GENERAL INFORMATION ON SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS Award or Rejection All qualified applications will be evaluated and awards made to those agencies or organizations whose capabilities are deemed to be in the best interest of the funding agency. The funding agency reserves the unqualified right to reject any or all offers if determined to be in its best interest. Cost of Application Preparation Any cost incurred by an agency or organization in preparing or submitting an application is the agency's or organizations sole responsibility; the funding agency will not reimburse any agency or organization for any costs incurred. Elaborate Applications Elaborate applications in the form of brochures or other presentations beyond that necessary to present a complete and effective application are not desired. Oral Explanations The funding agency will not be by oral explanations or instructions given at any time during the competitive process or after awarding the grant. Reference to Data Only information that is received in response to this RFA will be evaluated; reference to information previously submitted will not suffice. Titles Titles and headings in this RFA and any subsequent RFA are for convenience only and shall have no binding force or effect. Exceptions All applications are subject to the terms and conditions outlined herein. All responses will be controlled by such terms and conditions. The attachment of other terms and condition by any agency and organization may be grounds for rejection of that agency or organization's application. Funded agencies and organizations specifically agree to the conditions set forth in the Performance Agreement (contract). Advertising In submitting its application, agencies and organizations agree not to use the results therefrom or as part of any news release or commercial advertising without prior written approval of the funding agency. to Submitted Material All responses, inquiries, or correspondence relating to or in reference to the RFA, and all other reports, charts, displays, schedules, exhibits, and other documentation submitted by the agency or organization will become the property of the funding agency when received. Offer Pursuant to the provision of G.S. 143-54, and under penalty of perjury, the signer of any application submitted in response to this RFA thereby certifies that this application has not been arrived at collusively or otherwise in violation of either Federal or North Carolina antitrust laws.
GENERAL INFORMATION ON SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS Award or Rejection All qualified applications will be evaluated and awards made to those agencies or organizations whose capabilities are deemed to be in the best interest of the funding agency. The funding agency reserves the unqualified right to reject any or all offers if determined to be in its best interest. Cost of Application Preparation Any cost incurred by an agency or organization in preparing or submitting an application is the agency's or organizations sole responsibility; the funding agency will not reimburse any agency or organization for any costs incurred. Elaborate Applications Elaborate applications in the form of brochures or other presentations beyond that necessary to present a complete and effective application are not desired. Oral Explanations The funding agency will not be by oral explanations or instructions given at any time during the competitive process or after awarding the grant. Reference to Data Only information that is received in response to this RFA will be evaluated; reference to information previously submitted will not suffice. Titles Titles and headings in this RFA and any subsequent RFA are for convenience only and shall have no binding force or effect. Exceptions All applications are subject to the terms and conditions outlined herein. All responses will be controlled by such terms and conditions. The attachment of other terms and condition by any agency and organization may be grounds for rejection of that agency or organization's application. Funded agencies and organizations specifically agree to the conditions set forth in the Performance Agreement (contract). Advertising In submitting its application, agencies and organizations agree not to use the results therefrom or as part of any news release or commercial advertising without prior written approval of the funding agency. to Submitted Material All responses, inquiries, or correspondence relating to or in reference to the RFA, and all other reports, charts, displays, schedules, exhibits, and other documentation submitted by the agency or organization will become the property of the funding agency when received. Offer Pursuant to the provision of G.S. 143-54, and under penalty of perjury, the signer of any application submitted in response to this RFA thereby certifies that this application has not been arrived at collusively or otherwise in violation of either Federal or North Carolina antitrust laws.
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