Michigan Stages Survival Grant Program Page 1
The Michigan Stages Survival grant program (“Program”) shall be used to provide grants to eligible live
music and entertainment venues that have realized a significant financial hardship as a result of the
COVID-19 emergency.
Live music and entertainment venues are defined as businesses/organizations whose primary mission is
to produce and/or present live, disciplined-based performance experiences, to promote and provide
connections through creative expression by sharing creative experiences, expressing our own creativity
or connecting us with others and ourselves.
The Michigan Stages Survival grant program will be carried out through one-time grants to eligible
venues throughout Michigan. These funds are to be used for working capital to support payroll
expenses, rent, mortgage payments, utility expenses, or costs related to reopening a business.
It is the intent to make awards that will impact a broad constituency. Applications will be scored
on an applicant’s eligibility, ability to submit the application in a timely manner, completeness of the
application and the number of applications received. The maximum request is $40,000 with no match
requirement.
To apply to the program, complete this fillable PDF and submit all required attachments no later than
January 28, 2021 at 12 noon via email to MIStages@michigan.org. Emailed applications will not be
considered for review if submitted after the deadline. Applications cannot be edited after the deadline.
Funds will be awarded no later than February 28, 2021.
To qualify for funding the applicant must:
i: Provide documentation* that at least 33% of the 2019 gross revenues are from the sale of tickets for
live music or entertainment events OR receive at least 70% of its earned revenue through cover charges
or tickets sales, production fees or production reimbursements, nonprofit educational initiatives, or the
sale of event beverages, food or merchandise;
ii: The venue must provide documentation* that second quarter revenues from April 1 through June 30,
2020 was not greater than 10% of second quarter revenue from April 1 through June 30, 2019;
iii: Applicant’s business located in Michigan was in existence on February 29, 2020;
iv: If Applicant is a live venue operator, the Applicant must not have, or be majority owned or controlled
by an entity with any of the following: (a) securities listed on a national securities exchange as an issuer;
(b) have venues owned and operated with offices in more than one country; (c) have venues owned and
operated in more than two states; (d) have venues employing more than 30 employees on a full-time
basis.
*Documentation can be in the form of a Quickbooks printout, an excel document or record keeping
ledger that is used by the organization.
If you have any questions, please contact the MEDC Service Center at (888) 522-0103 (select menu
option 1). Hours are 8am-5pm Mon. Fri. and closed for lunch 12-1pm. During lunch hours, callers may
leave voicemail. You can also send an email to medceconomic@michigan.org
.
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Michigan Stages Survival Grant Application
BusinessApplicant” Legal Name:
DBA or Tradename, if applicable:
Physical Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
County:
FEIN:
Total number of
full-time employees (full-time employees are defined as individuals who receive a W2 from the applicant,
those receiving a 1099 cannot be counted as full-time employees):
Type of Industry( Drop down for profit/non profit):
Discipline (drop down for disciplines):
Request Amount ($40,000 max):
Primary Business Contact:
Email:
Phone:
The Applicant has completed registration in the State of Michigan State Integrated Governmental Management
Appli
cations (SIGMA) Vendor Self-Service (VS
S) website, Michigan.gov/SIGMAVSS, and its SIGMA registration identification
number is: __________________. The Applicant has entered all required banking information and is registered to receive
EFT payments. If you need assistance with this to complete your Application, please contact the State of Michigan VSS
(SOM VSS) Support Center at SIGMA-Vendor@michigan.gov or 1-888-734-9749. All Program grant funds will only be issued
via EFT.
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
You may request funds to support the working capital of the venue. Eligible expenses include payroll expenses, rent,
mortgage payments, u
tility expenses, or costs related to reopening a business. Provide a brief description of the
programming that the venue provides and how the venue will use the funds requested.
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BUDGET FORM
Show how you plan to spend the requested funds, maximum request is $40,000. Your budget should reflect eligible
costs that will be incurred or have incurred during January 1, 2021 through August 1, 2021. No match is required.
Your budget items must be limited to:
A. Payroll Support: Include salaries, wages, and fringe benefits for personnel, administrative and/or artistic employees.
