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AGENDA ITEM: Acceptance from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services of the FY
2024 Child Parent Legal Representation Grant
DEPARTMENT: Circuit Court
MEETING: Board of Commissioners
DATE: Thursday, July 18, 2024 6:00 PM - Click to View Agenda
ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD
Resolution #2024-4214
Motion to accept the FY 2024 Michigan Child Parent Legal Representation (CPLR) Grant
Agreement in the amount of $175,000 from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services,
for the period of June 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024; further, authorize the Chair of the Board
of Commissioners to execute the contract agreement; further; amend the FY 2024 budget as
detailed in the attached Schedule A.
ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY
Grant Penny Luebs
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
The Circuit Court applied for and was awarded a new grant in the amount of $175,000 to the
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), with a grant period from June 1, 2024
through September 30, 2024. The funding will aid the court in retaining and recruiting qualified
counsel and enhance the education, training and mentoring of counsel in child protective
proceedings. The funding will allow the Court a 25% reimbursement on legal services provided by
attorneys representing parents and/or children in child protective proceedings where at least one
child is placed in out of home placement (foster care). The court intends to use these funds to
supplement the cost of legal representation in abuse and neglect cases, increase training for
appointed attorneys, and provide additional legal services to parties in child protective proceedings.
These services comply with the terms of the grant and increase the court's ability to service youth
and families.
The grant award has completed the Grant Review Process in accordance with the Board of
Commissioners Grant Acceptance Procedures.
POLICY ANALYSIS
Acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any future commitment and continuation of
the positions in the grant is contingent upon continued future levels of grant funding.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes
Committee members can contact Michael Andrews, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at
248.425.5572 or andrewsmb@oakgov.com or the department contact persons listed for additional
information.
CONTACT
Chris Bujak, Chief Court Business Operations
ITEM REVIEW TRACKING
Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 7/19/2024
AGENDA DEADLINE: 07/18/2024 6:00 PM
ATTACHMENTS
1. CIRCUIT COURT - Acceptance of the FY2024 Child Parent Legal Representation Grant
(Schedule A)
2. fy24-cplr-user-guide
3. CPLR Grant Contract - 6.1.24 start
4. Award AWD00488_ FY24 Child Parent Legal Representation Grant 05_22_2024 (version 0) is
final approved.
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2024-07-09 Public Health & Safety - Forward to Finance
2024-07-10 Finance - Recommend to Board
2024-07-18 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by: Commissioner Christine Long
Seconded by: Commissioner Ann Erickson Gault
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Michael Gingell, Penny Luebs, Karen Joliat, Kristen
Nelson, Christine Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia
Gershenson, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay
Raman, Ann Erickson Gault, Linnie Taylor (19)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Passed
R/E Fund Name Division Name
Fund #
(FND)
Cost Center
(CCN) #
Account #
(RC/SC)
Program #
(PRG)Grant ID (GRN) #
Project ID #
(PROJ)
Region
(REG)
Budget
Fund
Affiliate
(BFA)
Ledger
Account
Summary Account Title
FY 2024
Amendment
FY 2025
Amendment
FY 2026
Amendment
R General Fund Grants Family Division FND10101 CCN3010402 RC615571 PRG121240 GRN-1004415 615000 State Operating Grants 175,000 - -
Total Revenues 175,000 - -
E General Fund Grants Family Division FND10101 CCN3010402 SC730450 PRG121240 GRN-1004415 730000 Defense Atty Fees 100,000 - -
E General Fund Grants Family Division FND10101 CCN3010402 SC730723 PRG121240 GRN-1004415 730000 Fees Guardian Ad Litem 75,000
Total Expenditures 175,000 - -
Oakland County, Michigan
CIRCUIT COURT - Acceptance of the FY2024 Child Parent Legal Representation Grant
Schedule "A" DETAIL
Child and Parent Legal
Representation (CPLR)
Grant FY 2024
User Guide
MDHHS Program MDHHS EGrAMS
Email: MDHHS-IVE-LRGrant@michigan.gov
Tel: 517-284-2997
Email: MDHHS-EGrAMS-HELP@michigan.gov
Tel: 517-335-3359
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
What is New ____________________________________________________ 3
Changes made for FY24: ___________________________________________________ 3
Grant Timeline: ___________________________________________________________ 3
Brief Description ________________________________________________ 4
Program Summary: _______________________________________________________ 4
Application Process: Intent to Apply _________________________________ 6
Application Process: EGrAMS ______________________________________ 7
Program Assignments within EGrAMS: ________________________________________ 7
Narrative: _______________________________________________________________ 7
Work Plan: ______________________________________________________________ 8
Budget: ________________________________________________________________ 12
Submitting Grant Application for Approval _____________________________________ 13
Ongoing Reporting Requirements __________________________________ 14
Completion of Monthly Billing Spreadsheet: ___________________________________ 14
Monthly Number of Children Impacted by Representation: (IV-E Requirement) ________ 16
Completion of Financial Status Report (FSR) in EGrAMS: ________________________ 17
Fiscal Questionnaire: _____________________________________________________ 17
Quarterly Work Plan Report: _______________________________________________ 17
Amendment Process ____________________________________________ 19
Changes That May be Necessary: ___________________________________________ 19
Steps to Complete an Amendment: __________________________________________ 19
Glossary ______________________________________________________ 20
Additional Resources ____________________________________________ 21
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WHAT IS NEW
Changes made for FY24:
• Clarifying what enhanced legal service was provided within the work plan report.
• No longer require how reimbursement funds are spent.
• Changed work plan requirements.
• Clarified work plan review layout.
• Added a Glossary section.
• Added a Grant Timeline.
Grant Timeline:
Intent to
Apply
The Intent to apply is emailed out around January/February prior to the fiscal year
starting. This is completed on a spreadsheet outside of the EGrAMS system.
User Profile Each grantee should ensure a minimum of 3 people have user profiles within
EGrAMS. If someone does not have a user profile, one should be created.
Complete
Application
Around June/July prior to the fiscal year starting, the application will be available
within EGrAMS to complete and submit.
Monthly
FSRs
Financial Status Reports (FSRs) are due on a monthly basis and should be
submitted within EGrAMS along with the required monthly billing spreadsheet that is
provided by program office.
Work Plan
Reviews
Quarterly Work Plan Reviews are required to be completed with the EGrAMS
system utilizing the layout provided within the CPLR FY24 User Guide. All required
data should be provided.
Obligation
Report
During the last quarter of the fiscal year, this report is required to estimate the
remaining expenditure for the final agreement period.
Final FSR When submitting September’s FSR, the report can be submitted multiple times. To
close out the grant, the last FSR must have the listed type: Final.
Intent to Apply User Profile Application Monthly
FSRs
Work Plan
Reviews
Obligation
Report Final FSR
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The Child and Parent Legal Representation Grant (CPLR) is a federal passthrough of title IV-
E funds, managed by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS),
offered to all circuit courts and tribes in Michigan. The grant will allow MDHHS to make a title
IV-E reimbursement claim at the rate of 50% for legal services provided by attorneys
representing parents and/or children in child protective proceedings where at least one child
is placed in out of home placement (foster care). The department will determine the type and
amount of eligible expenditures based on federal guidance from the Children’s Bureau and
will provide the court the applicable title IV -E funds. The grant period is October 1 through
September 30 each year.
Program Summary:
• Purpose
o To enhance legal representation for children and families in child protective
proceedings. Courts will be able to claim for eligible expenses related to
representing children and/or parents within the abuse and neglect eligible
population.
• Eligibility
o Attorney fees that are connected to a client involved in formal court proceedings
where at least one child is placed out of the home under the care and
supervision of the department is eligible under this grant.
• Grant Penetration Rate
o The IV-E Penetration rate is determined by the amount of IV-E eligible youth
that are in the eligible population.
o Utilizing the penetration rate in the monthly billing eliminates the need for
grantees to sort out invoices based on IV-E eligibility and allows bills to be
submitted for all eligible youth (see above), despite their funding source.
o Due to the statewide IV-E penetration rate being close to 30%, MDHHS has
agreed to allow for state general funds (GF) to be used so that all grantees can
have a consistent 50% grant penetration rate for the entire FY24.
▪ For example, if the IV-E penetration rate is 30%, general funds will
support the remaining 20% to reach the 50% grant penetration rate.
o The title IV-E reimbursement rate is 50% for title IV-E eligible cases. With the
grant penetration rate being 50% as well, this leads to an overall 25%
reimbursement rate.
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• Enhanced Legal Service Requirement:
o It is required that an enhanced legal service is provided, and it is one that the
grantee was not provided prior to this grant.
o The type of enhancement provided must be indicated within the Work Plan of
the grant.
• Reimbursable Court Funded Legal Representation Expenses:
o Court-funded legal representation expenses that can be billed to the CPLR
grant for title IV-E reimbursement include:
(1) Attorney costs for in court legal representation.
(2) Attorney costs for attendance at court-approved child welfare training.
(3) Attorney costs for ancillary legal services provided to remove barriers to
permanency.
(4) Costs associated with an Attorney Mentor Program.
(5) Attorney costs for out of court legal representation.
• Example of Program Monthly Expense Billing Calculation:
o A court spends $10,000 in July on parent and child legal representation costs in
child protective proceedings.
o The agreed grant penetration rate for FY24 is 50%
o The federal IV-E reimbursement rate is 50%.
o Reimbursement Amount = Total program monthly expense multiplied by the
monthly grant penetration rate (50%) multiplied by 50% federal IV-E
reimbursement rate.
▪ ($10,000 x 50%) x 50% = $2,500. The grantee would receive $2,500 in
total reimbursement (between federal IV-E and state general funds).
• Grantees will be sub-recipients of the department’s title IV-E federal grant.
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APPLICATION PROCESS: INTENT TO APPLY
1. Complete the Intent to Apply spreadsheet and turn it in to the MDHHS-IVE-
LRGrant@michigan.gov mailbox.
Note: The total cost estimates should be entered into the intent to apply request. If
during the grant cycle the court needs to increase their total project cost, an
amendment can be made at that time. Amendment approvals are not guaranteed.
2. MDHHS will provide the court’s total approved amount of anticipated federal funding,
including the breakdown of the amount eligible for reimbursement and the local
amounts that must be spent.
3. The MDHHS Bureau of Grants and Purchasing (BGP) will register all applicants into
EGrAMS. Once registered, a notification will be sent to the identified contact person to
submit the grant application through EGrAMS.
TIP: Recorded Webinar link for completing an application
within EGrAMS: https://youtu.be/i4qUOexVWA8
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APPLICATION PROCESS: EGRAMS
Program Assignments within EGrAMS:
• Project Director: This user is responsible for activating other users’ profiles and
assigning other users to work on the grant program, including applications and reports.
• Authorized Official: This user is responsible to submit grant applications and sign
contracts with official authority of the court.
• Financial Officer: This user is responsible for submitting financial status reports (FSR)
and requests for reimbursement.
Note: The following program assignments are required within EGrAMS and must be held by
different individuals.
1. Individuals taking on the roles above must first create a user profile in EGrAMS if they
do not already have one.
2. Once the individual serving as project director has created their profile, they must
contact the EGrAMS help desk at MDHHS-EGrAMS-HELP@michigan.gov to request
assignment as project director for their agency (court) for the CPLR grant program.
3. The project director is then able to assign the other users for your agency:
• Log into EGrAMS at http://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs and go to menus Grantee >
Project Director > Assign Agency Users.
Note: Your agency should complete all sections of the application; users assigned to any of
the key roles named above may work on the application by logging in at http://egrams-
mi.com/mdhhs and setting menus to Grantee > Grant Application > Enter Grant Application.
Narrative:
• Program Synopsis: Enter a short narrative describing what the court plans to do to
improve legal representation for children and/or parents in child protective proceedings
with the grant funding.
• Target Population: Choose the court of jurisdiction.
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Work Plan:
Grantees are required to complete a work plan within their application. The work plan outlines
the eligible legal representation services (called activities) that will be provided through this
grant. There are five allowable services/activities available to be submitted within the financial
status report (FSR) for reimbursement. Any allowable service(s) submitted within the monthly
FSR must be included as an activity in the work plan.
Each activity selected will be evaluated by the grantee quarterly through a work plan review in
EGrAMS based on the data methods provided in Objective 1 examples below. The data
collected, if implemented at the beginning of the process, should simplify the measurement
and reporting requirements. Other data collection methods are acceptable in addition to what
is being requested.
