 Advances of funds – Advances are federal funds provided to a recipient before the program activity is performed . Recipients determine the amount needed for a future expenditure ( e.g. , through budget process ) and request the amount to the federal government ( or in the case of subrecipients to the pass @-@ through entity , see Subrecipient Monitoring below ) . The federal funds received are then expended to perform the specific activity ( e.g. , purchase good or service or for payroll ) . However , laws and regulations require recipients to request funds only when it is immediately needed , and recipients must try to minimize the amount of time between the receipts of funds to the actual disbursement . Examples of programs under these funding techniques are the Section 8 program and the Community Development Block Grant program . 
