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Department of Justice (DOJ)
<br />Office of Justice Programs
<br />Bureau of Justice Assistance
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<br />PROJECTNUMBER 202O-AR-BX-0I48 AWARD DATE
<br />SPECIAL CONDITIONS
<br />28. Compliance with 4l 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 of4l
<br />U .S.C. 47 12, 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 offederal funds, an abuse ofauthority relating to a federal grant, a substantial and specific danger to public
<br />health or safety, or a violation oflaw, rule, or regulation related to a federal grant.
<br />The recipient also must inform its employees, in writing (and in the predominant native language ofthe workforce), of
<br />enrployee rights and remedies under4l U.5.C.4712.
<br />Should a question arise as to the applicability of the provisions of 41 U. S. C. 47 12 to this award, the recipient is to
<br />contact the DOJ arvarding agency (OJP or OVW, as appropriate) for guidance.
<br />29 . 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 />5 1225 (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 ftlnded 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 />30. Requirement to disclose whether recipient is designated "high risk" by a federal grant-making agency outside ofDOJ
<br />Ifthe recipient is designated "high risk" by a federal grant-making agency outside ofDOJ, currently or at any time
<br />during the course ofthe period ofperformance 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: l. 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 ofcontact 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 />31 Verification and updating ofrecipient contact information
<br />The recipient must verif, 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 />32. 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 Ofhce ofthe Inspector General for audit review; designation ofthe recipient as a DOJ High Risk
<br />grantee; or termination of an award(s).
<br />oJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 4-88)
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