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Department of Justice(DOJ) Office of Justice Programs AWARD CONTINUATION ,41 Bureau of Justice Assistance SHEET PAGE 31 OF 31 • fir Grant PROJECT NUMBER 2020-DJ-BX-0452 AWARD DATE 09/19/2020 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 63. Expenditures prohibited without waiver No funds under this award may be expended on the purchase of items prohibited by the JAG program statute,unless,as set forth at 34 U.S.C. 10152,the BJA Director certifies that extraordinary and exigent circumstances exist,making such expenditures essential to the maintenance of public safety and good order. 64. JAG FY 2020-Authorization to obligate(federal)award funds to reimburse certain project costs incurred on or after October 1,2019[BJA] Authorization to obligate(federal)award funds to reimburse certain project costs incurred on or after October 1,2019 The recipient may obligate(federal)award funds only after the recipient makes a valid acceptance of the award. As of the first day of the period of performance for the award(October 1,2019),however,the recipient may choose to incur project costs using non-federal funds,but any such project costs are incurred at the recipient's risk until,at a minimum--(1)the recipient makes a valid acceptance of the award,and(2)all applicable withholding conditions are removed by OJP(via a Grant Adjustment Notice). (A withholding condition is a condition in the award document that precludes the recipient from obligating,expending,or drawing down all or a portion of the award funds until the condition is removed.) Except to the extent(if any)that an award condition expressly precludes reimbursement of project costs incurred"at- risk,"if and when the recipient makes a valid acceptance of this award and OW removes each applicable withholding condition through a Grant Adjustment Notice,the recipient is authorized to obligate(federal)award funds to reimburse itself for project costs incurred"at-risk"earlier during the period of performance(such as project costs incurred prior to award acceptance or prior to removal of an applicable withholding condition),provided that those project costs otherwise are allowable costs under the award. 65. Use of funds for DNA testing;upload of DNA profiles If award funds are used for DNA testing of evidentiary materials,any resulting eligible DNA profiles must be uploaded to the Combined DNA Index System("CODIS,"the DNA database operated by the FBI)by a government DNA laboratory with access to CODIS. No profiles generated under this award may be entered or uploaded into any non-governmental DNA database without prior express written approval from BJA. Award funds may not be used for the purchase of DNA equipment and supplies unless the resulting DNA profiles may be accepted for entry into CODIS. 66. Encouragement of submission of"success stories" BJA strongly encourages the recipient to submit annual(or more frequent)JAG success stories.To submit a success story,sign in to a My BJA account at https://www.bja.gov/Login.aspx to access the Success Story Submission form.If the recipient does not yet have a My BJA account,please register at https://www.bja.gov/profile.aspx.Once registered,one of the available areas on the My BJA page will be"My Success Stories."Within this box,there is an option to add a Success Story.Once reviewed and approved by BJA,all success stories will appear on the BJA Success Story web page at https://www.bja.gov/SuccessStoryList.aspx. OJP FORM 4000/2(REV.4-88) �1"