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  *** *COVER SHEET FOR PROPOSAL TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT/SOLICITATION NO./CLOSING DATE/If not in response to a program announcement/solicitation enter NSF 98-2                                              **FOR NSF USE ONLY**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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  FOR CONSIDERATION BY NSF ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT(S) (Indicate the most specific unit known, i.e., program, division, etc.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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  EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN) OR                                                                                                                                  SHOW PREVIOUS AWARD NO. IF THIS IS                                                                                                                                   IS THIS PROPOSAL BEING SUBMITTED TO ANOTHER FEDERAL                                                                                                                 TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN)                                                                                                                           A RENEWAL OR                                                                                                                                                   AGENCY? YES NO IF YES, LIST ACRONYM(S)      AN ACCOMPLISHMENT-BASED RENEWAL            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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  IS AWARDEE ORGANIZATION (Check All That Apply)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  (See GPG II.D.1 For Definitions) FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SMALL BUSINESS MINORITY BUSINESS WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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  REQUESTED AMOUNT                                                                                                                                                         PROPOSED DURATION (1-60 MONTHS)                                                                                                                                      REQUESTED STARTING DATE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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  CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX(ES) IF THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES ANY OF THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  BEGINNING INVESTIGATOR (GPG I.A.3)                                                                                                                                       [ VERTEBRATE ANIMALS (GPG II.D.12) IACUC App. Date ]{#Check26}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES (GPG II.D.1)                                                                                                                           [ HUMAN SUBJECTS (GPG II.D.12) ]{#Check21}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  PROPRIETARY & PRIVILEGED INFORMATION (GPG II.D.10)                                                                                                                       Exemption Subsectionor IRB App. Date                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (GPG II.D.10)                                                                                                                          INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES: COUNTRY/COUNTRIES                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  HISTORIC PLACES (GPG II.D.10)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  SMALL GRANT FOR EXPLOR. RESEARCH (SGER) (GPG II.D.12)                                                                                                                    FACILITATION FOR SCIENTISTS/ENGINEERS WITH DISABILITIES (GPG V.G.)                                                                                                   GROUP PROPOSAL (GPG II.D.12)                                                                                                                                        RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY AWARD (GPG V.H)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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  **NOTE: THE FULLY SIGNED CERTIFICATION PAGE MUST BE SUBMITTED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS COVER SHEET**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  \*SUBMISSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS IS VOLUNTARY AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE ORGANIZATION'S ELIGIBILITY FOR AN AWARD. HOWEVER, THEY ARE                                  AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE NSF INFORMATION SYSTEM AND ASSIST IN PROCESSING THE PROPOSAL. SSN SOLICITED UNDER NSF ACT OF 1950, AS AMENDED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  **NSF Form 1207 (10/97) Page 1 of 2**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  **CERTIFICATION PAGE**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  **Certification for Principal Investigators and Co-Principal Investigators**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  I certify to the best of my knowledge that:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  \(1\) the statements herein (excluding scientific hypotheses and scientific opinions) are true and complete, and                                                         \(2\) the text and graphics herein as well as any accompanying publications or other documents, unless otherwise indicated, are the original work of the             signatories or individuals working under their supervision. I agree to accept responsibility for the scientific conduct of the project and to provide the           required progress reports if an award is made as a result of this application.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  I understand that the willful provision of false information or concealing a material fact in this proposal or any other communication submitted to NSF is a             criminal offense (U.S.Code, Title 18, Section 1001).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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  **Certification for Authorized Organizational Representative or Individual Applicant**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  By signing and submitting this proposal, the individual applicant or the authorized official of the applicant institution is: (1) certifying that statements made        herein are true and complete to the best of his/her knowledge; and (2) agreeing to accept the obligation to comply with NSF award terms and conditions if            an award is made as a result of this application. Further, the applicant is hereby providing certifications regarding Federal debt status, debarment and            suspension, drugfree workplace, and lobbying activities (see below), as set forth in the *Grant Proposal Guide (GPG),* NSF 98-2. Willful provision of          false information in this application and its supporting documents or in reports required under an ensuing award is a criminal offense (U.S. Code, Title 18,   Section 1001).                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  In addition, if the applicant institution employs more than fifty persons, the authorized official of the applicant institution is certifying that the institution has   implemented a written and enforced conflict of interest policy that is consistent with the provisions of *Grant Policy Manual *Section 510; that to the best of* *   his/her knowledge, all financial disclosures required by that conflict of interest policy have been made; and that all identified conflicts of interest will have   been satisfactorily managed, reduced or eliminated prior to the institution's expenditure of any funds under the award, in accordance with the institution's   conflict of interest policy. Conflicts which cannot be satisfactorily managed, reduced or eliminated must be disclosed to NSF.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  **Debt and Debarment Certifications **(If answer "yes" to either, please provide explanation.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  Is the organization delinquent on any Federal debt?                                                                                                                      Yes                                                                                                                                                                  No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  Is the organization or its principals presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal Department or agency?                                                                                   Yes                                                                                                                                                                  No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  **Certification Regarding Lobbying**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  This certification is required for an award of a Federal contract, grant or cooperative agreement exceeding \$100,000 and for an award of a Federal loan or              a commitment providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a loan exceeding \$150,000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  **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 appropriated 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 any 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, and 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.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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Page 2 of 2**DO NOT DUPLICATE THIS PAGE AS PART OF THE PROPOSAL**

Every prospective grantee must complete the section on certification on
the Cover Sheet (NSF Form 1207, (Rev. 10/97)) submitted with each
proposal. Instructions for the two certifications are below:

**INSTRUCTIONS ON CERTIFICATION OF NON-DELINQUENCY BY APPLICANTS FOR
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE**

The certification of non-delinquency applies only to the organization
requesting financial assistance and not to the individual Principal
Investigator.