As part of the grant agreement, the court must demonstrate what type of enhancement (s) are
being provided through legal representation that were not offered prior to this grant. This may
be as simple as increasing attorney fees to maintain or attract new attorneys on the roster,
provide reimbursement for services not previously allowed, or creating a mentorship program
to help support new attorneys within the abuse and neglect po pulation. The enhanced service
provided must be indicated in the work plan to ensure this requirement is met.
Objective 1: Billable services submitted for reimbursement within the grant. (Required)
• Available Activities: The below is a list of allowable activities. A minimum of one activity
is required.
Activity Does this qualify as an Enhanced Service?
Activity 1
Compensation for attorneys to
obtain or maintain high quality
attorneys.
This is considered an enhanced service if an
increase in rate of pay was provided.
Activity 2 Compensating attorneys to
attend training
This is considered an enhanced service if there was
a pay increase to the rate of reimbursement OR if
this was not a paid service prior to this grant.
Activity 3
Compensating attorneys to
represent families in ancillary
legal matters that are causing
barriers to permanency.
This is considered an enhanced service if there was
a pay increase to the rate of reimbursement OR if
this was not a paid service prior to this grant.
Activity 4
Establishing an attorney mentor
program to assist newer
attorneys.
This is considered an enhanced service if there was
a pay increase to the rate of reimbursement OR if
this was not a paid service prior to this grant.
Activity 5
Compensating attorneys to
attend out of court client
meetings.
This is considered an enhanced service if there was
a pay increase to the rate of reimbursement OR if
this was not a paid service prior to this grant.
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Objective 1 Examples: (Most of the language below can be copied directly into the work plan
section of the application).
Activity 1: Attorney Compensation
Activities: The court will compensate attorneys with the CPLR grant
funding to obtain or maintain high quality attorneys.
• If this is an enhanced service, indicate how the service
was enhanced in this section compared to prior to the
county’s participation in this grant.
Responsible Staff: Which staff will be responsible for carrying out this activity?
Please choose a job role, not a specific name.
From/To Date: 10/01/2023 to 09/30/2024.
Expected Outcome: Consistency in legal representation.
Measurement: 1. Number of attorneys on court appointment list.
2. Number of attorneys on court appointment list prior to this
grant being implemented within your court.
Activity 2: Compensate Attorneys to Attend Training
Activities: Attorneys will be compensated for attending court-approved
child welfare trainings, which will advance the attorneys' skills
and lead to faster permanency.
• If this is an enhanced service, indicate how the service
was enhanced in this section compared to prior to the
county’s participation in this grant.
Responsible Staff: Which staff will be responsible for carrying out this activity?
Please choose a job role, not a specific name.
From/To Date: 10/01/2023 to 09/30/2024.
Expected Outcome: 1. Attorneys will attend court-approved child welfare trainings.
2. Attorneys will find the training helpful to their practice.
Measurement: 1. Number of attorneys that attended a training.
2. Percentage of attorneys that attended a training.
3. Percentage of attorneys that found the training helpful.
Needed? How does the court know if they found it helpful?
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Activity 3: Provide Ancillary Legal Services to Families
Activities: Attorneys will be compensated to represent families in ancillary
legal matters that are causing barriers to permanency.
• If this is an enhanced service, indicate how the service
was enhanced in this section compared to prior to the
county’s participation in this grant.
Responsible Staff: Which staff will be responsible for carrying out this activity?
Please choose a job role, not a specific name.
From/To Date: 10/01/2023 to 09/30/2024.
Expected Outcome: Ancillary legal matters will be resolved.
Measurement: 1. Number of cases provided ancillary legal services.
2. Percentage of cases provided ancillary legal services.
3. Types of legal services provided.
Activity 4: Establish an Attorney Mentor Program
Activities: Experienced attorneys will mentor newer attorneys through their
first few child protective proceedings.
• If this is an enhanced service, indicate how the service
was enhanced in this section compared to prior to the
county’s participation in this grant.
Responsible Staff: Which staff will be responsible for carrying out this activity?
Please choose a job role, not a specific name.
From/To Date: 10/01/2023 to 09/30/2024.
Expected Outcome: New attorneys will receive assistance from a mentor.
Measurement: 1. Number of new attorneys in mentor program.
2. Percentage of new attorneys in mentor program.
Activity 5: Compensate Attorneys for Out of Court Advocacy
Activities: Attorneys will be compensated to represent clients in out-of-
court meetings.
• If this is an enhanced service, indicate how the service
was enhanced in this section compared to prior to the
county’s participation in this grant.
Responsible Staff: Which staff will be responsible for carrying out this activity?
Please choose a job role, not a specific name.
From/To Date: 10/01/2023 to 09/30/2024.
Expected Outcome: Attorneys will attend out of court meetings, resulting in
increased client communication.
Measurement: 1. Number of attorneys that attended out of court meetings.
2. Total number of out of court meetings attended.
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Objective 2: Enhanced Service
➢ This objective is only required if the enhanced legal service being provided is not listed
in one of the activities above. This must outline what service is being provided to
improve representation for children and parents in the abuse and neglect population.
Objective 1: Enhanced Service
Activities: Indicate what new service/activity is being provided to enhance
legal representation.
Responsible Staff: Which staff will be responsible for carrying out this activity?
Please choose a job role, not a specific name.
From/To Date: 10/01/2023 to 09/30/2024.
Expected Outcome: How will the activity/service improve legal representation for
children and parents?
Measurement: How will you measure the impact of this activity/service on the
targeted population?
Objective 3: Services Provided by the Grant Reimbursement Funds. (Optional)
➢ This is an optional section for those who are utilizing reimbursement funds to
support additional services for the abuse and neglect population. This does not
have a required layout but provides a space to report the good work being done
because of this grant, if applicable.
Objective 3: Services Provided by the Grant Reimbursement Funds.
Activities: What service(s) are being provided by the reimbursement funds
of this grant to enhance legal representation provided to
children and parents in the abuse and neglect system?
Responsible Staff: Which staff will be responsible for carrying out this activity?
Please choose a job role, not a specific name.
From/To Date: 10/01/2023 to 09/30/2024.
Expected Outcome: (optional) How will the activity/service improve the legal
representation provided to children and/or parents within the
abuse and neglect system? What will the impact of this
activity/service be on the targeted population?
Measurement: (optional) How will you measure the impact of this
activity/service on the targeted population?
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Budget:
• Budget Details. The budget details the costs of title IV-E eligible legal representation of
children and parents in child protective proceedings covered by this grant. The budget
may not include planned expenditures that are not title IV -E eligible.
o Attorney Billing:
▪ Listing Attorney Fees:
• Salary and Wages: Attorneys employed by the grantee directly.
• Contractual-Subcontractor: A contract with a firm or an individual
attorney.
• Other Expenses—Legal Fees: Individual attorneys, pool/panel/etc.
▪ Example Budget Breakdown Scenarios:
➢ Scenario 1: The court has contracted with one firm for multiple
attorneys.
Budget Breakdown: The court should enter the contractor’s
information – agency information only, not specific attorney names
– in the contractor section of the application. If the contract with the
attorneys/law firm is $50,000 or higher, attach a brief statement of
work indicating the services provided in that subcontract.
➢ Scenario 2: The court has contracted with more than one firm for
attorney services.
Budget Breakdown: The court should list each firm’s information –
agency information only, not specific attorney names – in the
contractor section of the application. If any subcontract is $50,000
or higher, attach a brief statement of work indicating the services
provided in that subcontract.
➢ Scenario 3: The court has contracted with individual attorneys.
Budget Breakdown: List those attorneys by name in the contractor
section of the budget. If any subcontract is $50,000 or higher,
attach a brief statement of work indicating the services provided in
that subcontract.
➢ Scenario 4: The court has agreements (not a contract) with
individual attorneys, not through a firm or business entity.
Budget Breakdown: List those attorneys by name in the Other
Expenses section of the budget. The courts can select Other as
the category.
➢ Scenario 5: The court has attorneys on staff.
Budget Breakdown: Those attorneys should be listed in the Salary
& Wage section of the budget by name.
Note: A list of your attorneys and/or contracted firm(s) should be
uploaded into your Grant Application in EGrAMS .
o All other expenses should be listed under Other Expenses such as for travel,
training cost, etc. The other categories are intended to be utilized for those that
are direct employees of the grantee.
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• Source of Funds:
o Total Project Cost: Total Project Cost is the amount the court expects to spend
on legal representation costs during the period of the gr ant, which includes the
local total and the state total.
o Local Total: The Local Total is the amount of court funding budgeted for parent
and child legal representation in child protective proceedings.
o State Total: The State Total is an estimate of the court’s title IV -E
reimbursement through this grant. The estimated amount is calculated by
multiplying the Total Project Cost x the statewide title IV-E penetration rate x
50%.
Example: The court spends $5,000 during the month of October. This amount is
submitted for reimbursement within EGrAMS. The amount that will be reimbursed from
the grant to be reinvested in one of the seven strategies above to enhance legal
representation to children and parents would be $1,250 (($5000 x 50%) x 50%), which
is entered into the state amount. That would leave $3,750 to be entered as the local
total.
Submitting Grant Application for Approval
• Once the application is complete in EGrAMS, the authorized official must submit the
application by logging in at http://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs, then going to menus Grantee
> Grant Application > Grant Application Preview.
• There are multiple levels of approval before the final grant application can be signed
and finalized. An email will be sent to the authorized official once it is ready for
signature.
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ONGOING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Grantees are required to complete a Monthly billing spreadsheet which will be attached to the
Financial Status Report (FSR) each month in EGrAMS. In addition, grantees are required to
complete a quarterly work plan report.
Completion of Monthly Billing Spreadsheet:
The Monthly Billing Spreadsheet must be completed each month with the following tabs:
o Roster Tab: This can be completed with the full roster of attorneys even if billing does
not include some attorneys in that specific month. Note: This roster is used to prefill
names into the Break Down of Monthly Expenses tab.
o Monthly Court Bill Tab:
▪ Only the following sections need to be completed:
➢ Grantee Name.
➢ Billing Month.
➢ Fiscal Year.
➢ Billing Type.
➢ Monthly Number of Children Impacted by Representation.
➢ FC Penetration Rate. For FY24, it will be a flat 50%
Note: The tabs highlighted in blue in the application are pre-set with formulas
based on what is entered in other areas of this report and should NOT be
manually entered.
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o Break Down of Monthly Expenses Tab:
▪ Subcontractor/Attorney First and Last Name: Use the drop-down list
provided from your roster tab.
▪ Services Provided: Use the drop-down list of categories that are allowable
categories within EGrAMS.
▪ Billing Unit: This must be listed as a number. If it is a flat rate, enter in 1.
▪ Unit Rate: Amount per billing unit.
▪ Total Billed: This is auto calculated based on the billing unit x unit rate.
➢ Example 1: Flat Rate Billing (often contractual expenses)
• Billing Unit: 1
• Unit Rate: Amount billed for the month (e.g., $325).
• Total Billing: Auto-calculated - Do Not Fill (e.g., Total $325).
➢ Example 2: Hourly Rate
• Billing Unit: The number of hours billed for the month (e.g.,
5.25).
• Unit rate: Amount total billed per hour (e.g., $75).
• Total Billing: Auto-calculated - Do Not Fill (e.g., Total $393.75).
➢ Example 3: Mileage Rate
• Billing Unit: Number of miles billed for the month (e.g., 75).
• Unit rate: Amount total billed per hour (e.g., .65/mile).
• Total Billing: Auto-calculated - Do Not Fill (e.g., Total $48.75).
Note: In order to bill for any of the services provided, the original grant
application must include funds in that line item. For example, if billing for a
contract rate, your original grant budget details must include a dollar amount
within the contractual line item. A budget amendment may be requested to
include funds in that line item, if needed.
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Monthly Number of Children Impacted by Representation: (IV-E Requirement)
The obligation to report on the monthly number of children impacted by the child and
parent legal representation grant is required when requesting reimbursement of title IV -E
funds. The requirement is to report on the average monthly number of children on whose
behalf title IV-E foster care independent legal representation (child or parent)
administrative costs were incurred. Care must be taken to ensure that children are not
counted multiple times in a month.
• Child: Count each child included in this month’s billing; this is an unduplicated child
count each month.
• Parent: For each parent that was included in this month’s billing, count each of the
parent’s children that were in care during the current billing month. This is an
unduplicated child count each month even if multiple parents have representation.
o Parent Example: An attorney represented a parent who has three children in
foster care. Count three for the number of children impacted by representation
for that parent.
