HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit1. DATE ISSUED MM/DD/YYYY
08/12/2025
la. SUPERSEDES AWARD NOTICE dated
except that any additions or restrictions previously imposed
remain in effect unless specifically rescinded
2. ASSISTANCE LISTING NUMBER
97.106 - Securing the Cities Program
3. ASSISTANCE TYPE Cooperative Agreement
4. GRANT NO. 20CWDSTC00007-06-00
Formerly
5. TYPE OF AWARD
Other
4a.
FAIN 20CWDSTC00007
5a.
ACTION TYPE Non -Competing Continuation
6. PROJECT PERIOD
From
MM/DD/YYYY
03/04/2020
Through
MM/DD/YYYY
10/30/2029
7. BUDGET PERIOD MM/DD/YYYY MM/DD/YYYY
From 09/01/2025 Through 08/31/2026
8. TITLE OF PROJECT(ORPROGRAM)
2025-2026 STC Miami Preventative Radiological and Nuclear Detection Program Program
Department of Homeland Security
DHS Grants and Financial Assistance Division (GFAD)
6595 Springfield Center Dr
Springfield, VA 22150
NOTICE OF AWARD
AUTHORIZATION (Legislation/Regulations)
Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296, 6 U.S.0 596
9a. GRANTEE NAME AND ADDRESS
CITY OF MIAMI
3500 Pan American Dr
Miami, FL 33133-5504
9b. GRANTEE PROJECT DIRECTOR
Mr. Mark Moore
444 SW 2nd Ave FI 10
Emergency Management
Miami, FL 33130-1910
Phone: 305-416-5430
10a. GRANTEE AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL
Zhaoming Guan
444 SW 2nd Ave, 10th FL
Miami, FL 33130
Phone: 305-569-4036
10b. FEDERAL PROJECT OFFICER
Kristina Frierson
7th And D Street SW
Washington, DC 20407-0001
Phone: 202-440-1703
ALL AMOUNTS ARE SHOWN IN USD
11. APPROVED BUDGET (Excludes Direct Assistance)
12. AWARD COMPUTATION
I Financial Assistance from the Federal Awarding Agency Only
II Total project costs including grant funds and all other financial participation
II
a, Salaries and Wages
b, Fringe Benefits
c. Total Personnel Costs
d. Equipment
e. Supplies
f. Travel
9. Construction
h. Other
i. Contractual
j. TOTAL DIRECT COSTS
654,897.00
295,899.00
950,796.00
36,128.00
5,533.00
17,314.00
0.00
345,741.00
0.00
a. Amount of Federal Financial Assistance (from item 11 m)
b. Less Unobligated Balance From Prior Budget Periods
c. Less Cumulative Prior Award(s) This Budget Period
d. AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THIS ACTION
13. Total Federal Funds Awarded to Date for Project Period
,355,512.00
355,512.00
0.00
1,000,000.00
8,577,434.00
14. RECOMMENDED FUTURE SUPPORT
(Subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory progress of the project):
YEAR
TOTAL DIRECT COSTS
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
YEAR
TOTAL DIRECT COSTS
d. 10
e. 11
f. 12
k. INDIRECT COSTS
I. TOTAL APPROVED BUDGET
1,355,512.00
0.00
1,355,512.00
15. PROGRAM INCOME SHALL BE USED IN ACCORD WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
ALTERNATIVES:
e.
DEDUCTION
ADDITIONAL COSTS
MATCHING
OTHER RESEARCH (Add / Deduct Option)
b
m. Federal Share
n. Non -Federal Share
1,355,512.00
0.00
16. THIS AWARD IS BASED ON AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO, AND AS APPROVED BY, THE FEDERAL AWARDING AGENCY
ON THE ABOVE TITLED PROJECTAND IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCORPORATED EITHER DIRECTLY
OR BY REFERENCE IN THE FOLLOWING:
a. The gent program legslatim
b. The grant program regulations.
c. This award notice including terms and conditions, if any, noted below under REMARKS.
d. Federal administrative requirements, cost principles and audit requirements applicable to this grant.
In the event there are conflicting or otherwise inconsistent policies applicable to the grant, the above order of precedence shall
prevail. Acceptance of the grant terms and conditions is acknowledged by the grantee when funds are drawn or otherwise
obtained from the grant payment system.
REMARKS (Other Terms and Conditions Attached -
)Yes ® No)
GRANTS MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL:
Diane Osterhus, Sr. Grants Policy Officer
6595 Springfield Center Dr
Springfield, VA 22150
Phone: (202)447-5606
17.OBJ CLASS 4100
18a. VENDOR CODE 596000375
18b. EIN 596000375
19a. UEI KJTSRFPMWTKS 19b. DUNS 072220791
20. CONG. DIST. 27
FY-ACCOUNT NO.
DOCUMENT NO.
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
AMT ACTION FIN ASST
APPROPRIATION
21. a. 050170570411
b. CWDSTC00007A
c. STC
d. $1,000,000.00
e.
22. a.
b.
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23. a.
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NOTICE OF AWARD (Continuation Sheet)
PAGE 2 of 3
DATE ISSUED
08/12/2025
GRANT NO.
20CWDSTC00007-06-00
Federal Financial Report Cycle
Reporting Period Start Date
Reporting Period End Date
Reporting Type
Reporting Period Due Date
07/01/2020
09/30/2020
Quarterly
10/30/2020
10/01/2020
12/31/2020
Quarterly
01/30/2021
01/01/2021
03/31/2021
Quarterly
04/30/2021
04/01/2021
06/30/2021
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07/30/2021
07/01/2021
09/30/2021
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10/30/2021
10/01/2021
12/31/2021
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01/30/2022
01 /01 /2022
03/31/2022
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04/30/2022
04/01/2022
06/30/2022
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07/30/2022
07/01/2022
09/30/2022
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10/30/2022
10/01/2022
12/31/2022
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01/30/2023
01 /01 /2023
03/31/2023
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05/12/2023
04/01/2023
06/30/2023
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07/01/2023
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12/31/2023
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06/30/2024
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01/30/2025
01/01/2025
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05/14/2025
04/01/2025
06/30/2025
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07/30/2025
07/01/2025
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10/30/2025
10/01/2025
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01/30/2026
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07/01/2027
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10/01/2027
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01 /01 /2028
03/31/2028
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04/30/2028
04/01/2028
06/30/2028
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07/30/2028
07/01/2028
09/30/2028
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10/30/2028
10/01/2028
12/31/2028
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01/30/2029
01/01/2029
03/31/2029
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04/30/2029
04/01/2029
06/30/2029
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07/30/2029
07/01/2029
09/30/2029
Quarterly
10/30/2029
10/01/2029
10/30/2029
Final
02/27/2030
Performance Progress Report Cycle
NOTICE OF AWARD (Continuation Sheet)
PAGE 3 of 3
DATE ISSUED
08/12/2025
GRANT NO.
20CWDSTC00007-06-00
Reporting Period Start Date
Reporting Period End Date
Reporting Type
Reporting Period Due Date
07/01/2020
09/30/2020
Quarterly
10/30/2020
10/01/2020
12/31/2020
Quarterly
01/30/2021
01/01/2021
03/31/2021
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04/30/2021
04/01/2021
06/30/2021
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01 /01 /2022
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12/31/2024
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01/01/2025
03/31/2025
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05/14/2025
04/01/2025
06/30/2025
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07/30/2025
07/01/2025
09/30/2025
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10/30/2025
10/01/2025
12/31/2025
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01 /01 /2026
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01 /01 /2028
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Final
02/27/2030
AWARD ATTACHMENTS
CITY OF MIAMI 20CWDSTC00007-06-00
1. Award letter
2. T&Cs
3. DHS Std T&Cs
August 12, 2025
Zhaoming Guan
City of Miami
Department of Fire - Rescue
444 SW 2nd Avenue, 10th Floor
Miami, FL 33130-1910
RE: 20CWDSTC00007
Dear Mr. Guan:
U.S. Department of Homeland
Security
Washington, DC 20528
Homeland
Security
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has approved your Securing the Cities
continuation application in the amount of $1,000,000 in new funds and $355,512 in carryover
authorization.
If you have questions concerning this award, please contact the appropriate DHS official listed
below.
Program/Technical matters:
Program Officer, Ki Harvey
ki.harvey@hq.dhs.gov
Desk: 202-893-7908
Ce11: 202-961-8010
Grant/Fiscal related matters: Grant Officer, Marsha Mathis
Email: marsha.mathis@HQ.DHS.GOV
Sincerely,
Marsha Mathis
Grants Officer
Office of Procurement Operations
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
Cc: Ki Harvey
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
GRANTS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DIVISION (GFAD)
A recipient under this funding opportunity must comply with the FY 2025 Department of Homeland Security
Standard Terms and Conditions, v. 3 (Apr. 18, 2025). However, Paragraphs C.IX and C.XVII(2)(a)(iii) do not
apply to any federal award under this funding opportunity to the extent their application is limited by the
injunction in San Francisco v. Trump, No. 3:25-cv-01350 (N.D. Cal.), or any other litigation, so long as that
injunction is in force. The FY 2025 Department of Homeland Security Standard Terms and Conditions, v. 3 (Apr.
18, 2025) are attached for reference.
Ill ARTICLE I. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
A. AWARD SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND/OR
RESTRICTIONS
- This award does not include any award specific Terms and Conditions.
B. PROGRAM SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Previously outlined program specific Terms and Conditions apply.
C. DHS SUBSTANTIAL PROGRAMMATIC INVOLVEMENT
Previously outlined DHS programmatic involvement remains in effect.
ARTICLE II. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
A. APPLICABILITY
1. General. The terms and conditions set forth in this document and elsewhere in the Federal Award package
will apply to all budget periods for the Federal Award.
2. Post -Award Changes. DHS may revise terms and conditions in this document and other parts of the
Federal Award package if it determines that there was an error in the package or otherwise determines that
an administrative change must be made to the package. DHS will notify the Recipient in writing of the
change and provide an updated Federal Award package document. Once notification occurs, any
subsequent drawdown will indicate Recipient acceptance of the changes to the Federal Award.
3. Continuation Awards. If the Federal Award includes more than one budget period, DHS may revise the
terms and conditions in this document or elsewhere in the award package when awarding continuation
funding and approving an additional budget period. DHS will notify the Recipient of these changes and
the Recipient, by applying for continuation award funding, agrees to comply with the revisions, should it
receive a continuation award. These revisions would apply only to that budget period and future budget
periods and would not apply retroactively to previous budget periods.
4. Applicability of DHS Standard Terms and Conditions to Tribes. The DHS Standard Terms and Conditions
are a restatement of general requirements imposed upon recipients and flow down to subrecipients as a
matter of law, regulation, or executive order. If the requirement does not apply to Indian tribes or there is a
federal law or regulation exempting its application to Indian tribes, then the acceptance by Tribes of, or
acquiescence to, DHS Standard Terms and Conditions does not change or alter its inapplicability to an
Indian tribe. The execution of grant documents is not intended to change, alter, amend, or impose
additional liability or responsibility upon the Tribe where it does not already exist.
B. AMENDMENTS AND REVISIONS
1. The Recipient is required to report deviations from the approved budget and request prior approvals from
DHS for budget and program revisions for the Federal Award in accordance with 2 C.F.R. § 200.308. This
Federal Award is a [construction/non-construction] award for the purposes of applying the prior approval
requirements. Scope or objective changes are generally not permitted unless authorized by law; Recipients
should contact DHS with questions about changes to scope or objectives.
2. DHS does not waive any prior approval requirements pursuant to 2 C.F.R. § 200.308(e).
3. For non -construction work under awards where the Federal share is greater than the simplified acquisition
threshold (currently $250,000), per 2 C.F.R. § 200.308(f), the Recipient must obtain prior written approval
from DHS for transfers of funds among direct cost categories where the cumulative amount of such
transfers exceeds or is expected to exceed 10 percent of the total approved budget.
