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17.4 Withholding of Support AMS may decide not to make an award within the current award cycle if a recipient failed to meet the terms and conditions of a previous award or if continued funding would not be in the best interests of the Federal government. 17.5 Suspension or Termination AMS generally will suspend (rather than immediately terminate) a grant and allow the recipient an opportunity to take appropriate corrective actions before terminating a grant agreement. AMS may terminate the grant if the recipient does not take appropriate corrective actions during the period of suspension . AMS may also terminate the grant without first suspending if the deficiency warrants immediate termination o r if public health or welfare concerns require immediate action. AMS will provide the recipient a notice of termination that includes the reason(s) for the termination and if the decision will be considered in evaluating future applications. AMS and the recipient may mutually terminate a grant agreement, partially or totally, if the two parties agree upon the termination conditions, including the effective date and the portion to be terminated. The recipient must contact the AMS representative should it decide to terminate all or part of its award . If the recipient decides to term inate a portion of a grant agreement, AMS may determine that the remaining portion of the grant agreement will not accomplish the purposes for which the grant agreement was originally awarded . In that case , AMS will advise the recipient of the possibility of termination of the entire grant and allow the recipients to withdraw its request for partial termination . If the recipient does not withdraw its request for partial termination, AMS may initiate procedure to terminate the entire grant. When an award is terminated or partially terminated, the recipient is responsible for compliance with section 14 .0 Closeou t requirements. 17.6 Special Conditions for High-Risk Recipients AMS will evaluate the degree of risk associated with a given recipient and may impose additional award conditions per 2 CFR § 200.205(b} on the recipient that correspond to the degree of risk assessed. This risk assessment may incorporate results of the evaluation of the applicant's elig ibility or the quality of its application. These specific award conditions are specified in 2 .CFR § 200.207. AMS will promptly remove any special conditions once the conditions that prompted them have been corrected . 18.0 SITE VISITS AMS may conduct periodic site visits, at its own expense, to review project accomplishments and monitor progress, to review financial and performance records, organizational procedures and financial control systems and to provide technical assistance as required. AMS will make every effort to notify the grant recipient at least two weeks in advance of any trip to the AMSfunded project location . If AMS makes any site visit on the premises of a recipient or a subrecipient(s), the recipient must provide, and must require its subrecipients to provide, all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safety and convenience of government officials in the performance of their duties. All site visits and evaluations are expected to be performed in a manner designed to not unduly delay the i mplementation of the project. 19.0 APPEALS The recipient may appeal an AMS decision to remedy non-compliance by submitting a written request for review to the Federal Agency Project contact, identified in block 13 of the AMS-33 Grant Agreement Face Sheet, unless directed otherwise. The appeal letter must explain the decision or action it is appealing, describe what happened, and include any documentation that substantiates the appeal. AMS will review the notification and respond within 30 calendar days. AMS encourages all recipients to try to resolve disputes by using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques. The benefits of using ADR can include decreasing time, cost and other resources expended in resolving conflicts and increasing customer satisfaction. ADR techniques include mediation, early neutral evaluation, and other consensual resolution methods. 26