FS-1500-19 Modification Form

USDA Forest Service OMB 0596-0217

FS-1500-19

MODIFICATION OF GRANT OR AGREEMENT					PAGE OF PAGES
					1	 
1. U.S. FOREST SERVICE GRANT/AGREEMENT NUMBER:      		2. RECIPIENT/COOPERATOR GRANT or AGREEMENT NUMBER, IF ANY:      		3. MODIFICATION NUMBER:      
4. NAME/ADDRESS OF U.S. FOREST SERVICE UNIT ADMINISTERING GRANT/AGREEMENT (unit name, street, city, state, and zip + 4):      			5. NAME/ADDRESS OF U.S. FOREST SERVICE UNIT ADMINISTERING PROJECT/ACTIVITY (unit name, street, city, state, and zip + 4):      
6. NAME/ADDRESS OF RECIPIENT/COOPERATOR (street, city, state, and zip + 4, county):      			7. RECIPIENT/COOPERATOR’S HHS SUB ACCOUNT NUMBER (For HHS payment use only):      
8. PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY:	This modification is issued pursuant to the modification provision in the grant/agreement referenced in item no. 1, above.
	CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE PERIOD:      
	CHANGE IN FUNDING:      
	ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES:      
	OTHER (Specify type of modification):      
Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the Grant/Agreement referenced in 1, above, remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
9. ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR DESCRIPTION OF MODIFICATION (add additional pages as needed):      
10. ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION (Check all that apply):
	Revised Scope of Work
	Revised Financial Plan
	Other:      

11. SIGNATURES
Authorized Representative: By signature below, the signing parties certify that they are the official representatives of their respective parties and authorized to act in their respective areas for matters related to the above-referenced grant/agreement.
11.A.       SIGNATURE	11.B. DATE SIGNED      	11.C. U.S. FOREST SERVICE SIGNATURE	11.D. DATE SIGNED      
(Signature of Signatory Official)		(Signature of Signatory Official)
11.E. NAME (type or print):      		11.F. NAME (type or print):      
11.G. TITLE (type or print):      		11.H. TITLE (type or print):      

12. G&A REVIEW
12.A. The authority and format of this modification have been reviewed and approved for signature by: ______________________________________       U.S. Forest Service Grants Management Specialist	12.B. DATE SIGNED      

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORM FS-1500-19

1. Enter the orginal U.S. Forest Service agreement number.

2. Enter the cooperator’s agreement number, if applicable.

3. Enter the number for this Modification, i.e. 01, 02, or 03. The first modification to an instrument is ‘01’, subsequent modifications receive a subsequent modification number (for example, the fourth modification is ’04’).

4. Enter the address of the G&A Specialist/Signatory Official responsible for this agreement.

5. Enter the address of the U.S. Forest Service Program/Project Manager or Lead Scientist responsible for this agreement.

6. Enter the cooperator’s address.

7. Enter the cooperator’s HHS Sub-Account numbers, if funding is provided on this modification (for example: G2412345003) (Only used by NA/S&PF and NRS)

8. Select all boxes that apply:

- Change in Performance = updated performance period agreed to.

- Change in Funding = obligation OR de-obligation amount and new totals.

- Administrative = change in pay address, administrator address, correcting typing errors, etc.

- Other = any other modification not described, such as update new objective to study plan, change the Principle Investigator, etc.

9. Insert changes such as updated provision, tasks, or any other data needed by the modification, add additional pages as needed.

10. Check all boxes that apply and ensure to attach these documents to the modification. Other attachments could include
SF-424 forms.

11. A – D, self explanatory.

11. E – H, Type or print the names of signatory officials.

12. G&A Specialist signs and dates before sending to the individuals in block 11, if all modification data are approved for signature.