Funds for contractual personnel and compensation for artists who are paid on a fee basis or contractual basis are not
eligible.
B. Facility Costs: Include items such as rent, mortgage payments, utility expenses
C. Reopening Expenses: Include items that need to be purchased to ensure the safe reopening of the venue.
A. Payroll Support - list number of employees and job position(s):
Cash Expense Requested
Application Checklist:
o Completed PDF application, incomplete applications will be not considered for funding.
o Documentation that at least 33% of the 2019 gross revenues are from the sale of tickets for live music
or entertainment events OR receive at least 70% of its earned revenue through cover charges or
tickets sales, production fees or production reimbursements, nonprofit educational initiatives, or the
sale of event beverages, food or merchandise
o Documentation that second quarter revenues from April 1 through June 30, 2020 was not greater
than 10% of second quarter revenue from April 1 through June 30, 2019
C. Reopening Expenses:
B. Facility Costs:
Cash Expense Requested
Cash Expense Requested
Total Requested:
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
$ 0
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The Application, and all supporting documentation, will be evaluated under the Program, including
available funding thereunder.
The Applicant authorizes the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF”) to share this Application, together with all
supporting documentation, to representatives of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation
(“MEDC”) and the Michigan Independent Venue and Promoter Association (MIVPA”), and any of the
Permitted Representatives as later defined in the Additional Terms and Conditions made part of this
Application on the additional pages hereto (“Additional Terms and Conditions”), in furtherance, and for
the purpose, of consideration and approval of an MSF grant under the Program, to satisfy State of Michigan
legislative and audit reporting and compliance required of the MSF, and/or as may be otherwise necessary
or appropriate to administer the Program, or the Program grant funds. The MEDC provides administrative
services to the MSF for administration of this Program.
The Applicant has read, understands, and agrees to all the Additional Terms and Conditions and affirms
that the Applicant’s warrants and representations are true and accurate. Further, if approved for an MSF
grant under the Program, the Applicant understands that upon receipt of the MSF grant funds, the
Applicant is bound by all the terms of this Application, including all the Additional Terms and Conditions.
The Applicant affirms that its venue is not a convention center in a city with a population over 500,000 that
was eligible for funds under the state convention facility development act, 1985 PA 106, MCL 207.621 to
207.640.
Approval of an MSF grant under the Program is only upon the signature of the MSF below, and the MSF will
notify the Applicant by providing the signed copy to the Applicant. Subject to the Additional Terms and
Conditions, the MSF will thereafter begin the process to disburse Program grant funds to the Applicant to
the SIGMA account for the Applicant.
The person signing below certifies has authority to sign on behalf of the Applicant:
Authorized signature
Printed Name
Dated
If the Application is approved for an MSF grant under the Program, the signature of the MSF will be
denoted below and provided to the Applicant.
Michigan Strategic Fund by:
Name Fund Manager
Title
Dated
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ADDITIONAL
TERMS AND
CONDITIONS:
1.
Organization and
Authority. The
Applicant is duly
organized and
registered to
conduct business
in Michigan and
has the power and
authority to enter
into and perform
its obligations
under this
Application.
2. Full
Disclosure. The
Application, and
any supporting
documentation
submitted by the
Applicant does
not, and will not
contain, any
untrue statement
of material fact, or
to the best of the
Applicant’s
knowledge, omit
or shall omit any
material fact
necessary to make
the statements
true.
3.
Compliance with
Laws. To its
knowledge, the
Applicant is not,
and will not
through
September 30,
2021, be in
material violation
of any laws,
ordinances,
regulations, rules,
orders, judgments,
decrees or other
requirements
imposed by any
governmental
authority to which
it is subject and
will not knowingly
fail to obtain any
licenses, permits
or other
governmental
authorizations
necessary to the
ownership of its
properties or to
the conduct of its
business, which
violation or failure
to obtain are
reasonably likely
to materially and
adversely affect its
business, profits,
properties or
condition
(financial or
otherwise).