4. The Recipient must obtain prior written approval from DHS for transfers of funds from direct costs to the
indirect costs object class or vice versa.
5. The Recipient must obtain prior written approval from DHS before making any fund or budget transfers
between construction and non -construction work.
C. PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED
The Recipient shall not, without the prior written approval of the DHS, request reimbursement, incur costs or
obligate funds for any purpose pertaining to the operation of the project, program, or activities prior to the
approved Budget Period.
D. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
A. Period of Performance
1. The Budget Period shall be for a period of 12 months. If applicable, the approval by DHS of subsequent
budget periods under the federal award are subject to the availability of funds, program authority,
satisfactory performance, compliance with the terms and conditions of the federal award, and a
determination that a subsequent budget period is in the best interests of the federal government.
2. If applicable, The Recipient must request prior approval to carry over unobligated balances from one
budget period to the following budget period.
B. Period of Performance Extension Request
1. Extensions to the Period of Performance can only be authorized in writing by the DHS Grants Officer.
2. The extension request shall be submitted to the DHS Grants Officer sixty (60) days prior to the expiration
date of the performance period.
3. Requests for time extensions to the Period of Performance will be considered, but will not be granted
automatically, and must be supported by adequate justification to be processed. The justification is a
written explanation of the reason(s) for the delay; an outline of remaining resources/funds available to
support the extended Period of Performance; and a description of performance measures necessary to
complete the project. Extension requests shall not be processed without up- to -date performance and
financial status reports and adequate justification.
4. DHS has no obligation to provide additional resources/funding due to an extension.
E. CLOSEOUT REPORTING PERIOD
Per 2 C.F.R. § 200.344(a), the Recipient has 120 calendar days after the end of the period of performance to
submit all final financial, performance, and other reports required by the terms and conditions of this award.
F. LIQUIDATION PERIOD
Per 2 C.F.R. § 200.344(b), the Recipient has 120 calendar days after the end of the period of performance to
liquidate all obligations incurred under this award.
G. FINANCIAL REPORTS
1. Quarterly Federal Financial Reports — The Recipient shall submit a Federal Financial Report (SF-425)
into the Grant Solutions system no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the budget period end date.
Reports are due on January 30th, April 30th, July 30th and October 30th. The report shall be submitted via
Grant Solutions using the guidance found here: Grant Solutions Federal Financial Report
2. Final Federal Financial Report — The Recipient shall submit a Federal Financial Report (SF-425) into the
Grant- Solutions system no later than 120 days after the end of the Project Period end date. The report
shall be submitted via Grant Solutions using the guidance found here: Grant Solutions Federal Financial
Report
H. PERFORMANCE REPORTS
1. Quarterly Performance Reports — The Recipient shall submit performance reports into the GrantSolutions
system no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the reporting period end date. Reports are due
on January 30th, April 30th, July 30th and October 30th. The report shall be submitted via
www.GrantSolutions.gov using the guidance found here: Grant Solutions Performance Progress Report.
2. Performance Report Content (non -construction):
The performance reports must contain the following information. If the Recipient considers any of the
following information to be proprietary, the Recipient must identify the beginning that information with
****Begin Proprietary Information**** and the end of the information with ****End Proprietary
Information****.
• Description relating financial data and accomplishments to performance goals and objectives of the
Federal Award.
• A comparison of actual accomplishments to the objectives of the Federal Award established for the
reporting period.
• If applicable, the reasons why established goals were not met.
• Analysis and explanation of cost overruns or high unit costs.
• Any additional pertinent information as determined by the program.
3. Performance Report Content (construction):
The performance report must contain the following information. If the Recipient considers any of
the following information to be proprietary, the Recipient must identify the beginning that
information with ****Begin Proprietary Information**** and the end of the information with
****End Proprietary Information****.
• Certified completion of construction data.
• Any additional pertinent information as determined by the program.
Final Performance Report — the Recipient shall submit the Final Performance Report into the GrantSolutions
system no later than 120 days after the expiration of the Project Period. The Final Performance Report shall be
submitted using the guidance found here: Grant Solutions Performance Progress Report.
I. PAYMENT
A. Federal Payment
1. Payments - General
DHS makes funds available for drawdown by the Recipient in the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services Payment Management System ("PMS"). The Recipient will submit payment requests under the
Federal Award through PMS and PMS will deposit payments through electronic funds transfer to the
Recipient's bank.
2. Payment Method
DHS will pay the Recipient in advance pursuant to 2 C.F.R. § 200.305(b)(1). Under this method, the
Recipient's payment requests submitted to PMS must be limited to the minimum amounts needed and be
timed in accordance with its actual, immediate cash requirements in carrying out the scope of work under
the Federal Award. The timing and amount of advance payments must be as close as is administratively
feasible to the Recipient's actual disbursements for direct costs and proportionate share of indirect costs
and must not be held for more than three business days before the funds are disbursed. The Recipient must
disburse any funds available from program income, rebates, refunds, contract settlements, audit
recoveries, and interest earned on such funds before requesting additional cash payments. When these
requirements are not met, the Recipient will be required to be on a reimbursement for costs incurred
method.
3. Property Interest
The Recipient and any subrecipients have no property interest in the funds made available by DHS in the
Recipient's PMS account. At any time during or after the period of performance of the Federal Award,
DHS may adjust the amounts available in Recipient's PMS account due to amendments to the Federal
Award, partial or full terminations, closeouts, or other reasons.
J. INDIRECT COSTS
2 C.F.R. § 200.211(b)(15) requires the terms of the award to include the indirect cost rate for the federal award. If
applicable, the indirect cost rate for this award is stated in the budget documents or other materials approved by
DHS and included in the award file.
1. The Recipient must provide a property report for all equipment acquired under the Federal Award with a
current per unit fair market value of $10,000 or more when it submits the final performance report for the
Federal Award. The Recipient will submit the property report using the Standard Form (SF)-428 (Tangible
Personal Property Report). The SF-428 must include an attached document providing the description of
the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property
(including the Federal Award Identification Number (FAIN)), who holds title, the acquisition date, and
cost of the property, percentage of federal participation in the project costs for the Federal Award under
which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate
disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property.
2. DHS reserves the right to direct the Recipient to transfer title to the equipment to the Federal Government
or to an eligible third party. If DHS informs the Recipient that it will exercise this right, then the Recipient
—when submitting the final property report in paragraph D.2—will also submit a SF-428-B (Final
Report) requesting disposition instructions.
3. If DHS does not exercise the right to direct the Recipient to transfer title to the equipment to the Federal
Government or an eligible third party, the Recipient must request disposition instructions from DHS when
original or replacement equipment acquired under the Federal award is no longer needed for the original
project or program or for other activities currently or previously supported by a Federal awarding agency.
The Recipient will submit a disposition request using the SF-428 (Tangible Personal Property Report) and
SF-428-C (Disposition Request/Report).
L. ACCESS TO AND RETENTION OF RECORDS.
DHS, Inspectors General, the Comptroller General of the United States, and any of their authorized representatives
have the right of access to any documents, papers, or other records of the Recipient and subrecipients as well as
their contractors and subcontractors pertaining to the Federal Award to make audits, examinations, excerpts, and
transcripts. The right also includes timely and reasonable access to the personnel of the Recipient, any
subrecipients, contractors of the Recipient or subrecipient, and subcontractors to those contractors.
The Recipient must include in any prime contract the requirement for the prime contractor to provide access to
records to DHS, Inspectors General, the Comptroller General of the United States, and any of their authorized
representatives and must require the prime contractor to place this same requirement in all subcontracts. The
Recipient must also include in any subaward the requirement for the subrecipient to provide access to records to
DHS, Inspectors General, the Comptroller General of the United States, require the subrecipient to place this
requirement in all prime contracts, and require the subrecipient to require a prime contractor to include this
requirement in all subcontracts.
The Recipient and subrecipients as well as their contractors and subcontractors shall retain financial records,
supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to this Award for a period of three years
from the date of submission of the final expenditure report.
M. ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND HISTORIC
PRESERVATION REVIEW (EHP)
DHS funded activities that may require an Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) review are
subject to the DHS EHP review process. This review does not address all federal, state, and local requirements.
Acceptance of federal funding requires the recipient to comply with all federal, state, and local laws.
DHS is required to consider the potential impacts to natural and cultural resources of all projects funded by DHS
grant funds, through its EHP review process, as mandated by: the National Environmental Policy Act; National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended; National Flood Insurance Program regulations; and any other
applicable laws and executive orders. General guidance for DHS's EHP process is available at DHS Compliance
with the National Environmental Policy Act l Homeland Security. Specific applicant guidance on how to submit
information for EHP review depends on the individual grant program and applicants should contact their Grants
Officer to be put into contact with EHP staff responsible for assisting their specific grant program. The EHP
review process must be completed before funds are released to carry out the proposed project; otherwise, DHS
may not be able to fund the project due to noncompliance with EHP laws, executive orders, regulations, and
policies.
If ground disturbing activities occur during construction, applicant will monitor ground disturbance, and if any
potential archaeological resources are discovered the applicant will immediately cease work in that area and notify
the pass -through entity, if applicable, and DHS.
COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS
Activities performed by the Recipient and any Recipient institution under this Award may or may not be subject to
U.S. export control regulations. The Recipient and any Recipient institution shall conduct all such activities, to
include any and all DHS-funded research and development, acquisitions, and collaborations in full compliance
with all U.S. export controls —to include but not limited to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Regulations.
The Recipient and any Recipient institution will ensure that all legal requirements for compliance with U.S. export
controls are met prior to transferring commodities, technologies, technical data, or other controlled information to
a non-U.S. person or entity.
Patent rights
The Recipient is subject to applicable regulations governing patents and inventions, including government -wide
regulations, 37 CFR Part 401, "Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business
Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements."
Invention Disclosure and Related Requirements
The clause at 37 CFR 401.14, "Standard Patent Rights Clauses," is incorporated by reference herein. 37 CFR
401.14(c)(1) requires the disclosure of each subject invention to the Federal Agency within two months after
the inventor discloses it in writing to contractor personnel responsible for patent matters. Under 35 U.S.C.
201(d), an invention means any invention or discovery which is or may be patentable or otherwise
protectable under Title 35 of the U.S. Code, or any novel variety of plant which is or may be protectable
under the Plant Variety Protection Act. Invention disclosure statements shall be made by creating an
invention record using the Interagency Edison system website at: http://www.iedison.gov
Rights to Copyrighted Work
The Recipient may copyright any work that is subject to copyright and was developed, or for which ownership
was acquired, under the award. The Recipient grants the Government a royalty free, nonexclusive and
irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work for Federal purposes, and to authorize
others to do so.
Data ri is
1. General Requirements:
The Government has the right to:
a. Obtain, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the data produced under a Federal award;
and
b. Authorize others to receive, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use such data for Federal
purposes.
Data means recorded information, regardless of form or the media on which it may be recorded.
2. Additional requirements for this Award.
a. Requirement: If the Government believes that it needs additional research data that was
produced under this Award, the Government may request the research data and the Recipient
agrees to provide the research data within a reasonable time.
b. Applicability: The requirement in paragraph 2.a of this section applies to any research data that
are:
1. Produced under this Award, either as a Recipient or sub -recipient;
2. Published, which occurs either when:
a. The research data is published in a peer -reviewed scientific or technical journal; or
b. DHS publicly and officially cites the research data in support of an agency action that
has the force and effect of law.
3. Requirements for sub -awards: The Recipient agrees to include in any sub -award made under this Agreement
the requirements of this award term (Patent Rights and Data Rights) and the DHS Standard Terms and Conditions
award term (Copyright).
P. SITE VISITS
DHS, Inspectors General, the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their authorized representatives
may make site visits as warranted by Program needs to the Recipient and subrecipients as well as their contractors
and subcontractors pursuant to 2 C.F.R. § 200.329(f). The Recipient must include in any prime contract the
requirement for the prime contractor to provide access to DHS for site visits and require the prime contractor to
place this same requirement in all subcontracts. The Recipient must also include in any subaward the requirement
for the subrecipient to provide access to DHS for site visits, requirement for the subrecipient to place this
requirement in all prime contracts, and requirement for the subrecipient to require a prime contractor to include
this requirement in all subcontracts.