• Both Parent and Child: If both the child and parent were included in this month’s
billing, count that as one.
o Both Example: During the billing month, attorneys billed for both the parents and
three children on one case. The total number of children impacted would be
three.
Additional scenarios for counting the number of monthly children impac ted.
• Scenario 1: The court has a contract with an attorney who is paid a monthly stipend
to represent five children. Because the contract includes all five children, five would
be the number reported even if the attorney did not directly work on that child’s
case during the month. The monthly contract made the attorney available to the
child for the month which is what brings them into the monthly count.
o Example: The attorney represents two families, one with three children and
another with two children, but is paid a flat rate for the month to be available for
all five children. During May, the family with three children has direct contact
with the attorney but because of the monthly flat rate (as opposed to an hourly
charge) the monthly report would be five children.
• Scenario 2: The court contracts with an attorney to represent a single family and
pays based on the number of hours billed during the month. Because the funds
paid are specific to a specific case, the number of children counted would only be
those who were included in that month’s bill.
o Example: The attorney represents five children from two different families.
During May only one family with three children is included in the monthly billing
so the monthly report would be three children.
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Completion of Financial Status Report (FSR) in EGrAMS:
• The FSR is a type of progress report in EGrAMS that courts must submit monthly. The
FSR is used to submit monthly billing requests in order to receive reimbursement.
• The information entered on the Monthly Billing Spreadsheet is utilized to complete the
FSR in EGrAMS.
o The local and state amounts must reflect what is in the spreadsheet.
o The completed Monthly Billing Spreadsheet must be attached to a program
expense in the corresponding month’s FSR within the Expenditure tab.
Note: The completed spreadsheet, not screenshots, are to be uploaded into EGrAMS.
Fiscal Questionnaire:
• The fiscal questionnaire should be uploaded yearly into the Agency EGrAMS profile by
December of the current fiscal year.
• This can be accessed by going through EGrAMS and selecting: Grantee > Agency >
Grantee Agency and click on the Go button.
1. Change the mode from “review” to “change:
2. Select the Find button.
3. Select the Attachments tab and click on the “type” lookup icon.
4. Select the Attachment type: FYXXFRQ-Fiscal Year 20XX Fiscal Review
Questionnaire.
5. Then select the browse button to upload the document that is needed to be
uploaded.
6. Select OK to save the document.
Quarterly Work Plan Report:
• The initial Work Plan created during the grant application process will help guide the
details listed within the quarterly Work Plan Report.
• The quarterly Work Plan Report provides feedback regarding the quality of services
being provided to parents and children served by the grant.
Example Layout:
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• The following areas are required to be completed each quarter for each activity listed
in the work plan under Objective 1.
o Target Audience: Who is this activity affecting?
o Completed/Completed date: (check box): Mark Complete only when the activity
has been completed for the entire grant period and will not be worked on later.
o Period Summary: Include the below detail based on the activity answering:
Activity Details entered into Period Summary
Activity 1 Compensation for attorneys to
obtain or maintain high quality
attorneys
• Number of attorneys on court
appointment list for this Quarter of
review.
• Number of attorneys on previous year(s)
roaster
Activity 2 Compensating attorneys to
attend training
• Number and percentage of attorneys that
attended a training.
• Percentage of attorneys that found the
training helpful.
Activity 3 Compensating attorneys to
represent families in ancillary
legal matters that are causing
barriers to permanency
• Number of cases provided ancillary legal
services.
• Percentage of cases provided ancillary
legal services.
• Types of legal services provided.
Activity 4 Establishing an attorney
mentor program to assist
newer attorneys
• Number of new attorneys in mentor
program.
• Percentage of new attorneys in mentor
program.
Activity 5 Compensating attorneys to
attend out of court client
meetings
• Number of attorneys that attended out of
court meetings.
• Percentage of attorneys that attended
out of court meetings.
• Total number of out of court meetings
attended.
o Evaluation Results: The evaluation results section is where a narrative of the
progress during this quarter should be listed. This includes any issues that were
presented during the quarter, any additional details that is worth noting, etc.
Tip: Monthly Financial Status Report (FSR) must be
completed and sent for approval by the end of the following
month to ensure timely reimbursement.
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AMENDMENT PROCESS
Changes That May be Necessary:
• Budget edits, including moving funds from one line to another or requesting an
increase to the budget.
• Edits to the list of attorneys in the agreement.
• Adjustments to the Work Plan.
Steps to Complete an Amendment:
1. Consult with MDHHS Program Office analyst to determine if an amendment is needed
by sending an emailing to MDHHS-IVE-LRGrant@michigan.gov.
2. If an amendment is needed, MDHHS Program Office will send a request to the
EGrAMS Office, which requires approval from both the Grants Program Manager and
the MDHHS Budget Office.
3. If approved, EGrAMS staff will open the agreement for corrections.
a. The authorized official will receive an email through EGrAMS indicating that the
agreement is available for amendment, the timeframe for amendment
completion, and any specific instructions necessary to complete the
amendment.
4. Once the necessary amendments are made within the original grant application layout,
the application must be sent for approval through EGrAMS, the same process as for
approving the original application.
Tip: FSRs cannot be submitted while a budget is being
amended. Once the amendment is approved, FSR
submissions can resume.
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GLOSSARY
Amendment: A minor change or addition to the grant, such as changing funds from one
budget line to another or to increase or decrease grant agreement amount.
EGrAMS: Electronic Grant Administration and Management System. This is the software
utilized by MDHHS to implement its outgoing grant agreements.
Eligible Services: The services allowed for reimbursement under this grant. These are all the
services that are allowed to be submitted within the monthly billing report (FSR in EGrAMS).
Enhanced Services: Any approved services (including rate increases) that were not
previously provided prior to participating in the CPLR grant.
Financial Status Report (FSR): The FSR is a standardized format for reporting expenditures
and the source of funds related to the grant program.
General Funds (GF): General funds are funds provided by MDHHS.
Grant Penetration Rate: The grant penetration rate is the rate utilized to determine the
amount eligible for reimbursement with this grant. This rate is set at 50% for FY24. State
general funds (GF) covers the difference between the IV -E penetration rate and the 50%
grant penetration rate.
IV-E Penetration Rate: This is the percentage of IV-E funded youth that are in the eligible
population.
IV-E Reimbursement Claim Rate: The IV-E reimbursement claim rate is 50%. This rate is
used to determine how much of the expenditures are eligible for reimbursement, after the
grant penetration rate has been applied.
Monthly Billing Report: The monthly billing report is a spreadsheet provided by the program
office which is used to combine all invoices/billing statements for the month recordin g. This
should be completed and uploaded each month into the Financial Status Report (FSR) within
EGrAMS.
Work Plan: The work plan is a required section within the grant application where grantees
can list out the objectives that are being set for this grant, including activities utilized to reach
those objectives, who would be responsible to complete those activities, estimated timeframe
to complete them, as well as expected outcomes and data measurements.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
EGrAMS Screen Help Documents:
These documents can be found on the main sign in page for EGrAMS under:
About EGrAMS→ Screen Help Documents → NEW EGrAMS Training Videos.
• Getting Started in EGrAMS: This training is ideal for users new to the system and
who are in the process of setting up a profile, or for project directors who are in
charge of setting up other users in EGrAMS - https://vimeo.com/533846635.
• Completing an Application or Amendment in EGrAMS: This module will help
anyone who is new to or wants a refresher on entering applications and
amendments into EGrAMS. It includes the submission process, MDHHS
approval process, and final signatures - https://vimeo.com/534169455.
• Completing Reports in EGrAMS: This training is for grantee users whose grants
require them to submit reports in EGrAMS. It covers all types of reports, how to
complete them, their deadlines, and the approval process involved with each -
https://vimeo.com/534183227.
• Project-Based Agreement Training: Project-based agreements are those which
have multiple grant projects associated with them, including the Master Agreement,
Comprehensive Agreement with the Local Health Departments,
Comprehensive Services for Behavioral Health (CBH), and a handful of other
programs. This training covers the unique aspects of how project director’s assign
users, application/amendment details, and other processes distinct to Project based
agreements - https://vimeo.com/534170588.
For questions related to the EGrAMS system or for technical support,
please reach out to the EGrAMS helpdesk at:
MDHHS-EGrAMS-HELP@michigan.gov
or
517-335-3359
For program specific questions including technical support with the
Monthly Billing Spreadsheet, please email:
MDHHS-IVE-LRGrant@michigan.gov
Agreement #: E20245543-00
Grant Agreement Between
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
hereinafter referred to as the "Department"
and
County of Oakland - 6th Judicial Circuit
1200 N Telegraph Rd
Pontiac MI 48341 0404
Federal I.D.#: 38-6004876, Unique Entity Identifier: HZ4EUKDD7AB4
hereinafter referred to as the "Grantee"
for
Child and Parent Legal Representation - 2024
Part 1
1.Period of Agreement:
This Agreement will commence on June 1, 2024, and continue through September
30, 2024. No activity will be performed and no costs to the state will be incurred prior
to June 1, 2024. Throughout the Agreement June 1, 2024, will be referred to as the
start date. This Agreement is in full force and effect for the period specified.
2.Program Budget and Agreement Amount:
A.Agreement Amount
The total amount of this Agreement is $700,000.00. Under the terms of this
Agreement, the Department will provide funding not to exceed $175,000.00.
The source of funding provided by the Department can be obtained in the
Schedule of Financial Assistance, available on-demand in the EGrAMS
electronic grants management system (http://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs).
The Agreement is designated as a:
X Subrecipient relationship (federal funding); or
Recipient (non-federal funding).
The Agreement is designated as:
Research and development project; or
X Not a research and development project.
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B.Equipment Purchases and Title
Any Grantee equipment purchases supported in whole or in part through this
Agreement must be listed in the supporting Equipment Inventory Schedule
which should be attached to the Final Financial Status Report. Equipment
means tangible, non-expendable, personal property having a useful life of
more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit. Title to
items having a unit acquisition cost of less than $5,000 will vest with the
Grantee upon acquisition. The Department reserves the right to retain or
transfer the title to all items of equipment having a unit acquisition cost of
$5,000 or more, to the extent that the Department’s proportionate interest in
such equipment supports such retention or transfer of title.
C.Deviation Allowance
A deviation allowance modifying an established budget category by $10,000 or
15%, whichever is greater, is permissible without prior written approval of the
Department. Any modification or deviations in excess of this provision,
including any adjustment to the total amount of this Agreement, must be made
in writing and executed by all parties through an amendment to this Agreement
before the modifications can be implemented. This deviation allowance does
not authorize new categories, subcontracts, equipment items or positions not
shown in the attached Program Budget Summary and supporting detail
schedules.
3.Purpose:
The focus of the program is to provide legal representation to eligible children and
parents in child welfare legal proceedings.
4.Statement of Work:
The Grantee agrees to undertake, perform and complete the activities described in
Attachment A2, which is part of this Agreement.
5.Financial Requirements:
The financial requirements must be followed as described in Part 2 and Attachment B,
which are part of this Agreement.
6.Performance/Progress Report Requirements:
The progress reporting methods must be followed as described in Part 2 and
Attachment C, which are part of this Agreement.
7.General Provisions:
The Grantee agrees to comply with the General Provisions as described in Part 2,
Attachment A1, and Attachment E, which are part of this Agreement.
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8.Administration of the Agreement:
The person acting for the Department in administering this Agreement (hereinafter
referred to as the Contract Manager) is:
Hollie Panavas Manager (517) 388-8325
panavash@michigan.gov
___________________________________________________________________
Name Title Telephone No. Email Address
9.Grantee's Financial Contact for the Agreement:
The financial contact acting on behalf of the Grantee for this Agreement is:
Karrie Jager Accountant
___________________________________________________________________
Name Title
jagerk@oakgov.com (248) 858-5468
___________________________________________________________________
E-Mail Address Telephone No.
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10.Special Conditions:
A.This Agreement is valid upon approval and execution by the Department which
may be contingent upon approval by the State Administrative Board and
signature by the Grantee.
B.This Agreement is conditionally approved subject to and contingent upon the
availability of funds.
C.Based on the availability of funding, the Department may specify the amount of
funding the Grantee may expend during a specific time period within the
Agreement Period.
D.The Department will not assume any responsibility or liability for costs incurred
by the Grantee prior to the start date of this Agreement.
E.The Grantee is required by 2004 PA 533 to receive payments by electronic
funds transfer.
