Common use of ELIGIBLE PROJECT COST Clause in Contracts

ELIGIBLE PROJECT COST. The Grantee shall apply State funds received only to eligible Project Costs in accordance with applicable provisions of the law and Exhibit B. Eligible Project Costs include the reasonable costs of studies, engineering, design, land and easement acquisition, legal fees, preparation of environmental documentation, environmental mitigations, monitoring, project construction, and/or any other scope of work efforts as described in Exhibit A. Reimbursable administrative expenses are the necessary costs incidental but directly related to the Project included in this Agreement. Work performed on the Project after July 1, 2017, but before April 30, 2020, shall be eligible for reimbursement. Costs that are not eligible for reimbursement with State funds cannot be counted as Cost Share. Costs that are not eligible for reimbursement include, but are not limited to, the following items: 1. Costs, other than those noted above, incurred prior to the award date of this Grant. 2. Costs for preparing and filing a grant application belonging to another solicitation. 3. Operation and maintenance costs, including post construction performance and monitoring costs. 4. Purchase of equipment that is not an integral part of a project. 5. Establishing a reserve fund. 6. Purchase of water supply. 7. Monitoring and assessment costs for efforts required after project construction is complete. 8. Replacement of existing funding sources for ongoing programs. 9. Support of existing agency requirements and mandates (e.g., punitive regulatory agency requirement). 10. Purchase of land in excess of the minimum required acreage necessary to operate as an integral part of a project, as set forth and detailed by engineering and feasibility studies, or land purchased prior to the execution date of this Grant Agreement. 11. Overhead and indirect costs. “Indirect Costs” means those costs that are incurred for a common or joint purpose benefiting more than one cost objective and are not readily assignable to the funded project (i.e., costs that are not directly related to the funded project). Examples of Indirect Costs include, but are not limited to: central service costs; general administration of the Grantee; non-project-specific accounting and personnel services performed within the Grantee’s organization; depreciation or use allowances on buildings and equipment; the costs of operating and maintaining non-project-specific facilities; tuition and conference fees; and, generic overhead or markup. This prohibition applies to the Grantee and any subcontract or sub-agreement for work on the Project that will be reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement.

ELIGIBLE PROJECT COST. The Grantee shall apply State funds received only to eligible Project Costs project costs only, in accordance with applicable provisions of the law law, and Exhibit B. C (Budget). Eligible Project Costs project costs include the reasonable costs of studies, engineering, design, land and easement acquisition, legal fees, preparation of environmental documentation, environmental mitigations, monitoring, and project construction. Work performed on the Project after May 22, and/or any other scope 2015 (the “Award Date”), shall be eligible for reimbursement. Reasonable administrative expenses may be included as Project Costs and will depend on the complexity of work efforts as described in Exhibit A. the project preparation, planning, coordination, construction, acquisitions, implementation, and maintenance. Reimbursable administrative expenses are the necessary costs incidental incidentally but directly related to the Project included project including an appropriate pro-rata allocation of overhead and administrative expenses that are regularly assigned to all such projects in this Agreementaccordance with the standard accounting practices of the Grantee. Work performed on the Project after July 1Advanced funds will not be provided, 2017unless as provided for in property right acquisition, but before April 30, 2020, shall be eligible for reimbursementexplained in Paragraph 11. Costs that are not eligible for reimbursement with State funds cannot be counted as Cost Share. Costs that are not eligible for reimbursement include, include but are not limited to, the following items: 1. a) Costs, other than those noted above, incurred prior to the award date Award Date of this the Grant. 2. Costs for preparing and filing a grant application belonging to another solicitation. 3. Operation and maintenance costs, including post construction performance and monitoring costs. 4. b) Purchase of equipment that is not an integral part of a project. 5. c) Establishing a reserve fund. 6. d) Purchase of water supply. 7. Monitoring and assessment costs for efforts required after project construction is complete. 8. e) Replacement of existing funding sources for ongoing programs. 9. f) Support of existing agency requirements and mandates (e.g., e.g. punitive regulatory agency requirementrequirements). 10. g) Purchase of land in excess of the minimum required acreage necessary to operate as an integral part of a project, as set forth and detailed by engineering and feasibility studies, or land purchased prior to the effective date of the grant award with the State. h) Payment of principal or interest of existing indebtedness or any interest payments unless the debt is incurred after execution date of this Grant Agreement, the State agrees in writing to the eligibility of the costs for reimbursement before the debt is incurred, and the purposes for which the debt is incurred are otherwise eligible costs. 11. i) Overhead and indirect costs. “Indirect Costs” means those costs that are incurred for a common or joint purpose benefiting more than one cost objective and are not readily assignable to the funded project (i.e., costs that are not directly related to the funded project). Examples of Indirect Costs include, but are not limited to: central service project costs; general administration of the Grantee; non-project-specific accounting . j) Regular operation and personnel services performed within the Grantee’s organization; depreciation or use allowances on buildings and equipment; the costs of operating and maintaining non-project-specific facilities; tuition and conference fees; and, generic overhead or markup. This prohibition applies to the Grantee and any subcontract or sub-agreement for work on the Project that will be reimbursed pursuant to this Agreementmaintenance costs.

