Section 19a-178b-5 - Grant restrictions and requirements(a) Grant funds shall not be used for activities or purchases related to an approved grant project if such activities were commenced, or such purchases were made or obligated, prior to formal approval of the grant application by the commissioner.(b) The commissioner shall have the discretion to restrict the type of expenses for which grant funds may be used. Unless otherwise authorized in writing by the commissioner, expenses for which grant funds shall not be used include the following: (1) grant preparation or administration;(5) equipment to be used exclusively by one individual;(6) capital project expenditures including the purchase or construction of buildings or structures;(7) purchase or lease of real property or vehicles;(8) operation expenses not related to the improvement or expansion of prehospital emergency medical services in Connecticut.(c) Grants awarded for emergency medical services training shall be used only for tuition and fees, books, materials, and other expenses related directly to participation in the training program.(d) Grant funds shall only be expended by the grantee to which the grant is awarded. Failure to comply with this requirement shall be considered to be misappropriation of funds and shall result in forfeiture of unexpended grant funds. The grantee shall be obligated to repay any funds determined by the commissioner to have been inappropriately expended.(e) A grantee who expends grant funds for purposes other than those authorized under sections 19a-178b-1 through 19a-178b-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and approved by the commissioner shall be subject to forfeiture of unexpended funds, repayment of any grant funds determined by the commissioner to have been used for an unauthorized purpose, and at the commissioner's discretion, considered ineligible for funding in future grant cycles.(f) Within seven days after requested by the commissioner or his designee, a grantee shall supply original or verifiable copies of all receipts and other appropriate documentation related to disposition of the grant funds.(g) Except as otherwise provided in sections 19a-178b-1 through 19a-178b-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, all grant funds must be expended or obligated by a grantee within the twelve month grant cycle for which they were awarded.(h) Any grant funds not expended or obligated on the final day of the grant cycle shall be remitted to the department not later than thirty days following the end of the grant cycle.(1) A grantee who fails to expend the full amount of a grant shall not be adversely impacted in future grant cycles provided that all unexpended grant funds are remitted to the department.(2) A grantee who fails to remit unexpended grant funds as provided in sections 19a-178b-1 through 19a-178b-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be considered ineligible for funding in future grant cycles until such time as unexpended funds are remitted to the department.(i) A final report accounting for all grant funds expended by a grantee shall be submitted to the commissioner or his designee not later than thirty days after the end of the grant cycle.(j) All expenditures and disbursements of grant funds by a grantee shall be subject to generally accepted accounting principles.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 19a-178b-5
Adopted effective August 15, 2000