11.Special Certification:
The individual or officer signing this Agreement certifies by their signature that they
are authorized to sign this Agreement on behalf of the responsible governing board,
official or Grantee.
12.Signature Section:
FOR the GRANTEE
County of Oakland - 6th Judicial Circuit
David Woodward County Commissioner
___________________________________________________________________
Name Title Date
For the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Jeanette Hensler 05/22/2024
___________________________________________________________________
Jeanette Hensler, Grants Division Director Date
Bureau of Grants and Purchasing
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Part 2
General Provisions
I.Responsibilities - Grantee
The Grantee, in accordance with the general purposes and objectives of this
Agreement, must:
A.Publication Rights
1.Copyright materials only when the Grantee exclusively develops books,
films or other such copyrightable materials through activities supported
by this Agreement. The copyrighted materials cannot include recipient
information or personal identification data. Grantee provides the
Department a royalty-free, non-exclusive and irrevocable license to
reproduce, publish and use such materials copyrighted by the Grantee
and authorizes others to reproduce and use such materials.
2.Obtain prior written authorization from the Department’s Office of
Communications for any materials copyrighted by the Grantee or
modifications bearing acknowledgment of the Department's name prior
to reproduction and use of such materials. The state of Michigan may
modify the material copyrighted by the Grantee and may combine it with
other copyrightable intellectual property to form a derivative work. The
state of Michigan will own and hold all copyright and other intellectual
property rights in any such derivative work, excluding any rights or
interest granted in this Agreement to the Grantee. If the Grantee ceases
to conduct business for any reason or ceases to support the
copyrightable materials developed under this Agreement, the state of
Michigan has the right to convert its licenses into transferable licenses
to the extent consistent with any applicable obligations the Grantee has.
3.Obtain written authorization, at least 14 days in advance, from the
Department’s Office of Communications and give recognition to the
Department in any and all publications, papers and presentations
arising from the Agreement activities.
4.Notify the Department’s Bureau of Grants and Purchasing 30 days
before applying to register a copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office.
The Grantee must submit an annual report for all copyrighted materials
developed by the Grantee through activities supported by this
Agreement and must submit a final invention statement and certification
within 60 days of the end of the Agreement period.
5.Not make any media releases related to this Agreement, without prior
written authorization from the Department’s Office of Communications.
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B.Fees
1.Guarantee that any claims made to the Department under this
Agreement will not be financed by any sources other than the
Department under the terms of this Agreement. If funding is received
through any other source, the Grantee agrees to budget the additional
source of funds and reflect the source of funding on the Financial Status
Report.
2.Make reasonable efforts to collect 1st and 3rd party fees, where
applicable, and report those collections on the Financial Status Report.
Any under recoveries of otherwise available fees resulting from failure to
bill for eligible activities will be excluded from reimbursable
expenditures.
C.Grant Program Operation
Provide the necessary administrative, professional and technical staff for
operation of the grant program. The Grantee must obtain and maintain all
necessary licenses, permits or other authorizations necessary for the
performance of this Agreement.
Use an accounting system that can identify and account for the funds received
from each separate grant, regardless of funding source, and assure that grant
funds are not commingled.
D.Reporting
Utilize all report forms and reporting formats required by the Department at the
start date of this Agreement and provide the Department with timely review
and commentary on any new report forms and reporting formats proposed for
issuance thereafter.
E.Record Maintenance/Retention
Maintain adequate program and fiscal records and files, including source
documentation, to support program activities and all expenditures made under
the terms of this Agreement, as required. The Grantee must assure that all
terms of the Agreement will be appropriately adhered to and that records and
detailed documentation for the grant project or grant program identified in this
Agreement will be maintained for a period of not less than four years from the
date of termination, the date of submission of the final expenditure report or
until litigation and audit findings have been resolved. This section applies to
the Grantee, any parent, affiliate, or subsidiary organization of the Grantee and
any subcontractor that performs activities in connection with this Agreement.
F.Authorized Access
1.Permit within 10 calendar days of providing notification and at
reasonable times, access by authorized representatives of the
Department, Federal Grantor Agency, Inspector Generals, Comptroller
General of the United States and State Auditor General, or any of their
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duly authorized representatives, to records, papers, files, documentation
and personnel related to this Agreement, to the extent authorized by
applicable state or federal law, rule or regulation.
2.Acknowledge the rights of access in this section are not limited to the
required retention period. The rights of access will last as long as the
records are retained.
3.Cooperate and provide reasonable assistance to authorized
representatives of the Department and others when those individuals
have access to the Grantee’s grant records.
G.Audits
This section only applies to Grantees designated as subrecipients by the
Department (see Part 1, Section 2 A.).
1.Required Audit or Audit Exemption Notice
Submit to the Department either a Single Audit, Financial Related Audit
or Audit Exemption Notice as described below. A Financial Related
Audit is applicable to for-profit Grantees that are designated as
subrecipients. If submitting a Single Audit or Financial Related Audit,
Grantees must also submit a corrective action plan prepared in
accordance with 2 CFR 200.511(c) for any audit findings that impact the
Department funded programs, and management letter (if issued) with a
corrective action plan.
a.Single Audit
Grantees that are a state, local government or non-profit
organization that expend $750,000 or more in federal awards
during the Grantee’s fiscal year must submit a Single Audit to
the Department, regardless of the amount of funding received
from the Department. The Single Audit must comply with the
requirements of 2 CFR 200 Subpart F. The Single Audit
reporting package must include all components described in 2
CFR 200.512 (c).
b.Financial Related Audit
Grantees that are for-profit organizations that expend $750,000
or more in federal awards during the Grantee’s fiscal year must
submit either a financial related audit prepared in accordance
with Government Auditing Standards relating to all federal
awards, or an audit that meets the requirements contained in 2
CFR 200 Subpart F, if required by the federal awarding agency.
c.Audit Exemption Notice
Grantees exempt from the Single Audit and Financial Related
Audit requirements (a. and b. above) must submit an Audit
Exemption Notice that certifies these exemptions. The
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template Audit Exemption Notice and further instructions are
available at State of Michigan - MDHHS by selecting Inside
MDHHS – MDHHS Audit - Audit Reporting.
2.Financial Statement Audit
Grantees exempt from the Single Audit and Financial Related Audit
requirements (that are required to submit an Audit Exemption Notice as
described above) must submit to the Department a Financial Statement
Audit prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards if the audit includes disclosures that may negatively impact
the Department funded programs including but not limited to fraud,
going concern uncertainties, financial statement misstatements and
violations of the Agreement requirements. If submitting a Financial
Statement Audit, Grantees must also submit a corrective action plan for
any audit findings that impact the Department funded programs.
3.Due Date and Where to Send
The required audit and any other required submissions (i.e., corrective
action plan, and management letter with a corrective action plan),
and/or Audit Exemption Notice must be submitted to the Department
within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s
report(s) or nine months after the end of the Grantee’s fiscal year by e-
mail to MDHHS-AuditReports@michigan.gov. Single Audit reports
must be submitted simultaneously to the Department and Federal
Audit Clearinghouse, in accordance with 2 CFR 200.512(a). The
required submissions must be assembled in PDF files and compatible
with Adobe Acrobat (read only). The subject line must state the
agency name and fiscal year end. The Department reserves the right
to request a hard copy of the audit materials if for any reason the
electronic submission process is not successful.
4.Penalty
a.Delinquent Single Audit or Financial Related Audit
If the Grantee does not submit the required Single Audit or
Financial Related Audit, including any management letter and
applicable corrective action plan(s) within nine months after the
end of the Grantee’s fiscal year, the Department may withhold
from any payment from the Department to the Grantee an
amount equal to five percent of the audit year’s grant funding
(not to exceed $200,000) until the required filing is received by
the Department. The Department may retain the amount
withheld if the Grantee is more than 120 days delinquent in
meeting the filing requirements. The Department may terminate
any current grant agreements if the Grantee is more than 180
days delinquent in meeting the filing requirements.
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b.Delinquent Audit Exemption Notice
Failure to submit the Audit Exemption Notice, when required,
may result in withholding from any payment from Department to
the Grantee an amount equal to one percent of the audit year’s
grant funding until the Audit Exemption Notice is received.
5.Other Audits
The Department or federal agencies may also conduct or arrange for
agreed upon procedures or additional audits to meet their needs.
H.Subrecipient Monitoring
1.When passing federal funds through to a subrecipient (if the Agreement
does not prohibit the passing of federal funds through to a subrecipient),
the Grantee must:
a.Ensure that every subaward is clearly identified to the
subrecipient as a subaward and includes the information
required by 2 CFR 200.332.
b.Ensure the subrecipient complies with all the requirements of
this Agreement.
c.Evaluate each subrecipient’s risk for noncompliance as required
by 2 CFR 200.332(b).
d.Monitor the activities of the subrecipient as necessary to ensure
that the subaward is used for authorized purposes, in
compliance with federal statutes, regulations and the terms and
conditions of the subawards; that subaward performance goals
are achieved; and that all monitoring requirements of 2 CFR
200.332(d) are met including reviewing financial and
programmatic reports, following up on corrective actions and
issuing management decisions for audit findings.
e.Verify that every subrecipient is audited as required by 2 CFR
200 Subpart F.
2.Develop a subrecipient monitoring plan that addresses the above
requirements and provides reasonable assurance that the subrecipient
administers federal awards in compliance with laws, regulations and the
provisions of this Agreement, and that performance goals are achieved.
The subrecipient monitoring plan should include a risk-based
assessment to determine the level of oversight and monitoring activities,
such as reviewing financial and performance reports, performing site
visits and maintaining regular contact with subrecipients.
3.Establish requirements to ensure compliance for for-profit subrecipients
as required by 2 CFR 200.501(h), as applicable.
4.Ensure that transactions with subrecipients/contractors comply with
laws, regulations and provisions of contracts or grant agreements.
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I.Notification of Modifications
Provide timely notification to the Department, in writing, of any action by its
governing board or any other funding source that would require or result in
significant modification in the provision of activities, funding or compliance with
operational procedures.
J.Software Compliance
Ensure software compliance and compatibility with the Department’s data
systems for activities provided under this Agreement, including but not limited
to stored data, databases and interfaces for the production of work products
and reports. All required data under this Agreement must be provided in an
accurate and timely manner without interruption, failure or errors due to the
inaccuracy of the Grantee’s business operations for processing data. All
information systems, electronic or hard copy, that contain state or federal data
must be protected from unauthorized access.
K.Human Subjects
Comply with Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, 45 CFR 46.
The Grantee agrees that prior to the initiation of the research, the Grantee will
submit Institutional Review Board (IRB) application material for all research
involving human subjects, which is conducted in programs sponsored by the
Department or in programs which receive funding from or through the state of
Michigan, to the Department’s IRB for review and approval, or the IRB
application and approval materials for acceptance of the review of another
IRB. All such research must be approved by a federally assured IRB, but the
Department’s IRB can only accept the review and approval of another
institution’s IRB under a formally approved interdepartmental agreement. The
manner of the review will be agreed upon between the Department’s IRB
Chairperson and the Grantee’s authorized official.
L.Mandatory Disclosures
1.Disclose to the Department in writing within 14 days of receiving notice
of any litigation, investigation, arbitration or other proceeding
(collectively, “Proceeding”) involving Grantee, a subcontractor or an
officer or director of Grantee or subcontractor that arises during the term
of this Agreement including:
a.All violations of federal and state criminal law involving fraud,
bribery, or gratuity violations potentially affecting the
Agreement.
b.A criminal Proceeding;
c.A parole or probation Proceeding;
d.A Proceeding under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
e.A civil Proceeding involving:
A claim that might reasonably be expected to1.
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adversely affect Grantee’s viability or financial stability;
or
A governmental or public entity’s claim or written
allegation of fraud; or
2.
Any complaint filed in a legal or administrative
proceeding alleging the Grantee or its subcontractors
discriminated against its employees, subcontractors,
vendors, or suppliers during the term of this
Agreement; or
3.
f.A Proceeding involving any license that Grantee is required to
possess in order to perform under this Agreement.
2.Notify the Department, at least 90 calendar days before the effective
date, of a change in Grantee’s ownership or executive management.
M.Statement of Work Progress Reports
Submit quarterly Statement of Work progress reports to the Department via
the http://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs website by the 15th day of the month
following the end of the quarter and a final report no later than 15 days
following the end of this Agreement.