ELIGIBLE PROJECT COST. The Grantee shall apply State funds received only to eligible Eligible Project Costs in accordance with applicable provisions of the law and Exhibit B. Eligible Project Costs project costs include the reasonable costs of studies, engineering, design, land and easement acquisition, legal fees, preparation of environmental documentation, environmental mitigations, monitoring, and project construction. Reasonable administrative expenses may be included as Total Project Costs and will depend on the complexity of the project preparation, and/or any other scope of work efforts as described in Exhibit A. planning, coordination, construction, acquisitions, and implementation. Reimbursable administrative expenses are the necessary costs incidental incidentally but directly related to the Project projects including the portion of overhead and administrative expenses that are directly related to the projects included in this AgreementAgreement in accordance with the standard accounting practices of the Grantee. Work performed on the Project projects after July 1February 4, 2017, but before April 30, 2020, 2014 shall be eligible for reimbursement. Costs that are not eligible for reimbursement with State funds cannot be counted as Cost ShareFunding Match. Costs that are not eligible for reimbursement include, but are not limited to, to the following items: 1. a) Costs, other than those noted above, incurred prior to the award date of this the Grant. 2. Costs for preparing and filing a grant application belonging to another solicitation. 3. b) Operation and maintenance costs, including post construction performance and monitoring costs. 4. c) Purchase of equipment that is not an integral part of a project. 5. d) Establishing a reserve fund. 6. e) Purchase of water supply. 7. f) Monitoring and assessment costs for efforts required after project construction is complete. 8. g) Replacement of existing funding sources for ongoing programs. 9. h) Travel and per diem costs (per diem includes subsistence and other related costs). i) Support of existing agency requirements and mandates (e.g., punitive regulatory agency requirement). 10. j) Purchase of land in excess of the minimum required acreage necessary to operate as an integral part of a project, as set forth and detailed by engineering and feasibility studies, . k) Payment of principal or land purchased prior to interest of existing indebtedness or any interest payments unless the debt is incurred after execution date of this Grant Agreement. 11. Overhead , the State agrees in writing to the eligibility of the costs for reimbursement before the debt is incurred, and indirect the purposes for which the debt is incurred are otherwise eligible costs. “Indirect Costs” means those costs that are incurred for a common or joint purpose benefiting more than one However, this will only be allowed as Grantee cost objective and are not readily assignable to the funded project share (i.e., costs that are Funding Match). l) Overhead not directly related to the funded project). Examples of Indirect Costs include, but are not limited to: central service project costs; general administration of the Grantee; non-project-specific accounting and personnel services performed within the Grantee’s organization; depreciation or use allowances on buildings and equipment; the costs of operating and maintaining non-project-specific facilities; tuition and conference fees; and, generic overhead or markup. This prohibition applies to the Grantee and any subcontract or sub-agreement for work on the Project that will be reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement.