Attachment 7_Assurance of DFC 10-Year Funding Limit.docx

Attachment 7. Assurance of DFC 10-Year Funding Limit

Under the DFC Act, a coalition may not receive more than 10 years of DFC funding. A legal applicant/grant recipient may receive DFC funds on behalf of a coalition if that coalition has not received a full 10 years of funding.

This attachment requires the legal applicant/grant recipient and the Official Coalition Representative (e.g., Key Personnel, Executive Board Member) to read, sign, and date this document to assure the coalition has not already received 10 years of DFC funding. Under all situations, a coalition may not receive more than 10 years of DFC funding.

Specific restrictions on DFC legal applicant/grant award recipients and coalitions are outlined below.

I. Restrictions on legal applicant/grant award recipient:

1. A legal applicant/grant recipient may be the grant recipient agency for only one DFC coalition at a time.

2. An organization serving as the legal/applicant/grant recipient may not receive DFC funds on behalf of a coalition that has had 10 years of DFC funding.

3. A legal applicant/grant recipient that has already received 10 years of DFC funding may apply for DFC funds on behalf of a coalition that has had less than 10 years of funding.

4. A legal applicant/grant recipient that has already received 10 years of DFC grant funding on behalf of a coalition may apply for DFC funds on behalf of any coalition that is considered to be “new” that is unique and distinct from a coalition that has already received 10 years of DFC funding.

II. Restrictions on 501(c)(3) coalitions:

1. A coalition that is its own legal applicant/grant recipient [i.e., 501(c)(3)] may receive no more than 10 years of DFC funding. A coalition that has received 10 years of DFC funding (through one or more legal applicant/grant award recipients) may not receive further DFC funding.

2. In order to apply for DFC funding a coalition must prove that it is a completely different coalition (from the one previously funded with DFC grant funds). It must provide evidence within the application, to the satisfaction of the DFC grant review officials, that it is in fact new, unique, and distinct from any previously DFC funded coalition. New coalition factors include:

a. The proposed new, unique, and distinct coalition must be made up of different leadership and sector representatives from the community.

b. The proposed new, unique, and distinct coalition must have a different 12-Month Action Plan responding to a newly identified community needs assessment.

c. The proposed new, unique, and distinct coalition must have a new name and mission statement.

d. 12-Month Action Plan from the originally funded coalition may not be repurposed, reorganized, and/or renamed in order to receive funds through the DFC Program as a new, unique, and distinct coalition.

3. If additional information is indicated to determine your coalition status as a new, unique, and distinct coalition, the Business Official will be notified that additional information will be required.

All applications will be thoroughly reviewed to ensure compliance with the 10-Year Funding Limit. It is important that all applicants understand that providing false or misleading information is unlawful and subject to criminal penalties, 18 USC 1001.

Assurance of DFC 10-Year Funding Limit

I attest that [Coalition Name] is in compliance with the 10-Year Funding Limit Policy. I also attest that the information provided on this form is true and correct. I understand that providing false or misleading information is unlawful and subject to criminal penalties, 18 USC1001.

Official Coalition Representative’s Name Official Coalition Representative’s Signature

Official Coalition Representative’s Title Official Coalition Representative’s Organization/Agency

Date

Grant Award Recipient/Legal Applicant’s Name Grant Award Recipient/Legal Applicant’s Signature

Grant Award Recipient/Legal Applicant’s Title Grant Award Recipient/Legal Applicant’s Organization/Agency

Date

NOTE: All forms must be dated between January 2020 and the deadline for submission of this application. All forms require handwritten signatures and dates or they will be screened out and not move forward to merit review.

See Section H. Other Information of the NOFO (FOA CDC-RFA-CE21-2107) for instructions to upload this attachment.