Thank you for your interest in this Competition. Please know that by participating in this Competition and in accordance with these Rules you are eligible to receive various forms of recognition and a possible cash Award of $500,000.00, in the form of a Grant from The Chicago Community Foundation. So, it is important to define the conditions of your participation. The Rules governing this competition ("RULES") are stated here as an extension of the Terms & Conditions ("Terms") for use of this website. The full Terms are available for your review by accessing them at the foot of various pages on this website. The RULES constitute "Competition Terms and Conditions" under Clause 2.3 of the Terms. Capitalized words used but not defined in the RULES have meanings given to them in the Terms.
Please read these RULES and the Terms carefully, as they describe the conditions under which you are allowed to participate. As you participate, you may periodically be asked to recognize your acceptance of these RULES and the Terms by clicking "accept" at various pages on this website, but by continuing any use of this website you expressly consent to all of these RULES and the Terms.
- Subject to the limitations set out herein and in the Terms, any individual, organization, unit of government, and/or business entity (such as a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, nonprofit agency, etc.) may participate (“You”); except that employees of the Competition Sponsor, RAMPIT, and any of their subsidiaries and/or affiliates of those entities and immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they live) or persons living in the same households of such employees from those entities, are not eligible. You must complete registration to participate. Individuals must be 18 years of age or older at the time of entry to participate. You cannot reside in nor be governed by countries that are prohibited by law, regulation (including United States or other applicable export laws and regulations), treaty or administrative act from entering into trade relations (including export of technology) with the United States of America or its citizens.
- Your Entry should meet the application requirements stipulated on this website. You are required to register in advance of any deadlines for the submission of an Entry, and You must comply with all other deadlines posted on this website. Your Entry may not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Competition Sponsor and RAMPIT, contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content.
- The Content created or provided by You must be your own. You represent and warrant that your Entry is an original work created solely by You, that You own all Intellectual Property in and to the Entry, and that no other party has any right, title, claim or interest in the Entry, except as expressly identified by You to us in writing.
- You may participate by registering, and You may not register more than one true and uniform identity; multiple registrations for a participant using multiple identities are not allowed. We reserve the right to disqualify any Entry made by a participant violating this limitation, regardless of whether all of the respective parties had knowledge of such violation.
- The application requirements for your Entry are clearly described on this website. Your Entry will be reviewed by three groups of Judges with distinct roles. An Evaluation Panel will review completed Entries and will score them using criteria described on this website. Once the rank order of Entries has been calculated by those scores, a Panel of Experts will review the top 10 Entries and will certify that every registered food, livestock, or poultry grower associated with those Entries complies with the standards of local and sustainable operations described on this website. Once the top 10 Entries have been certified, up to 5 Competitors will be presented before a Selection Committee of five or more individuals. Those Selection Committee members will meet to review and discuss the top Entries and will determine a Winner using judging criteria that may incorporate the same scoring rubric employed by the Evaluation Panel, but they are not limited solely to using that criteria. At least one of the initial Evaluation Panel members assigned to score the total pool of Competitors will be independent of the Challenge Sponsor. If the Challenge Sponsor determines that an event should be hosted, where up to 5 Competitors may be required to present their plans, then You may be asked to attend that event, and You will be required to respond to any invitations to attend any events as promptly and clearly as possible. In cases where a Judge indicates any potential conflict of interest, the Entry will be assigned to another Judge. Those Judges, each of whom is named on this website, will be responsible for scoring your Entry. Judges are permitted to communicate with Participants solely for the purposes of carrying out due diligence for evaluating your Entry and assigning a score during the review process.
- Should Your team be selected as a Finalist, You will be asked to produce a 2-5 minute video in accordance with directions described on this website. You will also be responsible for identifying one member of Your team as a fiscal agent in the event that Your team is selected as a Winner and submitting financial records for that fiscal agent, along with a more detailed budget and payment schedule for use of the $500,000 to implement Your proposed solution.
- Should Your team be selected as the Winner, a single Award of a $500,000 grant (subject to terms specified in a Grant Agreement with The Chicago Community Foundation) will be awarded to one member from the winning team (fiscal agent), so long as the team’s eligibility and compliance with these Rules are confirmed. It is the responsibility of the fiscal agent to distribute those funds to any other team members, and the fiscal agent will be required to enter into a Grant Agreement with The Chicago Community Foundation; as part of that Grant Agreement, other team members may be named and commit to specific reporting obligations. You may not submit any petitions for a division of the Award. All Winners will be announced on this Website.
- While RAMPIT, LLC (“RAMPIT”) is providing an online platform for your participation, RAMPIT is not responsible for the payment of any Award. Payment of any Award is the sole responsibility of the Competition Sponsor, and under the Terms each participant has agreed to look solely to the Competition Sponsor for the payment of any Award. Please note that the Winner of an Award may be subject to certain taxes. Under the Terms, the Winner of an Award will be solely responsible for paying such taxes. Neither the Competition Sponsor nor RAMPIT and/or its affiliates will accept responsibility for paying such taxes.
