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L/uk'U.7ll,. I CIlvCIuptC ILJ. J.7000/ ru-I,r OV'YCV C-.70G 1'0Ju COP%I OJor� Attachment A Federal Grant Terms and Conditions PROHIBITION OF TEXT MESSAGING AND EMAILING WHILE DRIVING DURING OFFICIAL FEDERAL GRANT BUSINESS Federal grant recipients, sub recipients and their grant personnel are prohibited from text messaging while driving a government owned vehicle, or while driving their own privately owned vehicle during official grant business, or from using government supplied electronic equipment to text message or email when driving. Recipients must comply with these conditions under Executive Order 13513, "Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving," October 1, 2009. MEMORANDUM to ED GRANTEES REGARDING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS You are receiving this memorandum to remind you that grantees must take into account the following factors when considering the use of grant funds for conferences and meetings: • Before deciding to use grant funds to attend or host a meeting or conference, a grantee should: o Ensure that attending or hosting a conference or meeting is consistent with its approved application and is reasonable and necessary to achieve the goals and objectives of the grant; o Ensure that the primary purpose of the meeting or conference is to disseminate technical information, (e.g., provide information on specific programmatic requirements, best practices in a particular field, or theoretical, empirical, or methodological advances made in a particular field; conduct training or professional development; plan/coordinate the work being done under the grant); and o Consider whether there are more effective or efficient alternatives that can accomplish the desired results at a lower cost, for example, using webinars or video conferencing. • Grantees must follow all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements in determining whether costs are reasonable and necessary, especially the Cost Principles for Federal grants set out at 2 CFR Part 200 Subpart E of the, "Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards." In particular, remember that: o Federal grant funds cannot be used to pay for alcoholic beverages; and o Federal grant funds cannot be used to pay for entertainment, which includes costs for amusement, diversion, and social activities. • Grant funds may be used to pay for the costs of attending a conference. Specifically, Federal grant funds may be used to pay for conference fees and travel expenses (transportation, per diem, and lodging) of grantee employees, consultants, or experts to attend a conference or meeting if those expenses are reasonable and necessary to achieve the purposes of the grant. o When planning to use grant funds for attending a meeting or conference, grantees should consider how many people should attend the meeting or Page 1 of 2 Contract #20250725 Attachment A — Federal Grant Terms and Conditions between OSPI and Kittitas County Public Health Department