The Recipient must obtain prior written DHS approval before using Federal Award funding for foreign travel of
the Recipient, subrecipient, or their contractors or subcontractors. A request for approval must identify the traveler,
purpose of the travel, destination(s), duration of travel, and estimated travel costs. The Recipient must submit any
foreign travel request at least 60 days before the travel commences.
I R. PUBLICATIONS
1. The Recipient may not publish or make publicly available articles and other documents produced under or
as a result of the Federal Award that contain CUI, export -controlled information, and/or sensitive
information designated by DHS without express written authorization from DHS. For articles and other
documents produced under or as a result of the Federal Award that do not contain CUI, export -controlled
information, or sensitive information, the Recipient may publish these articles and other documents and/or
make them publicly available in journals, books, trade publications, websites, or other media. The rights
of DHS in any articles or documents are set forth in 2 C.F.R. § 200.315.
2. The Recipient must include the following marking on any article or similar document produced under or
as a result of the Federal Award:
"This document is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under
[insert Grant/CooperativeAgreement number]. The views and conclusions expressed in this document
are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security or the United States."
S. TERMINATION PROVISIONS
1. General. The regulations at 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.340-343 set forth the administrative requirements concerning
the termination of federal awards. Termination means the ending of a federal award, in whole or in part, at
any time before the planned end of the period of performance. As required by 2 C.F.R. § 200.340(b), the
purpose of this term and condition is to specify termination provisions applicable to the federal award in
addition to those set forth in the regulations.
2. Termination by DHS. The regulation at 2 C.F.R. § 200.340(a) provides that DHS may unilaterally
terminate the federal award in whole or part if the Recipient fails to comply with the terms and conditions
of the federal award and when, to the greatest extent authorized by law, the federal award no longer
effectuates the program goals or agency priorities. When terminating a federal award, the DHS will
promptly notify the Recipient in writing via email of the termination that will set forth the reasons for the
termination and the effective date of the termination. A Recipient may object and provide written
information and documentation challenging the termination electronically via email to DHS within 30
days of receiving the termination notice. The termination notice may provide additional procedures for
submitting an objection to the termination.
3. Termination with Consent. The regulation at 2 C.F.R. § 200.340(a) provides that DHS may terminate the
federal award in whole or in part with the consent of the Recipient. In that case, DHS will work with the
Recipient to identify mutually agreed upon termination conditions including the effective date, and, in the
case of partial termination, the portion to be terminated. DHS will provide to the Recipient for
concurrence a draft termination notice setting forth the agreed upon termination conditions and, following
the Recipient's written concurrence, DHS will issue the final termination notice.
4. Termination by Recipient. The regulation at 2 C.F.R. § 200.340(a) provides that the Recipient may
unilaterally terminate the federal award in whole or in part by sending DHS written notification setting
forth the reasons for such termination, the effective date, and, in the case of partial termination, the portion
to be terminated. However, if DHS determines in the case of partial termination that the reduced or
modified portion of the federal award will not accomplish the purposes for which DHS made the federal
award, DHS will provide written notice to the Recipient of the possibility that DHS will terminate the
entire federal award and provide the Recipient with the opportunity to withdraw its partial termination
request. If the Recipient does not withdraw its request for partial termination within 30 days of receiving
the written notice, DHS will initiate procedures to terminate the entire federal award for cause following
the procedures in paragraph I.B.2.
5. Costs Incurred After Termination. The regulation at 2 C.F.R. § 200.343 provides that the cost to the
Recipient resulting from financial obligations incurred by the Recipient after termination are not
allowable unless the federal awarding agency expressly authorizes them in the notice of termination or
subsequently authorizes them. This general prohibition does not apply where costs result from financial
obligations properly incurred by the Recipient before the termination and are not in anticipation of
termination and those costs would otherwise be allowable if the federal award has expired normally at the
end of the period of performance. The regulation at 2 C.F.R. § 200.472 sets forth the potentially allowable
costs following termination. The allowability of these costs is the same for all types of terminations and
do not vary whether DHS unilaterally terminates a federal award, DHS terminates a federal award with
consent, or the Recipient unilaterally terminates the federal award. The Recipient should contact DHS in
cases where it seeks authorization of costs incurred following the termination of a federal award.
T. MONETARY DAMAGES
Monetary damages are not available to the Recipient in the event of a breach of the grant or cooperative agreement
by DHS, such that the United States Court of Federal Claims does not have jurisdiction to render judgment upon
any claim against the United States arising under the grant or cooperative agreement under 28 U.S.C. § 1491(a).
U. STANDARD OF REVIEW
The scope of any judicial review for a DHS actions, fmdings, and conclusions under this cooperative agreement is
limited to the standard of review under the Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706.
V. GOVERNING PROVISIONS
The following are incorporated into this Award by this reference:
31 C.F.R.205
2 CFR Part 200
Application
Rules and Procedures for Funds Transfers
Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards
Grant Application and Assurances dated 08/2025
FY 2025 DHS STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Standard Terms and
Conditions apply to all new federal awards of federal financial assistance (federal awards) for which
the federal award date occurs in FY 2025 and flow down to subrecipients unless a term or condition
specifically indicates otherwise. For federal continuation awards made in subsequent FYs, the FY
2025 DHS Standard Terms and Conditions apply unless otherwise specified in the terms and
conditions of the continuation awards. The United States has the right to seek judicial enforcement
of these terms and conditions.
All legislation and digital resources are referenced with no digital links. These FY 2025 DHS
Standard Terms and Conditions are maintained on the DHS website at
https://www.dhs.gov/publication/dhs-standard-terms-and-conditions.
A. Assurance, Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, Representations, and
Certifications
Recipients must complete either the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Standard Form 424B Assurances — Non- Construction Programs, or OMB
Standard Form 424D Assurances — Construction Programs, as applicable.
Certain assurances in these documents may not be applicable to your program
and the DHS financial assistance office (DHS FAO) may require applicants to
certify additional assurances. Applicants are required to fill out the assurances,
as instructed.
B. General Acknowledgements and Assurances Recipients are required to follow the
applicable provisions of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in effect as of the federal award date and located
in Title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200 and adopted by DHS at 2 C.F.R. § 3002.10.
All recipients and subrecipients must acknowledge and agree to provide DHS access
to records, accounts, documents, information, facilities, and staff pursuant to 2 C.F.R.
§ 200.337.
Recipients must cooperate with any DHS compliance reviews or compliance
investigations.
II. Recipients must give DHS access to examine and copy records, accounts, and
other documents and sources of information related to the federal award and
permit access to facilities and personnel.
III. Recipients must submit timely, complete, and accurate reports to the
appropriate DHS officials and maintain appropriate backup documentation to
support the reports.
IV. Recipients must comply with all other special reporting, data collection, and
evaluation requirements required by law, federal regulation, Notice of Funding
Opportunity, federal award specific terms and conditions, and/or DHS
Component program guidance. Organization costs related to data and
evaluation are allowable. The definition of data and evaluation costs is in 2
C.F.R. § 200.455(c), the full text of which is incorporated by reference.
V. Recipients must complete DHS Form 3095 within 60 days of receipt of the
Notice of Award for the first award under which this term applies. For further
instructions and to access the form, please visit: https://www.dhs.gov/civil-
rig htsresources-recipients-dhs-financial-assistance.
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C. Standard Terms & Conditions
I. Acknowledgement of Federal Funding from DHS
Recipients must acknowledge their use of federal award funding when issuing
statements, press releases, requests for proposal, bid invitations, and other
documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with federal
award funds.
II. Activities Conducted Abroad
Recipients must coordinate with appropriate government authorities when performing
project activities outside the United States obtain all appropriate licenses, permits, or
approvals.
III. Age Discrimination Act of 1975
Recipients must comply with the requirements of the Age Discrimination Act of
1975, Pub. L. No. 94-135 (codified as amended at Title 42, U.S. Code § 6101 et
seq.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in any program or activity
receiving federal financial assistance.
IV. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Recipients must comply with the requirements of Titles I, II, and III of the Americans
with Disabilities Act, Pub. L. No. 101-336 (1990) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C.
§§ 12101— 12213), which prohibits recipients from discriminating on the basis of
disability in the operation of public entities, public and private transportation
systems, places of public accommodation, and certain testing entities.
V. Best Practices for Collection and Use of Personally Identifiable Information
(1) Recipients who collect personally identifiable information (PII) as part of carrying
out the scope of work under a federal award are required to have a publicly
available privacy policy that describes standards on the usage and maintenance
of the PII they collect.
(2) Definition. DHS defines "PII" as any information that permits the identity of an
individual to be directly or indirectly inferred, including any information that is
linked or linkable to that individual. Recipients may also find the DHS Privacy
Impact Assessments: Privacy Guidance and Privacy Template as useful
resources respectively.
VI. CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Public Law 117-167 CHIPS
(1) Recipients of DHS research and development (R&D) awards must report to the
DHS Component research program office any finding or determination of sex based
and sexual harassment and/or an administrative or disciplinary action taken against
principal investigators or co -investigators to be completed by an authorized
organizational representative (AOR) at the recipient institution.
(2) Notification. An AOR must disclose the following information to agencies within 10
days of the date/the finding is made, or 10 days from when a recipient imposes an
administrative action on the reported individual, whichever is sooner. Reports
should include:
(a) Award number,
(b) Name of PI or Co -PI being reported,
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(c) Awardee name,
(d) Awardee address,
(e) AOR name, title, phone, and email address,
(f) Indication of the report type:
(i) Finding or determination has been made that the reported individual
violated awardee policies or codes of conduct, statutes, or regulations
related to sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of
harassment, including the date that the finding was made.
Imposition of an administrative or disciplinary action by the recipient on the
reporting individual related to a finding/determination or an investigation of
an alleged violation of recipient policy or codes of conduct, statutes, or
regulations, or other forms of harassment.
(iii) The date and nature of the administrative/disciplinary action, including a
basic explanation or description of the event, which should not disclose
personally identifiable information regarding any complaints or individuals
involved. Any description provided must be consistent with the Family
Educational Rights in Privacy Act.
(3) Definitions.
(a) An "authorized organizational representative (AOR)" is an administrative official
who, on behalf of the proposing institution, is empowered to make certifications
and representations and can commit the institution to the conduct of a project
that an agency is being asked to support as well as adhere to various agency
policies and award requirements.
(b) "Principal investigators and co -principal investigators" are award personnel
supported by a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract under Federal law.
(c) A "reported individual" refers to recipient personnel who have been reported to
a federal agency for potential sexual harassment violations.
(d) "Sex based harassment" means a form of sex discrimination and includes
harassment based on sex, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or
related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
(e) "Sexual harassment" means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual
favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when this
conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably
interferes with an individual's work performance, or creates an intimidating,
hostile, or offensive work environment, whether such activity is carried out by a
supervisor or by a co-worker, volunteer, or contractor.
V I I. Civil Rights Act of 1964 — Title VI
Recipients must comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
Pub. L. No. 88-352 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.), which provides
that no person in the United States will, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin,
be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. DHS
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implementing regulations for the Act are found at 6 C.F.R. Part 21. Recipients of a
federal award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) must also comply with FEMA's implementing regulations at 44 C.F.R. Part 7.
Vlll. Civil Rights Act of 1968
Recipients must comply with Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Pub. L. No.
90284 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.) which prohibits recipients
from discriminating in the sale, rental, financing, and advertising of dwellings, or in the
provision of services in connection. therewith, on the basis of race, color, national
origin, religion, disability, familial status, and sex, as implemented by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development at 24 C.F.R. Part 100. The prohibition
on disability discrimination includes the requirement that new multifamily housing with
four or more dwelling units— i.e., the public and common use areas and individual
apartment units (all units in buildings with elevators and ground -floor units in buildings
without elevators) —be designed and constructed with certain accessible features.
