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City, Township, and County Application fox• Election Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (EAID) Grant Program DEADLINE: ALT, STJTiMTSSIONS MI7ST TiE RECEIVED BY 4.00 P M March 19 2010 In accordance with the requirements of Title II, Subtitle D, Section 261 of Help America Vote Act (42 USC 15461) Minnesota Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie Contents A. Creneral Instructions -Page 1 B. Administrative Questions -Page 2 C. Application Questions -Page 3 D. Improvements Worksheet -Page 4 B. Certification -Page S A. Generallnstructions The State of Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State (OSS) is currently soliciting grant proposals from cities, townships, and counties for specifically for automatic door openers to make polling places in Minnesota more accessible. The work to be done and the payment amount must be specifically agreed upon in a grant contract entered into by the political subdivision and the OSS prior to commencement of work. The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD), Administration for Children and Families (ACP), Election Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (EAID) has allocated to the OSS monies to be given in grants to local governments. These funds are available to pay for automatic door openers to make polling_places more accessible to individuals with disabilities. Unlike past years, we expect that the Grants will be large enou h to cover the vast majority of the costs associated with purchasing and installinG a typical automatic door. Automatic door control switches must be installed in accordance with Minnesota Rules, Chapter 1341, Section 308 (in addition to state electrical code requirements.) Please note that the local }w•isdiction will have to provide funds to cover any remaining balance. Political subdivisions will be responsible for selecting a contractor or staff to produce the awarded accessibility improvement and to pay the contractor, including any cost overruns. The political subdivision will report the expenditures for the specific accessibility improvement to OSS in order to receive reimbursements up to the amount awarded. Political subdivisions will also be required to fully cooperate in any and all federal audits of the grant funds. We expect to notify Grantees of the awards in late April. If a grant contract has not been signed by all parties by Ma~31 2010, the award will be withdrawn. ]n order to apply for these EAID funds, political subdivisions must answer all questions fully and completely and provide a resolution of support from the governing bodes An unanswered question or lack of a resolution could result in the disqualification of the application. If there is a question(s) that is not applicable, please indicate. See last page of tlxis document fox• contact informatiax. 1 3