4. Use of
Program grant
funds. The
Applicant will only
use the Program
grant funds for
working capital to
support payroll
expenses, rent,
mortgage
payments, utility
expenses, or costs
related to
reopening a
business (“Eligible
Expenses”) as
noted by the
Applicant in this
Application, and
the Applicant will
not use any MSF
Program grant
funds for the
development of a
stadium or arena
for use by a
professional sports
team or
development of a
casino or property
associated or
affiliated with the
operation of a
casino as
prohibited by the
Act (see MCL
125.2088c(3)(a)
and (b)), or to
induce the
Applicant, a
qualified business,
or small business
to leave the State,
or to contribute to
the violation of
internationally
recognized
workers’ rights, of
workers in a
country other than
the US, or to fund
an entity
incorporated in a
tax haven country,
as prohibited by
the MSF Act (see
MCL 125.2088c(4)
(c), (d), and (e)).
5. Criminal
or Civil Matters.
The Applicant
affirms that to the
best of its
knowledge that it
or its affiliates,
subsidiaries,
officers, directors,
managerial
employees, and
any person who,
directly or
indirectly, holds a
pecuniary interest
in the Applicant of
Twenty percent
(20%) or more: (i)
do not have any
criminal
convictions
incident to the
application for or
performance of a
state contract or
subcontract; and
(ii) do not have
any criminal
convictions or
have not been
held liable in a civil
proceeding, that
negatively reflects
on the person’s
business integrity,
based on a finding
of embezzlement,
theft, forgery,
bribery,
falsification or
destruction of
records, receiving
stolen property, or
violation of state
or federal antitrust
statutes.
6. Taxes. The
Applicant is
current, under an
approved payment
plan, or otherwise
contesting in good
faith, all federal,
State of Michigan,
local and real
estate taxes.
Unless contested
in good faith and
discharged by
appropriate
proceedings, or
under an
approved payment
plan, the Applicant
shall, through
September 30,
2021, promptly
pay and discharge
all such taxes, any
assessments, and
any governmental
charges lawfully
levied or imposed
upon it (in each
case, before they
become
delinquent and
before penalties
accrue).
7.
Suspension or
Termination.
Notwithstanding
anything to the
contrary, the
MSF’s obligation
to disburse any
portion of the
Program grant
shall automatically
be suspended, and
may be
terminated, at the
option of the MSF,
if the MEDC or
MSF determines
that (i) the
Applicant has
made any material
misrepresentation
in the Application
or any supporting
documentation, or
(ii) if the Applicant
fails to comply
with any of these
Additional Terms
and Conditions.
8. Unused
MSF grant funds.
An amount equal
to the amount of
the MSF Program
grant funds that
are not used for
the Eligible
Expenses specified
by the Applicant
herein, during the
period of January
1, 2021 through
August 31, 2021,
shall be remitted
back to the MSF
immediately after
August 31, 2021.
9. Other
Repayment. If the
Applicant does not
submit the report
described in
paragraph 16 or if
there is a material
misrepresentation
in the Application
or any supporting
documentation
submitted by the
Applicant, or if the
Applicant fails to
comply with all of
these Additional
Terms and
Conditions, at the
option of the MSF,
the Applicant shall
repay the MSF an
amount equal to
One Hundred
percent (100%) of
the Program grant
funds paid to the
Applicant. The
MSF retains all
remedies under
the law or in
equity, and each
shall be
cumulative. The
Applicant shall
also pay all costs
and expenses,
including, without
limitation,
reasonable
attorney’s fees
and expenses
incurred by the
MSF in collecting
any sums due the
MSF. A failure or
delay by the MSF
in exercising any
right hereunder
will not be
presumed to
operate as a
waiver, and a
single or partial
exercise of any
right by the MSF
will not be
presumed to
preclude any
subsequent or
further exercise by
the MSF of that
right or the
exercise of any
other right.
10.
Termination of
Funding. In the
event that the
Michigan
legislature or
government fail to
provide or
terminates the
funding necessary
for the MSF to
fund the Program
grant to the
Applicant, the MSF
has no obligation
to make any
disbursements to
the Applicant.