(See 24 C.F.R. Part 100, Subpart D.)
IX. Communication and Cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security and
Immigration Officials
(1) All recipients and other recipients of funds under this award must agree that they
will comply with the following requirements related to coordination and cooperation
with the Department of Homeland Security and immigration officials:
(a) They must comply with the requirements of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1373 and 1644.
These statutes prohibit restrictions on information sharing by state and local
government entities with DHS regarding the citizenship or immigration status,
lawful or unlawful, of any individual. Additionally, 8 U.S.C. § 1373 prohibits any
person or agency from prohibiting, or in any way restricting, a Federal, State,
or local government entity from doing any of the following with respect to
information regarding the immigration status of any individual: 1) sending such
information to, or requesting or receiving such information from, Federal
immigration officials; 2) maintaining such information; or 3) exchanging such
information with any other Federal, State, or local government entity;
(b) They must comply with other relevant laws related to immigration, including
prohibitions on encouraging or inducing an alien to come to, enter, or reside in
the United States in violation of law, 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv), prohibitions
on transporting or moving illegal aliens, 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii),
prohibitions on harboring, concealing, or shielding from detection illegal aliens,
8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iii), and any applicable conspiracy, aiding or abetting,
or attempt liability regarding these statutes;
(c) That they will honor requests for cooperation, such as participation in joint
operations, sharing of information, or requests for short term detention of an
alien pursuant to a valid detainer. Ajurisdiction does not fail to comply with this
requirement merely because it lacks the necessary resources to assist in a
particular instance;
(d) That they will provide access to detainees, such as when an immigration
officer seeks to interview a person who might be a removable alien; and
(e) That they will not leak or otherwise publicize the existence of an immigration
enforcement operation.
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(2) The recipient must certify under penalty of perjury pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746
and using a form that is acceptable to DHS, that it will comply with the
requirements of this term. Additionally, the recipient agrees that it will require any
subrecipients or contractors to certify in the same manner that they will comply with
this term prior to providing them with any funding under this award.
(3) The recipient agrees that compliance with this term is material to the
Government's decision to make or continue with this award and that the
Department of homeland Security may terminate this grant, or take any other
allowable enforcement action, if the recipient fails to comply with this term.
X. Copyright
Recipients must affix the applicable copyright notices of 17 U.S.C. §§ 401 or 402 to
any work first produced under federal awards and also include an
acknowledgement that the work was produced under a federal award (including
the federal award number and federal awarding agency). As detailed in 2 C.F.R. §
200.315, a federal awarding agency reserves a royalty -free, nonexclusive, and
irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work for federal
purposes and to authorize others to do so.
XI. Debarment and Suspension
Recipients must comply with the non -procurement debarment and suspension
regulations implementing Executive Orders 12549 and 12689 set forth at 2 C.F.R.
Part 180 as implemented by DHS at 2 C.F.R. Part 3000. These regulations prohibit
recipients from entering into covered transactions (such as subawards and contracts)
with certain parties that are debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from or
ineligible for participation in federal assistance programs or activities.
XII. Drug -Free Workplace Regulations
Recipients must comply with drug -free workplace requirements in Subpart B (or
Subpart C, if the recipient is an individual) of 2 C.F.R. Part 3001, which adopts the
Government- wide implementation (2 C.F.R. Part 182) of the Drug -Free Workplace
Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. §§ 8101-8106).
XIII. Duplicative Costs
Recipients are prohibited from charging any cost to this federal award that will be
included as a cost or used to meet cost sharing requirements of any other federal
award in either the current or a prior budget period. See 2 C.F.R. § 200.403(f).
However, recipients may shift costs that are allowable under two or more federal
awards where otherwise permitted by federal statutes, regulations, or the federal award
terms and conditions.
XIV. Education Amendments of 1972 (Equal Opportunity in Education Act) — Title IX
Recipients must comply with the requirements of Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972, Pub. L. No. 92-318 (codified as amended at 20 U.S.C. § 1681 et
seq.), which provide that no person in the United States will, on the basis of sex, be
excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial
assistance. DHS implementing regulations are codified at 6 C.F.R. Part 17. Recipients
of a federal award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must
also comply with FEMA's implementing regulations at 44 C.F.R. Part 19.
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XV. Energy Policy and Conservation Act
Recipients must comply with the requirements of the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act, Pub. L. No. 94-163 (1975) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 6201 et seq.),
which contain policies relating to energy efficiency that are defined in the state energy
conservation plan issued in compliance with this Act.
XVI. Equal Treatment of Faith -Based Organizations
It is DHS policy to ensure the equal treatment of faith -based organizations in social
service programs administered or supported by DHS or its component agencies,
enabling those organizations to participate in providing important social services to
beneficiaries.
Recipients must comply with the equal treatment policies and requirements contained in
6 C.F.R. Part 19 and other applicable statutes, regulations, and guidance governing the
participations of faith -based organizations in individual DHS programs.
XVII. Anti -Discrimination
Recipients must comply with all applicable Federal anti -discrimination laws material to
the government's payment decisions for purposes of 31 U.S.C. § 372(b)(4).
(1) Definitions. As used in this clause —
(a) DEI means "diversity, equity, and inclusion."
(b) DEIA means "diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility."
(c) Discriminatory equity ideology has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) of
Executive Order 14190 of January 29, 2025.
(d) Discriminatory prohibited boycott means refusing to deal, cutting commercial
relations, or otherwise limiting commercial relations specifically with Israeli
companies or with companies doing business in or with Israel or authorized by,
licensed by, or organized under the laws of Israel to do business.
(e) Federal anti -discrimination laws mean Federal civil rights law that protect
individual Americans from discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion,
and national origin.
(f) Illegal immigrant means any alien, as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(3), who has
no lawful immigration status in the United States.
(2) Grant award certification.
(a) By accepting the grant award, recipients are certifying that:
(3)
(i)
They do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award,
operate any programs that advance or promote DEI, DEIA, or discriminatory
equity ideology in violation of Federal anti -discrimination laws; and
(ii) They do not engage in and will not during the term of this award engage in,
a discriminatory prohibited boycott.
(iii) They do not, and will not during the term of this award, operate any program
that benefits illegal immigrants or incentivizes illegal immigration.
DHS reserves the right to suspend payments in whole or in part and/or terminate
financial assistance awards if the Secretary of Homeland Security or her designee
determines that the recipient has violated any provision of subsection (2)..
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(4) Upon suspension or termination under subsection (3), all funds received by the
recipient shall be deemed to be in excess of the amount that the recipient is
determined to be entitled to under the Federal award for purposes of 2 C.F.R. §
200.346. As such, all amounts received will constitute a debt to the Federal
Government that may be pursued to the maximum extent permitted by law.
XVIII. False Claims Act and Program Fraud Civil Remedies
Recipients must comply with the requirements of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§
3729- 3733, which prohibit the submission of false or fraudulent claims for payment
to the Federal Government. (See 31 U.S.C. §§ 3801-3812, which details the
administrative remedies for false claims and statements made.)
XIX. Federal Debt Status
All recipients are required to be non -delinquent in their repayment of any federal debt.
Examples of relevant debt include delinquent payroll and other taxes, audit
disallowances, and benefit overpayments. See OMB Circular A-129.
XX. Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving
Recipients are encouraged to adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging
while driving recipient -owned, recipient -rented, or privately owned vehicles when on
official government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the
Federal Government. Recipients are also encouraged to conduct the initiatives of
the type described in Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13513.
XXI. Fly America Act of 1974
Recipients must comply with Preference for U.S. Flag Air Carriers (a list of certified
air carriers can be found at: Certificated Air Carriers List I US Department of
Transportation, https://www.transportation.gov/policy/aviation-policy/certificated-
aircarriers-list)for international air transportation of people and property to the extent
that such service is available, in accordance with the International Air Transportation
Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974, 49 U.S.C. § 40118, and the interpretative
guidelines issued by the Comptroller General of the United States in the March 31,
1981, amendment to Comptroller General Decision B-138942.
XXII. Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990
Recipients must ensure that all conference, meeting, convention, or training space
funded entirely or in part by federal award funds complies with the fire prevention
and control guidelines of Section 6 of the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990,
15 U.S.C. § 2225a.
XXIII. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2019
Recipients, subrecipients, and their contractors and subcontractors are subject to the
prohibitions described in section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Pub. L. No. 115-232 (2018) and 2 C.F.R. §§
200.216, 200.327, 200.471, and Appendix II to 2 C.F.R. Part 200. The statute — as it
applies to DHS recipients, subrecipients, and their contractors and subcontractors —
prohibits obligating or expending federal award funds on certain telecommunications
and video surveillance products and contracting with certain entities for national
security reasons.
XXIV. Limited English Proficiency (Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI)
Recipients must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §
2000d et seq.) prohibition against discrimination on the basis of national origin,
which requires that recipients of federal financial assistance take reasonable steps
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to provide meaningful access to persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) to
their programs and services. For additional assistance and information regarding
language access obligations, please refer to the DHS Recipient Guidance:
https://www.dhs.gov/guidance-published-help- department-supported-
organizationsprovide-meaningful-access-people-limited and additional resources on
http://www.lep.gov.
XXV. Lobbying Prohibitions
Recipients must comply with 31 U.S.C. § 1352 and 6 C.F.R. Part 9, which provide that
none of the funds provided under a federal award may be expended by the recipient
to pay any person to influence, or attempt to influence an officer or employee of any
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee
of a Member of Congress in connection with any federal action related to a federal
award or contract, including any extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or
modification. Per 6 C.F.R. Part 9, recipients must file a lobbying certification form as
described in AppendixAto 6 C.F.R. Part 9 or available on Grants.gov as the
Grants.gov Lobbying Form and file a lobbying disclosure form as described in
Appendix B to 6 C.F.R. Part 9 or available on Grants.gov as the Disclosure of
Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL).
National Environmental Policy Act
Recipients must comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, Pub. L. No. 91-190 (1970) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 4321
et seq.) (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for
Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA, which require recipients to use all
practicable means within their authority, and consistent with other essential
considerations of national policy, to create and maintain conditions under which
people and nature can exist in productive harmony and fulfill the social, economic,
and other needs of present and future generations of Americans.
XXVII. National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33) and provisions of the
CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Pub. L. 117-167, Section 10254
(1) Recipient research institutions ("covered institutions") must comply with the
requirements in NSPM-33 and provisions of Pub. L.117-167, Section 10254
(codified at 42 U.S.C. § 18951) certifying that the institution has established and
operates a research security program that includes elements relating to:
(a) cybersecurity;
(b) foreign travel security;
(c) research security training; and
(d) export control training, as appropriate.
(2) Definition. "Covered institutions" means recipient research institutions receiving
federal Research and Development (R&D) science and engineering support "in
excess of $50 million per year."
XXVI.
XXVIII. Non -Supplanting Requirement
Recipients of federal awards under programs that prohibit supplanting by law must
ensure that federal funds supplement but do not supplant non-federal funds that, in the
absence of such federal funds, would otherwise have been made available for the
same purpose.
XXIX. Notice of Funding Opportunity Requirements
All the instructions, guidance, limitations, scope of work, and other conditions set forth
in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for this federal award are incorporated
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by reference. All recipients must comply with any such requirements set forth in the
NOFO. If a condition of the NOFO is inconsistent with these terms and conditions and
any such terms of the federal award, the condition in the NOFO shall be invalid to the
extent of the inconsistency. The remainder of that condition and all other conditions set
forth in the NOFO shall remain in effect.
XXX. Patents and Intellectual Property Rights
Recipients are subject to the Bayh-Dole Act, 35 U.S.C. § 200 et seq. and applicable
regulations governing inventions and patents, including the regulations issued by the
Department of Commerce at 37 C.F.R. Part 401 (Rights to Inventions Made by
Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms under Government Awards,
Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements) and the standard patent rights clause set
forth at 37 C.F.R. § 401.14.
