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ORI WA03 103-Award 2020UMWX0068-Award Terms and Conditions 2020-CHP-Page 1 of 16 <br /> U.S. Department of Justice <br /> Office of Community Oriented Policing Services <br /> 2020 COPS Hiring Program <br /> Award Terms and Conditions <br /> By signing the Award Document to accept this COPS Hiring Program award,your agency agrees to abide by the <br /> following award terms and conditions: <br /> 1.Award Owner's Manual <br /> The recipient agrees to comply with the terms and conditions in the applicable 2020 COPS Office Program Award <br /> Owner's Manual;COPS Office statute(34 U.S.C. § 10381,et seq.);the requirements of 2 C.F.R.Part 200(Uniform <br /> Administrative Requirements,Cost Principles,and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards)as adopted by the U.S. <br /> Department of Justice in 2 C.F.R. §2800.101;48 C.F.R.Part 31 (FAR Part 31)as applicable(Contract Cost Principles <br /> and Procedures);the Cooperative Agreement as applicable;representations made in the application;and all other <br /> applicable program requirements, laws,orders,regulations,or circulars. <br /> 2.Assurances and Certifications <br /> The recipient acknowledges its agreement to comply with the Assurances and Certifications forms that were signed <br /> as part of its application. <br /> 3.Allowable Costs <br /> The funding under this project is for the payment of approved full-time entry-level salaries and fringe benefits over <br /> three years(for a total of 36 months of funding)up to a maximum federal share of$125,000 per officer position for <br /> career law enforcement officer positions hired and/or rehired on or after the official award start date.Any salary and <br /> fringe benefit costs higher than entry-level that your agency pays a CHP-funded officer must be paid with local <br /> funds. <br /> Your agency is required to use CHP award funds for the specific hiring categories awarded.Funding under this <br /> program may be used for the following categories: <br /> • Hiring new officers,which includes filling existing officer vacancies that are no longer funded in your <br /> agency's budget; <br /> • Rehiring officers laid off by any jurisdiction as a result of state,local,or Bureau of Indian Affairs(BIA) <br /> budget reductions; and/or <br /> • Rehiring officers who were,at the time of award application,scheduled to be laid off(by your jurisdiction) on <br /> a specific future date as a result of state,local,or BIA budget reductions <br /> If your agency's local fiscal conditions have changed and your agency needs to change one or more of the funded <br /> hiring categories,your agency should request an award modification and receive prior approval before spending CHP <br /> funding under the new category. <br /> The Financial Clearance Memorandum(FCM),included in your award package,specifies the amount of CHP funds <br /> awarded to your agency.You should carefully review your FCM,which contains the final officer salary and fringe <br /> benefit categories and amounts for which your agency was approved.Please note that the salary and fringe benefit <br /> costs requested in your CHP application may have been adjusted or removed.Your agency may only be reimbursed <br /> ADVANCING PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH COMMUNITY POLICING <br />