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(17)The purchase or acquisition of any additional materials, equipment, accessories or supplies, or the <br />provision of any training, exercise or work activities beyond that identified in this MOA shall be the <br />sole responsibility of Grantee and shall not be reimbursed under this MOA. <br />10. Funding. All terms and conditions of this MOA are dependent upon and subject to the allocation of funds from DHS, <br />FEMA, EM for the purpose set forth and the MOA shall automatically terminate if funds cease to be available. <br />Allowable costs shall be determined in accordance with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal <br />Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) FY 2011 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program Guidelines <br />and Application Kit, incorporated by reference herein, and available at: <br />http://www.fema.govLgovernment/grant/empgZ, 44 C.F.R. Part13, 2 CFR Parts 215, 220, and 230, Federal <br />Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 31.2, OMB Circulars A -21, A -87, A -122 and A -133 and the U.S. DHS Financial <br />Management Guide available at http://www.dhs.qov/xlibrary/assets/Grants FinancialManaaementGuide.pdf. <br />11. Taxes. Grantee shall be considered to be an independent grantee and as such shall be responsible for all taxes. <br />12. Warranty. As an independent Grantee, the Grantee will hold the Grantor harmless for any liability and personal injury <br />that may occur from or in connection with the performance of this Agreement to the extent permitted by the North <br />Carolina Tort Claims Act. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any other person any <br />rights or remedies in or by reason of this Agreement. This Agreement does not give any person or entity other than <br />the parties hereto any legal or equitable claim, right or remedy. This Agreement is intended for the sole and exclusive <br />benefit of the parties hereto. This Agreement is not made for the benefit of any third person or persons. No third party <br />may enforce any part of this Agreement or shall have any rights hereunder. This Agreement does not create, and shall <br />not be construed as creating, any rights enforceable by any person not a party to this Agreement. Nothing herein shall <br />be construed as a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the State of North Carolina. <br />13. State Property. Grantee shall be responsible for the custody and care of any property purchased with FY 2011 <br />Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funds furnished for use in connection with the performance of <br />this Agreement and shall reimburse the Grantor for any loss or damage to said property until the property is disposed <br />of in accordance with FY 2011 EMPG Program requirements. Grantor will not be held responsible for any property <br />purchased under this MOU /MOA. Title to the property purchased with FY 2011 EMPG funds shall be in the Grantee. <br />14. Points of Contact. To provide consistent and effective communication between the County of Orange and the <br />Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, each party shall appoint a <br />Principal Representative(s) to serve as its central point of contact responsible for coordinating and implementing this <br />MOA. The Department of Crime Control and Public Safety Division of Emergency Management contact shall be <br />Elaine Wathen, Assistant Director, Information and Planning Chief. The County of Orange contacts shall be [Name], <br />[Title], and [Name], [Title]. <br />All confidential information of either party disclosed to the other party in connection with the services provided <br />hereunder will be treated by the receiving party as confidential and restricted in its use to only those uses <br />contemplated by the terms of this MOA. Any information to be treated as confidential must be clearly marked as <br />confidential prior to transmittal to the other party. Neither party shall disclose to third parties, the other party's <br />confidential information without written authorization to do so from the other party. Specifically excluded from such <br />confidential treatment shall be information that: (i) as of the date of disclosure and/or delivery, is already known to <br />the party receiving such information; (ii) is or becomes part of the public domain, through no fault of the receiving <br />party; (iii) is lawfully disclosed to the receiving party by a third party who is not obligated to retain such information <br />in confidence; or (iv) is independently developed at the receiving party by someone not privy to the confidential <br />information. <br />2011 Annual Grant Award Page 6 of 10 <br />