ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND MUSEUMS
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN: HUMANITIES GRANTS FOR NATIVE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
GRANT AGREEMENT
This agreement stipulates conditions applying to the following grant made by the Association of Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums (ATALM) under the Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH):
Project Number: 33
Grant Recipient: CITY OF RIVERSIDE
Project Director: Brenda Focht, Museum Curator
Projector Director Email: [email protected]
Project Director Phone: 19518265130
DUNS or UEI: 040502114
EIN: 95-0000769
Project Title: The Boarding School Experience: A Scholarly Series of Oral Histories, Lecture, and Video Screening
Project Summary: $19,150 is awarded to the Museum of Riverside, California to work with the Sherman Indian High School Museum to capture and present stories from the heritage of California's Ajachemem, Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, Luisefio, Tataviam, and Tongva peoples, specifically the effects of the boarding school experience. Five tribal members' interviews will become a documentary first screened at Sherman Indian High School. Project includes a discussion with scholars and culture bearers.
Award Amount: $19150
Start Date: 3/1/2022
End Date: 2/28/2023
1. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANT
1.1 The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (AT ALM) is authorized by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to make awards to nonprofit organizations; institutions of higher education; state and federally recognized Indian tribal governments, and non-federal governments. This agreement stipulates conditions applying the following grant made by the Association of Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums (AT ALM) under the Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities CFDA Number: 45.160, 45.164.
1.2 By accepting this award, the grantee warrants itself to be qualified under at least one of the above definitions. It is the responsibility of the grantee to promptly notify AT ALM of any change in this status.
1.3 By accepting this award, the grantee assumes the legal responsibility of administering the award in accordance with these terms and conditions and of maintaining documentation, which is subject to audit, of all actions and expenditures affecting the award. Failure to comply with these requirements could result in suspension or termination of the award.
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2. DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF PROJECT
2.1 The grantee has full responsibility for conducting project activities under this award, adhering to the award conditions and informing ATALM during the course of the award of any significant programmatic, administrative, or financial problems that have arisen.
2.2 Acceptance of this award creates a legal duty on the part of the grantee to use the funds exclusively for the purpose of carrying out the humanities project as described in the grantee's application with any modifications or conditions required by ATALM.
3. RELATIONSHIP OF GRANTEE TO ATALM AND NEH
3.1 The grantee is not an agent of ATALM nor the NEH but is an independent contractor.
3.2 The grantee shall have no authority to bind AT ALM or the NEH to any agreement.
3.3 The grantee shall indemnify and hold AT ALM and NEH harmless from all claims arising from the acts or omissions of the grantee.
3.4 The grantee may not, without prior approval, represent any grant activity as being carried out by or for the ATALM, the NEH, or the federal government.
4. PROGRAM CHANGES AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
4.1 All changes in the scope or the objectives of the project or the budget must be requested in writing before they are incurred for approval by ATALM. Requests for changes must be submitted to [email protected]
4.2 The period of performance cannot be extended beyond February 28, 2023 .
5. USE OF GRANT FUNDS
5. 1 The grantee must maintain records that adequately identify the source and application of funds provided.
These records must contain information pertaining to obligations, unobligated balances, expenditures, and income.
5.2 The grantee shall retain financial records and documentation of disbursements for three (3) years following the submission of the final financial report.
5.3 Grant funds must be obligated during the grant period of March 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023
5.4 Following the end of the grant period, payment of all outstanding commitments must be made no later than May 31, 2023.
5.5 The grantee shall refund to ATALM all funds received from ATALM which remain uncommitted at the completion of the grant.
5.6 The grantee shall refund to ATALM all sums paid under the grant which are found not allowable under terms of the Cost Principles below:
a) Costs of entertainment, amusement, or social activities, travel, or food costs b) Overlapping project costs with any other pending or approved application(s) for federal funding and/or approved federal awards
c) Competitive regranting
d) Cancellation costs
e) Pre-award costs incurred more than 90 days before the subrecipient's period of performance f) Equipment costs in excess of 20 % of total project costs g) Travel (both foreign and domestic)
h) Construction, purchase of real property, major alteration and renovation i) Collections acquisition
j) The preservation , organization, or description of materials that are not regularly accessible for research, education, or public programming
k) Promotion of a particular political, religious, or ideological point of view Association of Tribal Archives , Libraries, and Museums ~ata lm.org I) Advocacy of a particular program of social or political action m) Support of specific public policies or legislation
n) Lobbying
o) Projects that fall outside of the humanities and the humanistic social sciences (including the creation or performance of art; creative writing, autobiographies, memoirs, and creative nonfiction; and quantitative social science research or policy studies)
5.7 During the period of the grant and for three (3) years thereafter, the grantee shall provide access to its books, records, and accounts relating to the grant to ATALM or its designated representatives.
5.8 The grantee shall account for and report all fees, admission charges, or other cash income rising from the grant project. This income may be reported in the grantee's midterm and/or final reports .
5.9 The grantee must comply with the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards found in 2 CFR 200.
6. PAYMENTS, INTEREST, AND REFUNDS
6.1 Following receipt of a Payment Request from the Grantee, funds will be provided through an Electronic Funds Transfer . Drawdowns for eligible expenses must be done on or before the 15th of each month.
