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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I NONPROFIT GRANTS PROGRAM (FY 2025-26) NOTICE TO APPLICANTS Key Items: 1. You will be required to enter into a written contract to accept an award. 2. Awards cannot provide funds for Capital Improvements (Costs of Construction, materials, insurance or securities) on private properties unless otherwise authorized by law. 3. Awards will not be provided for administrative and/or overhead costs that exceed 10% of the total application request. Administrative costs are those incurred by grant recipients or sub-recipients in support of the day-to-day operations of their organization. These overhead costs are the expenses that are not directly tied to a specific program purpose. 4. You will be required to provide proof of authorization of binding signature(s). 5. Council will be able to specify changes to your grant allocation(s) of program expenditures and program measures, and to provide additional directives regarding your award. 6. You will be required to enroll with Hawaii Compliance Express and be compliant prior to receiving mny payment(s) (to register, go to: http://vendors.ehawaii.gov). 7. You will be required to provide and maintain a current general liability insurance certificate (General Liability coverage of$1 million each occurrence and $2 million general aggregate) specifically listing the County of Hawaii as an additional insured before receiving your first payment. 8. Please do not request lump-sum full-payment up-front. Final payment will not be granted prior to January 1 of the contractual year as indicated in SECTION 3 of the grant agreement. 1.) IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please ensure that you provide the correct email address to save your application progress before submission. Upon saving your application progress (before submittal),you will receive an email containing a link to take you back to your application. Do not lose or delete that email. The link that is provided cannot be retrieved or duplicated by our system. If your application is in progress and your link is lost,you will have to start the application process over. 2.) Applications must be submitted electronically and received by the Department of Finance, no later than 11:59 P.M. on Friday, January 31, 2025, with all supporting documents. Applicants are responsible to ensure that their application(s) are submitted and received by the deadline. Applicants have full responsibility to ensure that all documents are complete and accurate prior to submittal. You can however contact Lisa Tada, Budget Specialist at(808) 961-8489 for questions regarding the submittal process and/or required documents or Jessica Valdez, at(808) 961- 8387 regarding completion of the application or questions regarding the overall grant process, at any time prior to submittal. 3.) Please be sure to carefully read the application instructions and to submit all of the requested supporting documentation. Failure to do so will result in the disqualification of your application. 4.) To familiarize yourself with the County's Nonprofit Grant Program,we suggest you take a look at Chapter 2, Article 25 of the Hawaii County Code, available on the County of Hawai`i's website, https://www.hawaiicount .gov/home/showpublisheddocument/302516/637981489320030000 Hawaz`z County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer