## SOCIAL	INNO **VA TION	FUND**  **(SIF) GRANT	PR**  **OGRAM APPLICA**  **TION	INS TR** **UCTIONS**2 

## APPLICA **TION	RESOUR CES**  Use	these	instructions	in	conjunction	with	the Social	Innov ation	Fund Notice	of	F ederal Fu nding	Opportunity/A vailability ( Notice )
. **The Notice**  **includes	deadlines, eligibility**  **requirements,	submission	requirements,	funding	priorities	and	other	relevant information	that	might	change	annuall**  **y.** Please	also	refer	to	the	SIF	Performance	Measures	Definitions	guide	for	assistance	in determining	which	performance	measures to	select	for	y our	organization. Other	resources	for	completing	y our	application	include	eGr ants	instructions,	technical assistance	confer ence	calls	and	a	v oicemail	and	email	address	for	submitting	inquiries. Information	on	all	application	resources	can be	accessed	from	the	SIF	webpage	on	the	CNCS website ( http://www

.nationalservice.gov/progr ams/social
- innov ation - fund )
. 

## CREA **TING	AN	EGRANTS	USER OR	OR**  **GANIZA TION**  **ACCOUNT** First
- time	eGrants users need	to create an	eGrants	account	by	accessing	this	link: https://egrants.cns.gov/espan/main/login.jsp and	selecting **Don’t	have	an	eGrants account?	Create	an	account.**  I f	y ou	need	help	establishing	a	new	organization	account	or	a	new	user	account	for	an existing	organization	account, or	with	other	aspects	of	eGr ants, contact	the	National	Service Hotline	at	800
- 942
- 2677 or	via:	https://questions.nationalservice.gov/app/ask
. **If	y ou	are	appl**  **ying	for	continuation	funding	( ye**  **ars	2	through	5)	of	an	e xisting	SIF**  **gr ant,	please	skip	to	the	‘REQUESTING	C**  **ONTINU AT**  **ION	FUNDING’	Section.** 

## NEW	SOCIAL	INNO **VA**

**TION	FUND	GRANT	APPLICA TIONS**  To	initiate	an	application :  Start	a	n ew g rant a pplication:	Select **New** under	the **Creating	an	Application** heading on	your	Home	Page  Select	a	Program	Area : **Other**  Select	a NOFA : Social	Innovation	Fund [ Applicable	year	of	funding] Once	y ou	have	initiated	an	application,	it	will	be	listed	in	the **View	My Grants/Applications**  section	of yo ur homepage.		If	y ou	exit	and	then	return	to	eGr ants	and	wish	to	continue entering	or	editing	y our	application,	please	open	y our	saved	version	by	selecting **View	My Grants/Applications** 
. Yo u	should	not use	the **New** button	aga in	as	this	will	start	a	br and new	application.3 

## APPLICA **TION	C ONTENT**  Your	application	consists	of	the	following section
. Please complete	each	section. I. Applicant	Info II. Application	Info III. Narratives IV. Performance	Measures V. Documents VI. Budget VII. Review, Authorize,	and	Submit Information	entered	in	the	Applicant	Info ,	Application	Info,	and	Budget	sections	will populate	the	SF	424	Facesheet of	your	application
. 

### I. **Applicant	Info**

 Under **Project	Information** select **Enter	New** , create a	title	for	the	proposed	project, and	enter the	contact	information
.  **Select	a	Project	Initiative** :		Choose	the	oper ational	model	which	best	describes	y our Social	Innov ation	Fund	application	from	the	following	options:

 SIF
— Geographic	Healthy	Futures

 SIF
— G eographic Economic Opportunity

 SIF
— Geographic	Youth

 SIF
— Geographic	Multiple	Issues

 SIF
— Issue	Area	Healthy	Futures

 SIF
— Issue	Area Economic Opportunity

 SIF
— Issue	Area	Youth  S elect	an	individual	as	the **Project	Director** , by choos ing a	name	from	the	pull
- down menu	or	add ing a	new	contact. Please	note	that	the **Au thorized	R**  **epresentative** will	be	filled	in	at	the	end	of	the application	when	completing the	Assur ances and	Certifications section .	(Attachment	A) 

### II. **Application	Info Complete**  **this	section	as	follows:**  **Areas	affected	by	the	project** :		List	onl y	the	largest	political	or	municipal	entities affected	(e.g.,	counties	and	cities). Please	include	the	two
- letter	abbreviation	with	both letters	capitalized	for	each	state	where	y ou	plan	to oper ate.	Separ ate	each	two
- letter state	abbr eviation	with	a	comma.	F or	city	or	county	information,	please	follow	each	one with	the	two
- letter	capitalized	state	abbreviation.  **Proposed	project	start	and	end	dates** .		Y ou	may	not	request	a	start	date	earlier	th an August	15	or	later than	September	30
. Yo ur	project	period	can	be	up	to	fiv e	y ears.  **Intergovernmental	Review	of	F ederal	Programs:**  Enter ‘No.’ This program	is	NOT subject	to	Ex ecutiv e	Or der	12372.4



###  **Delinquent	on	any	federal	debt:** Check	the	appropriate	box.		This	question	applies	to the	applicant	organization,	not	the	person	who	signs	as	the	authorized	representativ e. Categories	of	debt	include	delinquent	audit	allow ances,	loans,	and	tax es.		If ‘Ye s ’ ,	type yo ur	explanation	in	the	t ext	box	provided.  **Sta te	Application	Identifier**  :		Enter	N/A. **Note:** Fa lsification	or	concealment	of	a	material	fact	or	submission	of	false,	fictitious	or fr audulent	statements	or	representations	to	any	department	or	agency	of	the	United	States Government	ma y	result	in	a	fine	or	imprisonment	for	not	more	than	fiv e	(5)	y ears,	or	both. (18	USC	§	1001). 

### III. **Narrativ es**  The	application	narr ative has four	sections
.  Ex ecutiv e	Summary  Program	Design  Organizational	Capability  Cost	Effectiv eness	and	Budget	Adequacy **Pa ge**  **Limit and	F**  **ormatting**  It	is	important	that	y ou	preview	the	eGr ants PDF of	y our	application	to	ensure	that	y ou don ’t	ex ceed	the	page	limit as	prescribed	in	the Notice .		R eviewers	will stop	reading yo ur	application	when	they	reach	the	page	limit.  Also,	p lease	note	that	bold	face,	bullets,	underlines, charts,	diagr ams,	and	tables or	other types	of formatting will	not	copy	into	eGr ants. **A. Ex**  **ecuti ve**  **Summary** The	e xe cutive	summar y will	be	used	in	the	initial	eligibility	review	to	assess	an applicant’s	status	as an	existing	gr antmaking	institution	or	an	eligible	partnership,	and to	confirm	its	identification	as	either	a	geogr aphicall y - based	or	issue
- based	Social Innov ation	Fund (see the	eligibility	section	of	the Notice ). Therefore,	the summary should	contain	cle ar	and	concise	indications	of	both	eligibility	criteria. Please	note	that	ex ecuti ve summaries	for	all	applications	will	be	made	public	and posted	to	CNCS’	website. Please complete the	Executive	S ummary as	follows: Heading : Fo r	the	title	of	the Ex ecutiv e	Summary ,	applicants	should	use	the	name	of	the sole	or	lead	intermediary	(if	an	eligible	partnership). P rovide	a	summary	of	the	proposed	progr am as	follows : Ov erview :  Describe the applicant organization including	whether it is an	existing grantmaking	institution	or an eligible	partnership
.5



###  Identify	as	either	a	geogr aphicall y - based	or an issue - based	Social	Innovation Fund
.  Identify	priority	issue	area(s)	of	focus
.  Identify	geogr aphic	areas	where	subgr antees	are	lik el y	to	be	lo cated
.  Identify	other	organizations	that	will	play	a	k ey	ro le	in	the	implementation	of	the str ategy	to	select,	support,	monitor ,	or	ev aluate	subgr antees.	If	appl ying	as	an eligible	partnership, **clearl y	identify**  the	other	members	of	the partnership.  Identify	the	gr ant	amount being requesting	and the proposed	gr ant	period
.  Identi fy	the	main	sources	of	match	that have	been secured
. Project Summary :  Provide	an	ov erview	of	the propo sed	progr am	and	the	need(s)	the program	will meet .  Outline	the program ’s	theory	of	change	and	d escrib e	the	measur able	outcomes the program w ill achieve	in	the	identified	issue	area(s)
.  Provide	an	ov erview	of the proposed	subgr ant	portfolio	str ategy	including selection,	ev aluation,	and	growth	of	subgr antees .  Briefl y	de scribe	the	experience,	expertise,	an d	other	strengths	or	assets	the organization and	its	partners will	contribute	to	successfull y	realizin g its identified	outcomes. **Applicants	should	complete	the	narrative	sections	of	Program	Design,	Organizational Capa**  **b i** **li ty** 

