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Exhibit B <br /> Washington State Military Department <br /> GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS <br /> Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ <br /> Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) <br /> Grants <br /> A.1 DEFINITIONS <br /> As used throughout this Grant Agreement, the following terms will have the meaning set <br /> forth below: <br /> a. "Department" means the Washington State Military Department, as a state agency, <br /> any division, section, office, unit or other entity of the Department, or any of the <br /> officers or other officials lawfully representing that Department. <br /> b. "Sub-grantee" means the government or other eligible legal entity to which a sub- <br /> grant is awarded and which is accountable to the Grantee for the use of the funds <br /> provided under this Grant Agreement, and includes all employees of the Sub-grantee <br /> and any sub-contractor retained by the Sub-grantee as permitted under the terms of <br /> this Grant Agreement. The term "Sub-grantee" and "Contractor" may be used <br /> interchangeably in this Agreement. <br /> c. "Sub-grantee Agent" means the official representative and alternate designated or <br /> appointed by the Sub-grantee in writing and authorized to make decisions on behalf <br /> of the Sub-grantee. <br /> d. "Grantee" means the government to which a grant is awarded and which is <br /> accountable for the use of the funds provided. The Grantee is an entire legal entity <br /> even if only a particular component of the entity is designated in the grant award <br /> document. For the purpose of this Grant Agreement, the state of Washington is the <br /> Grantee. The Grantee and the DEPARTMENT are one and the same. <br /> e. "Monitoring Activities" means all administrative, financial, or other review activities <br /> that are conducted to ensure compliance with all state and federal laws, rules, <br /> authorities and policies. <br /> f. "Investment Justification" means grant application investment justification <br /> submitted by the sub-grantee describing the project for which federal funding is <br /> sought and provided under this Grant Agreement. Such grant application investment <br /> justification is hereby incorporated into this Grant Agreement by reference. <br /> g. "PL"-is defined and used herein to mean the Public Law. <br /> h. "CFR" is defined and used herein to mean the Code of Federal Regulations. <br /> i. "OMB"—is defined and used herein to mean the Office of Management and Budget. <br /> j. "WAC"—is defined and used herein to mean the Washington Administrative Code. <br /> k. "RCW"—is defined and used herein to mean the Revised Code of Washington. <br /> A.2 SINGLE AUDIT ACT REQUIREMENTS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS) <br /> Non-federal entities as subrecipients that expend $500,000 or more in one fiscal year of <br /> federal funds from all sources, direct and indirect, are required to have a single or a <br /> program-specific audit conducted in accordance with the Office of Management and <br /> Budget (OMB) Circular A-133-Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit <br /> Organizations (amended June 27, 2003, effective for fiscal years ending after December <br /> 31, 2003, and further amended June 26, 2007). Non-federal entities that spend less <br /> than $500,000 a year in federal awards are exempt from federal audit requirements for <br /> that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. As defined in Circular A-133, the term • <br /> "non-federal entity" means a State, local government, or non-profit organization, and the. <br /> term "State" includes Indian tribes. Circular A-133 is available on the OMB Home Page <br /> at http://www.omb.gov. <br /> SUB-GRANTEE required to have an audit must ensure the audit is performed in <br /> accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) as <br /> found in the Government Auditing Standards (the Revised Yellow Book) developed by <br /> DHS-FEMA-EMPG-FFY 11 Page 8 of 24 Everett Emergency Management <br /> E12-041 <br /> 89 <br />