ency-related grant award. Nothing in this subdivision authorizes an office or department to accept a grant if the acceptance, terms, assurances, or conditions of the grant violate another provision of City law, the determination of which shall be made by the City Attorney. (b) Matching funds grants. (1) General Managers, Officers and/or Directors may submit applications for competitive and/or discretionary grants to granting agencies, consistent with any direction from the Mayor under Charter Section 231(h), which require the commitment of matching funds, General Funds, or other city resources, without prior Mayor and City Council approval, only under circumstances where the Notice of Funding Availability was published less than 61 days in advance of the date of the application deadline established by the awarding agency. Simultaneously with the submission of a grant application to a granting agency, the General Manager, Officer and/or Director applying for the grant shall transmit a copy of the grant application and an explanatory memorandum to the Mayor, Office of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), Office of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), and to the City Clerk for committee and City Council consideration pursuant to procedures established by the City Council. Departments shall obtain Mayor and City Council approval before accepting and receiving the grant award. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a), during the duration of an emergency declaration issued by the federal or state government, or by the Mayor under Section 8.27 of this Code, for the 2025 Palisades, Hurst, Sunset, or Kenneth fires, General Managers, Officers, and/or Directors may submit applications for competitive and/or discretionary grants to granting agencies, consistent with any direction from the Mayor under Charter Section 231(h), which require the commitment of matching funds, General Funds, or other city resources, without Mayor or City Council approval regardless of when a Notice of Funding Availability is published. Simultaneously with the submission of a grant application to a granting agency, the General Manager, Officer and/or Director applying for the grant shall transmit a copy of the grant application and an explanatory memorandum to the Mayor, Office of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and Office of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA).