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11 <br />Attachment B <br />7. Should the Subcommittee deny an application, the Subcommittee will not <br />consider any applications from that applicant for at least six months. Should an <br />applicant think that their application has been improperly denied, then the <br />applicant may notify, in writing, the Subcommittee. The notice to the <br />Subcommittee shall state why the applicant thinks the grant should be approved. <br />The application shall then be given further consideration by the Subcommittee <br />and its decision is final. <br />8. At its discretion, the Subcommittee may impose any additional terms to a grant <br />request. The Subcommittee may require an itemized budget detailing the <br />proposed use of grant funds. <br />9. Applicants agree to utilize grant funds for their intended use. Each venture <br />receiving a grant must provide an accounting of how all funds were used and <br />key milestones reached by the venture within 180 days of the receipt of the <br />grant. <br />10. As a condition of receiving grant funds, all recipients must commit to a six -month <br />mentoring period with an experienced business coach or mentor at Launch <br />Chapel Hill, 1789 Venture Lab, SCORE, SBTDC, or a mentor approved by the <br />Subcommittee. <br />11. If an applicant fails to complete items #9 and #10 in a timely manner, the County <br />has the right to require all grant funds back from the applicant, and may initiate <br />legal proceedings against the applicant. <br />12. The Subcommittee shall provide annual reports to the Economic Development <br />Department and the BOCC of the number of grants requested, approved and <br />denied, and a 2 -3 page written analysis of the program's success metrics to <br />date. <br />13. Documents, including but not limited to financial statements, business plans, <br />customer and supplier lists, description of inventory or assets, contractual <br />obligations and existing liabilities, submitted during the application process shall <br />be treated as confidential information. <br />