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________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Local Government Page 10 of 27 2. Where the lower tier Grantee is unable to certify to any of the statements in this Grant, such Grantee shall attach an explanation to this Grant. E. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, person, primary covered transaction, principal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in this section, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of the rules implementing Executive Order 12549. Grantee may contact COMMERCE for assistance in obtaining a copy of these regulations. 16. DETERMINATIONS OF SUITABILITY TO INTERACT WITH PARTICIPATING MINORS The Grantee, and any subgrantee at any tier, must make determinations of suitability before certain individuals may interact with participating minors. This requirement applies regardless of an individual's employment status. The details of this requirement are posted on the OVW website at: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/award-conditions (Award condition: Determination of suitability required, in advance, for certain individuals who may interact with participating minors), and are incorporated by reference here. 17. FRAUD AND OTHER LOSS REPORTING Grantee shall report in writing all known or suspected fraud or other loss of any funds or other property furnished under this Grant immediately or as soon as practicable to the COMMERCE Representative identified on the Face Sheet. 18. GRANT MANAGEMENT The Representative for each of the parties shall be responsible for and shall be the contact person for all communications and billings regarding the performance of this Grant. The Representative for COMMERCE and their contact information are identified on the Face Sheet of this Grant. The Representative for the Grantee and their contact information are identified on the Face Sheet of this Grant. 19. GRANT MODIFICATION Notwithstanding any provision of this Grant to the contrary, at any time during the Grant period, COMMERCE may, by written notification to the Grantee and without notice to any known guarantor or surety, make changes within the general scope of the program activities to be performed under this Grant. All other modifications shall not be valid unless made in writing and signed by the parties. Any oral understandings and agreements not incorporated herein, unless made in writing and signed by the parties hereto, shall not be binding. Notwithstanding any provision of this Grant to the contrary, at any time during the Grant period, COMMERCE may analyze Grant expenditures as a proportion of the Grant budget. If COMMERCE determines, in its sole discretion, that the Grant funding is underutilized, COMMERCE, in its sole discretion, may unilaterally modify the Grant to reduce the balance of the Grant budget. Funds de- obligated by COMMERCE as a result of a budget reduction may be made available to other Grantees for the provision of eligible program activities. 20. INDIRECT COSTS Grantee shall provide their indirect cost rate that has been negotiated between their entity and the federal government. If no such rate exists a de minimis indirect cost rate of up to ten percent (10%) of modified total direct costs (MTDC) may be used. DocuSign Envelope ID: 283F1275-62BD-41AC-A274-FA615AA9FE0ADocuSign Envelope ID: 7A40DF7F-9E3C-499E-913B-5D2F3F45947E