N.Conflict of Interest and Code of Conduct Standards
1.Be subject to the provisions of 1968 PA 317, as amended, 1973 PA
196, as amended, and 2 CFR 200.318 (c)(1) and (2).
2.Uphold high ethical standards and be prohibited from the following:
a.Holding or acquiring an interest that would conflict with this
Agreement;
b.Doing anything that creates an appearance of impropriety with
respect to the award or performance of this Agreement;
c.Attempting to influence or appearing to influence any state
employee by the direct or indirect offer of anything of value; or
d.Paying or agreeing to pay any person, other than employees
and consultants working for Grantee, any consideration
contingent upon the award of this Agreement.
3.Immediately notify the Department of any violation or potential violation
of these standards. This Section applies to Grantee, any parent,
affiliate, or subsidiary organization of Grantee, and any subcontractor
that performs activities in connection with this Agreement.
O.Travel Costs
1.Be reimbursed for travel costs (including mileage, meals, and lodging)
budgeted and incurred related to activities provided under this
Agreement.
a.If the Grantee has a documented policy related to travel
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reimbursement for employees and if the Grantee follows that
documented policy, the Department will reimburse the Grantee
for travel costs at the Grantee’s documented reimbursement
rate for employees. Otherwise, the state of Michigan travel
reimbursement rate applies.
b.Federally funded Grantees must comply with Title 2 CRF
200.475.
c.State of Michigan travel rates may be found at the following
website: http://www.michigan.gov/dtmb/0,5552,7-358-
82548_13132---,00.html.
d.International travel must be pre-approved by the Department
and itemized in the budget.
P.Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA)
1.Complete and upload the FFATA Executive Compensation report to the
EGrAMS agency profile if:
a.The Grantee’s federal revenue was 80% or more of the
Grantee’s annual gross revenue; AND
b.Grantee’s gross revenue from federal awards was $25,000,000
or more; AND
c.The public does not have access to the information about
executive officers’ compensation through periodic reports filed
under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or Section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
2.The FFATA Executive Compensation report template can be found in
EGrAMS documents.
Q.Insurance Requirements
1.Maintain at least a minimum of the insurances or governmental self-
insurances listed below and be responsible for all deductibles. All
required insurance or self-insurance must:
a.Protect the state of Michigan from claims that may arise out of,
are alleged to arise out of, or result from Grantee’s or a
subcontractor’s performance;
b.Be primary and non-contributing to any comparable liability
insurance (including self-insurance) carried by the state; and
c.Be provided by a company with an A.M. Best rating of “A-” or
better and a financial size of VII or better.
2.Insurance Types
a.Commercial General Liability Insurance or Governmental Self-
Insurance: Except for Governmental Self-Insurance, policies
must be endorsed to add “the state of Michigan, its
departments, divisions, agencies, offices, commissions,
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officers, employees, and agents” as additional insureds using
endorsement CG 20 10 11 85, or both CG 20 10 12 19 and CG
20 37 12 19.
If the Grantee will interact with children, schools, or the
cognitively impaired, the Grantee must maintain appropriate
insurance coverage related to sexual abuse and molestation
liability.
b.Workers’ Compensation Insurance or Governmental Self-
Insurance: Coverage according to applicable laws governing
work activities. Policies must include waiver of subrogation,
except where waiver is prohibited by law.
c.Employers Liability Insurance or Governmental Self-Insurance.
d.Privacy and Security Liability (Cyber Liability) Insurance: cover
information security and privacy liability, privacy notification
costs, regulatory defense and penalties, and website media
content liability.
3.Require that subcontractors maintain the required insurances contained
in this Section.
4.This Section is not intended to and is not to be construed in any manner
as waiving, restricting or limiting the liability of the Grantee from any
obligations under this Agreement.
5.Each Party must promptly notify the other Party of any knowledge
regarding an occurrence which the notifying Party reasonably believes
may result in a claim against either Party. The Parties must cooperate
with each other regarding such claim.
R.Fiscal Questionnaire
1.Complete and upload the yearly fiscal questionnaire to the EGrAMS
agency profile within three months of the start of the Agreement.
2.The fiscal questionnaire template can be found in EGrAMS documents.
S.Criminal Background Check
1.Conduct or cause to be conducted a search that reveals information
similar or substantially similar to information found on an Internet
Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT) check and a national and state
sex offender registry check for each new employee, employee,
subcontractor, subcontractor employee, or volunteer who under this
Agreement works directly with clients or has access to client
information.
a.ICHAT: http://apps.michigan.gov/ichat
b.Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry:
http://www.mipsor.state.mi.us
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c.National Sex Offender Registry: http://www.nsopw.gov
2 Conduct or cause to be conducted a Central Registry (CR) check for
each new employee, employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee,
or volunteer who under this Agreement works directly with children.
a.Central Registry: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-
339-73971_7119_50648_48330-180331--,00.html
3.Require each new employee, employee, subcontractor, subcontractor
employee, or volunteer who, under this Agreement, works directly with
clients or who has access to client information to notify the Grantee in
writing of criminal convictions (felony or misdemeanor), pending felony
charges, or placement on the Central Registry as a perpetrator, at hire
or within 10 days of the event after hiring.
4.Determine whether to prohibit any employee, subcontractor,
subcontractor employee, or volunteer from performing work directly with
clients or accessing client information related to clients under this
Agreement, based on the results of a positive ICHAT response or
reported criminal felony conviction or perpetrator identification.
5.Determine whether to prohibit any employee, subcontractor,
subcontractor employee or volunteer from performing work directly with
children under this Agreement, based on the results of a positive CR
response or reported perpetrator identification.
6.Require any employee, subcontractor, subcontractor employee or
volunteer who may have access to any databases of information
maintained by the federal government that contain confidential or
personal information, including but not limited to federal tax information,
to have a fingerprint background check performed by the Michigan State
Police.
II.Responsibilities - Department
The Department in accordance with the general purposes and objectives of this
Agreement will:
A.Reimbursement
Provide reimbursement in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement based upon appropriate reports, records and documentation
maintained by the Grantee.
B.Report Forms
Provide any report forms and reporting formats required by the Department at
the start date of this Agreement and provide to the Grantee any new report
forms and reporting formats proposed for issuance thereafter at least 30 days
prior to their required usage in order to afford the Grantee an opportunity to
review.
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III.Assurances
The following assurances are hereby given to the Department:
A.Compliance with Applicable Laws
The Grantee will comply with applicable federal and state laws, guidelines,
rules and regulations in carrying out the terms of this Agreement. The Grantee
will also comply with all applicable general administrative requirements, such
as 2 CFR 200, covering cost principles, grant/agreement principles and audits,
in carrying out the terms of this Agreement. The Grantee will comply with all
applicable requirements in the original grant awarded to the Department if the
Grantee is a subgrantee. The Department may determine that the Grantee has
not complied with applicable federal or state laws, guidelines, rules and
regulations in carrying out the terms of this Agreement and may then terminate
this Agreement under Part 2, Section V.
B.Anti-Lobbying Act
The Grantee will comply with the Anti-Lobbying Act (31 U.S.C. 1352) as
revised by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),
Federal Acquisition Regulations 52.203.11 and 52.203.12, and Section 503 of
the Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education, and
Related Agencies section of the current fiscal year Omnibus Consolidated
Appropriations Act. Further, the Grantee must require that the language of this
assurance be included in the award documents of all subawards at all tiers
(including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans and
cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients must certify and disclose
accordingly.
C.Non-Discrimination
1.The Grantee must comply with the Department’s non-discrimination
statement: The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of
race, national origin, color, sex, disability, religion, age, height, weight,
familial status, partisan considerations, or genetic information. Sex-
based discrimination includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based
on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex
characteristics, and pregnancy. The Grantee further agrees that every
subcontract entered into for the performance of any contract or
purchase order resulting therefrom, will contain a provision requiring
non-discrimination in employment, activity delivery and access, as
herein specified, binding upon each subcontractor. This covenant is
required pursuant to the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act (1976 PA 453, as
amended; MCL 37.2101 et seq.) and the Persons with Disabilities Civil
Rights Act (1976 PA 220, as amended; MCL 37.1101 et seq.), and any
breach thereof may be regarded as a material breach of this
Agreement.
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2.The Grantee will comply with all federal and state statutes relating to
nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to:
a.Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which
prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin;
b.Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20
U.S.C. 1681-1683, 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination
based on sex;
c.Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29
U.S.C. 794), which prohibits discrimination based on
disabilities;
d.The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C.
6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination based on age;
e.The Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-
255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination based on drug
abuse;
f.The Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention,
Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-616) as
amended, relating to nondiscrimination based on alcohol abuse
or alcoholism;
g.Sections 523 and 527 of the Public Health Service Act of 1944
(42 U.S.C. 290 dd-2), as amended, relating to confidentiality of
alcohol and drug abuse patient records;
h.Any other nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s)
under which application for federal assistance is being made;
and,
i.The requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s)
which may apply to the application.
3.Additionally, assurance is given to the Department that proactive efforts
will be made to identify and encourage the participation of minority-
owned and women-owned businesses, and businesses owned by
persons with disabilities in contract solicitations. The Grantee must
include language in all contracts awarded under this Agreement which
(1) prohibits discrimination against minority-owned and women-owned
businesses and businesses owned by persons with disabilities in
subcontracting; and (2) makes discrimination a material breach of
contract.
D.Debarment and Suspension
The Grantee will comply with federal regulation 2 CFR 180 and certifies to the
best of its knowledge and belief that it, its employees and its subcontractors:
1.Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment,
declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by
any federal department or contractor;
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2.Have not within a five-year period preceding this Agreement been
convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for
commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining,
attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state, or local) or
private transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of
federal or state antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft,
forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false
statements, tax evasion, receiving stolen property, making false claims,
or obstruction of justice;
3.Are not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a
government entity (federal, state or local) with commission of any of the
offenses enumerated in section 2;
4.Have not within a five-year period preceding this Agreement had one or
more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or
default; and
5.Have not committed an act of so serious or compelling a nature that it
affects the Grantee’s present responsibilities.
E.Pro-Children Act
1.The Grantee will comply with the Pro-Children Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-
227; 20 U.S.C. 6081, et seq.), which requires that smoking not be
permitted in any portion of any indoor facility owned or leased or
contracted by and used routinely or regularly for the provision of health,
day care, early childhood development activities, education or library
activities to children under the age of 18, if the activities are funded by
federal programs either directly or through state or local governments,
by federal grant, contract, loan or loan guarantee. The law also applies
to children’s activities that are provided in indoor facilities that are
constructed, operated, or maintained with such federal funds. The law
does not apply to children’s activities provided in private residences;
portions of facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol treatment; activity
providers whose sole source of applicable federal funds is Medicare or
Medicaid; or facilities where Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
coupons are redeemed. Failure to comply with the provisions of the law
may result in the imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up to $1,000
for each violation and/or the imposition of an administrative compliance
order on the responsible entity. The Grantee also assures that this
language will be included in any subawards which contain provisions for
children’s activities.
2.The Grantee also assures, in addition to compliance with P.L. 103-227,
any activity funded in whole or in part through this Agreement will be
delivered in a smoke-free facility or environment. Smoking must not be
permitted anywhere in the facility, or those parts of the facility under the
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control of the Grantee. If activities are delivered in facilities or areas that
are not under the control of the Grantee (e.g., a mall, restaurant or
private work site), the activities must be smoke-free.
F.Hatch Act and Intergovernmental Personnel Act
The Grantee will comply with the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. 1501-1508, 5 U.S.C.
7321-7326), and the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-648)
as amended by Title VI of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-454).
Federal funds cannot be used for partisan political purposes of any kind by any
person or organization involved in the administration of federally assisted
programs.
G.Employee Whistleblower Protections
The Grantee will comply with 41 U.S.C. 4712 and must insert this clause in all
subcontracts.
H.Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act
The Grantee will comply with the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q)) and
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251-1388), as amended.
This Agreement and anyone working on this Agreement will be subject to the
Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act and must comply with
all applicable standards, orders or regulations issued pursuant to these Acts.
Violations must be reported to the Department.
I.Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act
The Grantee will comply with the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection
Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-386), as amended.
This Agreement and anyone working on this Agreement will be subject to P.L.
106-386 and must comply with all applicable standards, orders or regulations
issued pursuant to this Act. Violations must be reported to the Department.
J.Procurement of Recovered Materials
The Grantee will comply with section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act of
1965 (P.L. 89-272), as amended.