11. Non-
Discrimination and
Unfair Labor
Practices. In
connection with
this Application,
the Applicant
agrees not to
discriminate
against any
employee or
applicant for
employment, with
respect to their
hire, tenure,
terms, conditions
or privileges of
employment, or
any matter directly
or indirectly
related to
employment,
because of race,
color, religion,
national origin,
ancestry, age, sex
(including sexual
orientation and
gender identity or
expression as
defined in
Executive Directive
2019-09), height,
weight, marital
status, partisan
considerations,
physical or mental
disability, or
genetic
information (as
defined in
Executive Directive
2019-09) that is
unrelated to the
individual’s ability
to perform the
duties of the
particular job or
position. The
Applicant further
agrees that every
subcontract
entered into for
performance of
the project will
contain a provision
requiring
nondiscrimination
in employment
binding upon each
subcontractor.
This covenant is
required, as
applicable under
the Elliot Larsen
Civil Rights Act,
1976 PA 453, MCL
37.2101, et seq.,
and the Persons
with Disabilities
Civil Rights Act,
1976 PA 220, MCL
37.1101, et seq.,
and is consistent
with Executive
Directive 2019-09,
and any breach
thereof may be
regarded as a
material breach of
this Agreement.
Under 1980 PA
278, MCL 423.321,
et seq., the State
shall not award a
contract or
subcontract to an
employer whose
name appears in
the current
register of
employers failing
to correct an
unfair labor
practice compiled
under MCL
423.322. The
United States
Labor Relations
Board compiles
this information.
The Applicant shall
not enter into a
contract with a
subcontractor,
manufacturer, or
supplier whose
name appears in
this register.
Under MCL
423.324, Michigan
may void any
contract if,
subsequent to the
award of the
contract, the name
of the Applicant as
an employer, or
the name of a
subcontractor,
manufacturer, or
supplier of the
Applicant appears
in the register.
12.
Indemnification
and Hold
Harmless. The
MSF, the State of
Michigan, the
MEDC and its
Executive
Committee, and all
of respective
directors,
participants,
officers, agents,
employees or
representatives of
the foregoing
(collectively, the
“Indemnified
Persons”) shall not
be liable to the
Applicant for any
reason. The
Applicant shall
forever indemnify
and hold the
Indemnified
Persons harmless
against all claims
asserted by or on
behalf of any
individual person,
firm or entity
(other than an
Indemnified
Person), arising or
resulting from, or
in any way
connected with
this Application, or
any act or failure
to act by the
Applicant under
this Application,
including all
liabilities, costs
and expenses,
including
reasonable
counsel fees,
incurred in any
action or
proceeding
brought by reason
of any such claim.
The Applicant shall
also forever
indemnify the
Indemnified
Persons from and
against all costs
and expenses,
including
reasonable
counsel fees
lawfully incurred
in enforcing any
obligation of the
Applicant under
this Application.
Performance of
the Applicant’s
obligations
contemplated
under this
Application is
within the sole
control of the
Applicant and its
employees, agents
and contractors,
and an
Indemnified
Person shall have
no liability in tort
or otherwise for
any loss or
damage caused by
or related to the
actions or failures
to act, products
and processes of
the Applicant, its
employees, agents
or contractors.
13. Access to
Records/Proof of
Eligible Expenses.
For a period of
seven (7) years
after
disbursement of
the Program grant
funds to Applicant,
to enable any
representative of
MIVPA, the State
of Michigan
Auditor General,
the Department of
Technology,
Management and
Budget, any other
department or
agency of the
State of Michigan,
the MSF, or the
MEDC
(collectively,
“Permitted
Representatives”)
to monitor and
ensure compliance
with the terms of
this Application,
the Program, or
any rules,
regulations or
requirements
thereunder, the
Applicant shall
comply with any
reasonable
request of any
Permitted
Representatives
and provide copies
of all financial
records and all
other information
and data relevant
to the terms of
this Application or
the Program,
including receipts
or other proof of
the Eligible
Expenses incurred
and paid by the
Applicant, all as
are acceptable to
the MSF. In
addition, the
Applicant permits
any Permitted
Representative to
visit the Applicant
and any other
location where
books and records
of the Applicant
are normally kept,
to remove,
photograph, copy
and inspect, any of
the aforesaid
records or
information, all as
may be subject to
the confidentiality
provisions set
forth below.
