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OCEDaedga 12-25 <br /> <br />Please check the Orange County Economic Development website for up-to-date information on the <br />next available grant cycle. <br /> <br />2. County staff will provide completed applications to the Subcommittee for their review after the <br />closing deadline and before the scheduled review meeting. <br /> <br />3. Review meetings will begin at the start of each funded fiscal year and will continue until funds are <br />expended for that funding year. At its scheduled meetings, the Subcommittee will discuss the <br />strengths and weaknesses of complete grant application(s) and decide whether or not to take action <br />on the request, based on the information provided. All Applications must be complete, including a <br />descriptive budget. Additional information may be provided if necessary to add clarity or better <br />justification for how funds will be used. <br /> <br />4. The Subcommittee shall approve, deny, or defer and request additional information from the applicant <br />based on the strengths and weakness of the application as reflected in the comprehensive scoring <br />sheet (discussed and agreed-to by the Subcommittee). The Subcommittee may request an interview <br />from an Applicant if greater detail is required to act on the application. Support staff will attend each <br />meeting and document actions of the Subcommittee. <br /> <br />5. The applicant will be informed by email by County staff of the Subcommittee’s decision to deny, <br />grant, grant with condition, or seek more information. <br /> <br />6. Should the Subcommittee fully deny an application, the Subcommittee will not consider any <br />applications from that applicant for at least six months. Should an applicant think that their <br />application has been improperly denied, then the applicant may notify, in writing, the Subcommittee. <br />The notice to the Subcommittee shall state why the applicant thinks the grant should be approved. <br />The application shall then be given further consideration by the Subcommittee and its decision is <br />final. <br /> <br />7. At its discretion, the Subcommittee may impose any additional terms to a grant request. <br /> <br />8. The Subcommittee may request alternative use for the funds from County management should an <br />event or condition broadly impact agricultural operations in the County such that the intent, criteria, <br />and schedule of funding be reconsidered to address that impact. <br /> <br />9. Applicants agree to utilize grant funds for their intended use unless having successfully presented a <br />revised scope of work to the Subcommittee. Each venture receiving a grant must provide an <br />expenditure report indicating how all funds were used and key milestones reached by the venture <br />within 180 days of the receipt of the grant. An additional one-year expenditure report on jobs, sales <br />and key milestones of the venture will be required within 365 days of receipt of the grant. This <br />accounting will include a request for proof of expenditures made including copies of receipts and/or <br />photos of the equipment or facility upgrades made. Any use of grant funds for non-intended uses must <br />be justified by a revised scope of work pre-approved by the Subcommittee. This approval will occur <br />through the completion and approval of the “Change of Use” form in the applicant’s Submittable <br />Account. Deviation from this approach may result in activation of the “Clawback/Collections Policy” <br />outlined at the end of this document <br /> <br />10. If an applicant fails to complete item #9 in a timely manner, the County has the right to require all <br />grant funds back from the applicant, and may initiate legal proceedings against the applicant. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 056B2EA3-D7AD-4B10-B449-07200781B834