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Grant recipients must provide an end-of-year grant expenditure status report that details the type of expenditures and the number of families served. LIHEAP Assurance 16 (Client Education) Household Tracking Report (Appendix O). All expenditures must be incurred during the program year and documentation must include copies of complete receipts and the cancel checks made to the vendor. Purchase orders and/or Quotes are not considered documentation and may not be used to verify purchases. Any equipment purchased with Client Education funds must be placed in the Subgrantee’s inventory control sheet and will be reviewed during on-site monitoring visits. The following are examples of acceptable activities utilizing the Client Education funds:

 Energy Education: An educational plan or activity for customers that requires purchases of materials to conduct the training or activity, and the labor cost associated with this activity.  Production or acquisition of DVDs, brochures, or pamphlets, the cost associated with the development or procurement of those materials, and the labor cost associated with this activity.  Itineraries or flyers indicating an energy conservation training or conference, and the labor cost associated with producing and distribution of these flyers.  Copies of newspaper, radio, social media, or television advertising cost related specifically to customer education and/or outreach, and the labor cost associated with preparation and distribution of these advertisements.  Purchase and distribution of LED light bulbs and/or weather-stripping. Distribution must include information on the energy savings, and the labor cost associated with this activity.  Purchase and distribution of energy kits, and the labor cost associated with procuring and distributing these products.  Purchase of laptop computers, WI-FI hot spot equipment, purchase of USB type modems to use with laptops, purchase of portable printers to conduct off-site outreach to new clients, and the labor cost associated with procuring these products.  Outreach activities: Going out into the community and educating individuals about the LIHEAP and Weatherization programs, including