Standard Assurances

OMB APPROVAL NO. 1121-0140
EXPIRES 06/30/2009

STANDARD ASSURANCES
The Applicant hereby assures and certifies compliance with all applicable Federal statutes, regulations,
policies, guidelines, and requirements, including OMB Circulars A-21, A-87, A-102, A-110, A-122, A133; Ex. Order 12372 (intergovernmental review of federal programs); and 28 C.F.R. pts. 66 or 70
(administrative requirements for grants and cooperative agreements). The applicant also specifically
assures and certifies that:
1. It has the legal authority to apply for federal assistance and the institutional, managerial, and financial
capability (including funds sufficient to pay any required non-federal share of project cost) to ensure
proper planning, management, and completion of the project described in this application.
2. It will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their positions for a purpose that
constitutes or presents the appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest, or personal gain.
3. It will give the awarding agency or the General Accounting Office, through any authorized
representative, access to and the right to examine all paper or electronic records related to the financial
assistance.
4. It will comply with all lawful requirements imposed by the awarding agency, specifically including
any applicable regulations, such as 28 C.F.R. pts. 18, 22, 23, 30, 35, 38, 42, 61, and 63, and the award term in
2 C.F.R. § 175.15(b).
5. It will assist the awarding agency (if necessary) in assuring compliance with section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. § 470), Ex. Order 11593 (identification and
protection of historic properties), the Archeological and Historical Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C.§
469 a-1 et seq.), and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. § 4321).
6. It will comply (and will require any subgrantees or contractors to comply) with any applicable
statutorily-imposed nondiscrimination requirements, which may include the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. § 3789d); the Victims of Crime Act (42 U.S.C. §10604(e)); The
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. § 5672(b)); the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d); the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. §7 94); the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.§ 12131-34); the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. §§1681,
1683, 1685-86); and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. §§ 6101-07); see Ex. Order 13279
(equal protection of the laws for faith-based and community organizations).
7. If a governmental entity–
a) it will comply with the requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
Acquisitions Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C.§ 4601 et seq.), which govern the treatment of persons displaced as a
result of federal and federally-assisted programs; and
b) it will comply with requirements of 5 U.S.C.§§ 1501-08 and §§7324-28, which limit certain
political activities of State or local government employees whose principal employment is in connection
with an activity financed in whole or in part by federal assistance.
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