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a) . If participants are served under this eubgrant agreement, the Subgrantee will establish a participant
<br />data system as prescribed by the "pass-through' entity.
<br />b). Subgrantee will retain all records pertinent to this eubgrant agreement for a period of three years
<br />from the date of final payment of this eubgrant agreement. If, at the end of three years, there is
<br />litigation or an audit involving those records, the Subgrantee will retain the records until the
<br />resolution of such litigation or audit. Refer to Uniform Guidance, Subpart D, Part 200.333 - 200.337.
<br />c). The "pass - through' entity and /or the DOL, or their designee (refer to Uniform Guidance, Subpart F,
<br />Part 200.500- 200.521)will have access to and right to examine, monitor and audit all records, documents,
<br />conditions and activities related to programs funded by this eubgrant agreement. For purposes of this
<br />section, - access to" means that the Subgrantee shall at all times maintain within the State of California
<br />a complete set of records and documents related to programs funded by this agreement. The Subgrantee
<br />shall comply with this requirement regardless of whether it ceases to operate or maintain a presence
<br />within the State of California before the expiration of the eubgrant. Subgrantee's performance under the
<br />terms and conditions herein specified will be subject to an evaluation by the -pass- through" entity of
<br />the adequacy of the services performed, timeliness of response and a general impression of the competency
<br />of the firm and its staff.
<br />14. Audits
<br />a). The Subgrantee will maintain and make available to auditors, at all levels, accounting and program
<br />records including supporting source documentation and cooperate with all auditors. All governmental and
<br />non - profit organisations must follow the audit requirements (single audit or program - specific audit
<br />requirement) of Uniform Guidance 2 CFR Part 200 and DOL Exceptions 2 CFR Part 2900.
<br />b). The Subgrantee and /or auditors performing monitoring or audits of the Subgrantee or its sub-
<br />contracting service providers will immediately report to the -pass- through- entity any incidents of
<br />fraud, abuse or other criminal activity in relation to this eubgrant agreement, the WIOA, or its
<br />regulations.
<br />15. Disallowed Coate
<br />Except to the extent that the state determine$ it will assume liability, the Subgrantee will be liable
<br />for and will repay, to the -pass-through" entity, any amounts expended under this eubgrant agreement
<br />found not to be in accordance with W:OA including, but not limited to, disallowed costa. Such repayment
<br />will be from funds (Non - Federal), other than those received under the wIOA.
<br />19. Conflicts
<br />a). Subgrantee will cooperate in the resolution of any conflict with the DOL that may occur from the
<br />activities funded under this agreement.
<br />b). In the event of a dispute between the -pass- through' entity and the Subgrantee over any part of thin
<br />eubgrant agreement, the dispute may be submitted to non - binding arbitration upon the consent of both the
<br />"pass - through" entity and the Subgrantee. An election for arbitration pursuant to this provision will
<br />not preclude either party from pursuing any remedy for relief otherwise available.
<br />17. Grievances and Complaint System
<br />Subgrantee will establish and maintain a grievance and complaint procedure in compliance with the WIUA,
<br />the Uniform Guidance 2 CFR Part 200, DOL Exceptions 2 CFA Part 2900, federal regulations and state
<br />statues, regulations and policy.
<br />18. Property
<br />All property, whether finished or unfinished documents, data, studies and reports prepared or purchased
<br />by the Subgrantee under this eubgrant agreement, will be disposed of in accordance with the direction of
<br />the -pass- through- entity. rn addition, any tools and /or equipment furnished to the Subgrantee by the
<br />•pass- through" entity and /or purchased by the Subgrantee with funds pursuant to this eubgrant agreement
<br />will be limited to use within the activities outlined in this eubgrant agreement and will remain the
<br />property of the United States Government and /or the "pass - through- entity. Upon termination of this
<br />eubgrant agreement, Subgrantee will immediately return such tools and /or equipment to the -pass-through-
<br />entity or dispose of them in accordance with the direction of the -pasa- through- entity.
<br />19. Intellectual Property Provisions
<br />a).Federal Funding
<br />In any eubgrant funded in whole or in part by the federal government, "paas- through" entity may acquire
<br />and maintain the Intellectual Property rights, title, and ownersbip, which result directly or indirectly
<br />from the subgrant, except as provided in 37 CFR Part 401.14. However, pursuant to Uniform Guidance 2 CPR
<br />Part 200 and DOL Exceptions 2 CFR Part 2900 the federal government shall have a royalty -free, non-
<br />exclusive, irrevocable, paid -up license throughout the world to use, duplicate, or dispose of such
<br />Intellectual Property throughout the world in any manner for governmental purposes and to have and permit
<br />others to do so.
<br />b) Ownership
<br />(1). Except where -pass- through" entity has agreed in a signed writing to accept a license, 'pass-through-
<br />entity shall he and remain, without additional compensation, the sole owner of any and ell rights, title
<br />and interest in all intellectual property, from the moment of creation, whether or not jointly conceived,
<br />that are made, conceived, derived from, or reduced to practice by Subgrantee or -pasa- through" entity and
<br />which result directly or indirectly from this eubgrant agreement.
<br />(2).FOr the purposes of this eubgrant agreement, Intellectual Property means recognized protectable
<br />rights and interest ouch as: patents, (whether or not issued) copyrights, trademarks, service marks,
<br />applications for any of the foregoing, inventions, trade secrets, trade dress, loges, insignia, color
<br />combinations, slogan, moral rights, right of publicity, author's rights, contract and licensing rights,
<br />works, mask works, industrial design rights, rights of priority, know haw, design flows, methodologies,
<br />devices, business processes, developments, innovations, good will, any data or information maintained,
<br />collected or stored in the ordinary course of business by -pass- through- entity, and all other legal
<br />rights protecting intangible proprietary information as may exist now and /or hereafter come into
<br />existence, and all renewals and extensions, regardless of whether those rights arise under the laws of
<br />the United states, or any other state, country or jurisdiction.
<br />(a). For the purposes of the definition of Intellectual Property, - works" means all literary works, -
<br />writings and printed matter including the medium by which they are recorded or reproduced, photographs,
<br />art work, pictorial and graphic representations and works of a similar nature, film, motion pictures,
<br />digital images, animation cells, and other audiovisual works including positives and negatives thereof,
<br />sound recordings, tapes, educational materials, interactive videos, computer software and any other
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