14. Conflict of
Interest. The
Applicant affirms
that there exists
no actual or
potential conflict
of interest
between the
Applicant and its
owners, officers,
directors,
managers,
members, or
employees and
any of the
Indemnified
Persons and the
performance by
the Applicant of its
obligations under
this Application.
The Applicant
further affirms
that neither the
Applicant, nor its
owners, officers,
directors,
managers, or
members, or
employees, have
accepted, shall
accept, have
offered, or shall
offer, directly or
indirectly,
anything of value
to influence the
Indemnified
Persons.
15.
Assignment. The
MSF may at any
time assign its
rights and/or
obligations under
this Application
and/or the
Program. The
Applicant may not
assign its rights
and/or obligations
under this
Application
without the prior
written consent of,
and on terms and
conditions
acceptable to, the
MSF.
16. Final
Reporting. The
Applicant will be
required to submit
a final report no
later than August
31, 2021, in a form
to be provided by
the MEDC if the
grant is awarded.
17.
Confidentiality
Acknowledgement
. In accordance
with Section 5(9)
of the MSF Act,
MCL 125.2005(9),
the MSF
acknowledges as
confidential any
portion of the
Application or
ancillary or related
documents or
records submitted
in support of this
Application that
includes any of the
following business
or personal
information
pertaining to the
Applicant: financial
statements
(including without
limitation, income
statements,
balance sheets,
statements of cash
flow and profit
and loss
statements), ratio
analysis, appraisals
and other
appraisal
reporting,
collateral analysis,
accounts
receivable aging
reports, customer
or service provider
names and lists,
tax returns, credit
reports, social
security or other
tax identification
numbers, and any
analysis, report or
record of any kind
by or on behalf of
the Applicant
containing any of
the foregoing
information (the
“Confidential
Information”). The
Applicant agrees
that the MSF and
any other
Permitted
Representative
may share
the
Confidential
Information with
any other
Permitted
Representative or
other
governmental unit
in furtherance,
and for the
purpose, of
consideration and
approval of an
MSF grant under
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
1. Organization and Authority. The Applicant is duly organized and registered to conduct business in Michigan
and has the power and authori
ty to enter into and perform its obligations under this Application.
2. Full Disclosure. The Application, and any supporting documentation submitted by the Applicant does not,
and will not contain, any untrue statement of material fact, or to the best of the Applicant’s knowledge, omit or shall
omit any material fact necessary to make the statements true.
3. Compliance with Laws. To its knowledge, the Applicant is not, and will not through September 30, 2021, be
in material violation of any laws, ordinances, regulations, rules, orders, judgments, decrees or other requirements
imposed by any governmental authority to which it is subject and will not knowingly fail to obtain any licenses,
permits or other governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of its properties or to the conduct of its
business, which violation or failure to obtain are reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect its business,
profits, properties or condition (financial or otherwise).
4. Use of Program grant funds. The Applicant will only use the Program grant funds for working capital to
support payroll expenses, rent, mortgage payments, utility expenses, or costs related to reopening a business
(“Eligible Expenses”) as noted by the Applicant in this Application, and the Applicant will not use any MSF Program
grant funds for the development of a stadium or arena for use by a professional sports team or development of a
casino or property associated or affiliated with the operation of a casino as prohibited by the Act (see MCL
125.2088c(3)(a) and (b)), or to induce the Applicant, a qualified business, or small business to leave the State, or to
contribute to the violation of internationally recognized workers’ rights, of workers in a country other than the US, or
to fund an entity incorporated in a tax haven country, as prohibited by the MSF Act (see MCL 125.2088c(4)(c), (d),
and (e)).
5. Criminal or Civil Matters. The Applicant affirms that to the best of its knowledge that it or its affiliates,
subsidiaries, officers, directors, managerial employees, and any person who, directly or indirectly, holds a pecuniary
interest in the Applicant of Twenty percent (20%) or more: (i) do not have any criminal convictions incident to the
applicati
on for or performance of a state contract or subcontract; and (ii) do not have any criminal convictions or
have not been held liable in a civil proceeding, that negatively reflects on the person’s business integrity, based on a
finding of embezzlement,
theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, receiving stolen property, or
violation of state or federal antitrust statutes.
