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ORI WA03103-Award 2020UMWX0068-Award Terms and Conditions 2020-CHP-Page 2 of 16 for the approved cost categories that are documented within the FCM,up to the amounts specified in the FCM.Your agency may not use CHP funds for any costs that are not identified as allowable in the Financial Clearance Memorandum. Only actual allowable costs incurred during the award period will be eligible for reimbursement and drawdown. If your agency experiences any cost savings over the course of the award(for example,your award application overestimated the total entry-level officer salary and fringe benefits package),your agency may not use that excess funding to extend the length of the award beyond 36 months. Any funds remaining after your agency has drawn down for the costs of approved salaries and fringe benefits incurred for each awarded position during the 36-month funding period will be deobligated during the closeout process and should not be spent by your agency. 4.Supplementing.Not Supplanting State, local,and tribal governments must use award funds to supplement,and not supplant, state,local,or Bureau of Indian Affairs(BIA)funds that are already committed or otherwise would have been committed for award purposes (hiring,training,purchases,and/or activities)during the award period. In other words,state,local,and tribal government recipients may not use COPS Office funds to supplant(replace)state,local,or BIA funds that would have been dedicated to the COPS Office-funded item(s)in the absence of the COPS Office award.34 U.S.C. § 10384(a). 5.Extensions Your agency may request an extension of the award period to receive additional time to implement your award program. Such extensions do not provide additional funding.Awards may be extended a maximum of 36 months beyond the initial award expiration date. Any request for an extension beyond 36 months will be evaluated on a case- by-case basis. Only those recipients that can provide a reasonable justification for delays will be granted no-cost extensions.Reasonable justifications may include difficulties in filling COPS Office-funded positions,officer turnover, or other circumstances that interrupt the 36 month award funding period. An extension allows your agency to compensate for such delays by providing additional time to complete the full 36 months of funding for each position awarded. Extension requests must be received prior to the end date of the award. 6.Modifications Occasionally,a change in an agency's fiscal or law enforcement situation necessitates a change in its COPS Office CHP award.Award modifications under CRP are evaluated on a case-by-case basis in accordance with 2 C.F.R. § 200.308.For federal awards in excess of$250,000,any modification request involving the reallocation of funding between budget categories that exceed or are expected to exceed 10 percent(10%)of the total approved budget requires prior written approval by the COPS Office.Regardless of the federal award amount or budget modification percentage, any reallocation of funding is limited to approved budget categories.In addition,any budget modification that changes the scope of the project requires prior written approval by the COPS Office.In addition, please be aware that the COPS Office will not approve any modification request that results in an increase of federal funds. In addition,modification requests should be submitted to the COPS Office when an agency determines that it will need to shift officer positions awarded in one hiring category into a different hiring category and/or reduce the total number of positions awarded.For example,if an agency was awarded CHP funding for two new,additional sworn officer positions, but due to fiscal distress/constraints the agency needs to change the hiring category from the new hire category to the rehire category for officers laid off or scheduled for layoff on a specific future date post- application,the agency would have to request a modification.The COPS Office will only consider a modification ADVANCING PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH COMMUNITY POLICING