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<br />Orange County Schools <br />Orange County Grant Agreement Page 1 of 5 <br />Rev. 12/19 <br /> <br />GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY AND ORANGE COUNTY <br />SCHOOLS <br /> <br />THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into the 9th day of October 2020, (“Effective Date”) by and between <br />the County of Orange, a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina, 405 Meadowlands Dr, <br />Hillsborough, NC, 27278, ("County") and Orange County Board of Education, a not-for-profit corporation, <br />located at 200 E. King St, Hillsborough, NC 27278 (“Provider”). <br /> <br />WITNESSETH: <br /> <br />WHEREAS; Orange County (the County) has been working with Orange County Schools (OCS) to meet the <br />demand for hot spots to facilitate remote instructions; <br /> <br />WHEREAS; OCS elected to open schools under the Governor’s Plan C, full remote instruction on August <br />17, 2020; <br /> <br />WHEREAS; OCS identified the need for approximately 1,000 additional hot spots of which OCS will receive <br />200 hot spots from the State leaving a balance of 800 unfunded hotspots; <br /> <br />WHEREAS; the Orange County Board of County Commissioners approved a Budget Amendment in the <br />amount of $120,000 to fund 800 hotspots for OCS at a cost of $150 each at its October 6, 2020 Virtual <br />Business Meeting; <br /> <br />WHEREAS; this will allow OCS to fulfill its remote instruction requirement and meet outstanding student <br />requests from OCS families; <br /> <br />WHEREAS; the additional $120,000 County appropriation is being allocated from the County’s Round 2 <br />CARES funding allocation; <br /> <br />WHEREAS; the CARES permissible use under the U.S. Treasury Guidance restricts expenditures to COVID- <br />19 related purchases; <br /> <br />WHEREAS; the County must report to the North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office (NCPRO) key metrics <br />and outcomes pertaining to CARES sub-recipient expenditures; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the County that said program be assisted by the County and thereby <br />enhance its availability to residents of the County, and said program addresses an important community <br />human services need, as identified by the Board of Commissioners. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above and the mutual covenants and conditions hereafter set <br />forth, the County and Orange County Schools agree as follows: <br /> <br />1. Term of the Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall be from October 9, 2020 to November <br />30, 2021. <br /> <br />2. Scope of Services. <br /> <br />a. Provider will provide services to the residents of Orange County, as outlined within and any <br />amendments or revisions thereto which is attached as Exhibit A, which is incorporated by <br />reference. The Scope of Services and the Program Budgets may be different from the <br />original application based on County appropriation; however, any revisions or amendments <br />to this Agreement must be approved in writing by the County and attached to this Agreement. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 97137E10-BFC1-456A-A3B4-23CC394F67ADDocuSign Envelope ID: 8C4FE384-9ACF-496D-96B0-A89473EAABB7