FY 2022 Operation Stonegarden Grant – Certification Regarding Lobbying Page 1 | 2
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Homeland Security Grant Program - Operation Stonegarden Grant (OPSG) CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING UNDER FY2022 OPSG
(All OPSG Participating Agencies)
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans and Cooperative Agreements The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
1. No Federal approp
riated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form- LLL, 'Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,' in accordance with its instructions.
3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
FY 2022 Operation Stonegarden Grant – Certification Regarding Lobbying Page 2 | 2 Homeland Security Grant Program - Operation Stonegarden Grant (OPSG) CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING UNDER FY2022 OPSG
(All OPSG Participating Agencies)
The Subrecipient, as identified below, certifies, or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, the Subrecipient understands and agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. Chap. 38, Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements, apply to this certification and disclosure, if any.
Name of Agency: ________________________________________________________________ Signature of Authorized Agent: _______________________________________________ Printed Name of Authorized Agent: ___________________________________________ Title: _____________________________________ Date: _____________________________