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Payment shall be considered timely if made by COMMERCE within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of properly completed invoices . Payment shall be sent to the address designated by the Grantee. COMMERCE may , in its sole discretion, terminate the Grant or withhold payments claimed by the Grantee for services rendered if the Grantee fails to satisfactorily comply with any term or condition of this Grant, including completion of the Environmental Review and the release of funds (if applicable). No payments in advance or in anticipation of services or supplies to be provided under this Grant shall be made by COMMERCE. COMMERCE shall not release the final five (5) percent of the total grant amount until acceptance by COMMERCE of project completion . 5. CLOSEOUT COMMERCE will advise the Grantee to initiate closeout procedures when there are no impediments to closing and the following criteria have been met or soon will be met: A. All costs have been incurred with the exception of closeout costs and any unsettled third-party claims against the Grantee. Costs are incurred when goods and services are received or contract work is performed . B. The Grantee has held a public hearing to review program performance. C. The Grantee has submitted the Contract Closeout Report. Failure to submit a report will not preclude COMMERCE from effecting closeout if it is deemed to be in the state's interest. Any excess grant amount in the Grantee 's possession shall be returned in the event of failure to finish or update the report. D. Other responsibilities of the Grantee under this Grant and applicable laws and regulations appear to have been carried out satisfactorily or there is no further state interest in keeping this Grant open for the purpose of securing performance . 6. COMPENSATION COMMERCE shall pay an amount not to exceed the amount identified on the Face Sheet of this Grant for the performance of all things necessary for or incidental to the performance of work as set forth in Attachment A, Scope of Work and Budget incorporated herein, and by reference the Grantee's application for funding . Grantee shall receive reimbursement for travel and other expenses as authorized in advance by COMMERCE as reimbursable. Grantee shall receive compensation for travel expenses at current state travel reimbursement rates 7 . ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW General Purpose, Housing Enhancement, and Economic Opportunity Grants Funding in excess of the amount stipulated in Attachment C, Letter to Incur Costs, shall not be released to a Grantee by COMMERCE until the following conditions implementing 24 CFR part 58 are met: A. The Grantee must complete an environmental review of the project and make a finding of environmental impact. A notice of this finding must be published along with a notice of the Grantee's intent to request release of funds for the project unless the project is exempt from the publication requirements as described. The Grantee must allow a seven (7) or fifteen (15) day period for public review and comment following publication of the notices unless exempt under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). When this review and comment period expires, the Grantee may, after considering any comments received, submit a request for release of funds to COMMERCE . Upon receipt of the request, COMMERCE must allow a fifteen (15) day period for public review and comment. When COMMERCE's public review and comment period expires, COMMERCE may, after considering any comments received, formally notify the Grantee in writing of the release of federal funds for the project. B. This special condition is satisfied when the Grantee completes the environmental review and request for release of funds from COMMERCE . The special condition is effectively removed on the date COMMERCE provides the Grantee with written notice of release of funds. 4