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or decline and award in the ND Grants system, please see pages 40 -43 in the ND Grants Grantee Training Manual. Funds will remain on hold until the recipient accepts the award through ND Grants and all other conditions of award have been satisfied, or the award is otherwise rescinded.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. Pass through funding Each state shall obligate 100 percent (100 %) of its total EMPG Program allocation amount to the designated state -level EMA. If the SAA is also the EMA, this requirement is automatically met. If the SAA is a separate agency, or has a separate budget processes, then EMPG funds must be obligated to the EMA within 15 days of the grant award date. In instances where the state EMA is making sub - awards to local jurisdictions, FEMA expects the state EMA to make these awards as expeditiously as possible. Administrative and National Policy Requirements Successful applicants for all DHS grant and cooperative agreements are required to comply with DHS Standard Administrative Terms and Conditions, which are available online at: http: / /www.dhs.gov /publication/ 15 -dhs- standard - terms- and - conditions. Before accepting the award the authorized official should carefully read the award package. The award package contains instructions on administering the grant award, as well as terms and conditions with which the recipient must comply. Recipients must accept all the conditions in this NOFO as well as all Terms and Conditions in the Notice of Award to receive an award under this program. Reporting Recipients are required to submit various financial and programmatic reports as a condition of their award acceptance. Future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld if these reports are delinquent. Federal Financial Reporting Requirements Federal Financial Report (FFR) Recipients must report obligations and expenditures on a quarterly basis through the FFR (SF -425) to FEMA. Recipients must file the FFR electronically using the Payment and Reporting System (PARS). An FFR must be submitted quarterly throughout the period of performance, including partial calendar quarters, as well as for periods where no grant award activity occurs. The final FFR is due 90 days after the end date of the performance period. Future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld if these reports are delinquent, demonstrate lack of progress, or are insufficient in detail. Recipients may review the FFR Form (SF -425) at: http:// www .whitehouse.eov /siCes /deFault/ files /omb/grantslapproved forms /SF- 425.Pdf, SF -425 OMB #00348 -0061. 15 FY 2015 EMPG Program 55B -23