6.2 Drawdowns for the payment of eligible expenses shall be made against the line-item budget as approved.
6.3 Payments must be limited to the minimum amounts needed and be timed in accordance with the recipient's actual, immediate cash requirements in carrying out the purpose of the approved program or project.
6.4 Ten percent ( 10%) of the grant award will be withheld pending receipt and approval of final reports .
7. GRANT REPORTS
7.1 Grantee must submit a six-month progress report by October 1, 2022, for the period of March 1, 2022- August 31, 2022. Substandard performance may constitute non-compliance with this Agreement and be cause for termination (See Section 15).
7.2 Grantee must submit a final grant report by April 1, 2023, for the period of September 1, 2022-February 28, 2023.
7.3 Failure to submit reports on a timely basis may result in delayed payments.
8. EVALUATION
8.1 The grantee must participate in an evaluation of the project. Final grant award payment will not be processed until appropriate evaluation reports have been satisfactorily completed and filed with ATALM.
This must be done within 90 days of project completion.
9. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF GRANT SUPPORT
9.1 Unless advised to the contrary, all materials publicizing or resulting from award activities shall contain an acknowledgement of ATALM and NEH support. The acknowledgement shall include the following statement: "Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this (publication) (program) (exhibition) (website) do not necessarily represent those of the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums or the National Endowment for the Humanities."
9.2 The Grantee shall include the appropriate NEH and ATALM logos in all printed materials related to the project. If the logo is not appropriate for the design, the grantee must include the following credit line: "The {title of project/database/website/publication} has been made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Sustaining Humanities through the American Rescue Plan in partnership with the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums." Credit lines should include full names of the agency (no abbreviations).
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10. DISSEMINA TION OF PROJECT RESULTS
10.1 Grantee is to provide two copies of any published material resulting from award activities.
10.2 All publication and distribution agreements shall include provisions giving AT ALM and the NEH a royalty-free, none xclusive and irrevocable right to reproduce, publ ish, or otherwise use the material for official purposes.
11. CIVIL RIGHTS
11.1 The grantee agrees that no person shall be denied full participation in any aspect of this project on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, national origin, creed, political affiliation or opinion, sexual orientation, veteran's status, or disability.
12. CODE OF ETHICS FOR PROJECTS RELATED TO NATIVE AM ERICANS
12.1 The grantee ensures that any projects related to Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, or Native Hawaiian peoples will adhere to certain provisions protecting the rights of native communities and peoples as detailed in the Code of Ethics for Projects related to Native Americans. The code is available on the National Endowment for the Humanities' website at htt J2;LLwww.n eh.gov.
13. NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT OF 1990
13.1 The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA) provides protection of Native American graves and items, i.e., human remains, funerary objects, and sacred objects. NAGPRA applies to any organization which controls or possesses Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and which receives federal funding, even for a purpose unrelated to the Act. More information may be found at htt p_:/Lwww .cr.nps.gov/na gpra.
14. AMENDMENTS
14.1 AT ALM or Grantee may amend this Agreement at any tie provided that such amendments make specific reference to this agreement, are executed in writing, and signed by an authorized representative of both organizations.
14.2 ATALM may amend this Agreement to conform with Federal guidelines or policies .
15. TERMINATION OF GRANT AWAR D
15.1 If, in ATALM's judgment, the grantee is not in full compliance with the terms and conditions of this grant, it may at its discretion, after consultation with the grantee, terminate on 30 days written notice, the grant, in whole or in part.
15.2 Such termination may affect any commitment which, in the judgment of ATALM, had been obligated prior to the effective date of termination. The grantee agrees to furnish AT ALM within 60 days of the date of termination an itemized accounting of funds expended, obligated and remaining under the grant. The grantee also agrees to remit within 30 days of the receipt of a written request any amount found due.
15.3 A grantee which has received a notice of termination may request from ATALM a review of the termination action . The request must be emailed no later than thirty (30) days after the date of the termination notice and should be addressed to Susan Feller, President and CEO, [email protected] The request must contain a full statement of the grantee's position and the pertinent facts and reasons that support such a position . Pending a resolution , the notice of termination will remain in effect.
16. C LOSE-OUTS
16.1 ATALM's obligation to the Grantee shall not end until all close-out requirements are completed.
Activities during the close-out period shall include, but are not limited to making final payments, addressing unspent funds (if any), and receiving final reports .
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17. SEVERABILITY
17.1 If any provisions of this Agreement are held invalid, the remainder of the Agreement shall not be affected and all other parts of this Agreement shall be in full force and effect.
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES
The grantee stipulates that the signature below is authorized to commit to the terms of this agreement, and that the official has read and agreed to its terms.
ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS
SUSAN FELLER, PRESIDENT & CEO
ON BEHALF OF THE GRANTEE
AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL NAME:
AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL TITLE:
AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL EMAIL:
AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL TELEPHONE:
DATE SIGNED:
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
~ OR OTHER FORM OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE IS ACCEPTABLE)
DATE SIGNED -------------------
APPROVED AS TO FORM :
BY: ~~
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
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