160-25 Exhibit.pdf

GRANT WRITER FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE The vendor shall be a part time, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR or FIRM. The vendor shall be solely responsible for their own work hours and daily responsibilities. As an independent contractor or firm, the vendor shall be fully responsible for all obligations to any taxing authority or other governmental entity. The manner and means of performing all services shall be subject to vendor’s sole control. Vendor shall not have the legal authority to bind the Township in contract, debt or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Township. Vendor’s responsibilities shall include, but are not necessarily limited to: • Providing professional consultations with respect to the study of County, State, Federal, corporate and private aid funds as they relate to the needs of the Township of West Orange, or as requested by the Township. • Researching, planning, preparing, submitting, proceeding with and following up on all applications and programs for such aid. • Having staff available to talk to and work with Township Department Heads and their staff regarding any grant opportunities and /or grant applications the Township wishes to pursue. • Obtaining “New Grants” on a yearly basis totaling at least the amount paid to vendor for that year. “New Grants” shall mean grant monies which are not recurring or repeating as a result of work done by the vendor in previous years (e.g., a grant of $1,000 per year for five years would not be considered a “New Grant” in years two through five, but if during the period of recurring or repeating payments of such a grant, the payments were increased, or a separate grant was received from the same source, the amount of the increase, and/or separate grant, is to be considered a “New Grant”; it is not the source which is material, but the work performed to prepare a successful grant application. However, grant applications for awards that are essentially “entitlements”, for example NJDOT annual applications, CDBG applications, Federal Bullet Proof Vest applications, etc. are not considered “New Grants”. In the event that New Grants in the aggregate received through the vendor’s efforts do not total at least their annual compensation, then the vendor agrees that they will continue to provide their services beyond the term of any negotiated agreement at no cost to the Township until

s do not total at least their annual compensation, then the vendor agrees that they will continue to provide their services beyond the term of any negotiated agreement at no cost to the Township until the total of New Grants received exceeds the annual compensation. • Submitting an annual written report by the end of each contract year to the Mayor concerning all services rendered and new grants obtained. • Attendance at any meetings requested by the Mayor and/or Business Administrator to discuss potential grants and report as to timeframes and deadlines for submission of grant applications, status of grant applications, and areas of available grant funding.