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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. VA ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 4, 1991 SUBJECT: Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department Grant Application DEPARTMENT: Finance PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO:X ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Application Ken Chavious Project Description TELEPHONE NUMBER - Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Chapel Hill - 968 -4501 Mebane - 227 -2031 Durham - 688 -7331 ------------------------------------------------------------------- _ -_--- PURPOSE: To consider authorizing the County Finance Director to act as Fiscal Agent for the Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department for grant administration purposes. I BACKGROUND: The Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department has submitted a grant application to The Greater Triangle Community Foundation for $1,521 of the Foundation's 1991 Discretionary Grant funds. If the grant is awarded, the funds would be used by the Fire Department to pay the costs associated with a Community Emergency Communication Awareness Project. A complete description of the project is attached. One of the major criteria for receiving Foundation grants is that an organization requesting these funds be tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, the Foundation does make grants to other non - profit organizations for charitable purposes or other organizations affiliated with governmental units. The Caldwell Eire Department does not qualify to receive funding under the IRS code nor or they considered a charitable organization, therefore, the basis of their application is the affiliation with Orange County Government. According to Foundation officals, the County would have to act as Fiscal Agent on behalf of the Fire Department. What this means is that the County would receive and appropriately disburse all grant funds. The Finance Department has mechanisms in place which would accommodate these requirements. RECOMMENDATION(S): Authorize the County Finance Director to act as Fiscal - Agent for the Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department for grant purposes.