This Agreement and anyone working on this Agreement will be subject to
section 6002 of P.L. 89-272, as amended, and must comply with all applicable
standards, orders or regulations issued pursuant to this Act. Violations must be
reported to the Department.
K.Subcontracts
For any subcontracted activity or product, the Grantee will ensure:
1.That a written subcontract is executed by all affected parties prior to the
initiation of any new subcontract activity or delivery of any
subcontracted product. Exceptions to this policy may be granted by the
Department if the Grantee asks the Department in writing within 30 days
of execution of the Agreement.
2.That any executed subcontract to this Agreement must require the
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subcontractor to comply with all applicable terms and conditions of this
Agreement. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the
provisions of the subcontract, the provisions of this Agreement will
prevail.
A conflict between this Agreement and a subcontract, however, will not
be deemed to exist where the subcontract:
a.Contains additional non-conflicting provisions not set forth in
this Agreement;
b.Restates provisions of this Agreement to afford the Grantee the
same or substantially the same rights and privileges as the
Department; or
c.Requires the subcontractor to perform duties and/or activities in
less time than that afforded the Grantee in this Agreement.
3.That the subcontract does not affect the Grantee’s accountability to the
Department for the subcontracted activity.
4.That any billing or request for reimbursement for subcontract costs is
supported by a valid subcontract and adequate source documentation
on costs and activities.
5.That the Grantee will submit a copy of the executed subcontract if
requested by the Department.
L.Procurement
1.Grantee will ensure that all purchase transactions, whether negotiated
or advertised, are conducted openly and competitively in accordance
with the principles and requirements of 2 CFR 200.
2.Funding from this Agreement must not be used for the purchase of
foreign goods or services.
3.Preference must be given to goods and services manufactured or
provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of
comparable quality.
4.Preference must be given to goods and services that are manufactured
or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if
they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.
5.Records must be sufficient to document the significant history of all
purchases and must be maintained for a minimum of four years after the
end of the Agreement period.
M.Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
To the extent that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) is applicable to the Grantee under this Agreement, the Grantee
assures that it is in compliance with requirements of HIPAA including the
following:
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1.The Grantee must not share any protected health information provided
by the Department that is covered by HIPAA except as permitted or
required by applicable law, or to a subcontractor as appropriate under
this Agreement.
2.The Grantee will ensure that any subcontractor will have the same
obligations as the Grantee not to share any protected health data and
information from the Department that falls under HIPAA requirements in
the terms and conditions of the subcontract.
3.The Grantee must only use the protected health data and information
for the purposes of this Agreement.
4.The Grantee must have written policies and procedures addressing the
use of protected health data and information that falls under the HIPAA
requirements. The policies and procedures must meet all applicable
federal and state requirements including the HIPAA regulations. These
policies and procedures must include restricting access to the protected
health data and information by the Grantee’s employees.
5.The Grantee must have a policy and procedure to immediately report to
the Department any suspected or confirmed unauthorized use or
disclosure of protected health information that falls under the HIPAA
requirements of which the Grantee becomes aware. The Grantee will
work with the Department to mitigate the breach and will provide
assurances to the Department of corrective actions to prevent further
unauthorized uses or disclosures. The Department may demand
specific corrective actions and assurances and the Grantee must
provide the same to the Department.
6.Failure to comply with any of these contractual requirements may result
in the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Part 2, Section
V.
7.In accordance with HIPAA requirements, the Grantee is liable for any
claim, loss or damage relating to unauthorized use or disclosure of
protected health data and information, including without limitation the
Department’s costs in responding to a breach, received by the Grantee
from the Department or any other source.
8.The Grantee will enter into a business associate agreement should the
Department determine such an agreement is required under HIPAA.
N.Website Incorporation
The Department is not bound by any content on Grantee’s website or other
internet communication platforms or technologies, unless expressly
incorporated directly into this Agreement. The Department is not bound by any
end user license agreement or terms of use unless specifically incorporated in
this Agreement or any other agreement signed by the Department. The
Grantee must not refer to the Department on the Grantee’s website or other
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internet communication platforms or technologies without the prior written
approval of the Department.
O.Survival
The provisions of this Agreement that impose continuing obligations will
survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
P.State Data
1.Ownership. The Department’s data (“State Data,” which will be treated
by Grantee as Confidential Information) includes: (a) the Department’s
data, user data, and any other data collected, used, processed, stored,
or generated as the result of this Agreement; (b) personally identifiable
information (“PII“) collected, used, processed, stored, or generated as
the result of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any
information that identifies an individual, such as an individual’s social
security number or other government-issued identification number,
date of birth, address, telephone number, biometric data, mother’s
maiden name, email address, credit card information, or an individual’s
name in combination with any other of the elements here listed; and,
(c) protected health information (“PHI”) collected, used, processed,
stored, or generated as the result of this Agreement, which is defined
under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
and its related rules and regulations. State Data is and will remain the
sole and exclusive property of the Department and all right, title, and
interest in the same is reserved by the Department.
2.Grantee Use of State Data. Grantee is provided a limited license to
State Data for the sole and exclusive purpose of providing the activities
outlined in the Agreement’s Statement of Work, including a license to
collect, process, store, generate, and display State Data only to the
extent necessary in the provision of the Agreement’s Statement of
Work. Grantee must: (a) keep and maintain State Data in strict
confidence, using such degree of care as is appropriate and consistent
with its obligations as further described in this Agreement and
applicable law to avoid unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or loss;
(b) use and disclose State Data solely and exclusively for the purpose
of providing the activities described in the Statement of Work, such use
and disclosure being in accordance with this Agreement, any
applicable Statement of Work, and applicable law; (c) keep and
maintain State Data in the continental United States and (d) not use,
sell, rent, transfer, distribute, commercially exploit, or otherwise
disclose or make available State Data for Grantee’s own purposes or
for the benefit of anyone other than the Department without the
Department’s prior written consent. Grantee's misuse of State Data
may violate state or federal laws, including but not limited to MCL
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752.795.
3.Extraction of State Data. Grantee must, within five business days of
the Department’s request, provide the Department, without charge and
without any conditions or contingencies whatsoever (including but not
limited to the payment of any fees due to Grantee), an extract of the
State Data in the format specified by the Department.
4.Backup and Recovery of State Data. Grantee is responsible for
maintaining a backup of State Data and for an orderly and timely
recovery of such data. Grantee must maintain a contemporaneous
backup of State Data that can be recovered within two hours at any
point in time.
5.Loss or Compromise of Data. In the event of any act, error or omission,
negligence, misconduct, or breach on the part of Grantee that
compromises or is suspected to compromise the security,
confidentiality, or integrity of State Data or the physical, technical,
administrative, or organizational safeguards put in place by Grantee
that relate to the protection of the security, confidentiality, or integrity of
State Data, Grantee must, as applicable: (a) notify the Department as
soon as practicable but no later than 24 hours of becoming aware of
such occurrence; (b) cooperate with the Department in investigating
the occurrence, including making available all relevant records, logs,
files, data reporting, and other materials required to comply with
applicable law or as otherwise required by the Department; (c) in the
case of PII or PHI, at the Department’s sole election, (i) with approval
and assistance from the Department, notify the affected individuals
who comprise the PII or PHI as soon as practicable but no later than is
required to comply with applicable law, or, in the absence of any legally
required notification period, within five calendar days of the
occurrence; or (ii) reimburse the Department for any costs in notifying
the affected individuals; (d) in the case of PII, provide third-party credit
and identity monitoring services to each of the affected individuals who
comprise the PII for the period required to comply with applicable law,
or, in the absence of any legally required monitoring services, for no
less than 24 months following the date of notification to such
individuals; (e) perform or take any other actions required to comply
with applicable law as a result of the occurrence; (f) pay for any costs
associated with the occurrence, including but not limited to any costs
incurred by the Department in investigating and resolving the
occurrence, including reasonable attorney’s fees associated with such
investigation and resolution; (g) without limiting Grantee’s obligations
of indemnification as further described in this Agreement, indemnify,
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defend, and hold harmless the Department for any and all claims,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, and incidental expenses,
which may be suffered by, accrued against, charged to, or recoverable
from the Department in connection with the occurrence; (h) be
responsible for recreating lost State Data in the manner and on the
schedule set by the Department without charge to the Department;
and, (i) provide to the Department a detailed plan within 10 calendar
days of the occurrence describing the measures Grantee will
undertake to prevent a future occurrence. Notification to affected
individuals, as described above, must comply with applicable law, be
written in plain language, not be tangentially used for any solicitation
purposes, and contain, at a minimum: name and contact information of
Grantee’s representative; a description of the nature of the loss; a list
of the types of data involved; the known or approximate date of the
loss; how such loss may affect the affected individual; what steps
Grantee has taken to protect the affected individual; what steps the
affected individual can take to protect himself or herself; contact
information for major credit card reporting agencies; and, information
regarding the credit and identity monitoring services to be provided by
Grantee. The Department will have the option to review and approve
any notification sent to affected individuals prior to its delivery.
Notification to any other party, including but not limited to public media
outlets, must be reviewed, and approved by the Department in writing
prior to its dissemination. The parties agree that any damages relating
to a breach of this section are to be considered direct damages and
not consequential damages.
6.Surrender of Confidential Information upon Termination. Upon
termination or expiration of this Contract or a Statement of Work, in
whole or in part, each party must, within 5 Business Days from the
date of termination, return to the other party any and all Confidential
Information received from the other party, or created or received by a
party on behalf of the other party, which are in such party’s
possession, custody, or control. Upon confirmation from the State, of
receipt of all data, Grantee must permanently sanitize or destroy the
State’s Confidential Information, including State Data, from all media
including backups using National Security Agency (“NSA”) and/or
National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) (NIST Guide
for Media Sanitization 800-88) data sanitization methods or as
otherwise instructed by the State. If the State determines that the
return of any Confidential Information is not feasible or necessary,
Grantee must destroy the Confidential Information as specified above.
The Grantee must certify the destruction of Confidential Information
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(including State Data) in writing within 5 Business Days from the date
of confirmation from the State. Any requirement on the Grantee’s part
to retain data beyond the end of this contract must be authorized by
the State
Q.Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information
1.The Grantee agrees that it will use confidential information solely for the
purpose of this Agreement. The Grantee agrees to hold all confidential
information in strict confidence and not to copy, reproduce, sell, transfer
or otherwise dispose of, give or disclose such confidential information to
third parties other than employees, agents, or subcontractors of a party
who have a need to know in connection with this Agreement or to use
such confidential information for any purpose whatsoever other than the
performance of this Agreement. The Grantee must take all reasonable
precautions to safeguard the confidential information. These
precautions must be at least as great as the precautions the Grantee
takes to protect its own confidential or proprietary information.
2.Meaning of Confidential Information
For the purpose of this Agreement the term “confidential information”
means all information and documentation that:
a.Has been marked “confidential” or with words of similar
meaning, at the time of disclosure by such party;
b.If disclosed orally or not marked “confidential” or with words of
similar meaning, was subsequently summarized in writing by
the disclosing party and marked “confidential” or with words of
similar meaning;
c.Should reasonably be recognized as confidential information of
the disclosing party;
d.Is unpublished or not available to the general public; or
e.Is designated by law as confidential.
3.The term “confidential information” does not include any information or
documentation that was:
a.Subject to disclosure under the Michigan Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA);
b.Already in the possession of the receiving party without an
obligation of confidentiality;
c.Developed independently by the receiving party, as
demonstrated by the receiving party, without violating the
disclosing party’s proprietary rights;
d.Obtained from a source other than the disclosing party without
an obligation of confidentiality; or
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e.Publicly available when received or thereafter became publicly
available (other than through an unauthorized disclosure by,
through or on behalf of, the receiving party).
4.The Grantee must notify the Department within one business day after
discovering any unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential
information. The Grantee will cooperate with the Department in every
way possible to regain possession of the confidential information and
prevent further unauthorized use or disclosure.
R.Data Privacy and Information Security
1.Undertaking by Grantee. Without limiting Grantee’s obligation of
confidentiality as further described, Grantee is responsible for
establishing and maintaining a data privacy and information security
program, including physical, technical, administrative, and
organizational safeguards, that is designed to: (a) ensure the security
and confidentiality of the State Data; (b) protect against any anticipated
threats or hazards to the security or integrity of the State Data; (c)
protect against unauthorized disclosure, access to, or use of the State
Data; (d) ensure the proper disposal of State Data; and (e) ensure that
all employees, agents, and subcontractors of Grantee, if any, comply
with all of the foregoing. In no case will the safeguards of Grantee’s
data privacy and information security program be less stringent than
the safeguards used by the Department, and Grantee must at all times
comply with all applicable State policies and standards, which are
available to Grantee upon request.
