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(A) Requests for district contingency relief grants shall be made directly to council members on a form prescribed by the council. The council shall determine whether requests meet the eligibility conditions of this article. (B) Prior to introducing a resolution for a contingency relief grant, a council member shall identify a department to administer the contingency grant. [( ](C) Appropriations from the district contingency relief account shall be approved by resolution and transferred to [an accepting County department/agency via resolution identifying] the identified department for administration. The resolution shall identify the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used. [(B-)](D) Any equipment purchased by a nonprofit organization shall be domiciled with that nonprofit organization[, which] in the County. The nonprofit organization shall assume any and all responsibility and liability for such equipment. [(C)1(E) A contract shall be prepared by the identified department and executed with the nonprofit organization which shall [meet]i CO Comply with all legal requirements of the County;.and [shall] (ii) Include program, fiscal, and audit reporting requirements sufficient to allow the [legislative] County auditor or council to effectively monitor and evaluate the use of the grant funds. (3) Other grants: (A) Grant awards in excess of$25,000 to nonprofit organizations shall specifically identify the organization receiving the grant funds and the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in [an ordinance or] a resolution. (B) Grant awards in excess of$25,000 to organizations that do not qualify as nonprofit organizations shall specifically identify the purpose for which the funds shall be used in [an ordinance or] a resolution and be subject to competition in compliance with chapter 103D of the Hawai`i Revised Statutes. (C) Grant awards of$25,000 or less may be authorized by the finance director for [pub'ic „urp se] projects or programs that accomplish public purposes upon written request of a [funding agency or] department. Such grant awards shall not be limited to nonprofit organizations but shall specifically identify the organization and program, project or event for which the grant funds shall be used and comply with the rules and regulations of the director of finance. (b) In the event that a grantee organization is unable or unwilling to provide the public service(s) or purchase(s) for which grant funds were appropriated,the following procedures shall apply: (1) For grant awards authorized as prescribed in 2-139(a)(1),the mayor may direct the finance director to solicit applications from eligible nonprofit organizations to fulfill the specific public purpose(s) for which the funds were originally appropriated for the remainder of the fiscal year. The director shall forward recommended application(s) and appropriation measure(s) to the 5