award have been satisfied, or the award is otherwise rescinded. Failure to accept the grant award within the 90 day timeframe may result in a loss of funds. b. Administrative and Federal Financial Requirements Before accepting the award, the authorized official should carefully read the award package for instructions on administering the grant award and the terms and conditions associated with responsibilities under Federal awards. Grantees must accept all conditions in this FOA as well as any Special Terms and Conditions in the Award notice to receive an award under this program. i, Standard Terms and Conditions All successful applicants for all DHS grant and cooperative agreements must comply with DHS Standard Administrative Terms and Conditions available at: hops: // ww.dhs, Gov/ pufilicotlond l,14- dhs- stanelarel- terms- aruh,conditions. ii, Payment FEMA utilizes the FEMA Payment and Reporting System (PARS) for financial reporting, invoicing and tracking payments. Additional information can be obtained at htaps://isource. ema.00vLsfl69 /ezecute[Lo 0sawConterittLlessave= trace, DHS /FEMA uses the Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer (DD /EFT) method of payment to Recipients. To enroll in the DD/EFT, the Recipient must complete a Standard Form 1199A, Direct Deposit Form. c. Reporting Requirements Awardees are required to submit various financial and prograrmnatic reports as a condition of their award acceptance. Future awards and fund drawdowns maybe withheld if these reports are delinquent. 1, Financial and Cornpliance Audit Report For audits of fiscal years beginning on or after December 26, 2014, recipients that expend $750,000 or more from all federal funding sources during their fiscal year are required to submit an organization -wide financial and compliance audit report. 14 FY 2014 EMPG Program 55A -23