Following are the Grant Criteria (criteria) set forth by Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) that applicants must meet in order to be eligible for a Gold Key/Matchmaker Grant (trade grant), along with the Corporate Terms & Conditions that grant recipients must abide by. Enterprise Florida anticipates that this will be a temporary program available through at least June 30th, 2021.

TRADE GRANT CRITERIA

  1. Applicant must be located in Florida and registered as an active company with the Florida Division of Corporations atwww.sunbiz.org.
  2. 必须在业务中至少两(2)年。
  3. 产品必须在佛罗里达州的状态下生产。必须从佛罗里达州提供服务。
  4. Must have a commercial operation that consists of either an office, office/warehouse, or manufacturing facility.
  5. 由美国商业服务或企业佛罗里达确定的目标市场必须在目标市场中被认为是可行的。服务提供商必须在其中一个这些批准的目标部门。
  6. Must comply with SBA Size Standards (www.sba.gov/size-standards)如果通过其他批准的承包商提供媒体服务,则为通过美国商业服务提供的金钥匙服务或员工少于500名员工。
  7. Applicant MUST be at least one of the following:
    1. 导出新增功能(从未导出)
    2. New to the market, or
    3. 市场上一个不常见的出口商(每年1-50个出口货量)
  8. Gold Key/Matchmaker Services must be provided by the U.S. Commercial Service; an Enterprise Florida International Office; AmCham, or an EFI-approved contractor for similar one-on-one business matchmaker services. When using the services of a local contractor, applicant must receive prior approval from Enterprise Florida before applying for a grant.
  9. Applicants may be awarded atotal of four trade grantsfrom July 1 to June 30, based on the dates of the trade events or completion date of the activity if not a trade event. Lifetime limitations: only one Export Marketing Plan per company and only two Website Localization grants per company, and not in the same fiscal year.
  10. 其他限制和例外可由企业佛罗里达州自行决定申请。

申请和报销过程

  1. Submission Process:申请人必须从EFI提供在线授权申请(“申请”)并提交所有必需的文件at least two weeks prior到了开始金钥匙/媒人服务。必须在预定任命的第一天之前批准赠款,或者不会被考虑。没有例外。
  2. Required Documents:在线申请流程期间将需要以下文件:(a)公司登记证明与佛罗里达州的公司www.sunbiz.org.; (b) Current IRS W-9 Form; (c) Confirmation of Gold Key/Matchmaker appointments, and (d) Proof of payment.
  3. Evaluation Process: Enterprise Florida staff will review all applications and make a determination regarding the applicant’s eligibility and grant award amounts within ten (10) days of receipt of application.
  4. 报销金额:赠款是以报销的形式颁发,并将涵盖以下一项:(a)第一个代表(仅限)的全部参与费用Enterprise Florida trade missions; (b) the full cost of a美国商业服务独立金钥匙仅限小企业;(c)美国商业服务贸易特派团最多为1,200美元,其中包括仅用于小企业的一对一业务汇总会议,或(d)批准的承包商提供的业务汇总服务最多1,200美元。
  5. ONLY costs for the Gold Key/Matchmaker service will be covered; expenses related to travel, accommodations, shipping/freight, personnel etc. do not qualify for reimbursement.
  6. 支付资金:授予者将被要求提交以下内容以获得报销:(a)向企业佛罗里达州,Inc。的发票,以获得企业佛罗里达州企业批准信中所引用的金额的金额/媒体服务的费用。(b)完成和签署的售后后的“出口销售报告”。在EFI收到所需文件之后,将在一笔付款中向偿还人进行报销。
  7. Reporting of Export Sales:每个授予收件人必须提交佛罗里达官方企业“Export Sales Report“,将由EFI提供。该报告收集有关活动期间实际销售的信息,并在未来二十四(24)个月内的预期销售额。
  8. 不合规: If the Grantee does not submit the invoice and Export Sales Report within thirty (30) calendar days after completion of the Gold Key, Enterprise Florida reserves the right to cancel this Agreement without reimbursement. If Enterprise Florida learns that any of the information provided on the application is false, Enterprise Florida has the right to cancel the reimbursement if not already paid, or require repayment of funds already disbursed.

