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|. If applicable, the Subgrantee agrees to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (Public
Law 101-336, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.), which prohibits discrimination by public and
private entities on the basis of disability in the areas of employment, public accommodations,
transportation, State and local government services, and in telecommunications.
J. With respect to any subgrantee other than a State agency or political subdivision of the State,
which receives funds under this Agreement from the federal government, by signing this
Agreement, the Subgrantee certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it and its
principals:
1. are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or
voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by a federal department or agency;
2. have not within afive-year period preceding this Agreement had one or more public
transactions (federal, State or local) terminated for cause or default; and
3. have not within a five-year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a civil
judgment rendered against them for (a) the commission of fraud or a criminal offense in
connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, State or
local) transaction or contract under public transaction, or (b) violation of federal or State
antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or
destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property.
Where the Subgrantee is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, the
Subgrantee shall submit to the Grantee (by email or facsimile) the completed “Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion” for each prospective
subcontractor which Subgrantee intends to fund under this Agreement. See Attachment “C”.
Such form must be received by the Grantee prior to the Subgrantee entering into a contract
with any prospective subcontractor.
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K. The validity of this Agreement is subject to the truth and accuracy of all the information,
representations, and materials submitted or provided by the Subgrantee in this Agreement, in
any subsequent submission or response to Grantee request, or in any submission or response
to fulfill the requirements of this Agreement, and such information, representations, and
materials are incorporated by reference. The lack of accuracy thereof or any material changes
shall, at the option of the Grantee and with thirty (30) days written notice to the Subgrantee,
cause the termination of this Agreement and the release of the Grantee from all its obligations
to the Subgrantee.
L. This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Florida, and venue for any
actions arising out of this Agreement shall lie in Leon County. If any provision hereof is in
conflict with any applicable statute or rule, or is otherwise unenforceable, then such provision
shall be deemed null and void to the extent of such conflict, and shall be deemed severable,
but shall not invalidate any other provision of this Agreement.
M. The Subgrantee certifies, by its signature to this Agreement, that to the best of his or her
knowledge and belief:
1. No federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the
undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee
of aMember of Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal contract, the
making of any federal grant, the making of any federal loan, the entering into of any
cooperative agreement, andt he extension, continuation, renewal, amendment or
modification of any federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement.
2. If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any
person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a
Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of
Congress in connection with this federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement, the
undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report
Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions.
The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award
documents for all sub awards at all tiers (including subcontracts, sub grants, and c ontracts
under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all sub grantees shall certify and
disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance
was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a
prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, U.S.
Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of
not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
N. All unmanufactured and manufactured articles, materials and supplies which are acquired for
public use under this Agreement have been produced in the United States as required 41
U.S.C. 10a, unless it would not be in the public interest or unreasonable in cost.
(23) TERM.
This Agreement shall take effect uponits execution by both parties, and shall terminate upon
approval of closeout by FEMA, unless terminated earlier as specified elsewhere in this Agreement.
Subgrantee shall commence project(s) specified by this Agreement without delay.
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(24)EVENTS OF DEFAULT, REMEDIES AND TERMINATION.
A. Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following events of default, all obligations of
Grantee to disburse further funds under this Agreement shall terminate at the option of
Grantee. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Grantee may at its option continue to make
payments or portions of payments after the occurrence of any one or more such events without
waiving the right to exercise such remedies and without incurring liability for further payment.
Grantee may at its option terminate this Agreement and any and all funding under this
Agreement upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following:
1. any represeniation by Subgrantee in this Agreement is inaccurate or incomplete in any
material respect, or Subgrantee has breached any condition of this Agreement with
Grantee and has not cured in timely fashion, or is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations
under this Agreement;
2. Subgrantee suffers any material adverse change in its financial condition while this
Agreement is in effect, as compared to its financial condition as represented in any reports
or other documents submitted to Grantee, if Subgrantee has not cured the condition within
thirty (30) days after notice in writing from Grantee;
3. any reports required by this Agreement have not been submitted to Grantee or have been
submitted with inaccurate, incomplete, or inadequate information; or
4. the monies necessary to fund this Agreement are unavailable due to any failure to
appropriate or other action or inaction by the State Legislature, Florida Department of
Financial Services, Congress or Office of Management and Budget.
B. Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the foregoing events of default, Grantee may at its
option give notice in writing to Subgrantee to cure its failure of performance if such failure may
be cured. Upon the failure of Subgrantee to cure, Grantee may exercise any one or more of the
following remedies:
1. terminate this Agreement upon not less than fifteen (15) days notice of such termination by
certified letter to the Subgrantee at the address specified in Attachment “D” of this
Agreement, such notice to take effect when delivered to Subgrantee;
2. commence a legal action for the judicial enforcement of this Agreement;
3. withhold the disbursement of any payment or any portion of a payment otherwise due and
payable under this Agreement with Subgrantee; and
4. take any other remedial actions that may otherwise be available under law.
C. Grantee may terminate this Agreement for any misrepresentation of material fact, for failure or
nonperformance of any Agreement condition or obligation, or for noncompliance with any
applicable legal requirement.
D. Upon the rescission, suspension or termination of this Agreement, the Subgrantee shall refund
to Grantee all funds disbursed to Subgrantee under this Agreement.
E. The venue of any action or proceeding by either Grantee or Subgrantee for enforcement of this
Agreement or for adjudication of rights, interests, or duties of the parties to it shall lie in the
Circuit Court for Leon County, State of Florida.
F. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the rescission,
suspension or termination of this Agreement by Grantee shall not relieve Subgrantee of liability
to Grantee for the restitution of funds advanced to Subgrantee under this Agreement, and
Grantee may set off any such funds by withholding future disbursements otherwise due
Subgrantee under this Agreement until such time as the exact amount of restitution due
Grantee from Subgrantee is determined. In the event that FEMA should deobligate funds
formerly allowed under this Agreement, the Subgrantee shall immediately repay such funds to
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Grantee. Any deobligation of funds or other determination by FEMA shall be addressed in
accordance with the regulations of that Agency.
(25)ATTACHMENTS.
A. All attachments to this Agreement if any are incorporated into this Agreement by reference as if
set out fully in the text of the Agreement itself.
B. In the event of any inconsistencies between the language of this Agreement andthe
Attachments to it if any, the language of the Attachments shall be controlling, but only to the
extent of such inconsistencies.
Note: All other grant administrative and electronic forms will be provided by Grantee as
necessary or posted on the Grantee’s website at www.FloridaPA.org.
(26)NOTICE AND CONTACT.
All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by email, by facsimile, by
hand, or by certified letter to the Grantee at the following addresses (Subgrantee shall complete and submit
Attachment “D” which shall serve as the Notice and Contact for the Subgrantee):
Grantee:
Evan Rosenberg, Interim Bureau Chief
Division of Emergency Management
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100
Email: evan.rosenberq@em.myflorida.com
(27) DESIGNATION OF AGENT.
Subgrantee must complete Attachment “D” by designating two agents to execute any Request for
Advance or Reimbursement, certification, or other necessary documentation on behalf of Subgrantee.
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
SIGNATURE PAGE
Hurricane Isaac
FEDERALLY FUNDED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT
(FEMA-4084-DR-FL)
IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Grantee and Subgrantee have executed this Agreement:
FOR THE GRANTEE:
DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Governor’s Authorized Representative Date
FOR THE SUBGRANTEE:
Don R. Amunds, Chairman BOCC
Name and Title
Signature Date
(All Subgrantees) Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN): 59-6000765
(State Agency Subgrantees Only) Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR) Code:
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Attachment “A”
Statement of Assurances
The Recipient hereby assures and certifies compliance with all Federal statutes, regulations, policies,
guidelines and requirements, including OMB Circulars No. A-21, A-110, A-122, A-128, A-87; E.0, 12372
and Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and
