<div dir="ltr">I will advance funds upon request but require they be spent within 30 days of them receiving the check. I much prefer to only do reimbursements because I have been burned by doing advancements a few times. Reimbursements are a great compliance tool for me. To me, this is where risk assessment and monitoring is helpful. If I feel confident in the grantee to spend it properly, I usually don't have an issue advancing funds.<div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Rachel</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 9:41 AM NIELSEN Buzzy * SLO via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">We recently started giving out some LSTA-funded grants in advance, which we’d already done for years with a state-funded grant we run. We’re giving out grants that are $20,000 or less in advance, which is based on my spending authority.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 8, 2021 8:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lstac@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">lstac@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a> <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] Giving out funds in advance or only reimbursements<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My CFO has posed this question to me for the wisdom of the group. Do any of you give out funds in advance (once a grant agreement has been signed), or does everyone do strictly reimbursement? Any advice greatly appreciated!<u></u><u></u></p>
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