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AWARD CONTINUATION <br />SHEET <br />Grant <br />PAGE 13 OF <br />Department of Justice (DOJ) <br />Office of Justice Programs <br />Bureau of Justice Assistance <br />AWARD DATEPROJECT NUMBER 2020-AR-BX-0148 <br />SPECIAL CONDITIONS <br />Compliance with 41 U.S.C. 4712 (including prohibitions on reprisal; notice to employees) <br />The recipient (and any subrecipient at any tier) must comply with, and is subject to, all applicable provisions of 41 <br />U.S.C. 4712, including all applicable provisions that prohibit, under specified circumstances, discrimination against an <br />employee as reprisal for the employee's disclosure of information related to gross mismanagement of a federal grant, a <br />gross waste of federal funds, an abuse of authority relating to a federal grant, a substantial and specific danger to public <br />health or safety, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a federal grant. <br />The recipient also must inform its employees, in writing (and in the predominant native language of the workforce), of <br />employee rights and remedies under 41 U.S.C. 4712. <br />Should a question arise as to the applicability of the provisions of 41 U.S.C. 4712 to this award, the recipient is to <br />contact the DOJ awarding agency (OJP or OVW, as appropriate) for guidance. <br />Encouragement of policies to ban text messaging while driving <br />Pursuant to Executive Order 13513, "Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving," 74 Fed. Reg. <br />51225 (October 1, 2009), DOJ encourages recipients and subrecipients ("subgrantees") to adopt and enforce policies <br />banning employees from text messaging while driving any vehicle during the course of performing work funded by this <br />award, and to establish workplace safety policies and conduct education, awareness, and other outreach to decrease <br />crashes caused by distracted drivers. <br />Requirement to disclose whether recipient is designated "high risk" by a federal grant-making agency outside of DOJ <br /> <br />If the recipient is designated "high risk" by a federal grant-making agency outside of DOJ, currently or at any time <br />during the course of the period of performance under this award, the recipient must disclose that fact and certain related <br />information to OJP by email at OJP.ComplianceReporting@ojp.usdoj.gov. For purposes of this disclosure, high risk <br />includes any status under which a federal awarding agency provides additional oversight due to the recipient's past <br />performance, or other programmatic or financial concerns with the recipient. The recipient's disclosure must include <br />the following: 1. The federal awarding agency that currently designates the recipient high risk, 2. The date the recipient <br />was designated high risk, 3. The high-risk point of contact at that federal awarding agency (name, phone number, and <br />email address), and 4. The reasons for the high-risk status, as set out by the federal awarding agency. <br />Verification and updating of recipient contact information <br /> <br />The recipient must verify its Point of Contact(POC), Financial Point of Contact (FPOC), and Authorized <br />Representative contact information in GMS, including telephone number and e-mail address. If any information is <br />incorrect or has changed, a Grant Adjustment Notice (GAN) must be submitted via the Grants Management System <br />(GMS) to document changes. <br />The recipient agrees to comply with OJP grant monitoring guidelines, protocols, and procedures, and to cooperate with <br />BJA and OCFO on all grant monitoring requests, including requests related to desk reviews, enhanced programmatic <br />desk reviews, and/or site visits. The recipient agrees to provide to BJA and OCFO all documentation necessary to <br />complete monitoring tasks, including documentation related to any subawards made under this award. Further, the <br />recipient agrees to abide by reasonable deadlines set by BJA and OCFO for providing the requested documents. <br />Failure to cooperate with BJA's/OCFO's grant monitoring activities may result in sanctions affecting the recipient's <br />DOJ awards, including, but not limited to: withholdings and/or other restrictions on the recipient's access to grant <br />funds; referral to the Office of the Inspector General for audit review; designation of the recipient as a DOJ High Risk <br />grantee; or termination of an award(s). <br />28. <br />29. <br />30. <br />31. <br />32. <br />OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 4-88) <br />16