ENTERPRISE FLORIDA TERMS & CONDITIONS

  1. 授予者不得分配本协议。本协议应当捆绑继承人,继承人和允许各方分配。
  2. 终止的原因可能发生由于(i)ee’s willful misconduct or gross negligence; or (ii) Grantee’s conscious disregard of its obligations hereunder or of any other duties mutually agreed upon; or (iii) intentional failure to timely produce required deliverable.
  3. 如果原因终止,EFI对受让人的唯一义务和责任(如果有的话)应予以支付终止日期之前产生的一部分费用。
  4. The acceptance of final payment under this Agreement, or the acceptance of final payment upon early termination hereof, shall constitute full and complete release of EFI by Grantee from any and all claims, demands, and courses of action whatsoever which Grantee may have against EFI.
  5. 受让人应(i)遵守所有相关的联邦, state and local laws designed to prevent discrimination so that Grantee does not discriminate against any person who performs work hereunder because of race, religion, color, sex, physical handicap unrelated to such person’s ability to engage in this work, national origin or ancestry, or age; (ii) include in all solicitations or advertisements for employees the phrase “Equal Opportunity Employer”; (iii) if applicable, comply with any and all federal, state or local reporting requirements; and (iv) be declared in default of this Agreement if it fails to comply with any such reporting requirements of (iii) above or if Grantee is found guilty of any violation of any of the foregoing laws.
  6. To the extent required by Florida Statutes §287.134(3)(a) and EFI’s contract with the Governor’s Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Grantee acknowledges notice of the requirements of Florida Statutes §287.134(2)(b). To Grantee’s knowledge, it has not been placed on the discriminatory vendor list described by Florida Statutes §287.134.7.To the extent required by Florida Statutes §287.133 (2)(a) and EFI’s contract with DEO, Grantee affirms that it is aware of the provisions of Florida Statutes §287.133(2)(b). Grantee affirms that at no time has it been convicted of a Public Entity Crime and agrees that any such conviction during the term of this Agreement may result in termination of this Agreement.
  7. Grantee shall retain and maintain all records and make such records available for an audit as may be requested. Such records shall be retained by Grantee for a minimum period of seven (7) years after termination of this Agreement. The records shall be subject at all times to inspection, review, or audit by state personnel of the Office of the Auditor General, Department of Financial Services, Office of the Chief Inspector General, or other personnel authorized by DEO and copies of the records shall be delivered to DEO upon request.
  8. Pursuant to its contract with DEO, EFI’s obligation to pay under this Agreement is contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature of the State of Florida and DEO’s funding obligations to EFI. Within 30 days of its awareness of such, EFI will notify Grantee if there will be a shortfall in funding which will impact payment of this Agreement.
  9. The terms and provisions of this Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and shall supersede all previous communications, representations, or agreements, either oral or written, between the parties relating to such subject matter. No change or modification of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by both parties hereto.
  10. 本协议执行并进入佛罗里达州的州,并根据佛罗里达州州的法律和规则在各方面解释,执行和执行。根据本协议所产生的任何诉讼,都应在佛罗里达州奥兰古县的适当法庭上提起,应用佛罗里达法。
  11. If any provision of this Agreement is deemed to be invalid, it shall be considered deleted herefrom and shall not invalidate the remaining provisions. All questions with respect to this Agreement and the rights and liabilities of the parties, are governed by the laws of the State of Florida.
  12. In any action to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs as deemed just and proper.
  13. 受让人不得使用根据本协议进行游览佛罗里达立法机关,佛罗里达司法分支机构或任何州代理机构的任何资金
  14. 根据与州长经济机会(DEO)的合同,须遵守第119章(F.S.)EFI的规定,可能需要公开获得由其制定,开发或收到的材料。如果要求,受让人应在允许公共获取方面与EFI合作。
  15. Pursuant to its contract with DEO, EFI requires Grantee to report on the use of women or minority owned businesses. This report will be in a form provided by EFI and must be submitted with the final payment request