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§ 2-139 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE legal requirements of the Federal, State, and County governments, and shall include program, fiscal, and audit reporting requirements sufficient to allow the finance director, the County auditor, or council to effectively monitor and evaluate the use of the grant funds. (E) The finance director shall notify each nonprofit organization by August 31 if the council has approved or denied its application for a Waiwai grant-in-aid. (2) Grants from council district contingency relief funds: (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 and award 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 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. (D) Any equipment purchased by a nonprofit organization shall be domiciled with that nonprofit organization in the County. The nonprofit organization shall assume any and all responsibility and liability for such equipment. (E) A contract shall be prepared by the identified department and executed with the nonprofit organization which shall: (i) Comply with all legal requirements of the County; and (ii) Include program, fiscal, and audit reporting requirements sufficient to allow the 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 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 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 projects or programs that accomplish public purposes upon written request of a 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 finance director. SUPP. 17 (1-2025) 2-66