- Under Section 9.2 of the Terms, the Winner is required to enter into a separate, binding, and direct Grant Agreement with The Chicago Community Foundation.
- By submitting your Entry, you agree to release, discharge and hold harmless RAMPIT and the Competition Sponsor and their partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, agents and their employees, officers, directors and representatives from any Loss arising out of your participation in this Competition and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of any Award. Neither RAMPIT nor the Competition Sponsor assumes responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay in operation or transmission; communications line failure; theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to Competition entries or entry forms; or alteration of entries or entry forms. Neither RAMPIT nor the Competition Sponsor are responsible for any problems with or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or any website, human errors of any kind, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrants’ or any other persons’ computers related to or resulting from participation, uploading or downloading of any materials related to this Competition.
- THIS COMPETITION IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Entrants agree that this Competition shall be subject to and governed by the laws of Tennessee and the United States of America and the forum of any dispute shall be in the courts of Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America. To the extent permitted by law, the right to litigate, to seek injunctive relief or to make any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this Competition are hereby excluded and any entrant expressly waives any and all such rights. Certain restrictions may apply.
- If for any reason the Competition is not capable of running as planned, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, worms, Trojan horses, denial of service, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of RAMPIT that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Competition, RAMPIT reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual(s) who tamper with the process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Competition. If RAMPIT or the Competition Sponsor terminates the Competition, it will not retain any rights in the submitted Entries.
- The Competition Sponsor, reserves the right to disqualify any participant who violates these RULES, the Terms and any standards of behavior expressed or implied in them. We look forward to receiving your most thoughtful and creative Entry.
Contact Information:
You may contact us with any questions or comments about these RULES. Please enter “Food to Market Challenge” in the subject line of your email. You may reach us directly at:
info@rampit.com
The Competition Sponsor is represented by two organizations; they are:
The Chicago Community Foundation
225 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2200
Chicago IL 60601
Michael Davidson, Senior Program Officer
mdavidson@cct.org
Kinship Foundation
225 West Washington Street, 28th Floor
Chicago IL 60606
Sarah Knobloch, Senior Program Associate
sarah.knobloch@kinshipfoundation.org
Rules
Thank you for your interest in this Competition. Please know that by participating in this Competition and in accordance with these Rules you are eligible to receive various forms of recognition and a possible cash Award of $500,000.00, in the form of a Grant from The Chicago Community Foundation. So, it is important to define the conditions of your participation. The Rules governing this competition ("RULES") are stated here as an extension of the Terms & Conditions ("Terms") for use of this website. The full Terms are available for your review by accessing them at the foot of various pages on this website. The RULES constitute "Competition Terms and Conditions" under Clause 2.3 of the Terms. Capitalized words used but not defined in the RULES have meanings given to them in the Terms.
Please read these RULES and the Terms carefully, as they describe the conditions under which you are allowed to participate. As you participate, you may periodically be asked to recognize your acceptance of these RULES and the Terms by clicking "accept" at various pages on this website, but by continuing any use of this website you expressly consent to all of these RULES and the Terms.
- Subject to the limitations set out herein and in the Terms, any individual, organization, unit of government, and/or business entity (such as a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, nonprofit agency, etc.) may participate (“You”); except that employees of the Competition Sponsor, RAMPIT, and any of their subsidiaries and/or affiliates of those entities and immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they live) or persons living in the same households of such employees from those entities, are not eligible. You must complete registration to participate. Individuals must be 18 years of age or older at the time of entry to participate. You cannot reside in nor be governed by countries that are prohibited by law, regulation (including United States or other applicable export laws and regulations), treaty or administrative act from entering into trade relations (including export of technology) with the United States of America or its citizens.
- Your Entry should meet the application requirements stipulated on this website. You are required to register in advance of any deadlines for the submission of an Entry, and You must comply with all other deadlines posted on this website. Your Entry may not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Competition Sponsor and RAMPIT, contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content.
- The Content created or provided by You must be your own. You represent and warrant that your Entry is an original work created solely by You, that You own all Intellectual Property in and to the Entry, and that no other party has any right, title, claim or interest in the Entry, except as expressly identified by You to us in writing.
- You may participate by registering, and You may not register more than one true and uniform identity; multiple registrations for a participant using multiple identities are not allowed. We reserve the right to disqualify any Entry made by a participant violating this limitation, regardless of whether all of the respective parties had knowledge of such violation.
