Section 49-0111. Grants or gifts

The department, with the approval of the Governor, may accept as agent
  of  the  state  any  gift,  devise  or  bequest,  whether conditional or
  unconditional (notwithstanding the provisions of section 11 of the State
  Finance Law), and including federal grants, for any of the  purposes  of
  this  article.  Any moneys so received may be expended by the department
  to  effectuate  any  purpose  of  this  article,  subject  to  the  same
  limitations  as  to approval of expenditures and audit as are prescribed
  for state moneys appropriated for the purposes of this article.