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<br />Grant for Legislatively-named Municipality FY19: Updated November 2018
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<br />12.2 Publicity
<br />Any publicity regarding the subject matter of this grant contract must identify the State as the sponsoring
<br />agency and must not be released without prior written approval from the State’s Authorized
<br />Representative. For purposes of this provision, publicity includes notices, informational pamphlets,
<br />press releases, research, reports, signs, and similar public notices prepared by or for the Grantee
<br />individually or jointly with others, or any subcontractors, with respect to the program, publications, or
<br />services provided resulting from this grant contract. All projects primarily funded by state grant
<br />appropriation must publicly credit the State of Minnesota, including on the grantee’s website when
<br />practicable.
<br />12.3 Endorsement
<br />The Grantee must not claim that the State endorses its products or services.
<br />13 Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue
<br />Minnesota law, without regard to its choice-of-law provisions, governs this grant contract. Venue for all
<br />legal proceedings out of this grant contract, or its breach, must be in the appropriate state or federal court
<br />with competent jurisdiction in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
<br />14 Termination
<br />14.1 Termination by the State
<br />The State may immediately terminate this grant contract with or without cause, upon 30 days’ written
<br />notice to the Grantee. Upon termination, the Grantee will be entitled to payment, determined on a pro
<br />rata basis, for services satisfactorily performed.
<br />14.2 Termination for Cause
<br />The State may immediately terminate this grant contract if the State finds that there has been a failure to
<br />comply with the provisions of this grant contract, that reasonable progress has not been made or that the
<br />purposes for which the funds were granted have not been or will not be fulfilled. The State may take
<br />action to protect the interests of the State, including the refusal to disburse additional funds and
<br />requiring the return of all or part of the funds already disbursed.
<br />15 Data Disclosure
<br />Under Minn. Stat. 270C.65, Subd. 3, and other applicable law, the Grantee consents to disclosure of its
<br />social security number, federal employer tax identification number, and/or Minnesota tax identification
<br />number, already provided to the State, to federal and state tax agencies and state personnel involved in the
<br />payment of state obligations. These identification numbers may be used in the enforcement of federal and
<br />state tax laws which could result in action requiring the Grantee to file state tax returns and pay delinquent
<br />state tax liabilities, if any.
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<br />16 Affirmative Action and Non-Discrimination
<br />(a) The grantee agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of
<br />race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status in regard to public assistance,
<br />membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation, or age in regard to any
<br />position for which the employee or applicant for employment is qualified (Minn. Stat. 363A.02). The
<br />grantee agrees to take affirmative steps to employ, advance in employment, upgrade, train, and recruit
<br />minority persons, women, and persons with disabilities.
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<br />(b) The grantee must not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of
<br />physical or mental disability in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant for
<br />employment is qualified. The grantee agrees to take affirmative action to employ, advance in
<br />employment, and otherwise treat qualified disabled persons without discrimination based upon their
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