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1 <br />• Reinvestment GRANT AWARD <br />R <br />P A R T N E S <br />PEOPLE PLACES POLICY AGREEMENT <br />8. Applicable Law: This Agreement shall be construed, and the legal relations between <br />the parties shall be determined under the laws of the State of North Carolina with <br />jurisdiction in the State and Federal Courts of North Carolina. <br />9. Other Consulting: Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to interfere with the <br />Grantee's right to engage in consulting with other parties. <br />10.Termination: Either party may terminate this Agreement without cause by giving the <br />other party 30 days written notice. Either party may terminate this Agreement <br />immediately for nonperformance or a material breach of Agreement. Upon <br />termination, the Corporation shall be entitled to receive all completed and uncompleted <br />designs, plans, suggestions, ideas, and all other information and documents which <br />the Grantee and its employees or agents have made or developed hereunder up to <br />the termination date. Payment will be made for work completed up to the termination <br />date, provided the work is completed to the sole satisfaction of the Corporation. No <br />payment will be made for work completed after notice of termination unless <br />otherwise agreed in writing by the parties. Furthermore, upon termination of this <br />Agreement, the Grantee shall immediately return to the Corporation any or all <br />advanced moneys unexpended at the time of termination. Any provision or obligation <br />of this contract, which shall need to or be deemed to survive termination or <br />expiration of this contract in order to give full effect hereunder, shall so survive the <br />termination or expiration of this contract. <br />11. Independent Contractor: Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create an <br />employer /employee relationship between the parties, and Grantee shall be deemed <br />to be at all times an independent contractor. Grantee shall not be considered an <br />employee of the Corporation under any of the Corporation's employee benefit <br />programs or for purposes of federal income tax withholding, the Federal Insurance <br />Contributions Act, the Social Security Act, or the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. <br />Grantee shall not represent that he /she is an employee of the Corporation. <br />12.Taxes: If Grantee or Grantee's organization is not incorporated, the Corporation will <br />inform Grantee of the total amount of payments made to Grantee on a calendar year <br />basis during January of the following year and report such payments to the Internal <br />Revenue Service as required by law. It will be Grantee's responsibility to comply <br />with federal, state, and local self - employment and income tax laws. <br />13.Government Officials: Federal law prohibits the Corporation from paying honoraria <br />to certain governmental officials as defined by the Internal Revenue Code. University <br />employees are not considered government employees /officials for purposes of this <br />Agreement. This Agreement is entered into the mutual understanding that Grantee is <br />not a government official. Grantee must immediately notify the Corporation of any <br />change in status which might make the Grantee qualify as a government official. In <br />