XXXI. Presidential Executive Orders
Recipients must comply with the requirements of Presidential Executive Orders related
to grants (also known as federal assistance and financial assistance), the full text of
which are incorporated by reference.
XXXII. Procurement of Recovered Materials
States, political subdivisions of states, and their contractors must comply with Section
6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Pub. L. No. 89-272 (1965) (codified as
amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at 42 U.S.C. § 6962) and
2 C.F.R. § 200.323. The requirements of Section 6002 include procuring only items
designated in guidelines of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 C.F.R.
Part 247 that contain the highest percentage of recovered materials practicable,
consistent with maintaining a satisfactory level of competition.
XXXIII. Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Recipients must comply with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, Pub. L. No. 93-112 (codified as amended at 29 U.S.C. § 794), which
provides that no otherwise qualified handicapped individuals in the United States will,
solely by reason of the handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the
benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving
federal financial assistance.
XXXIV. Reporting Recipient Integrity and Performance Matters
If the total value of any currently active grants, cooperative agreements, and
procurement contracts from all federal awarding agencies exceeds $10,000,000 for any
period of time during the period of performance of the federal award, then the recipient
must comply with the requirements set forth in the government -wide federal award term
and condition for Recipient Integrity and Performance Matters is in 2 C.F.R. Part 200,
Appendix XII, the full text of which is incorporated by reference.
XXXV. Reporting Subawards and Executive Compensation
For federal awards that total or exceed $30,000, recipients are required to comply with
the requirements set forth in the government -wide federal award term and condition on
Reporting Subawards and Executive Compensation set forth at 2 C.F.R. Part 170,
Appendix A, the full text of which is incorporated by reference.
XXXVI. Required Use of American Iron, Steel, Manufactured Products, and Construction
Materials
(1) Recipients of a federal award from a financial assistance program that provides
funding for infrastructure are hereby notified that none of the funds provided under
this federal award may be used for a project for infrastructure unless:
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(a) all iron and steel used in the project are produced in the United States —this
means all manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage through the
application of coatings, occurred in the United States;
(b) all manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United
States —this means the manufactured product was manufactured in the United
States; and the cost of the components of the manufactured product that are
mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States is greater than 55
percent of the total cost of all components of the manufactured product, unless
another standard for determining the minimum amount of domestic content of
the manufactured product has been established under applicable law or
regulation; and
(c) all construction materials are manufactured in the United States —this means
that all manufacturing processes for the construction material occurred in the
United States.
(2) The Buy America preference only applies to articles, materials, and supplies that
are consumed in, incorporated into, or affixed to an infrastructure project. As such,
it does not apply to tools, equipment, and supplies, such as temporary scaffolding,
brought to the construction site and removed at or before the completion of the
infrastructure project. Nor does a Buy America preference apply to equipment and
furnishings, such as movable chairs, desks, and portable computer equipment,
that are used at or within the finished infrastructure project but are not an integral
part of the structure or permanently affixed to the infrastructure project.
(3)
Waivers
When necessary, recipients may apply for, and the agency may grant, a waiver
from these requirements. The agency should notify the recipient for information on
the process for requesting a waiver from these requirements.
(a) When the Federal agency has determined that one of the following exceptions
applies, the federal awarding official may waive the application of the domestic
content procurement preference in any case in which the agency determines
that:
applying the domestic content procurement preference would be
inconsistent with the public interest;
(ii) the types of iron, steel, manufactured products, or construction materials
are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably
available quantities or of a satisfactory quality; or
(iii) the inclusion of iron, steel, manufactured products, or construction
materials produced in the United States will increase the cost of the
overall project by more than 25 percent.
(b) A request to waive the application of the domestic content procurement
preference must be in writing. The agency will provide instructions on the
format, contents, and supporting materials required for any waiver request.
Waiver requests are subject to public comment periods of no less than 15 days
and must be reviewed by the Made in America Office.
(i)
(c) There may be instances where a federal award qualifies, in whole or in part,
for an existing waiver described at "Buy America" Preference in FEMA
Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure I FEMA.gov.
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(4) Definitions. The definitions applicable to this term are set forth at 2 C.F.R. § 184.3,
the full text of which is incorporated by reference.
XXXVII. SAFECOM
Recipients receiving federal awards made under programs that provide emergency
communication equipment and its related activities must comply with the SAFECOM
Guidance for Emergency Communication Grants, including provisions on technical
standards that ensure and enhance interoperable communications. The SAFECOM
Guidance is updated annually and can be found at Funding and Sustainment
C I SA.
XXXVIII. Subrecipient Monitoring and Management
Pass -through entities must comply with the requirements for subrecipient monitoring and
management as set forth in 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.331-333.
XXXIX. System for Award Management and Unique Entity Identifier Requirements
Recipients are required to comply with the requirements set forth in the
governmentwide federal award term and condition regarding the System for Award
Management and Unique Entity Identifier Requirements in 2 C.F.R. Part 25, Appendix
A, the full text of which is incorporated reference.
XL. Termination of a Federal Award
(1) By DHS. DHS may terminate a federal award, in whole or in part, for the following
reasons:
(3)
(a) If the recipient fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the federal
award;
(b) With the consent of the recipient, in which case the parties must agree
upon the termination conditions, including the effective date, and in the case
of partial termination, the portion to be terminated; or
(c) Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the federal award, including, to the
extent authorized by law, if the federal award no longer effectuates the
program goals or agency priorities.
By the Recipient. The recipient may terminate the federal award, in whole or in part,
by sending written notification to DHS stating the reasons for such termination, the
effective date, and in the case of partial termination, the portion to be terminated.
However, if DHS determines that the remaining portion of the federal award will not
accomplish the purposes for which the federal award was made, DHS may
terminate the federal award in its entirety.
(4) Notice. Either party will provide written notice of intent to terminate for any reason
to the other party no less than 30 calendar days prior to the effective date of the
termination.
(5) Compliance with Closeout Requirements for Terminated Awards. The recipient
must continue to comply with closeout requirements in 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.344200.345
after an award is terminated.
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XLI. Terrorist Financing
Recipients must comply with Executive Order 13224 and applicable statutory
prohibitions on transactions with, and the provisions of resources and support to,
individuals and organizations associated with terrorism. Recipients are legally
responsible for ensuring compliance with the Executive Order and laws.
XLII. Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000(TVPA)
Recipients must comply with the requirements of the government -wide federal award
term and condition which implements Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, Pub. L.
No. 106-386, § 106 (codified as amended at 22 U.S.C. § 7104). The federal award term
and condition is in 2 C.F.R. § 175.105, the full text of which is incorporated by
reference.
XLI I I. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56
Recipients must comply with the requirements of Pub. L. 107-56, Section 817 of the
USA PATRIOT Act, which amends 18 U.S.C. §§ 175-175c.
XLIV. Use of DHS Seal, Logo and Flags
Recipients must obtain written permission from DHS prior to using the DHS seals,
logos, crests, or reproductions of flags, or likenesses of DHS agency officials. This
includes use of DHS component (e.g., FEMA, CISA, etc.) seals, logos, crests, or
reproductions of flags, or likenesses of component officials.
XLV. Whistleblower Protection Act
Recipients must comply with the statutory requirements for whistleblower protections in
10 U.S.0 § 470141 U.S.C. § 4712.
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
4 Homeland
ND; Security
August 1, 2025
RE: FY 25 STC Cooperative Agreement Continuation Funding
Dear Recipient,
The Department of Homeland Security invites you to submit an application for the FY'25 Securing
the Cities Program (STC) with a total application budget not to exceed $1,000,000.
Please see the attached application guidance and submit your application via GrantSolutions no
later than August 15, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Application submission:
Your non -competing continuation application kit can be found in GrantSolutions.gov. If you
encounter any difficulties submitting your non -competing continuation grant application through
GrantSolutions.gov, please contact the GrantSolutions helpdesk at (866) 577-0771 or
help@grantsolutions.gov prior to the submission deadline.
Please also refer to the "Director STC Program Memo/email dated May 14, 2025." This memo
remains in effect for the upcoming budget period and no R/N Detection Equipment maybe purchased
after that date and until the pause is lifted, therefore no funds should be budgeted in the
Equipment Category.
If you need further information regarding the administrative components of your application,
please contact your Grants Officer. For information relating to the content of your application,
please contact your Program Officer.
VirR Homeland
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
(CWMD)
Securing the Cities Cooperative Agreements
FY'25 GUIDANCE FOR PREPARING A
NON -COMPETING CONTINUATION
APPLICATION
Application Due: Friday, August 15, 2025
This non -competing continuation assistance is subject to the availability of funds
and the awardee's compliance with requirements of the financial assistance
agreement.
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GUIDANCE FOR PREPARING CONTINUATION APPLICATION
Table of Contents
PART ONE: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 3
PART TWO: APPLICATION SUBMISSION 4
PART THREE: APPLICATION CONTENT 5
PART FOUR: REQUESTING CARRYOVER
PART FIVE: APPLICATION REVIEW 7
PART SIX: CONTACT AND RESOURCE INFORMATION 7
GRANT SOLUTIONS BUDGET INSTRUCTIONS 8
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GUIDANCE FOR PREPARING CONTINUATION APPLICATION
PART ONE: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Eligibility
These instructions are applicable to existing grantees and provide guidance on the
preparation and submission of a continuation grant application.
Purpose
The purpose of a continuation grant application is to:
• Report on the progress of the project during the current budget year.
• Provide a work plan (inclusive of program and evaluation activities) forthe next
phase.
• Provide a detailed budget and budget narrative justification for the next phase.
Each section of the application should justify and support the other sections.
The Guidance for Preparing a Continuation Grant Application prescribes the content,
information, and data requirements for continuation grant applications. This guidance should
be used in conjunction with the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) under which the
competing grant application was funded and any other application materials provided by the
Grants and Financial Assistance Division (GFAD) or posted at GrantsSolutions.gov in the
application kit. The NOFO provides information and guidance for grantees for the entire
project period.
The continuation application will be reviewed by the DHS Project and Grants Officers. The
application must provide detailed information on the progress in accomplishing goals and
objectives during Phase I; a detailed work plan that outlines the goals, objectives, and
activities for continuation; and a detailed budget and budget justification for continuation. If
your continuation application includes a carryover request, a separate detailed budget and
budget justification should be provided for the total amount requested in carryover funds.
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PART TWO: CONTINUATION APPLICATION PREPARATION AND
SUBMISSION
Application Submission
GFAD provides grantees with the ability to submit non -competing continuation applications
electronically via GrantSolutions.gov. Applicants will receive notification from
GrantSolutions.gov via email confirmation receipt. Hard copy application submissions are not
accepted by GFAD.
Any applications submitted via any means other than electronic communication, including
facsimile or electronic mail, will not be accepted for review. Grantees are encouraged to
initiate electronic applications early in the application development process, and to submit
early on or before the due date. This will aid in addressing any problems with submission
prior to the application deadline.
Your continuation application kit can be found in GrantSolutions.gov. If you encounter any
difficulties submitting your non -competing continuation grant application through
GrantSolutions.gov, please contact the GrantSolutions helpdesk at (866) 577-0771 or
help(agrantsolutions.gov prior to the submission deadline. If you need further information
regarding the application process, please contact your Grants Officer. For programmatic
information, please contact your Program Officer.
Electronic Submissions via the GrantSolutions System
Electronic applications submitted via the GrantSolutions system must contain all completed
online forms required by the application kit, the Project Narrative, Budget Information and
any supplemental attachments. Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time of the due date specified on the cover page of this guidance.
Continuation grant applications will not be considered valid until all electronic application
components are received by GFAD according to the deadlines specified above. Upon
completion of a successful electronic application submission, the GrantSolutions system will
provide the grantee with a confirmation page indicating the date and time (Eastern Standard
Time) of the electronic application submission. This confirmation page will also provide a
listing of all items that constitute the final application submission including all electronic
application components.
