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title will he required and provide disposition instruction on all major equipment. Equipment with a <br />unit acquisition cost of less than $5,000 that Is no longer to be used in projects or programs <br />currently or previously sponsored by the Federal Government may be retained, sold, or otherwise <br />disposed of, with no further obligation to the Federal Government If no equipment was acquired <br />under this award, a negative report is required. <br />Final Invention Statement An original and two copies of a Final Invention Statement are <br />required. Electronic versions of the form can be downloaded by visiting <br />tit JJxvM- hhs oov/forms/hhgW 8 odf. If no inventions were conceived under this assistance <br />award, a negative report is required. This statement may be included in a cover letter, <br />Rotes and ResponsiblUties: Grants Management Specialists/Officers (GMOIGMS) and <br />Program /Project Officers (PO) work together to award and manage CDC grants and cooperative <br />agreements. From the pre- planning stage to closeout of an award, grants management and <br />program staff have specific roles and responsibilities for each phase of the grant cycle, The <br />GMSIGMO Is responsible for the business management and administrative functions. The PO is <br />responsible for the programmatic, scientific, andfor technicai aspects. The purpose of this <br />factshaet Is to distinguish between the roles and responsibilities of the GMOIGMS and the PO to <br />provide a description of their respective duties. <br />Grants Management Officer: The GMO is the federal official responsible for the business and <br />other non - programmatic aspects of grant awards including: <br />• Determining the appropriate award instrument, i.e.; grant or cooperative agreement <br />• Determining if an application meets the requirements of the FOA <br />• Ensuring objective reviews are conducted in an above- the -board manner and according <br />to guidelines set With in grants policy <br />• Ensuring grantee compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies <br />• Negotiating awards, including budgets <br />• Responding to grantee inquiries regarding the business and administrative aspects of <br />an award <br />• Providing grantees with guidance on the closeout process and adrrdnistering the <br />closeout of grants <br />• Receiving and processing reports and prior approval requests such as changes in <br />funding, carryover, budget redirection, or changes to the terms and conditions of an <br />award <br />• Maintaining the official grant file and program book <br />The GMO is the only official authorized to obligate federal funds and is responsible for signing <br />the NOA, including revisions to the NoA that change the terms and conditions. The GMO <br />serves as the counterpart to the business officer of the recipient organization. <br />GMO Contact: See Staff Contacts Mow for the assigned GMO <br />Grants Management Specialist: The GMS is the federal staff member responsible for the day - <br />to-day management of grants and cooperative agreements, The GMS is the primary contact of <br />recipients for business and administrative matters pertinent to grant awards. Many of the <br />functions described above are performed by the GMS on behalf of the GMO. <br />GMS Contact: See Staff Contacts below for the assigned GMS <br />Programf elect Officer: The PO is the federal official responsible for the programmatic, <br />scientific, and /or technical aspects of grants and cooperative agreements including: <br />• The development of programs and FOAs to meet the CDC's mission <br />• Providing technical assistance to applicants in developing their applications e,g. <br />explanation Of programmatic requirements, regulations, evaluation criteria, and guidance <br />to applicants on possible linkages with other resources <br />• Providing technical assistance to grantees in the performance of their project <br />Page 15 of 16 <br />20A -58 <br />