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2 <br />CONTRACT AGREEMENT <br />TOBACCO COMMUNITIES REINVESTMENT FUND <br />2010 Central Piedmout Demonstration Projects <br />This contract is between the Rural Advancement Fout2dation International-USA ("RAFI") and Piedmont <br />Food & AG Processing Center for the petxod beginning February 10, 2010 and ending January 30, 2011. <br />Source of Finds <br />This contract is made as a sub-grant of monies received by RAFI from the North Carolina Tobacco <br />Trust Fund Commission {"Commission"}, which is an agency of the State of North Carolina. As a <br />result, it is subject to the terms of the Grant Agreement between RAFI and the Commission and is also <br />subject to North Carolina laws and regulations regarding sub-grants of state funds. Copies of the <br />agreement between RAFI and the Commission are available for inspection at the RAFI office during <br />normal business hours, 9:00 am to 5:00 prn, Monday through Friday. <br />Tasks of Piedmont Food & AG Processing Center: <br />• Complete an on-farm demonstration and education project of a farm enterprise (hereafter <br />referred to as "the project" or "the demonstration"), which can supplement or replace lost <br />tobacco income. Piedmont Food & AG Processing Center's propose[ titled, Value-Added <br />juicing/CN at Piedmont Food & AG Processing Center, is hereby incorporated into this contract <br />by reference. The demonstration shall be conducted in accordance with the plan outlined in the <br />proposal titled, Value-Added juicing/IJV at Piedmont Food & AG Processing Center, and in <br />accordance with the provisions of this contract. <br />• Expenditure of grant funds must be in accordance with the budget line items presented in Project <br />Budget submitted in the proposal titled, Value-Added juicing/CTV at Piedmont Food & AG <br />Processing Center. Any requests for changes to the ptnject budget must be submitted by <br />Fiedmont Food & AG Processing Center in ~vriting to RAFI and approved by a representative of <br />RAFI prior to incurring expenses varying from the approved budget. <br />• Piedmont Food & AG Processing Center will maintain records and documentation of all <br />expenses for which RAFI funds are utilized. <br />• Piedmont Food & AG Processing Center will maintain records of all project related casts, <br />(including in-kind contributions), income, problems encountered, solutions developed, successes <br />with marketing, and employment generated. All records must be retained far five years fiom the <br />termination of this Agreement. The North Carolina State Auditor or the Auditor's designee shall <br />have the right to examine the records pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stet. 147-64.7. <br />• Piedmont Food & AG Processing Center will conduct outreach activities to inform other farmers, <br />business people, agricultural service providers, and/or other interested parties about the project <br />activities and impacts. <br />• Piedmont Food & AG Processing Center will maintain records of the number of people impacted <br />by outreach activities and haw those people were impacted by project activities. <br />• Piedmont Food & AG Processing Center will report on project activities, including expenditure <br />of grant funds, project related casts, income, problems encountered, solutions developed, <br />successes with marketing, employment generated, and outreach using photocopies of the forms <br />attached in Exhibit B (Report Form) by: <br />July 1, 2010 and <br />October 31, 2010. <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />