2025/10/29 Council Agenda Packet

520 8th Avenue · 7th Floor · New York, NY 10018 · grants @aspca.org Page | 4 taxes; (c) administer any required discipline; (d) provide insurance coverages; (e) prohibit discrimination or harassment based on any protected characteristic; and (f) provide any required leave or accommodation. The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the parties to this Agreement are in the relationship of Grantor and Grantee, and the use of Grant funds for Funded Positions and/or Funded Contractors does not constitute a joint venture, affiliation, or joint employment relationship of any kind. Grantee will not use and will require any subgrantee or contractor not to use Grant funds in violation of U.S. Export Controls, directly or indirectly (i) to pay for or provide to governments or Persons located in Embargoed Countries or any Person on the Denied Persons List goods, technology or services; (ii) to finance, approve, support or facilitate the provision of goods, technology or services to governments of or Persons located in Embargoed countries or Persons on the Denied Persons List; or (iii) to conduct any transaction of any kind with a Person on the SDN List. If the Grantee is a 501(c)(3) organization, the Grantee certifies that it is in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service and shall notify the ASPCA immediately of any change in, or challenge by the Internal Revenue Service to, its status as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. 3. License. Each Party hereby grants to the other party a license to use the Party’s name and trademarks on materials directly related to the activities of the Project and/or the Grant. All use of the ASPCA name and trademarks must comply with the ASPCA’s style guide. “ASPCA Trademarks” are: “ASPCA®”, which must always appear in PMS 422 and 021, unless used in materials that are completely black and white in nature, in which case it may appear in black; and “The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®”. 4.Acknowledgement of ASPCA Support. In consideration of the Grant, the Grantee may publicly acknowledge that the Project was made possible through a generous grant from the ASPCA. If the Grantee chooses to make an acknowledgment, Grantee shall submit any Project acknowledgements that include the ASPCA’s name or trademarks to press@aspca.org for review and approval prior to its inclusion in any materials prepared and intended to be distributed regarding the activities of the Project. No changes on the approved version of any Project acknowledgements shall be instituted by the Grantee without the prior written approval of the ASPCA. The ASPCA has the right in its sole discretion to require the Grantee to remove all references to the ASPCA’s involvement if the ASPCA determines that the Grantee is not fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement or if for any other reason the ASPCA determines that it is no longer in the ASPCA’s best interest to be referenced in such manner. For further assistance regarding recognition of the Grant, including press releases, advisories, or general media outreach, please contact the ASPCA’s Media Department at press@aspca.org or visit https://www.aspcapro.org/media-and-promotional-materials-aspcar-grant-recipients for press release templates, logos, and other media materials. 5. Records. The Grantee will keep accurate books and records with respect to the grant in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and business practices. The Grantee will keep records of receipts and expenditures made of Grant funds as well as copies of the reports submitted to the ASPCA and supporting documentation for at least three (3) years after