Current through September 24, 2024
The Community Foundations and the Consortium will be required
to execute a Grant Agreement to participate in the Program, which will
contractually bind those entities to the legal requirements and terms of the
Program.
A. The Grant Agreement will
contain the following information to be provided by a Community Foundation or
the Consortium:
1. The full registered name of
the entity, along with any DBAs or tradenames;
2. The name of the representative with legal
authority to bind the entity;
3.
The names of all board members of the entity;
4. The entity's address(es);
5. The entity's phone number;
6. The entity's email address;
7. The entity's primary contact for the
Program.
B. In addition
to providing the above information, the entity will be required to certify that
it understands and agrees to certain required provisions, Including the
following statements:
1. The entity
understands and agrees to follow and comply with all provisions of the Program,
including but not limited to, the Community Foundations Act, the Rules, the
CARES Act, the regulations and guidance issued by the U.S. Department of
Treasury, the guidance issued by the Mississippi State Auditor, and all federal
and state statutes, regulations, guidelines, and policies affecting the
application for, receipt of, and expenditure of CARES Act funds;
2. That, if the entity is found to be fully
or partially noncompliant with any Program requirements, the entity will be
required to return all or a portion of the monies received from the Program, as
well as being subject to additional civil and criminal penalties;
3. That the entity will ensure that all
provisions and certifications of the Program, including, but not limited to,
the Community Foundations Act and the Rules, are passed onto the Eligible
Grantees, who shall acknowledge these in writing and shall likewise be bound to
them;
4. That the entity will
ensure that any awards made for Eligible Expenditures submitted by Eligible
Grantees are not covered by funding from any federal, state, or other
programs;
5. That the entity
certifies and acknowledges that by accepting Program funds, it may be subject
to additional monitoring, oversight, and/or auditing by the U.S. Department of
Treasury's Office of the Inspector General, the Mississippi Office of the State
Auditor, the Mississippi Development Authority, or such other federal or state
agencies with authority to conduct such reviews.
C. The Grant Agreement must be signed under
penalty of perjury certifying that all responses and statements are true and
correct and are not false, fraudulent, or materially misleading.
D. All supporting information requested in
the Grant Agreement must be provided. The failure to enter into this Grant
Agreement and agree to the required certifications and representations will
result in the entity being disqualified from the Program.
Senate Bill
2221, 2021 Regular Legislative Session; Senate Bill 3063, 2020 Regular
Legislative Session; House Bill 1782, 2020 Regular Legislative
Session.
