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(1) Grantees may unilaterally use as much as $5,000 to continue or expand the activities for which they received the award. For example, if a grantee received an award for personal protective equipment, the grantee may use up to $5,000 of the excess funds to purchase more personal protective equipment without seeking our approval. (2) Grantees may use excess funds to create or expand a fire prevention program in accordance with the guidance provided herein. Grantees will need to obtain approval fr�rm the AFG program office to use excess funds for this purpose. Excess funds in excess of $5,000 must be used for fire prevention or option number three (3) below. (3) Grantees may return excess funds to the AFG program office. To exercise this option, a grantee must closeout their award and state in the final performance report that the remaining funds are not necessary for the fulfillment of the grant obligations. The grantee must also indicate that they understand the funds would be deobligated and unavailable for future expenses. The deobligation of the excess funds may affect the Federal portion of the grant and the amount of the grantee's match. Any uses of excess funds would have to be disclosed as part of your reports, i.e., mid-term performance report and/or final closeout. Reconsideration As provided for in the Final Rule (§44 CFR 152.9 Reconsideration), we will review our decision with respect to an initial grant award decision only when the applicant asserts that we have made a material technical or procedural error in the processing of the application and can substantiate such assertions. As grants are awarded on a competitive basis, in accordance with the findings of an independent panel of experts, we cannot consider requests for reconsiderationbased upon the merits of an 3