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Attachment E
<br /> STOP Grant Award Conditions
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<br /> Another federal law generally prohibits federal funds awarded by OVW from being used by the recipient, or
<br /> subrecipients at any tier,to pay any person to influence (or attempt to influence)a federal agency,a Member
<br /> of Congress, or Congress (or an official or employee of any of them)with respect to the awarding of a federal
<br /> grant or cooperative agreement, subgrant, contract, subcontract, or loan, or with respect to actions such as
<br /> renewing,extending, or modifying any such award. See 31 U.S.C. § 1352. Certain exceptions to this law apply,
<br /> including an exception that applies to Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
<br /> 10. Restrictions and certifications regarding non-disclosure agreements
<br /> No recipient or subrecipients under the STOP Grant award, or entity that receives a procurement contract or
<br /> subcontract with any funds under the STOP Grant award, may require any employee or contractor to sign an
<br /> internal confidentiality agreement or statement that prohibits or otherwise restricts, or purports to prohibit
<br /> or restrict, the reporting (in accordance with law) of waste, fraud, or abuse to an investigative or law
<br /> enforcement representative of a federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. The
<br /> details of this condition are posted on the OVW website at https://www.justice.gov/ovw/award-conditions
<br /> (Award Condition: Restrictions and certifications regarding non-disclosure agreements and related matters),
<br /> and are incorporated by reference here.
<br /> 11. Compliance with 41 U.S.C.4712 (including prohibitions on reprisal; notice to employees)
<br /> The recipient, and subrecipients at any tier, must comply with, and is subject to, all applicable provisions of
<br /> 41 U.S.C.4712, including all applicable provisions that prohibit, under specified circumstances, discrimination
<br /> against an employee as reprisal for the employee's disclosure of information related to gross mismanagement
<br /> of a federal grant,a gross waste of federal funds,an abuse of authority relating to a federal grant,a substantial
<br /> and specific danger to public health or safety, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a federal
<br /> grant.
<br /> The recipient also must inform its employees, in writing (and in the predominant native language of the
<br /> workforce), of employee rights and remedies under 41 U.S.C. 4712. The details of this condition are posted
<br /> on the OVW website at https://www.justice.gov/ovw/award-conditions (Award Condition: Compliance with
<br /> 41 U.S.C. 4712 (including prohibitions on reprisal; notice to employees)), and are incorporated by reference
<br /> here.
<br /> 12. General Appropriations—Law restrictions on the use of federal funds
<br /> The recipient, and subrecipients at any tier, must comply with all applicable restrictions on the use of federal
<br /> funds set out in federal appropriations statutes. Pertinent restrictions, for each fiscal year, are posted on the
<br /> OVW website at https://www.justice.gov/ovw/award-conditions (Award Condition: General appropriations-
<br /> law restrictions on use of federal award funds), and are incorporated by reference here.
<br /> 13. Copyrighted works
<br /> Pursuant to 2 C.F.R. 200.315(b), the recipient may copyright any work that is subject to copyright and was
<br /> developed, or for which ownership was acquired, under this award. OVW reserves a royalty-free,
<br /> nonexclusive, and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work, in whole or in part
<br /> (including in the creation of derivative works), for federal purposes, and to authorize others to do so. The
<br /> details of this condition are posted on the OVW website at https://www.justice.gov/ovw/award-conditions
<br /> (Award Condition: Copyrighted works), and are incorporated by reference here.
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