Item 18 - Adopt Resolution for FY 2021 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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Preparedness Grants Manual | February 2021 21 • Is the budget representative of the total cost of performance of the projects? • If indirect costs are included, is the applicant required to have an approved indirect cost rate agreement? If so, has the applicant provided an approved indirect cost rate agreement? • Is the applicant delinquent on any federal debt? • Has the applicant had substandard performance in a prior award? • Is the applicant on the Do Not Pay List? Based on the outcome of this review, FEMA may determine that it will not make an award to an applicant that poses a risk of noncompliance. FEMA may also determine that it will make an award to an at-risk applicant, subject to additional terms and conditions as described in 2 C.F.R. § 200.208. Supplemental Financial Integrity Review Prior to making a federal award where the anticipated federal share will be greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, currently $250,000: • FEMA is required to review and consider any information about the applicant in the designated integrity and performance system accessible through SAM, which is currently the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and is accessible through the SAM website. • An applicant, at its option, may review information in FAPIIS and comment on any information about itself that a federal awarding agency previously entered. • FEMA will consider any comments by the applicant, in addition to the other information in FAPIIS, in making a judgment about the applicant’s integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under federal awards when completing the review of risk posed by applicants, as described in 2 C.F.R. § 200.206. Review and Selection Process FEMA will follow all applicable statutes, rules, and requirements and will take into consideration materials accompanying the annual appropriations acts, such as the Joint Explanatory Statement, as appropriate, in reviewing and selecting recipients. Please see the applicable NOFO for the review and selection process for that program. Federal Award Administration Information Notice of Award Before accepting the award, the AOR and recipient should carefully review the award package. The award package includes instructions on administering the grant award and the terms and conditions associated with responsibilities under federal awards. Recipients must accept all conditions in the applicable program NOFO as well as this Manual, in addition to any special terms and conditions in the Notice of Award to receive an award under the applicable program. Notification of award approval is made through the ND Grants system through an automatic electronic mail to the recipient’s authorized official listed in the initial application. The award date will be the date that FEMA approves the award. The recipient should follow the directions in the notification to confirm acceptance of the award. Funds will remain on hold until the recipient accepts the award through the ND Grants system and all other conditions of the award have been satisfied or until the award is otherwise rescinded.