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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CARES ACT FUNDING AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by Indian River County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, whose address is 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, Florida, 32960 (hereinafter referred to as the "Recipient"), and Indian River County Hospital District, an independent special district of the State of Florida, whose address is 1705 19th Place, Suite G3, Vero Beach, FL. 32960 (hereinafter referred to as the "Subrecipient"). This agreement is entered into based on the following representations: A. The Subrecipient represents that it is fully qualified and eligible to receive this funding for the purposes identified herein; and B. The Recipient has received these funds from the State of Florida, who received those funds from the U.S. Department of Treasury and has the authority to distribute these funds to the Subrecipient upon the terms and conditions below; and C. The CARES Act, section 601(d) of the Social Security Act, created the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) and provided Florida with $8,328,221,072; 55% of which was allocated to the State of Florida and 45% was allocated to counties. D. The United States Department of the Treasury disbursed $2,472,413,692 of these funds directly to counties with a population in excess of 500,000. E. A remaining balance of $1,275,285,790 was reverted to the State of Florida from the local government allocation, for the State to disburse to counties with populations less than 500,000. F. Per the Recipient's agreement with the State of Florida, counties should provide funding to municipalities within their jurisdiction upon request for eligible expenditures under the CARES Act, however, counties are responsible for the repayment of funds for expenditures that the Federal government determines are ineligible under the CARES Act. Therefore, the Recipient and the Subrecipient agree to the following: (1) LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES a. Performance under this Agreement is subject to 2 C.F.R Part 200, entitled "Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards." b. As required by section 215.971(1), Florida Statutes, this Agreement includes: i. A provision specifying a scope of work that clearly establishes the tasks that the Recipient is required to perform, Attachment A. ii. A provision dividing the agreement into quantifiable units of deliverables that must be received and accepted in writing by the Recipient before payment or reimbursement. Each deliverable must be directly related to the scope of work and specify the required minimum level of service to be performed and the criteria for evaluating the successful completion of each deliverable. iii. A provision specifying the financial consequences that apply if the Subrecipient fails to perform the minimum level of service required by the agreement. iv. A provision specifying that the Subrecipient may expend funds only for allowable costs resulting from obligations incurred during the specified agreement period. V. A provision specifying that any balance of unobligated funds which has been advanced or paid must be refunded to the Recipient. vi. A provision specifying that any funds paid in excess of the amount to which the Recipient is entitled under the terms and conditions of the agreement must be refunded to the Recipient. c. In addition to the foregoing, the Subrecipient and the Recipient will be governed by all applicable State and Federal laws, rules and regulations, including those identified in Attachment B. Any express reference in this Agreement to a particular statute, rule, or regulation in no way implies that no other statute, rule, or regulation applies. (2) CONTACT a. The Recipient's Program Manager will be responsible for enforcing performance of this Agreement's terms and conditions and will serve as the Recipient's liaison with the Subrecipient. As part of his/her duties, the Program Manager for the Recipient will monitor and document Subrecipient performance.