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Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher
<br />Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations, relocated to 2 CFR Part 215.
<br />The requirements for allowable costs/cost principles are contained in the A-102 Common
<br />Rule, OMB Circular A-110 (2 CFR § 215.27), DHS program legislation, Federal awarding
<br />agency regulations, and the terms and conditions of the award. The four costs principles
<br />circulars are as follows: - OMB Circular A-21, Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,
<br />relocated to 2 CFR Part 220. - OMB Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State, Local, and
<br />Indian Tribal Governments, relocated to 2 CFR Part 225. - OMB Circular A-122, Cost
<br />Principles for Non-Profit Organizations, relocated to 2 CFR Part 230. - OMB Circular A-
<br />133, Audits of States, Local Governments and Non-Profit Organizations.
<br />53. Will acknowledge, agree, and require any subrecipients, contractors, successors,
<br />transferees, and assignees acknowledge and agree-to comply with applicable provisions
<br />governing DHS access to records, accounts, documents, information, facilities, and staff.
<br />a. Recipients must cooperate with any compliance review or complaint investigation
<br />conducted by DHS and/or Cal EMA.
<br />b. Recipients must give DHS/Cal EMA access to and the right to examine and copy
<br />records, accounts, and other documents and sources of information related to the
<br />grant and permit access to facilities, personnel, and other individuals and
<br />information as may be necessary, as required by DI-IS/Cal EMA regulations and
<br />other applicable laws or program guidance.
<br />c. Recipients must submit timely, complete, and accurate reports to the appropriate
<br />DHS/Cal EMA officials and maintain appropriate backup documentation to
<br />support the reports.
<br />d. Recipients must comply with all other special reporting, data collection, and
<br />evaluation requirements, as prescribed by law or detailed in program guidance.
<br />e. If, during the past three years, the recipient has been accused of discrimination on
<br />the grounds of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency),
<br />sex, age, disability, religion, or familial status, the recipient must provide a list of
<br />all such proceedings, pending or completed, including outcome and copies of
<br />settlement agreements to the DHS/Cal EMA awarding office and the DHS Office
<br />of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
<br />f. In the event any court or administrative agency makes a finding of discrimination
<br />on grounds of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency),
<br />sex, age, disability, religion, or familial status against the recipient, or the recipient
<br />settles a case or matter alleging such discrimination, recipients must forward a
<br />copy of the complaint and findings to the DHS Component and/or awarding office.
<br />The United States has the right to seek judicial enforcement of these obligations.
<br />54. Agrees that none of the funds provided under an award may be expended by the recipient
<br />to pay any person to influence, or attempt to influence an officer or employee of any
<br />agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
<br />Member of Congress in connection with any Federal action concerning the award or
<br />renewal of any Federal contract, grant, loan, cooperative agreement. These lobbying
<br />prohibitions can be found at 31 U.S.C. § 1352.
<br />55. Will comply with requirements to acknowledge Federal funding when issuing statements,
<br />press releases, requests for proposals, bid invitations, and other documents describing
<br />projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal funds.
<br />56. Will comply with requirements that publications or other exercise of copyright for any
<br />work first produced under Federal financial assistance awards hereto related unless the
<br />work includes any information that is otherwise controlled by the Government (e.g.,
<br />classified information or other information subject to national security or export control
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