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Page 7 of 21 <br />A.Statutory Uses. <br />(1)To respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its <br />negative economic impacts; <br />(2)To respond to workers performing essential work during the <br />COVID-19 public health emergency by providing grants to eligible employers that <br />have eligible workers who performed essential work; <br />(3)For the provision of government services, to the extent the reduction <br />in revenue of such recipient due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, relative <br />to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the recipient prior to the <br />emergency; and/or <br />(4)To make necessary investments in water, sewer or broadband <br />infrastructure. <br />B.Administrative Uses. Administrative Uses shall include but are not limited <br />to project support costs, grant management, grant compliance, office personnel, legal fees <br />subject to the limitations of 2 CFR §§ 200.435 and 200.441, accounting fees, audit fees and <br />all other administrative costs not specifically prohibited by the IEDC Agreement. <br />Grantee shall use Project Funds in compliance with the Eligible Costs, as further detailed <br />in Schedule 2 attached hereto. Grantee shall promptly notify the RDA of any known or suspected <br />failure to use the Project Funds in accordance with this Agreement. Upon such notification, the <br />RDA and Grantee shall work together to resolve the concerns. In the event that the RDA <br />determines that there has been a failure to use Project Funds in accordance with this Agreement <br />and such failure cannot be immediately resolved, the RDA may: (i) notify Grantee to return all <br />Project Funds transferred to it by the RDA and may use any and all legal remedies to collect the <br />same if Grantee is noncompliant with such request or (ii) take any other action permitted by this <br />Agreement or otherwise permitted by law to recover the Project Funds not used in accordance with <br />this Agreement. If Grantee fails to comply with applicable laws, rules, regulations, terms and <br />conditions of this Agreement, the RDA may, in its sole discretion, suspend or terminate this <br />Agreement as set forth herein. <br />9.PROJECT CONSTRUCTION. The Grantee shall, through itself, contractors, or <br />vendors, furnish all labor, supervision, materials, temporary structures, scaffolding, equipment, <br />tools, and appliances of any sort which are necessary to complete the Project. All construction <br />equipment shall be of adequate size and capacity to safely and efficiently handle the work for <br />which it is used. <br />10.COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. <br />A.Grantee shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, <br />regulations and ordinances, and all provisions, including but not limited to federal laws and <br />guidance of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), U.S. Treasury guidance <br />and policies, Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) and/or State Board of Accounts <br />(“SBA”) policies and procedures for reporting, SBA guidance on administration and