As items are received by GFAD, the electronic non- competing application status will be
updated to reflect receipt of the items. It is recommended that the grantee monitor the status of
their application in GrantSolutions to ensure all items are received.
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PART THREE: CONTINUATION APPLICATION CONTENT
The Continuation grant application should include the required grants management forms, a
table of contents, project narrative that includes both a progress report for Phase I and a work
plan for continuation, detailed budget narrative and budget justification for Continuation, and
any additional materials in the appendices. The contents of the application should be properly
labeled and numbered. Contents should be complete and written in 12-point font.
I. REQUIRED FORMS AND OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION
Table 1 below lists the required forms and other information that must be submitted within
this section of the non -competing application.
Table 1
Form
Required for Non-
Competing Continuation
Grant Applications
Source of Form
SF-424, Application for
Federal Assistance
V
Non -competing continuation
application kit at
www.grantsolutions.gov
SF-424A, Budget
Information Non-
Construction Program
V
Non -competing continuation
application kit at
www.grantsolutions.gov
SF-424B, Assurances Non-
Construction Program
,/
Non -competing continuation
application kit at
www.grantsolutions.gov
Research & Related Budget
V
Upload
SF-LLL, Disclosure of
Lobbying Activities
,/
If your organization does not
engage in lobbying, simply enter
"N/A" in sections 10a. and 10b. of
this form
Non -competing continuation
application kit at
www.grantsolutions.gov
Project Abstract Summary
,/
Non -competing continuation
application kit at
www.grantsolutions.gov
Additional information and forms may be required to complete your continuation
application and will be outlined in the GrantSolutions application kit and any appendices
included with these instructions.
This assistance is subject to funds availability and awardee's compliance with
requirements of the financial assistance agreement.
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PART FOUR: REQUESTING CARRYOVER
Your carryover request and the supporting documentation needed for analysis may be forwarded with
the continuation package. Please make the documents and attachment and label carryover.
The scope of the request should be limited to the approved goals of the project. The request can only
refer to immediate needs in the current year to justify the need for the carryover. It is not acceptable
to indicate the funds will be needed for future budget periods. The major point is how the funds will
be used in the NEXT budget period.
The request should present the implications for the project if the request is not approved.
1. The request must be reasonable, allowable, and necessary.
2. Include specific details on how the project will benefit by the unobligated funds.
3. If the request generates a recurring cost need in future years, the request must also detail
how the future year costs will be supported in subsequent budget years.
Requests should include the following information:
• Plan for expenditures, including a description of activities to be carried out during the
carryover period, and how the activities relate to the aims of the project.
• Amount of funds to be carried over, and detailed budget justification
• Amount requested should be in line with unobligated balance recorded on your
FFR. Reminder: Carryover is explicitly for unobligated funds.
When preparing a justification for a carryover request, answer the following questions:
1. Why were the funds not spent in the past year?
2. Are costs reasonable, allowable, necessary and in line with the existing scope of work?
Are there new costs that were previously unforeseen?
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PART FIVE: APPLICATION REVIEW
Continuation grant applications will be reviewed by the DHS Project and Grants Officers. In addition to
evaluating programmatic progress and workplans, DHS staff will evaluate the risks to the program posed
by each applicant, including conducting due diligence to ensure an applicant's ability to manage federal
funds. This evaluation is in addition to the evaluation of the applicant's eligibility and the quality of its
application on the basis of the Selection Criteria, and results from this evaluation will inform funding
decisions. If DHS determines that an award will be made, special conditions that correspond to the degree
of risk assessed may be applied to the award.
In evaluating risks, DHS may consider the following:
• Financial stability
• Quality of management systems and ability to meet the management
standards prescribed in applicable OMB Guidance
• Applicant's record in managing previous DHS awards, cooperative
agreements, or procurement awards, including:
1. Timeliness of compliance with applicable reporting requirements
2. Accuracy of data reported
3. Conformance to the terms and conditions of previous federal awards
4. If applicable, the extent to which any previously awarded amounts will be
expended prior to future awards
5. Information available through OMB -designated repositories of government- wide
eligibility qualification or financial integrity information, such as: Federal Awardee
Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Duns and SAM
6. Reports and findings from single audits performed under Subpart F — Audit Requirements, 2
C.F.R. Part 200 and findings and reports of any other available audits
7. Applicant organization's annual report
8. Publicly available information, including information from the applicant
organization's website
9. Applicant's ability to effectively implement statutory, regulatory, or other
requirements imposed on award recipients.
PART FIVE: CONTACT AND RESOURCE INFORMATION
DHS Grants Officer:
DHS Program Officer:
Marsha Mathis
Grants and Financial Assistance Division
marsha.mathis@hq.dhs.gov
Ki Harvey
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
ki.harvey@hq.dhs.gov
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Grant Solutions Budget Instructions
These instructions detail how to apply for the FY carryover funding.
As part of your Non -Competing Continuation (NCC) Application Kit, you are required to complete the SF-
424 (Application for Federal Assistance) and SF-424A (Budget Information Non- Construction Programs) as
online forms in the GrantSolutions system.
Online Forms
SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance Version 2
Enclosure(s) Attachment(s) Status
View Online NIA
Print Completed
SF-424A Budget Information - Non -Construction
View Online NIA
Print Completed
SF-424B Assurances - Non -Construction
View Online
Print Completed
N/A
I. Preparation of the Online SF-424 Form
When completing the SF-424 online form, ensure that Line 18A is inclusive of total requested
carryover funding for the budget period
18. Estimated Funding ($)
a. Federal *
b. Applicant *
c. State *
d. Local *
e. Other *
f. Program Income *
g. TOTAL
7,447,265.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
7,447,265.00
II. Preparation of the Online SF-424A Form
When completing the SF-424A online form, the GrantSolutions system allows you to consolidate
your request and reflect the amounts requested for each budget activity (i.e., NCC budget request,
Carryover Request, and/or Supplement Request) on the same online form. Please ensure that the
total requested on your SF-424A budget form matches the amount listed in Line 18A of the SF-
424 online application form. NOTE: Failure to include the same amounts will require a
revision.
Exhibit 1: Section A Budget Summary
424A Instructions
Section A Budget Summary
Grant Program Function Catalog of Federal Domestic Estimated ldnobIigated Funds New or Revised Budget
or Activity Assistance Number Federal Non Federal Federal Non Federal Total
(a) (b) (c) (d) del (f) (g)
1• 2020 NCC 97.061- Cooperative Agreem S 0.00 S 0.00 S 3,600,000.00 $ 0.00 S3,600,000.00
Budgel
Request
2. 97.061- Cooperative Agreem $ 3,732,265.00 5 0.00 5 3,732,265.00 5 0.00 $3.732.265.00
2019 Carryover
Request
3. 97.061 - Cooperative Agreem $ 0.00 5 0.00 5 115,000,00 S 0.00 $115,000.00
Supplement
Request
4. Please select a CFDA $ 0.00 5 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 50.00
5. TOTALS (sum of lines 1-4) S3,732,265.00 $0.00 S7,447,265.00 50.00 $7.447,265.00
Section A, Line 1:
• In field (a), enter an activity name (ex: 2025 NCC Budget Request).
• In field (b), select the correct CFDA Number, 97.106
• In field (e), enter the total NCC requested budget amount.
Section A, Line 2 (if applicable):
• In field (a), enter a unique activity name (ex: Carryover Request).
• In field (b), select the correct CFDA Number, 97.106
• In field (c), enter the total Carryover requested amount.
• In field (e), enter the total Carryover request amount
(amounts in fields c & e must match).
After completing Section A, move to Section B Budget Categories.
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Exhibit 2: Section B Budget Categories
Section B Budget Categories
6. Object Class Categories
(a) Personnel
(b) Fringe Benefits $ 213,796.00 $ 148,147.00 $
GRANT PROGRAM, FUNCTION OR ACTIVITY
(1) 2020 NCC 2019 Carryover (3) Supplement (4)
(2)
Budget Request Request
Request
947,579.00 $ 419,161.00 $
(c) Travel $ 64,321.00 $ 279,341.00 $
(d) Equipment $ 7,286.00 $ 34,129.00 $
(e)Supplies $ 24,100.00 $ 46,677.00
(f) Contractual $ 0.00 $ 0.00
(g) Construction $ 0.00 $ 0.00
(h) Other $ 1,493,963.00 $ 2,167,970.00
(i) Total Direct Charges (sum of 6a - $2,751,045.00 $3,095,425.00
6h)
(j) Indirect Charges $ 848,955.00 $ 636,840.00
(k) Totals (sum of 6i and 6j) $3,600,000.00 $3,732,265.00
7. Program Income $ 0.00 $ 0.00,
0.00
0.00
0.00 $ 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 $ 0.00
0.00
0.00
$ 100,375.00 $ 0.00
$100,375.00 $0.00
$ 14,625.00 $ 0.00
$115,000.00 $0.00
0.00 $ 0.00
Total
(5)
$1,366, 740.00
$361,943.00
$343,662.00
$41,415.00
$70,777.00
$0.00
$0.00
$3,762,308.00
$5,946,845.00
$1,500,420.00
$7,447,265.00
$0.00
Section B:
• In Column 1, enter FY'25 NCC requested budget allocations. The total field must
equal the total amount shown in Section A, Line 1, Column G.
• If applicable, in Column 2, enter the carryover budget allocations. The total field
must equal the total amount shown in Section A, Line 2, Column G.
Application Assistance
If you encounter any difficulties submitting your non -competing continuation grant
application through GrantSolutions.gov, please contact the GrantSolutions helpdesk at
(866) 577-0771 or help@grantsolutions.gov prior to the submission deadline. If you need
further information regarding the application process, please contact your Grants Officer, as
identified. For programmatic information, please contact your Program Officer, as
identified.
FY 2025 DHS STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Standard Terms and
Conditions applyto all new federal awards of federal financial assistance (federal awards) for which
the federal award date occurs in FY 2025 and flow down to subrecipients unless a term or
condition specifically indicates otherwise. For federal continuation awards made in subsequent
FYs, the FY 2025 DHS Standard Terms and Conditions apply unless otherwise specified in the
terms and conditions of the continuation awards. The United States has the right to seek judicial
enforcement of these terms and conditions.
All legislation and digital resources are referenced with no digital links. These FY 2025 DHS
Standard Terms and Conditions are maintained on the DHS website at
https://www.d hs.gov/publication/dhs-standard-terms-and-conditions.
A. Assurance, Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, Representations, and
Certifications
I. Recipients must complete either the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Standard Form 424B Assurances — Non- Construction Programs, or OMB Standard
Form 424D Assurances — Construction Programs, as applicable. Certain assurances
in these documents may not be applicable to your program and the DHS financial
assistance office (DHS FAO) may require applicants to certify additional assurances.
Applicants are required to fill out the assurances, as instructed.
B. General Acknowledgements and Assurances Recipients are required to follow the
applicable provisions of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in effect as of the federal award date and located
in Title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200 and adopted by DHS at 2 C.F.R. §
3002.10.
All recipients and subrecipients must acknowledge and agree to provide DHS access
to records, accounts, documents, information, facilities, and staff pursuant to 2 C.F.R.
§ 200.337.
I. Recipients must cooperate with any DHS compliance reviews or compliance
investigations.
II. Recipients must give DHS access to examine and copy records, accounts, and
other documents and sources of information related to the federal award and
permit access to facilities and personnel.
III. Recipients must submit timely, complete, and accurate reports to the appropriate
DHS officials and maintain appropriate backup documentation to support the
reports.
IV. Recipients must comply with all other special reporting, data collection, and
evaluation requirements required by law, federal regulation, Notice of Funding
Opportunity, federal award specific terms and conditions, and/or DHS Component
program guidance. Organization costs related to data and evaluation are
allowable. The definition of data and evaluation costs is in 2 C.F.R. §
200.455(c), the full text of which is incorporated by reference.