For the purposes of this certification, the following definitions of
delinquency apply:

Direct loans - a debt more than 31 days past due on a scheduled payment

Grants - recipients of a \"Notice of Grants

Cost Disallowance\" who have not repaid

the disallowed amount or who have not resolved the disallowance

Guaranteed and insured loans - recipients of a loan guaranteed by the
Federal Government that the Federal Government has repurchased from a
lender because the borrower breached the loan agreement and is in
default

Examples of debts include delinquent taxes, audit disallowances,
guaranteed and direct student loans, housing loans, farm loans, business
loans, Department of Education institutional loans, benefit overpayments
and other miscellaneous administrative debts.

**INSTRUCTIONS ON CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION**

1\. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective primary
participant is providing the certification set out below.

2\. The inability of a person to provide the certification required
below will not necessarily result in denial of participation in this
covered transaction. The prospective participant shall submit an
explanation of why it cannot provide the certification set out below.
The certification or explanation will be considered in connection with
the department or agency\'s determination whether to enter into this
transaction. However, failure of the prospective primary participant to
furnish a certification or an explanation shall disqualify such person
from participation in this transaction.

3\. The certification in this clause is any material representation of
fact upon which reliance was placed when the department or agency
determined to enter into this transaction. If it is later determined
that the prospective primary participant knowingly rendered an erroneous
certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal
Government, the department or agency may terminate this transaction for
cause of default.

4\. The prospective primary participant shall provide immediate written
notice to the department or agency to whom this proposal is submitted if
at any time the prospective primary participant learns that its
certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by
reason of changed circumstances.

5\. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended ineligible, lower
tier-covered transaction, participant, person, primary covered
transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in
this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage
sections of the rules implementing Executive Order 12549. You may
contact the department or agency to which this proposal is being
submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.

6\. The prospective primary participant agrees by submitting this
proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered into,
it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction
with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or
voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction,
unless authorized by the department or agency entering into this
transaction.

7\. The prospective primary participant further agrees by submitting
this proposal that it will include the clause titled \"Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion -
Lower Tier Covered Transaction, \"provided by the department or agency
entering into this covered transaction, without modification, in all
lower tier covered transactions.

8\. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification
of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that it
is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the
covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is
erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by which it
determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but
is not required to, check the Nonprocurement List.

9\. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require
establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith
the certification required by this clause.

The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to exceed
that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary
course of business dealings.

10\. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 6 of these
instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters
into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended,
debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this
transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal
Government, the department or agency may terminate this transaction for
cause or default.

**CERTIFICATION**

\(1\) The prospective primary participant certifies to the best of its
knowledge and belief, that it and its principals:

\(a\) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment,
declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transaction by
any Federal department or agency:

\(b\) Have not within a three-year period preceding this proposal been
convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for
commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining,
attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State or local)
transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal
or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft,
forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false
statements, or receiving stolen property;

\(c\) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly
charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State or local)with
commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1)(b) of this
certification; and

\(d\) Have not within a three-year period preceding this
application/proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, State
or local) terminated for cause or default.

\(2\) Where the prospective primary participant is unable to certify to
any of the statements in this certification, such prospective
participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.

**Instructions for Certification**

1\. By signing the NSF Proposal Cover Sheet, NSF Form 1207, and
submitting this application or grant agreement, the grantee is providing
the certifications set out below.

2\. The certification set out below is a material representation of fact
upon which reliance was placed when the agency determined to award the
grant. If it is later determined that the grantee knowingly rendered a
false certification, or otherwise violates the requirements of the
Drug-Free Workplace Act, the agency, in addition to any other remedies
available to the Federal Government, may take action authorized under
the Drug-Free Workplace Act.

3\. For grantees other than individuals, Alternate I applies.

4\. For grantees who are individuals, Alternate II applies.

**Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements**

**Alternate I (Grantees Other Than Individuals)**

The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provide a
drug-free workplace by:

\(a\) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful
manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled
substance is prohibited in the grantee\'s workplace and specifying the
actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such
prohibition;

\(b\) Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform
employees about\--

\(1\) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;

\(2\) The grantee\'s policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;

\(3\) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation and employee
assistance programs; and

\(4\) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse
violations occurring in the workplace;

\(c\) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the
performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required by
paragraph (a);

\(d\) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a)
that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the employee will\--

\(1\) Abide by the terms of the statement; and

\(2\) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a
violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later
than five calendar days after such conviction;

\(e\) Notifying the agency in writing, within 10 calendar days after
receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2) from an employee or otherwise
receiving actual notice of such conviction.

Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including
position, title, to every grant officer or other designee on whose grant
activity the convicted employee was working, unless the Federal agency
has designated a central point for the receipt of such notices. Notice
shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant;

\(f\) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days of
receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2), with respect to any employee
who is so convicted\--

\(1\) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up
to and including termination, consistent with the requirements of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or

\(2\) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug
abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by
a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate
agency;

\(g\) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free
workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e)
and (f).

**Alternate II (Grantees Who Are Individuals)**

\(a\) The grantee certifies that, as a condition of the grant, he or she
will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing,
possession or use of a controlled substance in conducting any activity
with the grant.

\(b\) If convicted of a criminal drug offense resulting from a violation
occurring during the conduct of any grant activity, he or she will
report the conviction, in writing, within 10 calendar days of the
conviction, to every grant officer or other designee, unless the Federal
agency designates a central point for the receipt of such notices. When
notice is made to such a central point, it shall include the
identification number(s) of each affected grant.

(For NSF, grantee notification should be made to the Cost Analysis/Audit
Resolution Branch, Division of Contracts, Policy & Oversight, NSF,
Arlington, VA 22230)