52. Will comply with the financial administrative requirements set forth in the current edition
<br />of the DHS Financial Management Guide.
<br />53. Agrees that all allocations and use of funds under Utis grant will be in accordance with the
<br />FY 2013 Homeland Security Grant Program Funding Opportunity Announcement, and the
<br />California Supplement to the FY 2013 Homeland Security Grant Program Funding
<br />Opportunity Announcement. All allocations and use of funds under this grant will be in
<br />accordance with the Allocations, and use of grant funding must support the goals and
<br />objectives included in the State and/or Urban Area Homeland Security Strategies as well as
<br />the investments identified in the Investment Justifications which were submitted as part of
<br />the California FY2013 Homeland Security Grant Program application. Further, use of
<br />FY 13 funds is limited to those investments included in the California FY13 Investment
<br />Justifications submitted to DHS/FEMA and Cal OES and evaluated through the peer
<br />review process.
<br />54. Will comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) -5, Management of
<br />Domestic Incidents. The adoption of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) is
<br />a requirement to receive federal preparedness assistance, through grants, contracts, and
<br />other activities. The NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all levels of
<br />government, tribal nations, nongovernmental organizations, and private sector partners to
<br />work together to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects
<br />of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity.
<br />55. Will comply with OMB Standard Form 424B Assurances — Non - construction Programs,
<br />whereby the awarding agency may require subgrantees and subrecipients to certify to
<br />additional assurances.
<br />55. Will not make any award or permit any award (subgrant or contract) to any party which is
<br />debarred or suspended or is otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation in
<br />federal assistance programs under Executive Order 12549 and 12689, "Debarment and
<br />Suspension ". As required by Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, and
<br />implemented at 44 CFR Part 17, for prospective participants in primary covered
<br />transactions, the Applicant will provide protection against waste, fraud and abuse, by
<br />debarring or suspending those deemed irresponsible in their dealings with the federal
<br />government. Applicant certifies that it and its principals:
<br />a. Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared
<br />ineligible, sentenced to a denial of federal benefits by a state or federal court, or
<br />voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any federal department or
<br />agency.
<br />b, Have not within a three -year period preceding this application been convioted of or
<br />had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal
<br />offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public
<br />(federal, state, or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation
<br />of federal or state antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery,
<br />bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or
<br />receiving stolen property.
<br />e. Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a
<br />governmental entity (federal, state, or local) with commission of any of the
<br />offenses enumerated in paragraph (1)(b) of this certification; and have not within a
<br />three -year period preceding this application had one or more public transactions
<br />(federal, state, or local) terminated for cause or default; and
<br />d. Where the applicant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this
<br />certification, he or she shall attach an explanation to this application.
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