2020-902-E Finance - Orange County Schools CARES Act hotspots

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DocuSign Envelope ID:97137E10-BFC1-456A-A3B4-23CC394F67AD GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY AND ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS THIS AGREEMENT,made and entered into the 9'day of October 2020,("Effective Date")by and between the County of Orange, a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina, 405 Meadowlands Dr, Hillsborough,NC, 27278, ("County") and Orange County Board of Education, a not-for-profit corporation, located at 200 E. King St,Hillsborough,NC 27278 ("Provider"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS; Orange County(the County)has been working with Orange County Schools(OCS)to meet the demand for hot spots to facilitate remote instructions; WHEREAS; OCS elected to open schools under the Governor's Plan C, full remote instruction on August 17,2020; WHEREAS;OCS identified the need for approximately 1,000 additional hot spots of which OCS will receive 200 hot spots from the State leaving a balance of 800 unfunded hotspots; WHEREAS; the Orange County Board of County Commissioners approved a Budget Amendment in the amount of$120,000 to fund 800 hotspots for OCS at a cost of$150 each at its October 6, 2020 Virtual Business Meeting; WHEREAS; this will allow OCS to fulfill its remote instruction requirement and meet outstanding student requests from OCS families; WHEREAS; the additional $120,000 County appropriation is being allocated from the County's Round 2 CARES funding allocation; WHEREAS;the CARES permissible use under the U.S.Treasury Guidance restricts expenditures to COVID- 19 related purchases; WHEREAS;the County must report to the North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office(NCPRO)key metrics and outcomes pertaining to CARES sub-recipient expenditures; WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the County that said program be assisted by the County and thereby enhance its availability to residents of the County, and said program addresses an important community human services need, as identified by the Board of Commissioners. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above and the mutual covenants and conditions hereafter set forth,the County and Orange County Schools agree as follows: 1. Term of the Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall be from October 9,2020 to November 30,2021. 2. Scope of Services. a. Provider will provide services to the residents of Orange County, as outlined within and any amendments or revisions thereto which is attached as Exhibit A, which is incorporated by reference. The Scope of Services and the Program Budgets may be different from the original application based on County appropriation; however, any revisions or amendments to this Agreement must be approved in writing by the County and attached to this Agreement. Orange County Schools Orange County Grant Agreement Page I of S Rev. 12119