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SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF PROGRAMGRANT ACCEPTANCE INSTRUCTIONS

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) is pleased to inform you that your grant application has been selected to receive assistance. Carefully follow these instructions to accept the award by the due date noted.

Applicant receives email notification(refer to the example on the right).

Click “Review & sign” to begin, noting the due date.

• Review Award Letter

• Review and Complete Contract Agreement, including:

– Business Address, City, State, Zip fields – Click to e-sign the Contract Agreement in the appropriate field

– Typed Name of Signer

– Title of Signer (i.e. CEO, Owner, Partner, etc.)

• Review and Complete the W-9

– At a minimum, complete these sections:

· 1, 2, 3 (choose only one item in section 3), 5, 6 (city, state and zip)

– Complete Part I: Choose and enter the appropriate TIN (SSN or EIN)

– Complete Part II:

· Click to e-sign the W-9.

Once all required fields are complete, a button should appear.On Windows and Mac computers/laptops, the button will appear near the bottom and on iOS and Android at the top indicating where to “Click to Sign” (refer to the blue button in the example to the right).

IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY1963 Bell Avenue, Suite 200Des Moines, Iowa 50315 USA

International: +1.515.348.6200Domestic: 1.800.245.4692

After signing, a completion message will appear indicating “You’re all set.” You may manually download the signed document using the blue “download a copy” link (refer to the example to the right).

A “COMPLETE” copy will be sent to the same email address that received notice of the award once the following steps are finished:

• IEDA Director E-signs the Contract Agreement

• IEDA Accounting Team processes payment from the State of Iowa

The State of Iowa will mail the check via the U.S. Postal Service upon email receipt of a COMPLETE copy of the Award Letter, Contract Agreement and W-9. Please allow ample time for USPS delivery.

Note: The complete copy includes all documents, signatures and appropriate audit logs.

IMPORTANT NOTES • Incorrect or incomplete data will delay processing and receipt of the award. Please carefully

review all information for accuracy prior to completing Step 3 “Click to sign.”

• All award decisions are final agency action.