Is the Memo of Agreement to be signed internally in Correctional facilities and is it a good idea to have partnerships with outside agencies as well?
Yes-use your heads of dept as signatories although remember that you are not required to have a Memo of Agreement until your second year. 30. If no other groups are applying for grants in the Bedford/Lexington communities, do we need the Memorandum of Agreement or do we simply have those who review our summary of community assets and needs sign off on it? Is there a form for their signature, or do we make up our own? Do we need a separate “Community Needs and Assets” Profile for each community, or can we do a combined profile, since the grant must be a collaborative grant? A program does not need to submit an MOA with their Assets and Needs profile. In the RFP, Question 3, Part B asks for an MOA from agencies who have had MOAs within the past five years. They can earn an additional 2 points for this. We included a sample MOA in the TA Manual for these programs to use. If you are the only ABE provider in the community, then simply have those who review your Assets and Needs sign off. Yo
