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<br />9. Audits/Records Access, The Grantee agrees that the Grantor shall have an absolute
<br />right of access to all of the Grantee's records pertaining to the use of grant funds, and further agrees
<br />that Grantor shall be entitled to conduct reviews and/or audits of such Grantee records. Grantee
<br />agrees that all records pertaining to the grant funds will be made available to Grantor upon request
<br />for the reviews and/or audits. Grantee further agrees that such records will be retained for not less
<br />than five (5) yeazs from the date hereof.
<br />]0, Publicity and Acknowledgment, The Grantee agrees to acknowledge Grantor's
<br />support each time projects funded, in whole or in part, by this Agreement are publicized in any
<br />news media, brochures or other type of promotional material,
<br />11. Compliance. The Grantee shall comply fully with all applicable federal, state and
<br />local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations in performance hereunder. The Grantee shall provide,
<br />upon (nantor's request, evidence that all local, state and/or federal permits, licenses, registrations
<br />and approvals for the purposes for which grant funds aze to be expended have been secured, The
<br />Grantee shall maintain compliance with such requirements throughout the grant period. Any
<br />deviation from the requirements of this section shall result in non-payment of grant funds. Further
<br />Grantee represents and warrants to Grantor that Grantee is: (i) a unit of federal, state, or local
<br />government; (ii) a federal, state, or local governmental agency; or (iii) a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
<br />organization that is tax-exempt within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code (each of the
<br />foregoing referred to herein as an "Eligible Entity"), By execution hereof, Grantee further
<br />represents and warrants that all information supplied to Grantor in the Public Safety Foundation of
<br />America Grant Application (the "Application") was true and correct as of the date Grantee
<br />submitted the Application, and is true and correct as of the date hereof. Grantee acknowledges and
<br />agrees that, per the terms of the Application, supplanting of grant funds is prohibited, and that grant
<br />funds may not be used to replace State, local or other funds that aze otherwise available to Grantee,
<br />and may not be used to defray costs that Grantee, as of the date hereof, is already obligated to pay.
<br />The parties agree that grant funds are meant to supplement, not replace, funds already available to
<br />Grantee,
<br />12. Controlling Law; Venue. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the parties
<br />agree that this Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
<br />of Florida, without regazd to conflicts of laws principles. All proceedings concerning the validity
<br />and operation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed upon the parties
<br />hereunder shall be brought in the courts of the State of'Florida, County of Volusia, or if it has or can
<br />acquire ,jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
<br />(collectively, the "Florida Courts"). Each party hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of
<br />the Florida Courts for any proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
<br />13, Remedies. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, the rights and remedies
<br />hereunder aze in addition to, and not in limitation af, other rights and remedies under this
<br />Agreement, at law or in equity, and exercise of one right or remedy shall not be deemed a waiver of
<br />any other right or remedy.
<br />14. Grantee's Waiver of Claims and Recourse Against Grantor. The Grantee hereby
<br />waives all claims and recourse against the Grantor, its officers, directors, agents, employees and
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