6. Taxes. The Applicant is current, under an approved payment plan, or otherwise contesting in good faith, all
federal, State of Michigan, local and real estate taxes. Unless contested in good faith and discharged by appropriate
proceedings, or under an approved payment plan, the Applicant shall, through September 30, 2021, promptly pay
and discharge all such taxes, any assessments, and any governmental charges lawfully levied or imposed upon it (in
each case, before they become delinquent and before penalties accrue).
7. Suspension or Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the MSF’s obligation to disburse any
portion of the Program grant shall automatically be suspended, and may be terminated, at the option of the MSF, if
the MEDC or MSF determines that (i) the Applicant has made any material misrepresentation in the Application or
any supporting documentation, or (ii) if the Applicant fails to comply with any of these Additional Terms and
Conditions.
8. Unused MSF grant funds. An amount equal to the amount of the MSF Program grant funds that are not used
for the El
igible Expenses specified by the Applicant herein, during the period of January 1, 2021 through August 31,
2021,
shall be remitted back to the MSF immediately after August 31, 2021.
9. Other Repayment. If the Applicant does not submit the report described in paragraph 16 or if there is a
material misrepresentation in the Application or any supporting documentation submitted by the Applicant, or if the
Applicant fails to comply with all of these Additional Terms and Conditions, at the option of the MSF, the Applicant
shall repay the MSF
an amount equal to One Hundred percent (100%) of the Program grant funds paid to the
Appl
icant. The MSF retains all remedies under the law or in equity, and each shall be cumulative. The Applicant shall
also pay all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses incurred by
the MSF in collecting any sums due the MSF. A failure or delay by the MSF in exercising any right hereunder will not
be presumed to operate as a waiver,
and a single or partial exercise of any right by the MSF will not be presumed to
preclude any subsequent or further exercise by the MSF of that right or the exercise of any other right.
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10. Termination of Funding. In the event that the Michigan legislature or government fail to provide or terminates
the funding necessary for the MSF
to fund the Program grant to the Applicant, the MSF has no obligation to make any
disbursements to the Applicant.
11. Non-Discrimination and Unfair Labor Practices. In connection with this Application, the Applicant agrees not to
discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment, with respect to their hire, tenure, terms, conditions or
privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of race, color, religion,
national origin, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity or expression as defined in
Executive Directive 2019-09), height, weight, marital status, partisan considerations, physical or mental disability, or
genetic information (as defined in Executive Directive 2019-09) that is unrelated to the individual’s ability to perform
the duties of the particular job or position. The Applicant further agrees that every subcontract entered into for
performance of the project will contain a provision requiring nondiscrimination in employment binding upon each
subcontractor. This covenant is required, as applicable under the Elliot Larsen Civil Rights Act, 1976 PA 453, MCL
37.2101, et seq., and the Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act, 1976 PA 220, MCL 37.1101, et seq., and is consistent
with Executive Directive 2019-09, and any breach thereof may be regarded as a material breach of this Agreement.
Under 1980 PA 278, MCL 423.321, et seq., the State shall not award a contract or subcontract to an employer whose
name appears in the current register of employers failing to correct an unfair labor practice compiled under MCL
423.322. The United States Labor Relations Board compiles this information. The Applicant shall not enter into a
contract with a subcontractor, manufacturer, or supplier whose name appears in this register. Under MCL 423.324,
Michigan may void any contract if, subsequent to the award of the contract, the name of the Applicant as an employer,
or the name of a subcontractor, manufacturer, or supplier of the Applicant appears in the register.
12. Indemnification and Hold Harmless. The MSF, the State of Michigan, the MEDC and its Executive Committee,
and all of respective directors, participants, officers, agents, employees or representatives of the foregoing
(collectively, the “Indemnified Persons”) shall not be liable to the Applicant for any reason. The Applicant shall forever
indemnify and hold the Indemnified Persons harmless against all claims asserted by or on behalf of any individual
person, firm or entity (other than an Indemnified Person), arising or resulting from, or in any way connected with this
Application, or any act or failure to act by the Applicant under this Application, including all liabilities, costs and
expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred in any action or proceeding brought by reason of any such claim.
