GRANTEE RESPONSIBILITIES Grantee shall:
A. Make strategic investments to support hiring, retaining, and training the public health workforce and strengthen public health infrastructure and systems related to the workforce and foundational capabilities in alignment with the Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems (Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA OE22-2203) program from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
B. Complete all activities required and allowable under this Contract by November 30, 2027 and complete all reports by the due dates listed in Article III.
C. Perform required activities intended to help meet critical infrastructure needs and make possible strategic investments that will have lasting effects on public health agencies. Recipients should prioritize recruiting and hiring staff who are from the communities and populations served. Required activities include:
1. Recruit and hire new public health personnel (professional, clinical, disease investigation, program and/or administrative); expand recruitment efforts; create new positions; improve hiring incentives; and create new hiring mechanisms. Personnel may be permanent full or part-time staff, temporary or term-limited staff, fellows, interns and/or contracted employees.
2. Retain public health staff, strengthen retention incentives, and create promotional opportunities (e.g., career ladders, succession planning).
3. Support and sustain the public health workforce and strengthen workplace well-being programs and expand engagement with the workforce to address their mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
4. Train new and existing public health infrastructure grant staff and improve the quality and scope of training and professional development opportunities for staff.
5. Strengthen workforce planning, systems, processes, and policies; maintain and upgrade human resource systems; identify ways to better collect and use workforce data; and identify policies that could facilitate more efficient and effective workplace development and management.
6. Strengthen support for implementation of this grant.
D. Agree that funds cannot be used for research, medical or clinical supplies, fund-raising activities, construction or major renovations, to supplant existing state or federal funds for activities, to purchase vehicles of any kind (including mobile medical clinics), or to fund an award to another party or provider who is ineligible. Any furniture/cubicle or uniform/scrub purchases will require PRIOR approval by System Agency. Funds cannot be used for the preparation, distribution, or use of any material (publicity or propaganda) intended to influence the enactment or modification of any federal or state legislation or to pay the salary or expenses of grant recipients, contract recipients, or agents that aim to support or defeat the enactment of legislation, regulation, administrative action, or any executive order proposed or pending before a legislative body beyond normal, recognized executive relationships.
E. Comply with all applicable regulations, standards, and guidelines in effect on the beginning date of this Contract and as may be amended throughout the Grant Agreement term.
F. Maintain an inventory of equipment, supplies defined as controlled assets, and real property that were purchased with grant funds. Grantee shall submit an annual cumulative report of the equipment, controlled assets Property Inventory Report form to the assigned System Agency Contract Manager by email not later than October 15 of each year. Controlled assets include firearms, regardless of the acquisition cost, and the following assets with an acquisition cost of $500 or more, but less than $5,000: desktop and laptop computers (including notebooks, tablets and similar devices), non-portable printers and copiers, emergency management equipment, communication devices and systems, medical and laboratory equipment, and media equipment. Controlled assets are considered supplies. Equipment includes tangible nonexpendable personal property with an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more and a useful life of more than one year.
G. For budget transfers, submit a revised Categorical Budget Form to the System Agency Contract Manager, highlighting the areas affected. Transferring funds between budget categories, other than the equipment and indirect cost categories, is allowable, but requires prior approval by System Agency and cannot exceed 25% of the total annual Contract value for each period ending on November 30. If the budget transfer(s) exceeds 25% of the total annual Contract value for a Contract period ending on November 30, alone or cumulatively, a Contract amendment is required. After review, the System Agency Contract Manager shall provide notification of acceptance or disallowance to Grantee via email. If approved, the revised budget shall be deemed incorporated into the Contract.
Committee Responsibilities Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full authority and discretion to take the following actions:
(i) To interpret the Plan and to apply its provisions;
(ii) To adopt, amend or rescind rules, procedures and forms relating to the Plan;
(iii) To adopt, amend or terminate sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws including qualifying for preferred tax treatment under applicable foreign tax laws;
(iv) To authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument required to carry out the purposes of the Plan;
(v) To determine when Awards are to be granted under the Plan;
(vi) To select the Participants to whom Awards are to be granted;
(vii) To determine the type of Award and number of Shares or amount of cash to be made subject to each Award;
(viii) To prescribe the terms and conditions of each Award, including (without limitation) the Exercise Price and Purchase Price, and the vesting or duration of the Award (including accelerating the vesting of Awards, either at the time of the Award or thereafter, without the consent of the Participant), to determine whether an Option is to be classified as an ISO or as a Nonstatutory Option, and to specify the provisions of the agreement relating to such Award;
(ix) To amend any outstanding Award Agreement, subject to applicable legal restrictions and to the consent of the Participant if the Participant’s rights or obligations would be materially impaired;
(x) To prescribe the consideration for the grant of each Award or other right under the Plan and to determine the sufficiency of such consideration;
(xi) To determine the disposition of each Award or other right under the Plan in the event of a Participant’s divorce or dissolution of marriage;
(xii) To determine whether Awards under the Plan will be granted in replacement of other grants under an incentive or other compensation plan of an acquired business;
(xiii) To correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement;
(xiv) To establish or verify the extent of satisfaction of any performance goals or other conditions applicable to the grant, issuance, exercisability, vesting and/or ability to retain any Award; and
(xv) To take any other actions deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Committee may designate persons other than members of the Committee to carry out its responsibilities and may prescribe such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate, except that the Committee may not delegate its authority with regard to the selection for participation of or the granting of Awards under the Plan to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. All decisions, interpretations and other actions of the Committee shall be final and binding on all Participants and all persons deriving their rights from a Participant. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action that he has taken or has failed to take in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award under the Plan.