Agreement that the Grantee will provide by email in Word format within 14 calendar days of the Center notifying the Grantee of its grant award a brief written description of the Grantee organization and summary of Grantee’s funded case for the Center to place on its website and blog or other online postings.

Agreement that the Grantee will discuss quarterly by telephone the progress of their grant funded case with the Center.

The case must have been filed no earlier than October 1, 2025, or be filed no later than December 31, 2026.

Agreement that the Grantee will submit to the Center a First-Quarter Report no later than January 15 and a Third-Quarter Report no later than July 15 with a brief written update – no longer than two paragraphs – on the status of the case for which the grant was given with any timely and noteworthy updates from the preceding quarter. These reports, submitted in conjunction with the First-and-Third-Quarter Timesheets, respectively (see Number 7 below), will be shared via the Center’s website and social media accounts.

Agreement that the Grantee will submit to the Center in Word format a Six-Month Report with the progress of the grant funded case no later than April 15 of the year following the date of the award of the grant. This short written report -- no longer than two pages -- details the status and progress of the case over the first six months of the grant period (October 1 – March 30) and is submitted in conjunction with the Second Quarter Timesheet (see Number 7 below). The Six-Month Report, which will be posted on the Center’s website, should include:

a) A summary of the general direction/progress of the case.

b) Significant decisions in the case, including attachments.

c) Progress anticipated in the next six months.

d) Links to media coverage, if any, of the case.

e) Photos, if any, of the case for which the Center has permission to use in its electronic and published materials, with descriptions and attributions.

f) Names of attorney(s) whom the Center can contact if the Center requires further information.

Agreement that the Grantee will submit to the Center in Word format a Year-End Report on the anniversary date of the award of the grant but no later than October 15 of the year following the date of the award of the grant. This short written report -- no longer than two pages -- details the status and progress of the case over the second six months of the grant period (April 1 – September 30) and is submitted in conjunction with the Fourth Quarter Timesheet (see Number 7 below). The Year-End Report, which will be posted on the Center’s website, should address the six items required in the Six-Month Report, as outlined above in Number 5.

If a grant will be sought for the subsequent year, then the Year-End Report must be submitted by August 1st. If that report is not submitted by August 1st, a grant for the subsequent year will not be considered.

Agreement that the Grantee will submit a quarterly timesheet with the daily time records of the previous quarter’s work on the grant funded case. The timesheet should be submitted in a spreadsheet and include:

a) hours worked each day by tenths of an hour by each attorney who worked on the case for which the grant was received

b) description of each task performed by that attorney.

c) date that the work by that attorney was performed.

d) hourly billing rate for that attorney

e) total hours worked and total time charges for the case for the preceding quarter

The timesheets span the one-year period from the date of the grant award beginning on October 1st and ending on September 30th and are submitted in the following schedule:

TIMESHEET SCHEDULE

The timesheets span the one-year period from the date of the grant award beginning on October 1st and ending on September 30 and are submitted in the following schedule:

1) First Quarter Timesheet, covering the first quarter of the grant, October 1 – December 31, is due January 15.

2) Second Quarter Timesheet, covering the second quarter of the grant, January 1 – March 31st, is due April 15.

3) Third Quarter Timesheet, covering the third quarter of the grant, April 1 – June 30, is due July 15.

4) Fourth Quarter Timesheet, covering the fourth quarter of the grant, July 1 – September 30, is due October 15.

Agreement by the Grantee that all funds not spent during the Grant period, October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027, on the case by the Grantee for which the grant was awarded, will be returned to the Center by October 31 following the end of the grant year cycle on September 30, 2027.

Agreement by the Grantee that should the Grantee violate or fail to carry out any provision of the Letter of Intent, the Grant Application, or this Agreement, including but not limited to the failure to file its case by the time specified in number 3 above, the Center may demand, in addition to any other legal remedies it may have, the return and recoupment by the Center of part or all of the unexpended grant funds, which the Grantee shall repay to the Center within 10 business days of receiving written notice from the Center. If the Center must litigate to recoup the grant funds, then the Grantee agrees to pay all the Center’s litigation fees and costs, including fees and costs associated with any appeal, should the Center prevail in litigation to recoup the grant funds.

Agreement by the Grantee, after consultation with the Center, to return and to recoupment by the Center of part or all the unexpended grant funds should the case for which the grant was given not proceed in a significant way at any time and to inform the Center within 10 business days of this occurrence. Unless the Center agrees after such notice to fund another case to replace the case for which the grant was given, the Grantee agrees to return the grant funds within 10 business days after receiving a written request from the Center.

The Center will send the Grantee by e-mail notice of the award of the grant. Attached to this e-mail will be the Grant Agreement. The Grantee must sign and return a PDF copy of the signed Grant Agreement within three calendar days of the notice of the grant (including the date of receipt). Upon receipt of the signed PDF Grant Agreement, the Center will issue and mail the grant award check to the Grantee along with a countersigned copy of the Grant Agreement.

Agreement by the Grantee that after the grant year cycle is completed to provide thereafter the Center in subsequent years by email in Word format with written update(s) on the progress of the grant-funded case within 14 calendar days of the Center’s request where such request will be made no more frequently than once a year.

Agreement by the Grantee that the grant is not earmarked to be used in any attempt to influence legislation within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and no agreement, oral or written, to that effect has been made between the Center and the Grantee.

Agreement by the Grantee that it shall not use any portion of the funds granted to participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office, to induce or encourage violations of law or public policy, to cause any private inurement or improper benefit to occur, nor to take any other action inconsistent with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Agreement by the Grantee that it shall notify the Center immediately of any change in: (a) Grantee's tax-exempt status and/or (b) Grantee's executive staff or key staff responsible for achieving the grant purposes.

Agreement by the Grantee to the fullest extent permitted by law to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Center, its officers, directors, trustees, employees, independent contractors, volunteers, and agents, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) directly, indirectly, wholly or partially arising from or in connection with any act or omission of the Grantee, its employees, independent contractors, volunteers, or agents, in applying for or accepting the grant, in expending or applying the funds furnished pursuant to the grant or in carrying out the case to be funded the grant.

Agreement by the Grantee that this agreement shall supersede any prior oral or written understandings between the parties and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties, and that this agreement may not be amended or modified, except in writing signed by both parties.