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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC09-511 Early Childhood Partners Grant£fiGl£ COUNTY GRANT RECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PARTNERS Grant Recipient: Early Childhood Partners Grant Amount: $3,875 Grant Period: October 15, 2009 -December 31, 2009 Whereas, Eagle County works to promote the health, safety, and welfare of Eagle County citizens of all ages; and Whereas, among the services Eagle County provides in order to promote such health, safety, and welfare are grants-in-aid to local organizations whose work assists the County in accomplishment of the goal to create and sustain a safe, healthy, and socially diverse community; and Whereas, Early Childhood Partners (hereinafter referred to as "Grant Recipient") has agreed to provide services that create and sustain a healthy and socially diverse community in Eagle County; and Whereas, Grant Recipient acknowledges that pursuant to the terms of C.R.S. § 24-76.5-101, et seq., Eagle County is prohibited from providing certain public benefits to illegal aliens over the age of eighteen. Now, therefore, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the following promises, Eagle County and Grant Recipient enter into this Agreement for payment of the grant award in the amount of Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five Dollars ($3,875) to Grant Recipient. A. Grant Recipient agrees that funds awarded by Eagle County may be used and expended solely to fund quality improvement materials or activities during the Grant Period. In return for the award of the $3,875 grant, Grant Recipient agrees to submit a report no later than April 15, 2010 including: (a) The number of programs that received a baseline rating and their rating score. (b) The names of programs participating in ratings to support quality enhancement funds. B. Grant funds under this agreement are to be used and expended within the Grant Period. Any funds not used or expended during the Grant Period must be returned to Eagle County. Grant recipient must provide receipts to Eagle County. C. If, after payment of the Grant Award, Eagle County reasonably determines that payment was improper because the purposes for which the payment was made were misrepresented, or the terms of this Agreement were breached, then upon written notice of such determination and request for reimbursement from Eagle County, Grant Recipient shall forthwith return such payment to Eagle County. ~,..~.~i D. In the event of litigation in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all reasonable costs incurred, including attorney fees, costs, staff time and other claim related expenses. E. Grant Recipient shall comply at all times and in all respects with all applicable federal, state and local laws, resolutions and codes; and specifically, with the requirements of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, concerning discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, political beliefs, national origin or handicap. F. Grant Recipient shall not assign any of its rights or duties under this Grant Agreement to a third party without the prior written consent of County. County shall terminate this Grant Agreement in the event of any assignment without its prior written consent, in which case, any unused Grant Funds must be returned to County. G. Grant Recipient agrees that no agent, employee or volunteer of Grant Recipient shall be deemed an agent, employee or volunteer of County. H. Grant Recipient shall maintain, for a minimum of three (3) years, adequate financial and programmatic records for reporting to County on performance of its responsibilities hereunder. Grant Recipient shall be subject to financial audit by federal, state or county auditors or their designees. Grant Recipient authorizes County to perform audits or to make inspections during normal business hours, upon 48 hours notice to Grant Recipient for the purpose of evaluating performance under this Grant Agreement. Grant Recipient shall cooperate fully with authorized Health and Human Services representatives in the observation and evaluation of the program and records. Grant Recipient shall have the right to dispute any claims of misuse of funds and seek an amicable resolution with County. I. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. Jurisdiction and venue for any suit, right or cause of action arising under, or in connection with this Agreement shall be exclusive in Eagle County, Colorado. J. This Grant Agreement supersedes all previous communications, negotiations, and/or agreements between the respective parties hereto, either verbal, or written, and the same not expressly contained herein are hereby withdrawn and annulled. K. This Grant Agreement does not, and shall not be deemed or construed to confer upon or grant to any third party or parties any right to claim damages or to bring any suit, action or other proceeding against either Grant Recipient or County because of any breach hereof or because of any of the terms, covenants, agreements and conditions contained herein. L. Invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Grant Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Grant Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision was omitted. M. Grant recipient agrees to following: (a) Bri~ht5tart Acknowledgement. Contractor shall acknowledge in all public information materials that the Early Childhood Partners is a BrightStart program and a community BrightStart partner (b) Network of Care. The Contractor shall cooperate with BrightStart in providing information to parents, staff, and the public on community early childhood programs and how to access these early childhood programs for services using the Network of Care website located at www.networkofcare.or~. (c) Mandatory Reporting. Contractor shall notify HHS immediately of all reports of suspected child abuse or neglect involving Contractor, including, but not limited to, employees, volunteers and clients. HHS contractors are considered to be mandatory reporters for suspected child abuse and neglect and are to make those reports directly to HHS Children and Family Services - (970) 328-8840. N. Grant Recipient certifies that it has read the Agreement, understands each and every term and the requirements set forth herein, and agrees to comply with the same. //THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK// ;~~- r~r ~s"lo C"r~unty kids Eagle County Early Childhood Proposal Name of sub-committee: Early Care and Learning Name of person making the proposal: Jeanne McQueeney on behalf of the ECL committee Name of project: Ratings to support quality enhancement funds Explanation of the proposed services: Early Care and Learning Committee would like to assure that programs that are awarded quality funding have a valid measure of quality and spend the funds in ways that improve quality. We propose completing quality ratings for programs that do not have a current environmental rating scale or specific licensing regulation they are attempting to improve. And to provide follow up coaching/mentoring to programs that have a current rating to assure funds are spent in ways that will improve their ratings. Proposed Budget for the program/project: $3,875 Total Requested budget from BrightStart: (include a detailed line item budget) $3,875 Budget Request Narrative: 13 programs were awarded quality funding from BrighStart. Each will receive between 2-7 hours of coaching/mentoring to either complete a rating or review their rating in order to assist in developing next steps regarding appropriate purchases/activities to impact their level of quality. C:\Documents and Settings\dchurchill.ECG\Local Settings\""Temporary Internet Files\Content.0utlook\M3XF1Y37\ecl proposal.doc Last Updated: 1/4/2010 Funds will not be disbursed without a signed Grant Recipient Agreement. Please complete this page and return to the Eagle County Department of Health and Human Services. Name ~ Signature Title Date C I' C ~ , Mailing Address ~, - City, State, Zip COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO By and through the County Manager By: ~~"~ Keith P. Montag, County Manager Needs Assessment: There is no way to track improvement on quality without a valid measure We need to be able to justify providing the quality funding to programs by measuring improvement Goals and expected outcomes: Improved quality in child care programs All programs receiving quality funding will have a valid measurement of quality Objectives and timeline for accomplishment: Programs without a current environmental rating or specific licenisn violation will have baseline ratings completed. Programs without an environmental rating or specific licensing violation will work with acoach/mentor to use funding provided to demonstrate an improvement in quality on the environmental rating scale or licensing regulation. Target population and/or target area for the program/project: 13 programs that received quality funding in 2009 Number of participants or beneficiaries: 13 funded programs Program strategies/project activities and the use of evidence based practices: The environmental rating scale is a valid measurement of quality Community Partnerships: Kids First Early Childhood Partners C:ADocuments and Settings\dchurc1u11.ECG\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\M3XFIY37\ecl proposal.doc Last Updated: 1/4/2010 Approved by (Enter Name) Subcommittee on , BrightStart Steering Committee on ( ), BrightStart Council on ( ). C:\Documents and Settings\dchurchill.ECG\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.0utlook\M3XFIY37\ecl proposal.doc Last Updated: 1/4/2010