V. Recipients must complete DHS Form 3095 within 60 days of receipt of the
Notice of Award for the first award under which this term applies. For further
instructions and to access the form, please visit: https://www.dhs.gov/civil-rights-
resources-recipients-dhs-financial-assistance.
C. Standard Terms & Conditions
I. Acknowledaement of Federal Fundina from DHS
Recipients must acknowledge their use of federal award funding when issuing
statements, press releases, requests for proposal, bid invitations, and other
documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with federal
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award funds.
II. Activities Conducted Abroad
Recipients must coordinate with appropriate government authorities when performing
project activities outside the United States obtain all appropriate licenses, permits, or
approvals.
III. Aae Discrimination Act of 1975
Recipients must comply with the requirements of the Age Discrimination Act of
1975, Pub. L. No. 94-135 (codified as amended at Title 42, U.S. Code § 6101 et
seq.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in any program or activity
receiving federal financial assistance.
IV. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Recipients must comply with the requirements of Titles I, II, and III of the
Americans with Disabilities Act, Pub. L. No. 101-336 (1990) (codified as amended
at 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101— 12213), which prohibits recipients from discriminating on
the basis of disability in the operation of public entities, public and private
transportation systems, places of public accommodation, and certain testing
entities.
V. Best Practices for Collection and Use of Personally Identifiable Information
(1) Recipients who collect personally identifiable information (PII) as part of
carrying out the scope of work under a federal award are required to have a
publicly available privacy policy that describes standards on the usage and
maintenance of the PII they collect.
(2) Definition. DHS defines "PII" as any information that permits the identity of an
individual to be directly or indirectly inferred, including any information that is
linked or linkable to that individual. Recipients may also find the DHS Privacy
Impact Assessments: Privacy Guidance and Privacy Template as useful
resources respectively.
VI. CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Public Law 117-167 CHIPS
(1) Recipients of DHS research and development (R&D) awards must report to the
DHS Component research program office any finding or determination of sex -
based and sexual harassment and/or an administrative or disciplinary action taken
against principal investigators or co -investigators to be completed by an authorized
organizational representative (AOR) at the recipient institution.
(2) Notification. An AOR must disclose the following information to agencies within 10
days of the date/the finding is made, or 10 days from when a recipient imposes an
administrative action on the reported individual, whichever is sooner. Reports
should include:
(a) Award number,
(b) Name of PI or Co -PI being reported,
(c) Awardee name,
(d) Awardee address,
(e) AOR name, title, phone, and email address,
(f) Indication of the report type:
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(3)
(i)
Finding or determination has been made that the reported individual
violated awardee policies or codes of conduct, statutes, or regulations
related to sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of
harassment, including the date that the finding was made.
(ii) Imposition of an administrative or disciplinary action by the recipient on the
reporting individual related to a finding/determination or an investigation of
an alleged violation of recipient policy or codes of conduct, statutes, or
regulations, or other forms of harassment.
(Hi) The date and nature of the administrative/disciplinary action, including a
basic explanation or description of the event, which should not disclose
personally identifiable information regarding any complaints or individuals
involved. Any description provided must be consistent with the Family
Educational Rights in Privacy Act.
Definitions.
(a) An "authorized organizational representative (AOR)" is an administrative official
who, on behalf of the proposing institution, is empowered to make certifications
and representations and can commit the institution to the conduct of a project
that an agency is being asked to support as well as adhere to various agency
policies and award requirements.
(b) "Principal investigators and co -principal investigators" are award personnel
supported by a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract under Federal law.
(c) A "reported individual" refers to recipient personnel who have been reported to
a federal agency for potential sexual harassment violations.
(d) "Sex based harassment" means a form of sex discrimination and includes
harassment based on sex, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or
related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
(e) "Sexual harassment" means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual
favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when this
conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably
interferes with an individual's work performance, or creates an intimidating,
hostile, or offensive work environment, whether such activity is carried out by a
supervisor or by a co-worker, volunteer, or contractor.
VII. Civil Riahts Act of 1964 — Title VI
Recipients must comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, Pub. L. No. 88-352 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.), which
provides that no person in the United States will, on the grounds of race, color, or
national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial
assistance. DHS implementing regulations for the Act are found at 6 C.F.R. Part 21.
Recipients of a federal award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) must also comply with FEMA's implementing regulations at 44 C.F.R. Part 7.
Vlll. Civil Riahts Act of 1968
Recipients must comply with Title VI II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Pub. L. No. 90-
284 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.) which prohibits recipients
from discriminating in the sale, rental, financing, and advertising of dwellings, or in the
provision of services in connection. therewith, on the basis of race, color, national
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origin, religion, disability, familial status, and sex, as implemented by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development at 24 C.F.R. Part 100. The
prohibition on disability discrimination includes the requirement that new multifamily
housing with four or more dwelling units— i.e., the public and common use areas and
individual apartment units (all units in buildings with elevators and ground -floor units
in buildings without elevators) —be designed and constructed with certain accessible
features. (See 24 C.F.R. Part 100, Subpart D.)
IX. Communication and Cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security and
Immigration Officials
(1) All recipients and other recipients of funds under this award must agree that they
will comply with the following requirements related to coordination and cooperation
with the Department of Homeland Security and immigration officials:
(a) They must comply with the requirements of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1373 and 1644.
These statutes prohibit restrictions on information sharing by state and local
government entities with DHS regarding the citizenship or immigration status,
lawful or unlawful, of any individual. Additionally, 8 U.S.C. § 1373 prohibits any
person or agency from prohibiting, or in any way restricting, a Federal, State,
or local government entity from doing any of the following with respect to
information regarding the immigration status of any individual: 1) sending such
information to, or requesting or receiving such information from, Federal
immigration officials; 2) maintaining such information; or 3) exchanging such
information with any other Federal, State, or local government entity;
(b) They must comply with other relevant laws related to immigration, including
prohibitions on encouraging or inducing an alien to come to, enter, or reside in
the United States in violation of law, 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv), prohibitions
on transporting or moving illegal aliens, 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii),
prohibitions on harboring, concealing, or shielding from detection illegal aliens,
8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iii), and any applicable conspiracy, aiding or abetting,
or attempt liability regarding these statutes;
(c) That they will honor requests for cooperation, such as participation in joint
operations, sharing of information, or requests for short term detention of an
alien pursuant to a valid detainer. A jurisdiction does not fail to comply with
this requirement merely because it lacks the necessary resources to assist in
a particular instance;
(d) That they will provide access to detainees, such as when an immigration
officer seeks to interview a person who might be a removable alien; and
(e) That they will not leak or otherwise publicize the existence of an immigration
enforcement operation.
(2) The recipient must certify under penalty of perjury pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746
and using a form that is acceptable to DHS, that it will comply with the
requirements of this term. Additionally, the recipient agrees that it will require any
subrecipients or contractors to certify in the same manner that they will comply with
this term prior to providing them with any funding under this award.
(3) The recipient agrees that compliance with this term is material to the
Government's decision to make or continue with this award and that the
Department of homeland Security may terminate this grant, or take any other
allowable enforcement action, if the recipient fails to comply with this term.
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X. Copyright
Recipients must affix the applicable copyright notices of 17 U.S.C. §§ 401 or 402
to any work first produced under federal awards and also include an
acknowledgement that the work was produced under a federal award (including the
federal award number and federal awarding agency). As detailed in 2 C.F.R. §
200.315, a federal awarding agency reserves a royalty -free, nonexclusive, and
irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work for federal
purposes and to authorize others to do so.
XI. Debarment and Suspension
Recipients must comply with the non -procurement debarment and suspension
regulations implementing Executive Orders 12549 and 12689 set forth at 2 C.F.R.
Part 180 as implemented by DHS at 2 C.F.R. Part 3000. These regulations prohibit
recipients from entering into covered transactions (such as subawards and
contracts) with certain parties that are debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded
from or ineligible for participation in federal assistance programs or activities.
XII. Drug -Free Workplace Regulations
Recipients must comply with drug -free workplace requirements in Subpart B (or
Subpart C, if the recipient is an individual) of 2 C.F.R. Part 3001, which adopts the
Government- wide implementation (2 C.F.R. Part 182) of the Drug -Free Workplace
Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. §§ 8101-8106).
XIII. Duplicative Costs
Recipients are prohibited from charging any cost to this federal award that will be
included as a cost or used to meet cost sharing requirements of any other federal
award in either the current or a prior budget period. See 2 C.F.R. § 200.403(f).
However, recipients may shift costs that are allowable under two or more federal awards
where otherwise permitted by federal statutes, regulations, or the federal award terms
and conditions.
XIV. Education Amendments of 1972 (Eaual Opportunity in Education Actl — Title IX
Recipients must comply with the requirements of Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972, Pub. L. No. 92-318 (codified as amended at 20 U.S.C. § 1681
et seq.), which provide that no person in the United States will, on the basis of sex, be
excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial
assistance. DHS implementing regulations are codified at 6 C.F.R. Part 17. Recipients
of a federal award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must
also comply with FEMA's implementing regulations at 44 C.F.R. Part 19.
XV. Enerav Policy and Conservation Act
Recipients must comply with the requirements of the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act, Pub. L. No. 94-163 (1975) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 6201 et seq.),
which contain policies relating to energy efficiency that are defined in the state energy
conservation plan issued in compliance with this Act.
XVI. Equal Treatment of Faith -Based Organizations
It is DHS policy to ensure the equal treatment of faith -based organizations in social
service programs administered or supported by DHS or its component agencies,
enabling those organizations to participate in providing important social services to
beneficiaries.
Recipients must comply with the equal treatment policies and requirements contained in
6 C.F.R. Part 19 and other applicable statutes, regulations, and guidance governing the
participations of faith -based organizations in individual DHS programs.
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XVII. Anti -Discrimination
Recipients must comply with all applicable Federal anti -discrimination laws material to
the government's payment decisions for purposes of 31 U.S.C. § 372(b)(4).
(1) Definitions. As used in this clause —
(a) DEI means "diversity, equity, and inclusion."
(b) DEIA means "diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility."
(c) Discriminatory equity ideology has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) of
Executive Order 14190 of January 29, 2025.
(d) Discriminatory prohibited boycott means refusing to deal, cutting commercial
relations, or otherwise limiting commercial relations specifically with Israeli
companies or with companies doing business in or with Israel or authorized by,
licensed by, or organized under the laws of Israel to do business.
(e) Federal anti -discrimination laws means Federal civil rights law that protect
individual Americans from discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex,
religion, and national origin.
(2) Grant award certification.
(a) By accepting the grant award, recipients are certifying that:
(i)
They do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award,
operate any programs that advance or promote DEI, DEIA, or discriminatory
equity ideology in violation of Federal anti -discrimination laws; and
(ii) They do not engage in, and will not during the term of this award engage in,
a discriminatory prohibited boycott.
(3) DHS reserves the right to terminate financial assistance awards and claw back all
funds if the recipients, during the term of this award, operate any program in
violation of Federal anti -discriminatory laws or engages in a discriminatory
prohibited boycott.
XVII I. False Claims Act and Program Fraud Civil Remedies
Recipients must comply with the requirements of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§
3729- 3733, which prohibit the submission of false or fraudulent claims for payment
to the Federal Government. (See 31 U.S.C. §§ 3801-3812, which details the
administrative remedies for false claims and statements made.)
XIX. Federal Debt Status
All recipients are required to be non -delinquent in their repayment of any federal debt.
Examples of relevant debt include delinquent payroll and other taxes, audit
disallowances, and benefit overpayments. See OMB Circular A-129.
XX. Federal Leadership on Reducina Text Messaaina While Drivina
Recipients are encouraged to adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging
while driving recipient -owned, recipient -rented, or privately owned vehicles when on
official government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the
Federal Government. Recipients are also encouraged to conduct the initiatives of
the type described in Section 3(a) of Executive Order 13513.
