Extracted text (via pymupdf)
3083 characters
Conyers Davis Global Director University of Southern California 635 Downey Way, Verna and Peter Dauterive Hall 201, Los Angeles, California 90089- 3331 • Tel: 213 821 5536 • Fax: 213 821 1742 October 27, 2020 Richard Greene, Finance Director Tonia Tunnell, Director of Government Relations Maricopa County Recorder’s Office 111 S. 3rd Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85003 Delivered via email: rgreene@risc.maricopa.gov; ttunnell@risc.maricopa.gov RE: Application to the USC Schwarzenegger Institute’s Democracy Fund Initiative Dear Mr. Greene and Ms. Tunnell, On behalf of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, I am pleased to notify you that the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy will provide a grant of $41,857 to Maricopa County, Arizona to support nonpartisan efforts to increase voter access and the operations of polling in your district. Congratulations! Your application was reviewed by a committee of experts including USC faculty who determined that your needs are aligned with program criteria and merit an award. The funds should be used in accordance with your request and the budget you submitted. If your needs change, please notify Allison Kay at the USC Schwarzenegger Institute at kayallis@price.usc.edu to receive a modified grant agreement. We are pleased to support the opening of 14 new ballot drive-through drop-off centers across Maricopa County. The funds may not be used for lobbying efforts that support or oppose a specific candidate, a political party, specific regulations or legislation. The funds may not be used to support or oppose an issue(s) other than voter access and voter education. Please keep records of expenditures relating to this grant. All grant funds should be spent for the expressed purpose by November 30, 2020. If funds are not used by that date, please contact the USC Schwarzenegger Institute at kayallis@price.usc.edu. Please provide a written report on your grant funded activities to the USC Schwarzenegger Institute via email at kayallis@price.usc.edu by December 15, 2020. Your report should be at least one page but no more than three pages and should include details of how you spent the funds to increase voter access, hire workers, and/or provide other election Conyers Davis Global Director administration needs and any indicators of success. Excerpts from your report may be made available to the press and/or used for academic research. If you agree with these terms, please have an authorized representative sign below and return a copy of this letter with via email to kayallis@price.usc.edu within 10 days. Once the signed letter is received, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute will contact the person who signed below to proceed with the grant payment. Sincerely, Conyers Davis Global Director Complete and return with your revised budget within 10 days to kayallis@price.usc.edu Authorized Representative Signature Date Print Name Title Agency or Municipality Email Address Phone