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<br />________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Local Government Page 9 of 27 <br /> <br />14. COPYRIGHTED WORKS <br />Pursuant to 2 C.F.R. 200.315(b), the Grantee may copyright any work that is subject to copyright and <br />was developed, or for which ownership was acquired, under this Grant. The Office on Violence <br />Against Women (OVW) reserves a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable right to reproduce, <br />publish, or otherwise use the work, in whole or in part (including in the creation of derivative works), <br />for federal purposes, and to authorize others to do so. <br />OVW also reserves a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or <br />otherwise use, in whole or in part (including in the creation of derivative works), any work developed <br />by a subgrantee of this Grant, for federal purposes, and to authorize others to do so. <br />In addition, the Grantee (or any subgrantee, contractor, or subcontractor of this Grant at any tier) must <br />obtain advance written approval from the COMMERCE representative assigned to this Grant, and <br />must comply with all conditions specified by the program manager in connection with that approval, <br />before: 1) using Grant funds to purchase ownership of, or a license to use, a copyrighted work; or 2) <br />incorporating any copyrighted work, or portion thereof, into a new work developed under this Grant. <br />It is the responsibility of the Grantee (and of each subgrantee, contractor, or subcontractor as <br />applicable) to ensure that this condition is included in any subgrant, contract, or subcontract under <br />this award. <br />15. DEBARMENT <br />A. Grantee, defined as the primary participant and its principals, certifies by signing these Special <br />Terms and Conditions that to the best of its knowledge and belief that they: <br />1. Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or <br />voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal department or agency. <br />2. Have not within a three-year period preceding this Grant, been convicted of or had a civil <br />judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in <br />connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public or private agreement <br />or transaction, violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of <br />embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false <br />statements, tax evasion, receiving stolen property, making false claims, or obstruction of <br />justice; <br />3. Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental <br />entity (Federal, State, or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in <br />paragraph (1)(b) of federal Executive Order 12549; and <br />4. Have not within a three-year period preceding the signing of this Grant had one or more <br />public transactions (Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause of default. <br />B. Where the Grantee is unable to certify to any of the statements in this Grant, the Grantee shall <br />attach an explanation to this Grant. <br />C. The Grantee agrees by signing this Grant that it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier <br />covered transaction with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or <br />voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by <br />COMMERCE. <br />D. The Grantee further agrees by signing this Grant that it will include the clause titled <br />“Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower <br />Tier Covered Transaction,” as follows, without modification, in all lower tier covered <br />transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions: <br />LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS <br />1. The lower tier Grantee certifies, by signing this Grant that neither it nor its principals is <br />presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily <br />excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 283F1275-62BD-41AC-A274-FA615AA9FE0ADocuSign Envelope ID: 7A40DF7F-9E3C-499E-913B-5D2F3F45947E