2.Audit by Grantee. No less than annually, Grantee must conduct a
comprehensive independent third-party audit of its data privacy and
information security program and provide such audit findings to the
Department.
3.Right of Audit by the State. Without limiting any other audit rights of the
Department, the Department has the right to review Grantee’s data
privacy and information security program prior to the commencement
of the Agreement’s Statement of Work and from time to time during the
term of this Agreement. During the providing of the Agreement’s
Statement of Work, on an ongoing basis from time to time and without
notice, the Department, at its own expense, is entitled to perform, or to
have performed, an on-site audit of Grantee’s data privacy and
information security program. In lieu of an on-site audit, upon request
by the Department, Grantee agrees to complete, within 45 calendar
days of receipt, an audit questionnaire provided by the Department
regarding Grantee’s data privacy and information security program.
4.Audit Findings. Grantee must implement any required safeguards as
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identified by the Department or by any audit of Grantee’s data privacy
and information security program.
S.Cap on Salaries
None of the funds awarded to the Grantee through this Agreement will be
used to pay, either through a grant or other external mechanism, the salary of
an individual at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. The current rates of pay
for the Executive Schedule are located on the United States Office of
Personnel Management web site, http://www.opm.gov, by navigating to
Policy — Pay & Leave — Salaries & Wages. The salary rate limitation does
not restrict the salary that a Grantee may pay an individual under its
employment; rather, it merely limits the portion of that salary that may be paid
with funds from this Agreement.
IV.Financial Requirements
A.Operating Advance
An operating advance may be requested by the Grantee to assist with
program operations. The request should be addressed to the Contract
Manager identified in Part 1, Section VIII. The operating advance will be
administered as follows:
1.The operating advance amount requested must be reasonable in
relation to factors including but not limited to program requirements, the
period of the Agreement, and the financial obligation. The advance must
not exceed 16.67 percent of operating expenses. Operating advances
will be monitored and adjusted by the Department relative to the
Agreement amount.
2.The operating advance must be recorded as an account payable liability
to the Department in the Grantee’s financial records. The operating
advance payable liability must remain in the Grantee’s financial records
until fully recovered by the Department.
3.The reimbursement for actual expenditures by the Department should
be used by the Grantee to replenish the operating advance used for
program operations.
4.The operating advance must be returned to the Department within 30
days of the end date of this Agreement unless the Grantee has a
recurring agreement with the Department. Subsequent Department
agreements may not be executed if an outstanding operational advance
has not been repaid.
The Department may obtain the Michigan Department of Treasury’s
assistance in collecting outstanding operating advances. The
Department will comply with the Michigan Department of Treasury’s
Due Process procedures prior to forwarding claims to Treasury. Specific
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Due Process procedures include the following:
a.An offer from the Department of a hearing to dispute the debt,
identifying the time, place and date of such hearing.
b.A hearing by an impartial official.
c.An opportunity for the Grantee to examine the Department’s
associated records.
d.An opportunity for the Grantee to present evidence in person or
in writing.
e.A hearing official with full authority to correct errors and decide
not to forward debt to Treasury.
f.Grantee representation by an attorney and presentation of
witnesses if necessary.
5.If the Grantee has a recurring agreement with the Department, the
Department requires an annual confirmation of the outstanding
operating advance. At the end of either the Agreement period or
Department’s fiscal year, whichever is first, the Grantee must respond to
the Department’s request for confirmation of the operating advance.
Failure to respond to the confirmation request may result in the
Department recovering all or part of an outstanding operating advance.
B.Reimbursement Method
The Grantee will be paid for allowable expenditures incurred by the Grantee,
submitted for reimbursement on the Financial Status Reports (FSRs) and
approved by the Department. Reimbursement from the Department is based
on the understanding that Department funds will be paid up to the total
Department allocation as agreed to in the approved budget. Department funds
are the first source after the application of fees and earmarked sources unless
a specific local match condition exists.
C.Financial Status Report Submission
The Grantee must electronically prepare and submit FSRs to the Department
via the EGrAMS website http://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs.
FSRs must be submitted on a monthly basis, no later than 30 days after the
close of each calendar month. The monthly FSRs must reflect total actual
program expenditures, up to the total agreement amount. Failure to meet
financial reporting responsibilities as identified in this Agreement may result in
withholding future payments.
The Grantee representative who submits the FSR is certifying to the best of
their knowledge and belief that the report is true, complete and accurate and
the expenditures, disbursements and cash receipts are for the purposes and
objectives set forth in the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The
individual submitting the FSR should be aware that any false, fictitious or
fraudulent information, or the omission of any material facts, may subject them
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to criminal, civil or administrative penalties for fraud, false statements, false
claims or otherwise.
The instructions for completing the FSR form are available on the EGrAMS
website http://egrams-mi.com/mdhhs. Send FSR questions to
FSRMDHHS@michigan.gov.
D.Reimbursement Mechanism
All Grantees must register using the on-line vendor self-service site to receive
all state of Michigan payments as Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT)/Direct
Deposits, as mandated by MCL 18.1283a. Vendor registration information is
available through the Department of Technology, Management and Budget’s
web site: https://www.michigan.gov/sigmavss.
E.Final Obligations and Financial Status Reporting Requirements
1.Obligation Report
The Obligation Report, based on annual guidelines, must be submitted
by the due date established by and using the format provided by the
Department’s Expenditures Operations Division. The Grantee must
provide an estimate of unbilled expenditures for the entire Agreement
period. The information on the report will be used to record the
Department’s year-end accounts payable and receivable for this
Agreement.
2.Department-wide Payment Suspension
A temporary payment suspension is in effect on agreements during the
Department’s year-end closing period. The Department will notify the
Grantee of the date by which FSRs should be submitted to ensure
payment prior to the payment suspension period.
3.Final FSRs
Final FSRs are due 30 days following the end of the Agreement period.
The final FSR must be clearly marked “Final." Final FSRs not received
by the due date may result in the loss of funding requested on the
Obligation Report and may result in a potential reduction in a
subsequent year's Agreement amount.
F.Unobligated Funds
Any unobligated balance of funds held by the Grantee at the end of the
Agreement period will be returned to the Department within 30 days of the end
of the Agreement or treated in accordance with instructions provided by the
Department.
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G.Indirect Costs
The Grantee may use an approved federal or state indirect rate in their budget
calculations and financial status reporting. If the Grantee does not have an
existing approved federal or state indirect rate, they may use a 10% de
minimis rate in accordance with 2 CFR 200 to recover their indirect costs.
Governmental Grantees with an existing cost allocation plan may budget
accordingly in lieu of an indirect cost rate. Non-governmental Grantees may
use a cost allocation plan only if the plan was in place prior to December 26,
2014.
V.Agreement Termination
This Agreement may be terminated without further liability or penalty to the
Department for any of the following reasons:
A.By either party by giving 30 days written notice to the other party stating the
reasons for termination and the effective date.
B.By either party with 30 days written notice upon the failure of either party to
carry out the terms and conditions of this Agreement, provided the alleged
defaulting party is given notice of the alleged breach and fails to cure the
default within the 30-day period.
C.Immediately if the Grantee or an official of the Grantee or an owner is
convicted of any activity referenced in Part 2 Section III. D. of this Agreement
during the term of this Agreement or any extension thereof.
D.Immediately if the Department determines that Grantee fails or has failed to
meet its obligations under Part 2 Section III.
VI.Stop Work Order
The Department may suspend any or all activities under this Agreement at any time.
The Department will provide the Grantee with a written stop work order detailing the
suspension. Grantee must comply with the stop work order upon receipt. The
Department will not pay for activities, Grantee’s incurred expenses or financial losses,
or any additional compensation during a stop work period.
VII.Final Reporting Upon Termination
Should this Agreement be terminated by either party, within 30 days after the
termination, the Grantee must provide the Department with all financial, performance
and other reports required as a condition of this Agreement. The Department will
make payments to the Grantee for allowable reimbursable costs not covered by
previous payments or other state or federal programs. The Grantee must immediately
refund to the Department any funds not authorized for use and any payments or funds
advanced to the Grantee in excess of allowable reimbursable expenditures.
VIII.Severability
If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of
competent jurisdiction, that part will be deemed deleted from this Agreement and the
severed part will be replaced by agreed upon language that achieves the same or
similar objectives. The remaining parts of the Agreement will continue in full force and
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effect.
IX.Waiver
Failure by the Department to enforce any provision of this Agreement will not
constitute a waiver of the Department’s right to enforce any other provision of this
Agreement.
X.Amendments
Any changes to this Agreement will be valid only if made in writing and executed by all
parties through an amendment to this Agreement. Any change proposed by the
Grantee which would affect the Department funding of any project must be submitted
in writing to the Department immediately upon determining the need for such change.
The Department has sole discretion to approve or deny the amendment request. The
Grantee must, upon request of the Department and receipt of a proposed amendment,
amend this Agreement.
XI.Liability
The Grantee assumes all liability to third parties, loss, or damage because of claims,
demands, costs, or judgments arising out of activities, such as but not limited to direct
activity delivery, to be carried out by the Grantee in the performance of this
Agreement, under the following conditions:
A.The liability, loss, or damage is caused by, or arises out of, the actions of or
failure to act on the part of the Grantee, any of its subcontractors, or anyone
directly or indirectly employed by the Grantee.
B.Nothing herein will be construed as a waiver of any governmental immunity
that has been provided to the Grantee or its employees by statute or court
decisions.
The Department is not liable for consequential, incidental, indirect or special damages,
regardless of the nature of the action.
XII.State of Michigan Agreement
This Agreement is governed, construed, and enforced in accordance with Michigan
law, excluding choice-of-law principles, and all claims relating to or arising out of this
Agreement are governed by Michigan law, excluding choice-of-law principles. Any
dispute arising from this Agreement must be resolved in the Michigan Court of Claims.
Complaints against the State must be initiated in Ingham County, Michigan. Grantee
waives any objections, such as lack of personal jurisdiction or forum non conveniens.
Grantee must appoint an agent in Michigan to receive service of process.
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A1 Attachment A1 - Oakland County Addendum
This addendum modifies the following sections of Part II, General Provisions:
I.Responsibilities- Grantees
J.Software Compliance
This section will be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following
language:
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the
County of Oakland will work together to identify and overcome potential
data incompatibility problems.
III.Assurances
A.Compliance with Applicable Laws.
This first sentence of this paragraph will be stricken in its entirety and
replaced with the following language:
The Grantee will comply with applicable Federal and State laws, and
lawfully enacted administrative rules or regulations, in carrying out the
terms of this agreement.
M.Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
The provisions in this section shall be deleted in their entirety and
replaced with the following language:
Grantee agrees that it will comply with the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996, and the lawfully enacted and applicable
Regulations promulgated thereunder.
P.State Data
The provisions in this section shall be deleted in their entirety and
replaced with the following language:
P.Grant Data
1.Grant Data. The Department’s and Grantee’s data (“Grant
Data,” which will be treated by the Parties as Confidential
Information) includes: (a) the Department’s data, user data,
and any other data collected, used, processed, stored, or
generated as the result of this Agreement; (b) personally
identifiable information (“PII“) collected, used, processed,
stored, or generated as the result of this agreement,
including, without limitation, any information that identifies
an individual, such as an individual’s social security
number or other government-issued identification number,
date of birth, address, telephone number, biometric data,
mother’s maiden name, email address, credit card
information, or an individual’s name in combination with
any other of the elements here listed; and, (c) protected
health information (“PHI”) collected, used, processed,
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stored, or generated as the result of this Agreement, which
is defined under the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its related rules and
regulations.
2.Grantee Use of Grant Data. Grantee must: (a) keep and
maintain Grant Data, using such degree of care as is
appropriate and consistent with its obligations as further
described in this Agreement and applicable law to avoid
unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or loss; (b) use and
disclose Grant Data solely and exclusively for the purpose
of providing the activities described in the Statement of
Work, such use and disclosure being in accordance with
this Agreement, any applicable Statement of Work, and
applicable law; (c) keep and maintain Grant Data in the
continental United States and (d) not sell, rent, or
commercially exploit Grant Data. Grantee's misuse of
Grant Data may violate state or federal laws, including but
not limited to MCL 752.795.
