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Services Agreement For Government RFP or NOFA

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This Fund-Development Consulting-Services Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into this
Date: *
st/ th/ day of
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, by and between PAULETTE LONG, Senior Consultant, PARK AVENUE GRANT WRITERS, INC., D/B/A NOT-FOR-PROFIT GRANT WRITERS, of 105 East 38th Street, Suite 5-A, New York, N.Y. 10016, a resource-development and fund-raising consulting firm (hereinafter referred to as “Consultant”), and

Name of Executive Director: *
,Executive Director, of
Name of Client Organization: *
(hereinafter referred to as “Client”), located at
Address: *
The parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
1. Consultant, as an independent contractor, agrees to provide resource-development and fund-raising services for Client.

2. Consultant shall provide necessary services for the purpose of increasing funding and financial resources of Client by researching, drafting, editing, preparing and submitting a response to a government Request for Proposals (RFP) or Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the purpose of securing funds for general operating expenses and/or for development and operation of special projects and programs.

3. Consultant shall seek to secure funding by either submitting the response to the RFP or NOFA specified below directly to the funding agency by its deadline or placing the response in the hands of the Client in time for Client to submit the response to the agency by the deadline. In either case, a copy of the response, in electronic form or on paper, shall be furnished to Client.

4. Consultant shall provide all appropriate programmatic and funding-source research.
5. Consultant may seek conferences, input and review of proposal with/from the Executive Director, Board of Directors, Trustees, legal representatives and/or staff of Client.

6. Consultant shall provide periodic progress reports to the Executive Director, or other designated officer(s), legal representatives and/or the Trustees of Client, setting forth the status of the response.

7. Consultant shall be accessible by telephone and shall be available to meet to discuss, review or otherwise consult on the response.

8. Client shall provide access to its officers and records as is reasonably necessary for Consultant to prepare and either timely submit the response or place it in the hands of Client timely to do so. Consultant agrees that all records, including the response and other documents developed by Consultant during the course of this Agreement are the property of Client, shall be held in confidence and shall be used solely for the purpose of obtaining funding for Client, in furtherance of this Agreement.

9. It is understood and agreed that all money raised is to be used exclusively for the benefit of Client and is to be paid directly to Client.
10. Consultant will utilize writing and concept-development skills, along with persuasive research material, in seeking funding through the response.
11. Client shall pay to Consultant for services rendered under this Agreement the sum of $7,500, payable as follows:
a. $5,000 as retainer for consultation services upon execution of this Agreement; And
b. $2,500 upon approval of the response draft prior to its submission to the funding agency.
12. The response is to be submitted by Consultant to Client’s Executive Director for review as needed during preparation and for final review on or before
Date: *
,so that it can be filed by ( )Client ( )Consultant [Check which.] by the deadline of
Exact Date and Time: *
Attention [Name and title of agency representative:] *
[Name and number of specific RFP/NOFA:] *
[Name of agency:] *
[Exact address of agency, including floor and room number:] *

13. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall end with Client’s delivery of the response to Client or submission to the funding agency together with Client’s final payment of the above sums. In the event that additional services shall be requested (other than preparation and submission of the response specified below), consultation fees shall be determined for each additional service or series of services to be rendered as mutually agreed.

14. Any notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing or by e-mail and if either personally delivered to the intended party or mailed to above address of the party intended to receive notice.

15. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of New York, and the parties agree that any and all claims or actions under this Agreement shall be brought in the Courts of the State of New York.

16. Under New York state law, Client may cancel this Agreement at any time up to and including the 15th day after this Agreement is filed by Consultant with the New York State Charities Bureau. Notice of cancellation can be in the form of a letter, delivered to Consultant at the address above, indicating that the charitable organization does not intend to be bound by the Agreement. Any cancellation would be effective upon delivery to Consultant. A copy of the notice of any cancellation must also be submitted to the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York, Charities Bureau, The Capitol, Albany, NY 11224. In the event of any cancellation, Consultant shall receive a fixed flat fee of the sums paid to the date of any cancellation in satisfaction of all services rendered pursuant to the Agreement.

17. It is understood and agreed that this Agreement expresses the complete and final understanding of the parties hereto, that any and all negotiations and representations not included herein or referred to herein are hereby abrogated, and that the Agreement cannot be changed, modified or varied except by written instrument signed by all parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties set their hands on the day and year first written above.
CONSULTING FIRM: By: PAULETTE LONG
PARK AVENUE GRANT WRITERS, INC. d/b/a Not-For-Profit Grant Writers By
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PAULETTE LONG SENIOR CONSULTANT
[Name of Client Organization:] *
By: *
[Signature of Executive Director]
Date: *
[Printed Name of Executive Director:] *
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Services Agreement For Government RFP or NOFA