The Applicant shall also forever indemnify the Indemnified Persons from and against all costs and expenses, including
reasonable counsel fees lawfully incurred in enforcing any obligation of the Applicant under this Application.
Performance of the Applicant’s obligations contemplated under this Application is within the sole control of the
Applicant and its employees, agents and contractors, and an Indemnified Person shall have no liability in tort or
otherwise for any loss or damage caused by or related to the actions or failures to act, products and processes of the
Applicant, its employees, agents or contractors.
13. Access to Records/Proof of Eligible Expenses. For a period of seven (7) years after disbursement of the Program
grant funds to Applicant, to enable any representative of MIVPA, the State of Michigan Auditor General, the
Department of Technology, Management and Budget, any other department or agency of the State of Michigan, the
MSF, or the MEDC (collectively, “Permitted Representatives”) to monitor and ensure compliance with the terms of this
Application, the Program, or any rules, regulations or requirements thereunder, the Applicant shall comply with any
reasonable request of any Permitted Representatives and provide copies of all financial records and all other
information and data relevant to the terms of this Application or the Program, including receipts or other proof of the
Eligible Expenses incurred and paid by the Applicant, all as are acceptable to the MSF. In addition, the Applicant
permits any Permitted Representative to visit the Applicant and any other location where books and records of the
Applicant are normally kept, to remove, photograph, copy and inspect, any of the aforesaid records or information, all
as may be subject to the confidentiality provisions set forth below.
14. Conflict of Interest. The Applicant affirms that there exists no actual or potential conflict of interest between
the Applicant and its owners, officers, directors, managers, members, or employees and any of the Indemnified
Persons and the performance by the Applicant of its obligations under this Application. The Applicant further affirms
that neither the Applicant, nor its owners, officers, directors, managers, or members, or employees, have accepted,
shall accept, have offered, or shall offer, directly or indirectly, anything of value to influence the Indemnified Persons.
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15. Assignment. The MSF may at any time assign its rights and/or obligations under this Application and/or the
Program. The Appli
cant may not assign its rights and/or obligations under this Application without the prior written
consent of, and on terms and conditions acceptable to, the MSF.
16. Final Reporting. The Applicant will be required to submit a final report no later than August 31, 2021, in a
form to be provi
ded by the MEDC if the grant is awarded.
17. Confidentiality Acknowledgment. In accordance with Section 5(9) of the MSF Act, MCL 125.2005(9), the
MSF acknowl
edges as confidential any portion of the Application or ancillary or related documents or records
submitted in support of this Application that includes any of the following business or personal information
pertaining to the Applicant: financial statements (including without limitation, income statements, balance sheets,
statements of cash flow and profit and loss statements), ratio analysis, appraisals and other appraisal reporting,
col
lateral analysis, accounts receivable aging reports, customer or service provider names and lists, tax returns,
credit reports,
social security or other tax identification numbers, and any analysis, report or record of any kind by or
on behalf of the Applicant containi
ng any of the foregoing information (the “Confidential Information”). The
Appl
icant agrees that the MSF and any other Permitted Representative may share the Confidential Information with
any other Permitted Representati
ve or other governmental unit in furtherance, and for the purpose, of
consideration and approval of an MSF grant under the Program, and/or to satisfy State of Michigan and federal
legi
slative and audit reporting and compliance required of the MSF, and/or as may be otherwise necessary or
appropriate to admi
nister the Program, or the Program grant funds. Further, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, any Permi
tted Representative may disclose any Confidential Information: (i) to the extent required by
applicabl
e law without exemption deemed appropriate by the Permitted Representative, (ii) if, before the date the
Appl
ication is signed by the Applicant, such information or data was generally publicly available; (iii) if, before the
date the Application is signed by the Applicant, such information or data becomes publicly available without fault of
or action on the part of the Permi
tted Representative, and (iv) in all other cases, to the extent that the Applicant
gives its prior wri
tten consent to disclosure.