- The application requirements for your Entry are clearly described on this website. Your Entry will be reviewed by three groups of Judges with distinct roles. An Evaluation Panel will review completed Entries and will score them using criteria described on this website. Once the rank order of Entries has been calculated by those scores, a Panel of Experts will review the top 10 Entries and will certify that every registered food, livestock, or poultry grower associated with those Entries complies with the standards of local and sustainable operations described on this website. Once the top 10 Entries have been certified, up to 5 Competitors will be presented before a Selection Committee of five or more individuals. Those Selection Committee members will meet to review and discuss the top Entries and will determine a Winner using judging criteria that may incorporate the same scoring rubric employed by the Evaluation Panel, but they are not limited solely to using that criteria. At least one of the initial Evaluation Panel members assigned to score the total pool of Competitors will be independent of the Challenge Sponsor. If the Challenge Sponsor determines that an event should be hosted, where up to 5 Competitors may be required to present their plans, then You may be asked to attend that event, and You will be required to respond to any invitations to attend any events as promptly and clearly as possible. In cases where a Judge indicates any potential conflict of interest, the Entry will be assigned to another Judge. Those Judges, each of whom is named on this website, will be responsible for scoring your Entry. Judges are permitted to communicate with Participants solely for the purposes of carrying out due diligence for evaluating your Entry and assigning a score during the review process.
- Should Your team be selected as a Finalist, You will be asked to produce a 2-5 minute video in accordance with directions described on this website. You will also be responsible for identifying one member of Your team as a fiscal agent in the event that Your team is selected as a Winner and submitting financial records for that fiscal agent, along with a more detailed budget and payment schedule for use of the $500,000 to implement Your proposed solution.
- Should Your team be selected as the Winner, a single Award of a $500,000 grant (subject to terms specified in a Grant Agreement with The Chicago Community Foundation) will be awarded to one member from the winning team (fiscal agent), so long as the team’s eligibility and compliance with these Rules are confirmed. It is the responsibility of the fiscal agent to distribute those funds to any other team members, and the fiscal agent will be required to enter into a Grant Agreement with The Chicago Community Foundation; as part of that Grant Agreement, other team members may be named and commit to specific reporting obligations. You may not submit any petitions for a division of the Award. All Winners will be announced on this Website.
- While RAMPIT, LLC (“RAMPIT”) is providing an online platform for your participation, RAMPIT is not responsible for the payment of any Award. Payment of any Award is the sole responsibility of the Competition Sponsor, and under the Terms each participant has agreed to look solely to the Competition Sponsor for the payment of any Award. Please note that the Winner of an Award may be subject to certain taxes. Under the Terms, the Winner of an Award will be solely responsible for paying such taxes. Neither the Competition Sponsor nor RAMPIT and/or its affiliates will accept responsibility for paying such taxes.
- Under Section 9.2 of the Terms, the Winner is required to enter into a separate, binding, and direct Grant Agreement with The Chicago Community Foundation.
- By submitting your Entry, you agree to release, discharge and hold harmless RAMPIT and the Competition Sponsor and their partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, agents and their employees, officers, directors and representatives from any Loss arising out of your participation in this Competition and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of any Award. Neither RAMPIT nor the Competition Sponsor assumes responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay in operation or transmission; communications line failure; theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to Competition entries or entry forms; or alteration of entries or entry forms. Neither RAMPIT nor the Competition Sponsor are responsible for any problems with or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or any website, human errors of any kind, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrants’ or any other persons’ computers related to or resulting from participation, uploading or downloading of any materials related to this Competition.
- THIS COMPETITION IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Entrants agree that this Competition shall be subject to and governed by the laws of Tennessee and the United States of America and the forum of any dispute shall be in the courts of Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America. To the extent permitted by law, the right to litigate, to seek injunctive relief or to make any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this Competition are hereby excluded and any entrant expressly waives any and all such rights. Certain restrictions may apply.
- If for any reason the Competition is not capable of running as planned, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, worms, Trojan horses, denial of service, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of RAMPIT that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Competition, RAMPIT reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual(s) who tamper with the process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Competition. If RAMPIT or the Competition Sponsor terminates the Competition, it will not retain any rights in the submitted Entries.
- The Competition Sponsor, reserves the right to disqualify any participant who violates these RULES, the Terms and any standards of behavior expressed or implied in them. We look forward to receiving your most thoughtful and creative Entry.
Contact Information:
You may contact us with any questions or comments about these RULES. Please enter “Food to Market Challenge” in the subject line of your email. You may reach us directly at:
info@rampit.com
The Competition Sponsor is represented by two organizations; they are:
The Chicago Community Foundation
225 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2200
Chicago IL 60601
Michael Davidson, Senior Program Officer
mdavidson@cct.org
Kinship Foundation
225 West Washington Street, 28th Floor
Chicago IL 60606
Sarah Knobloch, Senior Program Associate
sarah.knobloch@kinshipfoundation.org