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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGrant AgreementSep.22. 2008 1:03PM GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED) (Agency) AND (Business Name) 7,4 ePJ n3 R AY l�S (Reci ient) -�fJ (Address) Cf {1 O NJ 7 h) YY11 y►'1l Wi This GRANT AGREEMENT is entered into between the Office of Community and Economic Development, a Department of Miami Dade County government, located at 140 West Flagler Street, Suite 1100, Miami, FL, 33130, hereafter referred to as "OCED" and Ai ()�'�} ' hereafter referred to as the "Recipient". NOW, THEREFORE, Recipient agrees to grant funds under the following conditions: 1. USE OF GRANT FUNDS The Recipient shall use the funds for either: • Business training • The purchase of Inventory/Supplies • Business Equipment (excludes purchase of work vehicle) • Marketing/Advertising • Security Systems • Commercial Liability Insurance • Minor Interior/Exterior Renovations (as defined and approved by OCED) The recipient must use these funds only for the business listed herein. The funds may be used only for the activities listed; any other use is prohibited. Use of these funds or any purpose other than those listed herein, shall make Recipient liable for repayment of the entire grant amount. The Recipient agrees to adhere to and be governed by the satisfactory performance of all items as stated above, subject to the review and acceptance of OCED. 2. GRANT PERIOD This Grant -Agreement shall be in effect during the period D / � and trough `� . l ��/ All items and services purchased with grant funds shall be completed by the grant expiration date. The Recipient shall forfeit any grant funds, which have not been expended by and/or requested by an acceptable invoice or quote by the gr3nt's expiration date. 3. GRANT AMOUNT Grant Agreement, FY 07/08- Mom and Pop Small Business Grant Program 31 I tistriet 3. GRANT AMOUNT The maximum amount of this grant is S 10,080. Any amount riot e Tended or requested by an acceptable invoice or quote before the expiration dame bay not be awarded to the Recipient 4. METHOD OF DISBURSEMENT ,The recipient has sixty (60) days from the date after signing the Grant Ag reement in which to submit all payment requests and related supporting document; tailing the amount of the approved grant. Under no circumstances shall grant funds be made payable in the tint se of the Recipient Funds will be made payable only in the name of the authorize( vendors. Only after the Recipient submits an original invoice or quote, executed W-9 and authorization form, will checks be released on the behalf of the Recipient. 5. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF THE BUSINESS This grant is awarded on the condition that the Recipient maintains ownerst ip of the business for a period of eighteen (18) months from the effective date of this agreement. If the Recipient transfers ownership of the business before the e. ;piration of the eighteen -month (18) period, then the total amount awarded un ler this agreement can be due and payable to Miami -Dade Board of County Commis oners. 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS The Recipient is sub** to all Miami -Dade County regulatory requirewents 'elating to this Grant Agreement. For the purpose of this program, this Grant Agree= ent is a County Contract. Recipient is responsible for any insurance or other fringe benefits, e.g., social security, income tax withholdings, retirement or leave benefits, for the Recip tent or employees of the Recipient that are normally available to direct employees of the Recipient. The Recipient assumes full responsibility for the provision of all insurances and fringe benefits to him/herself and to employees retained by the Recipient in order to satisfy this Grant Agreement Recipient agrees to compl: ' with all reporting requests made by OCED pursuant to this grant. 7. INDEMNIFICATION The Recipient shall indemmnify and hold harmless Miami -Dade County and its officers, employees, agents and instrumentalities from any and all liability, loss es or damages, including attorneys' fees and costs of defense, which Miami -Dade Cc unty or its officers, employees, agents or instrumentalities that may occur as a remit of claims, demands, suits, causes of actions or proceedings of any kind or nature arsing out of relating to or resulting from the performance of this Agreement by the Recipient or its employees, agents, servants, partners, principals or subcontrac ors. Grant Agreement, FY 07JOAt- Mom and Pop Small Bulbous Grant Progrwa 32 .)eo ii. iv0Jl No. District Miami -Dade County, where applicable, including appellate proceedings, and shall pay all costs, judgments and attorney's fees which may issue thereon. The recipient expressly understands and agrees that any insurance protection required by this Agreement or otherwise provided by the Recipient shall in no way limit the responsibility to indemnify, keep and save harmless and defend Miami -Dade County or its officers, employees, agents and instrumentalities as herein provided. 8. TERMINATION Recipient agrees to comply with the purpose of this Grant Agreement. Failure to do so by the Recipient or violation of any terms and conditions of this Grant Agreement by the Recipient shall warrant termination of this Brant Agreement. 9. CLOSEOUT OCED must receive the final request for payment from the Recipient no more than sixty (60) calendar days after the expiration or termination of this contract. If the Recipient fails to comply with this requirement, the Recipient will forfeit all rights to payment(s). NOTICE: Whereas this Grant Agreement and all otbcr documentation pertaining to the pr tgram is not binding unless Recipient is approved for fending and Grant Agreement is sig lied by Recipient, witness(es) and County designated representative. IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this three (3) page Grant AQ recrnent to be executed by their undersigned officials a; duly authorized. P ECIPIENT GRANTOR Y: ' �r U U f BY: Miami -Dade County wirers None �1 A.IvIE: TITLE: % ITNESS(ES): NAME: or Representative TITLE: Department Director DATE: Grant Agreement, FY 07/08- Mom and Pop Small Business Grant Program 13