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26. AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, ENERGY OFFICE FOR THE WEATHERIZATION LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Approve Amendment No. 2 to an Agreement (C-22-10-029-3) between the State of Arizona, Department of Commerce, Energy Office (CO51-09-03) and Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department, to increase the total dollar amount of the Agreement by $179,316 from $763,496 to $942,812, for FY11 funding. Amendment Number 2 also revises language in Special Terms and Conditions and in Scope of Work Section, to support current practice and to comply with new federal requirements. The term of this Agreement is from October 15, 2009 through June 30, 2011. Funding for this Agreement is provided by a grant which has been passed through to the Arizona Department of Commerce from the U.S. Department of Energy. This amendment will not impact the Maricopa County General Fund. The Human Services Department indirect rate for FY2011 is 16.1%. Total grant indirect costs are estimated to be $2,887. The amount of $158,500 of grant funds will be passed through to subrecipient and are not subject to indirect cost recovery. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide services through the Weatherization Assistance Program. The Weatherization Assistance Program was established by the U.S. Department of Energy to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons, reduce their total residential expenditures, and improve their health and safety. The priority population for the Weatherization Assistance program is persons who are particularly vulnerable such as the elderly, persons with disabilities, families with children, high residential energy users, and households with high energy burdens. (C-22-10-029-3-03)