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SAMPLE TEMPLATE

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) between

         [insert name of Party A] and

         [insert name of Party B]

This is an agreement between “Party A”, hereinafter called        and “Party B”, hereinafter called        .

  1. PURPOSE & SCOPE

The purpose of this MOU is to clearly identify the roles and responsibilities of each party as they relate to….

In particular, this MOU is intended to:

Examples:

  1. BACKGROUND

Brief description of the parties involved in the MOU with mention of any current/ historical ties to this project.

  1. [PARTY A] RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THIS MOU

[Party A] shall undertake the following activities:

Examples:

  1. [PARTY B] RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THIS MOU

[Party B] shall undertake the following activities:

Examples:

  1. IT IS MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES THAT:

  1. Modification
  2. Termination

  1. FUNDING

This MOU does (does not) include the reimbursement of funds between the two parties.

  1. EFFECTIVE DATE AND SIGNATURE

This MOU shall be effective upon the signature of Parties A and B authorized officials. It shall be in force from (date)        to (date)        .

Parties A and B indicate agreement with this MOU by their signatures.

Signatures and dates

[insert name of Party A]        [insert name of Party B]

           Date                   Date

Adapted from USDA.gov - http://www.nal.usda.gov/fsn/Guidance/ mou_example_final.pdf