COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF ORANGE COUNTY 6 -2015

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Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, of organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government, Logo Use for Conference and Other Materials: Neither the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) nor the CDC logo may be displayed if such display would cause confusion as to the funding source or give false appearance of Government endorsement. Use of the HHS or logo is governed by U.S.C. Part 1320b -10, which prohibits misuse of the HHS n name ame and emblem in written communication. Anon- federal entity is unauthorized to use the HHS name or logo governed by U.S.C. Part 1320b -10. The appropriate use of the HHS logo is subject to review and approval of the HMS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (OASPA). Moreover, the HHS Office of the Inspector General has authority to impose civil monetary penalties for violations (42 CFR Part 1003). Accordingly, neither the NHS nor the CDC logo can be used by the grantee without the express, written consent of either the CDC Project Officer or the CDC Grants Management Officer. It is the responsibility of the grantee to request consent for use of the logo in sufficient detail to ensure a complete depiction and disclosure of all uses of the Government logos. in all cases for utilization of Government logos, the grantee must ensure written consent is received from the Project Officer and /or the Grants Management Officer. Equipment and Products: To the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with CDC funds should be Amerioan -made. CDC defines equipment as tangible non- expendable personal property (including exempt property) charged directly to an award having a useful life of more than one year AND an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit. However, consistent with grantee policy, a lower threshold may be established. Please provide the information to the Grants Management Officer to establish a lower equipment threshold to reflect your organization's policy. The grantee may use its own property management standards and procedures, provided it observes provisions of in applicable grant regulations and OMB circulars. Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA): All information systems, electronic or hard copy, that contain federal data must be protected from unauthorized access, This standard also applies to information associated with CDC grants. Congress and the OMB have instituted laws, policies and directives that govern the creation and implementation of federal information security practices that pertain specifically to grants and contracts. The current regulations are pursuant to the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), Title III of the E- Government Act of 2002, PL 107347. FISMA applies to CDC grantees only when grantees collect, store, process, transmit or use information on behalf of HHS or any of its component organizations. In all other cases, FISMA is not applicable to recipients of grants, including cooperative agreements. Under FISMA, the grantee retains the original data and intellectual property, and is responsible for the security of these data, subject to all applicable laws protecting security, privacy, and research. If/When information collected by a grantee is provided to HHS, responsibility for the protection of the HHS copy of the information is transferred to HHS and it becomes the agency's responsibility to protect that information and any derivative copies as required by FISMA. For the full text of the requirements under Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), Title III of the E- Government Act of 2002 Pub. L. No. 107 -347, please review the following website: Pilot Program for Enhancement of Contractor Employee Whistleblower Protections; Grantees are hereby given notice that the 48 CFR section 3,906, implementing section 828, entitled "Pilot Program for Enhancement of Contractor Employee Whistleblower Protections," of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 (Pub. L. 112 -239, enacted January 2, 2013), applies to this award. Federal Acquisition Regulations As promulgated in the Federal Register, the relevant portions of 48 CFR section 3.908 read as follows (note that use of the term "Contract," "contractor," "subcontract," or "subcontractor" for the Page 11 of 16