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2013 Annual Grant Award Page 4 of 10 <br /> (2) Utilize State of North Carolina and/or local procurement policies and procedures for the expenditure <br /> of funds, and conform to applicable State and Federal law and the standards identified in the <br /> Procurement Standards Sections of 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 13 and 2 CFR Part <br /> 215. Grantee must follow procurement procedures and policies as outlined in the applicable USDHS <br /> and EMPG Program Funding Opportunity Announcement(FOA)and the USDHS and Financial <br /> Management Guide. Grantee shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations and program <br /> guidance. Grantee must comply with the most recent version of the funding Administrative <br /> Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit requirements. Administrative and procurement practices <br /> must conform to applicable federal requirements. A non-exclusive list of regulations commonly <br /> applicable to DHS grants are listed below, codified in the following guidance: 44 CFR Part 13; 2 <br /> CFR 215; 2 CFR Parts 225, 220, and 230 (formerly OMB Circulars A-87, A21 and A-122); 15 CFR <br /> Part 24; Federal Acquisition Regulations(FAR), Part 31.2; and OMB Circular A-133 "Audits of <br /> States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations"and 44 CFR Part 14; 28 CFR Part 23 <br /> "Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies"; 49 CFR Part 1520"Sensitive Security <br /> Information"; Public Law 107-296, The Critical Infrastructure Act of 2002; Title VI of the Civil Rights <br /> Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000 et. seq.; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, <br /> as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1681 et. seq; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 <br /> U.S.C. 794; The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6101 et. seq.; Cash <br /> Management Improvement Act(CMIA)and its implementing regulations at 31 CFR Part 205; FEMA <br /> Grant Programs Directorate, Grants Management Division, Match Guidance; Certifications and <br /> Assurances regarding Lobbying 31 U.S.C. 1352, Drug-Free Workplace Act, as amended, 41 U.S.C. <br /> 701 et. seq. and Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements, Debarment and <br /> Suspension Executive Orders 12549 and 12689 and 44 CFR Part 17 and Certification Regarding <br /> Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters;Assurances as listed in SF 424B and SF <br /> 424D, 28 CFR Parts 66, 67, 69, 70 and 83; and Grant Award and Special Conditions documents. <br /> (3) Grantee must take possession of all purchased equipment, receive any grant-eligible service and <br /> complete Universal and up to six Optional work activities prior to seeking reimbursement from the <br /> Grantor. <br /> (4) Complete the procurement(s) process not later than September 30, 2014. <br /> (5) Provide quarterly progress reports to the Area Coordinator and/or Branch Office by the following <br /> dates: 31 December, 31 March, 30 June and 30 September. <br /> (6) Provide a list at project completion phase to the Area Coordinator and/or Branch Office listing all <br /> items completed through the grant. <br /> (7) Comply with the applicable federal statutes, regulations, policies, guidelines and requirements, <br /> reporting requirements and certifications as outlined in the applicable EMPG Program Funding <br /> Opportunity Announcement(FOA) and Grant Award and Special Conditions documents. <br /> (8) Maintain grant management filing system as required in Attachment A. <br /> (9) Comply with current federal suspension and debarment regulations pursuant to OMB Circular A-133 <br /> which states in pertinent part that"effective November 26, 2003, when a non-federal entity enters <br /> into a covered transaction with an entity at a lower tier, the non-federal entity must verify that the <br /> entity is not suspended or debarred or otherwise excluded. Grantee shall be responsible to ensure <br /> that it has checked the federal System for Awards Management(SAM) <br /> https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/and the State Debarred Vendors Listing, <br /> http://www.pandc.nc.gov/actions.asp to verify that contractors or sub-grantees have not been <br /> suspended or debarred from doing business with the federal government'. <br /> (10)Ensure that FY 2013 EMPG funds are not used to support the hiring of any personnel for the <br /> purposes of fulfilling traditional public safety duties or to supplant traditional public safety positions <br /> and responsibilities. <br />