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We will email FY17 Grant Agreements, along with the related attachments, to FY17 ENRTF and OHF appropriation recipients in July. The grants unit staff have finalized the documents and will send them to you once the funds have been encumbered.
We made several changes to clarify and tighten statutory
references and references to the attachments in the grant agreement:
1.
Replaced references to MS16C ( regarding
contracts) with references references to MS16B (regarding grants) throughout
the document.
2.
Updated the Conditions of Payment to emphasize
that grantees are bound by the most recent Reimbursement Manual.
3.
Updated the citation for the American
Disabilities Act.
We made several changes to Attachment D: Reimbursement
Manual to clarify and tighten statutory references:
1.
Replaced references to MS16C (regarding
contracts) with references references to MS16B (regarding grants) throughout
the document.
2.
Updated the Introduction to emphasize that
grantees are bound by the most recent Reimbursement Manual and to conform to
the language in current OGM policy on grant monitoring.
3.
Updated the Project Reimbursement section to
emphasize that the DNR cannot reimburse any expenses until the grant agreement
is fully executed.
We made a few updates in Attachment E: Land Acquisition
Reporting Procedures in consultation with the DNR Appraisal Unit:
1.
Tightened Valuation/Appraisal language to
clarify that: “The effective date of the appraisal must be no more than one
year prior to obtaining an executed purchase agreement. Closing on the property
should happen within one year of executing the purchase agreement.”
2.
Updated list of Pre-Closing items to send to the
DNR to include: Commissioner Approval Letter, most recent tax-assessed value,
most recent tax statement of the property, and amount the recipient plans to
offer for the interest in real property.
We updated Attachment F, Additional ENRTF
Requirements, is updated to MS 2016, Chapter 186, Section 2.
The Grants Unit will again be offering a webinar training on the Reimbursement Manual and the associated processes this fall. Notifications will be sent out via email in August. We encourage everyone who is involved with your internal payment process to attend as there is a lot of helpful information shared.
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