XXI. Fly America Act of 1974
Recipients must comply with Preference for U.S. Flag Air Carriers (a list of certified
air carriers can be found at: Certificated Air Carriers List I US Department of
Transportation, https://www.transportation.gov/policy/aviation-policy/certificated-air-
carriers-list)for international air transportation of people and property to the extent
that such service is available, in accordance with the International Air Transportation
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Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974, 49 U.S.C. § 40118, and the interpretative
guidelines issued by the Comptroller General of the United States in the March 31,
1981, amendment to Comptroller General Decision B-138942.
XXII. Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990
Recipients must ensure that all conference, meeting, convention, or training space
funded entirely or in part by federal award funds complies with the fire prevention
and control guidelines of Section 6 of the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990,
15 U.S.C. § 2225a.
XXIII. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2019
Recipients, subrecipients, and their contractors and subcontractors are subject to the
prohibitions described in section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Pub. L. No. 115-232 (2018) and 2 C.F.R. §§
200.216, 200.327, 200.471, and Appendix II to 2 C.F.R. Part 200. The statute — as it
applies to DHS recipients, subrecipients, and their contractors and subcontractors —
prohibits obligating or expending federal award funds on certain telecommunications
and video surveillance products and contracting with certain entities for national
security reasons.
XXIV. Limited English Proficiency (Civil Riahts Act of 1964, Title VI)
Recipients must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §
2000d et seq.) prohibition against discrimination on the basis of national origin,
which requires that recipients of federal financial assistance take reasonable steps
to provide meaningful access to persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) to
their programs and services. For additional assistance and information regarding
language access obligations, please refer to the DHS Recipient Guidance:
https://www.dhs.gov/guidance-published-help- department -supported -organizations -
provide -meaningful -access -people -limited and additional resources on
http://www.lep.gov.
XXV. Lobbying Prohibitions
Recipients must comply with 31 U.S.C. § 1352 and 6 C.F.R. Part 9, which provide that
none of the funds provided under a federal award may be expended by the recipient
to pay any person to influence, or attempt to influence an officer or employee of any
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee
of a Member of Congress in connection with any federal action related to a federal
award or contract, including any extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or
modification. Per 6 C.F.R. Part 9, recipients must file a lobbying certification form as
described in Appendix A to 6 C.F.R. Part 9 or available on Grants.gov as the
Grants.gov Lobbying Form and file a lobbying disclosure form as described in
Appendix B to 6 C.F.R. Part 9 or available on Grants.gov as the Disclosure of
Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL).
XXVI. National Environmental Policy Act
Recipients must comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, Pub. L. No. 91-190 (1970) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 4321
et seq.) (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for
Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA, which require recipients to use all
practicable means within their authority, and consistent with other essential
considerations of national policy, to create and maintain conditions under which
people and nature can exist in productive harmony and fulfill the social, economic,
and other needs of present and future generations of Americans.
XXVII. National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33) and provisions of the CHIPS and
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Science Act of 2022, Pub. L. 117-167, Section 10254
(1) Recipient research institutions ("covered institutions") must comply with the
requirements in NSPM-33 and provisions of Pub. L.117-167, Section 10254
(codified at 42 U.S.C. § 18951) certifying that the institution has established and
operates a research security program that includes elements relating to:
(a) cybersecurity;
(b) foreign travel security;
(c) research security training; and
(d) export control training, as appropriate.
(2) Definition. "Covered institutions" means recipient research institutions receiving
federal Research and Development (R&D) science and engineering support "in
excess of $50 million per year."
XXVIII. Non -Supplanting Requirement
Recipients of federal awards under programs that prohibit supplanting by law must
ensure that federal funds supplement but do not supplant non-federal funds that, in the
absence of such federal funds, would otherwise have been made available for the
same purpose.
XXIX. Notice of Funding Opportunity Reauirements
All the instructions, guidance, limitations, scope of work, and other conditions set forth
in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for this federal award are incorporated
by reference. All recipients must comply with any such requirements set forth in the
NOFO. If a condition of the NOFO is inconsistent with these terms and conditions and
any such terms of the federal award, the condition in the NOFO shall be invalid to the
extent of the inconsistency. The remainder of that condition and all other conditions
set forth in the NOFO shall remain in effect.
XXX. Patents and Intellectual Property Rights
Recipients are subject to the Bayh-Dole Act, 35 U.S.C. § 200 et seq. and applicable
regulations governing inventions and patents, including the regulations issued by the
Department of Commerce at 37 C.F.R. Part 401 (Rights to Inventions Made by
Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms under Government Awards,
Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements) and the standard patent rights clause set
forth at 37 C.F.R. § 401.14.
XXXI.
Presidential Executive Orders
Recipients must comply with the requirements of Presidential Executive Orders related
to grants (also known as federal assistance and financial assistance), the full text of
which are incorporated by reference.
XXXII. Procurement of Recovered Materials
States, political subdivisions of states, and their contractors must comply with
Section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Pub. L. No. 89-272 (1965) (codified as
amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at 42 U.S.C. § 6962) and
2 C.F.R. § 200.323. The requirements of Section 6002 include procuring only items
designated in guidelines of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 C.F.R.
Part 247 that contain the highest percentage of recovered materials practicable,
consistent with maintaining a satisfactory level of competition.
XXXIII. Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Recipients must comply with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, Pub. L. No. 93-112 (codified as amended at 29 U.S.C. § 794), which
provides that no otherwise qualified handicapped individuals in the United States
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will, solely by reason of the handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied
the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity
receiving federal financial assistance.
XXXIV. Reportina Recipient Intearity and Performance Matters
If the total value of any currently active grants, cooperative agreements, and
procurement contracts from all federal awarding agencies exceeds $10,000,000 for any
period of time during the period of performance of the federal award, then the recipient
must comply with the requirements set forth in the government -wide federal award term
and condition for Recipient Integrity and Performance Matters is in 2 C.F.R. Part 200,
Appendix XI I, the full text of which is incorporated by reference.
XXXV. Reportina Subawards and Executive Compensation
For federal awards that total or exceed $30,000, recipients are required to comply with
the requirements set forth in the government -wide federal award term and condition on
Reporting Subawards and Executive Compensation set forth at 2 C.F.R. Part 170,
Appendix A, the full text of which is incorporated by reference.
XXXVI. Reauired Use of American Iron. Steel. Manufactured Products. and Construction
Materials
(1) Recipients of a federal award from a financial assistance program that provides
funding for infrastructure are hereby notified that none of the funds provided
under this federal award may be used for a project for infrastructure unless:
(a) all iron and steel used in the project are produced in the United States —this
means all manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage through
the application of coatings, occurred in the United States;
(b) all manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United
States —this means the manufactured product was manufactured in the
United States; and the cost of the components of the manufactured product
that are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States is greater
than 55 percent of the total cost of all components of the manufactured
product, unless another standard for determining the minimum amount of
domestic content of the manufactured product has been established under
applicable law or regulation; and
(c) all construction materials are manufactured in the United States —this means
that all manufacturing processes for the construction material occurred in the
United States.
(2) The Buy America preference only applies to articles, materials, and supplies that
are consumed in, incorporated into, or affixed to an infrastructure project. As
such, it does not apply to tools, equipment, and supplies, such as temporary
scaffolding, brought to the construction site and removed at or before the
completion of the infrastructure project. Nor does a Buy America preference
apply to equipment and furnishings, such as movable chairs, desks, and portable
computer equipment, that are used at or within the finished infrastructure project
but are not an integral part of the structure or permanently affixed to the
infrastructure project.
(3) Waivers
When necessary, recipients may apply for, and the agency may grant, a waiver
from these requirements. The agency should notify the recipient for information
on the process for requesting a waiver from these requirements.
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(a) When the Federal agency has determined that one of the following
exceptions applies, the federal awarding official may waive the application
of the domestic content procurement preference in any case in which the
agency determines that:
(i)
applying the domestic content procurement preference would be
inconsistent with the public interest;
(ii) the types of iron, steel, manufactured products, or construction
materials are not produced in the United States in sufficient and
reasonably available quantities or of a satisfactory quality; or
(iii) the inclusion of iron, steel, manufactured products, or construction
materials produced in the United States will increase the cost of the
overall project by more than 25 percent.
(b) A request to waive the application of the domestic content procurement
preference must be in writing. The agency will provide instructions on the
format, contents, and supporting materials required for any waiver request.
Waiver requests are subject to public comment periods of no less than 15
days and must be reviewed by the Made in America Office.
(c) There may be instances where a federal award qualifies, in whole or in part,
for an existing waiver described at "Buy America" Preference in FEMA
Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure I FEMA.gov.
(4) Definitions. The definitions applicable to this term are set forth at 2 C.F.R. §
184.3, the full text of which is incorporated by reference.
XXXVII. SAFECOM
Recipients receiving federal awards made under programs that provide emergency
communication equipment and its related activities must comply with the SAFECOM
Guidance for Emergency Communication Grants, including provisions on technical
standards that ensure and enhance interoperable communications. The SAFECOM
Guidance is updated annually and can be found at Funding and Sustainment
CISA.
XXXVIII. Subrecipient Monitoring and Management
Pass -through entities must comply with the requirements for subrecipient monitoring
and management as set forth in 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.331-333.
XXXIX. System for Award Management and Unique Entity Identifier Requirements
Recipients are required to comply with the requirements set forth in the government -
wide federal award term and condition regarding the System for Award Management
and Unique Entity Identifier Requirements in 2 C.F.R. Part 25, Appendix A, the full
text of which is incorporated reference.
XL. Termination of a Federal Award
(1) By DHS. DHS may terminate a federal award, in whole or in part, for the following
reasons:
(a) If the recipient fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the federal
award;
(b) With the consent of the recipient, in which case the parties must agree
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(3)
upon the termination conditions, including the effective date, and in the
case of partial termination, the portion to be terminated; or
(c) Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the federal award, including, to
the extent authorized by law, if the federal award no longer effectuates
the program goals or agency priorities.
By the Recipient. The recipient may terminate the federal award, in whole or in part,
by sending written notification to DHS stating the reasons for such termination, the
effective date, and in the case of partial termination, the portion to be terminated.
However, if DHS determines that the remaining portion of the federal award will not
accomplish the purposes for which the federal award was made, DHS may
terminate the federal award in its entirety.
(4) Notice. Either party will provide written notice of intent to terminate for any reason
to the other party no less than 30 calendar days prior to the effective date of the
termination.
(5)
Compliance with Closeout Requirements for Terminated Awards. The recipient
must continue to comply with closeout requirements in 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.344-
200.345 after an award is terminated.
XLI. Terrorist Financing
Recipients must comply with Executive Order 13224 and applicable statutory
prohibitions on transactions with, and the provisions of resources and support to,
individuals and organizations associated with terrorism. Recipients are legally
responsible for ensuring compliance with the Executive Order and laws.
XLII. Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000(TVPAI
Recipients must comply with the requirements of the government -wide federal award
term and condition which implements Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, Pub.
L. No. 106-386, § 106 (codified as amended at 22 U.S.C. § 7104). The federal award
term and condition is in 2 C.F.R. § 175.105, the full text of which is incorporated by
reference.
XLI II. Unitina and Strenathenina America by Providina Aporooriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001. Pub. L. 107-56
Recipients must comply with the requirements of Pub. L. 107-56, Section 817 of the
USA PATRIOT Act, which amends 18 U.S.C. §§ 175-175c.
XLIV. Use of DHS Seal. Logo and Flags
Recipients must obtain written permission from DHS prior to using the DHS seals,
logos, crests, or reproductions of flags, or likenesses of DHS agency officials. This
includes use of DHS component (e.g., FEMA, CISA, etc.) seals, logos, crests, or
reproductions of flags, or likenesses of component officials.
XLV. Whistleblower Protection Act
Recipients must comply with the statutory requirements for whistleblower protections in
10 U.S.0 § 470141 U.S.C. § 4712.
DHS Standard Terms & Conditions: FY 2025 Version 2 March 27, 2025