3.Extraction of Grant Data. Grantee must, within a
reasonable timeframe of the Department’s request, provide
the Department, an extract of the Grant Data in the format
agreed upon by the Department and Grantee.
4.Backup and Recovery of Grant Data. Grantee is
responsible for maintaining a backup of Grant Data and for
an orderly and timely recovery of such data.
5 Loss or Compromise of Data. In the event of any act, error
or omission, negligence, misconduct, or breach on the part
of Grantee that compromises or is suspected to
compromise the security, confidentiality, or integrity of
Grant Data or the physical, technical, administrative, or
organizational safeguards put in place by Grantee that
relate to the protection of the security, confidentiality, or
integrity of Grant Data, Grantee must work with the
Department to comply with all applicable laws regarding
such an incident.
6.Surrender of Confidential Information upon Termination.
Upon termination or expiration of this Contract or a
Statement of Work, in whole or in part, each party must
upon request, within a reasonable timeframe from the date
of termination, return to the other party any and all
Confidential Information received from the other party, or
created or received by a party on behalf of the other party,
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which are in such party’s possession, custody, or control.
Upon confirmation from the State, of receipt of all data,
Grantee must permanently sanitize or destroy the State’s
Confidential Information, including Grant Data, from all
media including
backups using National Security Agency (“NSA”) and/or
National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”)
(NIST Guide for Media Sanitization 800-88) data
sanitization methods or as otherwise instructed by the
State. If the State
determines that the return of any Confidential Information
is not feasible or necessary, Grantee must destroy the
Confidential Information as specified above. The Grantee
must certify the destruction of Confidential Information
(including Grant Data) in writing within 5 Business Days
from the date of confirmation from the State. Any
requirement on the Grantee’s part to retain data beyond
the end of this contract must be authorized by the State.
Notwithstanding the language herein, the Grantee shall
retain any Confidential Information that it is required to
retain by law.
R.Data Privacy and Information Security
The provisions in this section shall be deleted in their entirety and
replaced with the following language:
1.Undertaking by Grantee. Without limiting Grantee’s
obligation of confidentiality as further described, Grantee is
responsible for establishing and maintaining a data privacy
and information security program, including physical,
technical, administrative, and organizational safeguards, that is
designed to: (a) ensure the security and confidentiality of the
Grant Data; (b) protect against any anticipated threats or
hazards to the security or integrity of the Grant Data; (c)
protect against unauthorized disclosure, access to, or use of the
Grant Data; (d) ensure the proper disposal of Grant Data; and
(e) ensure that all employees, agents, and subcontractors of
Grantee, if any, comply with all of the
foregoing.
2.Right of Audit by the State. Without limiting any other audit
rights of the Department, the Department has the right to review
Grantee’s data privacy and information security program prior to
the commencement of the Agreement’s Statement of Work and
from time to time during the term of this Agreement. During the
providing of the Agreement’s Statement of Work, on an ongoing
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basis from time to time and without notice, the Department, at
its own expense, is
entitled to perform, or to have performed, an on-site audit of
Grantee’s data privacy and information security program. In lieu
of an on-site audit, upon request by the Department, Grantee
agrees to complete, within 45 calendar days of
receipt, an audit questionnaire provided by the Department
regarding Grantee’s data privacy and information security
program.
3.Audit Findings. Grantee must implement any reasonable
safeguards as identified by the Department or by any audit of
Grantee’s data privacy and information security program.
IX.Liability
The first paragraph, including subsections A. and B. shall be deleted
and replaced with the following language:
Except as otherwise provided by law neither Party shall be obligated to
the other, or indemnify the other for any third-party claims, demands,
costs, or judgments arising out of activities to be carried out pursuant to
the obligations of either party under this Contract, nothing herein shall
be construed as a waiver of any governmental immunity for either party
or its agencies, or officers and employees as provided by statute or
modified by court decisions.
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A2 Attachment A2 - Statement of Work
Objective :Billable services submitted for reimbursement within the grant.
Activity :Compensation for attorneys to obtain or maintain high quality attorneys.
Responsible Staff :Juvenile Division Manager/Staff, Judicial Support/Court Business
Manager
Date Range :05/01/2024 - 09/30/2024
Expected Outcome :1. Consistency in legal representation.
Measurement :1. Number of attorneys on court appointment list.
2. Number of attorneys on court appointment list prior to this grant
being implemented.
Activity :Attorneys will be compensated to represent families in ancillary legal
matters that are causing barriers to permanency. With the increase in
compensation due to the grant, the court will be able to retain highly
qualified attorneys to represent child protective proceeding clients in
collateral cases, such as paternity actions, Friend of the court
proceedings and guardianship hearings.
Responsible Staff :Juvenile Division Manager/Staff, Judicial Support/Court Business
Manager
Date Range :05/01/2024 - 09/30/2024
Expected Outcome :Ancillary legal matters will be resolved.
Measurement :1. Number of cases provided ancillary legal services.
2. Percentage of cases provided ancillary legal services.
3. Types of legal services provided.
Activity :Experienced attorneys will mentor newer attorneys through their first
few child protective proceedings.
This is an enhanced service as this activity was not provided to
attorneys for reimbursement prior to participating in this grant.
Responsible Staff :Juvenile Division Manager/Staff, Judicial Support/Court Business
Manager
Date Range :05/01/2024 - 09/30/2024
Expected Outcome :New attorneys will receive assistance from a mentor.
Measurement :1. Number of new attorneys in mentor program.
2. Percentage of new attorneys in mentor program.
Activity :Attorneys will be compensated for attending court-approved child
welfare trainings, which will advance the attorneys' skills and lead to
faster permanency.
This is an enhanced service as this activity was not provided to
attorneys for reimbursement prior to participating in this grant.
Responsible Staff :Juvenile Division Manager/Staff, Judicial Support/Court Business
Manager
Date Range :05/01/2024 - 09/30/2024
Expected Outcome :1. Attorneys will attend court-approved child welfare trainings.
2. Attorneys will find the training helpful to their practice.
Measurement :1. Number of attorneys that attended a training.
2. Percentage of attorneys that attended a training.
Objective :Increase training for attorneys
Activity :The court will budget grant monies for training attorneys.
Monies may be used for conference registration, lodging, meals and
mileage, and may include a stipend to replace lost income for days in
training. The court will maintain and distribute a list of approved
training opportunities each year.
Responsible Staff :Juvenile Division Manager/Staff, Judicial Support/Court Business
Manager
Date Range :05/01/2024 - 09/30/2024
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Expected Outcome :Increase in the number of attorneys who are knowledgeable in all
phases of child protective proceedings and current issues in child
protection law. Increase in the number of attorneys who volunteer for
the court-appointed attorney list.
Measurement :Reduction in case age. Reduced time to achieve permanency.
Reduced time in out-of-home placement.
Objective :The court will fund attorney representation for ancillary legal issues,
custody issues, etc.
Activity :The court will increase fees for attorneys to retain highly qualified
attorneys to represent child protective proceeding clients in collateral
cases, such as paternity actions, Friend of the Court proceedings and
guardianship hearings.
Responsible Staff :Juvenile Division Manager/Staff, Judicial Support/Court Business
Manager
Date Range :05/01/2024 - 09/30/2024
Expected Outcome :The hearing officer will have additional placement options in the homes
of parents and guardians who are capable of providing safe living
arrangements.
Measurement :Reduction in case age. Reduced time to achieve permanency.
Reduced time in out-of-home placement.
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B1 Attachment B1 - Program Budget Summary
PROGRAM
Child and Parent Legal Representation - 2024
DATE PREPARED
6/18/2024
CONTRACTOR NAME
County of Oakland - 6th Judicial Circuit
BUDGET PERIOD
From : 6/1/2024 To : 9/30/2024
MAILING ADDRESS (Number and Street)
1200 N Telegraph Rd
BUDGET AGREEMENT
Original Amendment
AMENDMENT #
0
CITY
Pontiac
STATE
MI
ZIP CODE
48341-0404
FEDERAL ID NUMBER
38-6004876
Category Total Amount
DIRECT EXPENSES
Program Expenses
1 Salary & Wages 0.00 0.00
2 Fringe Benefits 0.00 0.00
3 Employee Travel and Training 0.00 0.00
4 Supplies & Materials 0.00 0.00
5 Subawards – Subrecipient Services 0.00 0.00
6 Contractual - Professional Services 637,500.00 637,500.00
7 Communications 0.00 0.00
8 Grantee Rent Costs 0.00 0.00
9 Space Costs 0.00 0.00
10 Capital Expenditures - Equipment & Other 0.00 0.00
11 Client Assistance - Rent 0.00 0.00
12 Client Assistance - All Other 0.00 0.00
13 Other Expense 62,500.00 62,500.00
Total Program Expenses 700,000.00 700,000.00
TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 700,000.00 700,000.00
INDIRECT EXPENSES
Indirect Costs
1 Indirect Costs 0.00 0.00
2 Cost Allocation Plan 0.00 0.00
Total Indirect Costs 0.00 0.00
TOTAL INDIRECT EXPENSES 0.00 0.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 700,000.00 700,000.00
SOURCE OF FUNDS
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Category Total Amount Cash Inkind
1 Source of Funds
MDHHS State Agreement 175,000.00 175,000.00 0.00 0.00
Fees and Collections - 1st and 2nd
Party
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fees and Collections - 3rd Party 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Local 525,000.00 0.00 525,000.00 0.00
Non-MDHHS State Agreements 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Federal 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
In-Kind 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Federal Cost Based Reimbursement 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Source of Funds 700,000.00 175,000.00 525,000.00 0.00
Totals 700,000.00 175,000.00 525,000.00 0.00
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B2 Attachment B2 - Program Budget - Cost Detail Schedule
Line Item Qty Rate Units UOM Total
DIRECT EXPENSES
Program Expenses
1 Salary & Wages
2 Fringe Benefits
3 Employee Travel and Training
4 Supplies & Materials
5 Subawards – Subrecipient Services
6 Contractual - Professional Services
Attorney Assitance with ancillary
matter
Notes : Funding for
approximately 50 families to
cover ancillary legal services
estimated at $110 per hour and
25 hours per family. This is to
cover issues related to but not
limited to education, housing,
medical needs, etc. to aid in
permanency and stability for the
family.
Contact Details : See Attached
1200 N. Telegraph,
Pontiac,MI,48341,
Phone : 2488580296
0.0000 0.000 0.000 137,500.00
Attorney Mentor
Notes : Pay approximately $75
per hour to experienced
attorneys to serve as mentors to
new attorneys assisting in
education on juvenile matters.
Contact Details : See Attached
1200 N. Telegraph,
Pontiac,MI,48341,
Phone : 2488580296
0.0000 0.000 0.000 10,000.00
Increased compensation for
attorneys
Notes : Increased compensation
based on fee schedule to attract
0.0000 0.000 0.000 490,000.00
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Line Item Qty Rate Units UOM Total
and retain counsel for qualifying
families. Estimate based on
approximately 164 cases with
average of 3 attorneys per case.
Contact Details : See Attached
1200 N. Telegraph,
Pontiac,MI,48341,
Phone : 2488580296
Total for Contractual - Professional Services 637,500.00
7 Communications
8 Grantee Rent Costs
9 Space Costs
10 Capital Expenditures - Equipment & Other
11 Client Assistance - Rent
12 Client Assistance - All Other
13 Other Expense
Mileage for attorneys 0.0000 0.000 0.000 676.00
Training for Attorneys on
Juvenile Repre
Notes : Rreimburse attorneys for
training specific to juvenile law
and jj reform
0.0000 0.000 0.000 61,824.00
Total for Other Expense 62,500.00
Total Program Expenses 700,000.00
TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES 700,000.00
INDIRECT EXPENSES
Indirect Costs
1 Indirect Costs
2 Cost Allocation Plan
Total Indirect Costs 0.00
TOTAL INDIRECT EXPENSES 0.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 700,000.00
Contract # E20245543-00, County of Oakland - 6th Judicial Circuit, Child and Parent Legal Representation - 2024, Date: 05/22/2024
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B3 Attachment B3 - Equipment Inventory Schedule
Attachment B3 - Equipment Inventory Schedule
C Attachment C - Performance Report Requirements
Attachment C - Performance/Progress Report Requirements
E Attachment E - Program Requirements
Attachment E - Program Specific Requirements
Contract # E20245543-00, County of Oakland - 6th Judicial Circuit, Child and Parent Legal Representation - 2024, Date: 05/22/2024
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