02 NCAC 58 .0106             GRANT AGREEMENT

(a)  Upon approval, a written agreement shall be executed between the grant recipient(s) and the Commissioner.

(b)  The agreement shall define the Commissioner's and grant recipient's responsibilities and obligations, the project period, project scope, and the amount of grant assistance.

(c)  The approved application and any support documentation submitted by the applicant shall become a part of the grant agreement.

(d)  The grant agreement may be amended upon mutual consent and approval by the Commissioner and the grant recipient(s). The grant recipient(s) shall submit a written request for amendment to the Commissioner.

(e)  Grant payments shall be made only for activities within the grant contract period and projects may not begin until the Commissioner and grant recipient(s) sign the agreement.

(f)  The agreement shall include a requirement that, in any agricultural conservation easement funded by the ADFPTF, the State of North Carolina shall have the right to enforce the easement if the grantee of the easement fails to do so.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106-744;

Eff. January 1, 2008;

Readopted Eff. February 1, 2019.