**,	and	Cost	Effectiveness	and	Budget	Adequacy	by	responding	to	the	selection criteria	detailed	in	the**  **Notice. B.**  **Program	Design** In responding	to	the pr ogr am	design criteria , applicants	should	demonstr ate	the identification	of a	compelling	need(s)	and	desi red	outcomes,	and	describe	a	convincing str ategy	for	achieving	those	outcomes	through	the	selection,	support,	evaluation	and scaling	of	evidence
- based	progr am	interv entions. Describe	i f the proposed	progr am	will	address	SIF	funding	priorities	identified	in	the Notice
. **C. Organizational	Capa**  **bilit y**  In	responding	to the	organizational capability criteria ,	applicants	should	demonstrate the	experience	and	capacity	to	successfully	implement	the proposed	grant	program	and to	adhere	to	the	requirements and	expectations of	a	SIF	grantee If	y ou	are	requesting	a	reduced	match	requirement, provide	the	information	requested in	the Notice
. **D. Cost	Effecti** **ve ness	and	Budget	Adequacy**  In	completing	the	budget	and	responding	to	these	criteria, yo u should	demonstr ate	a reasonable	plan for	meeting	the	financial	needs	of	the	proposed	progr am	and	for	r aising6



### the	required	match. **Clarification	Summary	and	Continu ation	Changes	are	not	relevant**  **to this	application.**  **Please	enter	N/A	for	not	applicable	under	these	narrative	sections. E.**  **Amendment	Justification** Enter	N/A.	This	field is	used	when	requesting	an	amendment	to	an	awarded	grant
. **F. Clarification	Information**  Enter	N/A.	This	field is used	to	enter	information	that	requires	clarification	in	the	post
review	period. **G. Continuation	Changes**  Enter	N/A.	This	field is used	to	enter	changes	in	y our	narr atives	in	y our	continuation requests. 

### IV. **Pe rformance	Measur**  **es** In	the	Performance	Measures module	of	eGrants	you	will	c reate	performance	measures ;	s et targets	and	describe	data	collection	plans	for	your	performance	measures ;	i dentify interventions	associated	with	your	program ;	and	i dentify	performance	measures	for subgrantees	(as	applicable) **A. Ac**  **cessing	the	Performance	Measures	Home	Page** You	can	either	access	the	Performance	Measures	Module	after	completing	the Documents	section	of	your	application	or	directly	by	clicking	on **Performance Measures**  on	the	left	side	of	your	screen.

 To	begin	entering performance	measures,	click	the **Begin** button	on	the	Home	Page.

 As	you	proceed	through	the	module,	the	Home	Page	will	summarize	your	work and	provide	links	to	edit	the	parts	of	the	module	you	have	completed.		You	may also	navigate	sections	of	the	module using	the	tab	feature	at	the	top	of	each	page.

 Once	you	have	started	the	module,	clicking **Continue	Working** will	return	you	to the	tab	you	were	on	when	you	last	closed	the	module.  To	edit	a	performance	measure,	click	the **Edit** button.  To	delete	a	measure,	click **Delete**
.  To	create	a	new	performance	measure,	click	the **Add	New	Performance	Measure** button. **B. Creating**  **Performance	Measures** On	the **Performance	Measures	Tab** ,	you	can create	performance	measures	for	all	the grant	activities	you	intend	to	measure.		Please	note	that	there	are	mandatory	measures for	which you	must	set	targets	and	report.		There	are	additional	measures	that	you will select	as	they	pertain	to	your	program.7



### 1. Select **Applicant	Type :**  **Grantee**
. **2.** Select **Applicant	Name :**  Your	organization’s	name
. **3.** Enter	a **Problem	Statement :**  In	2
- 3	sentences,	b riefly	describe	the	problem	that	you propose to	address	through	your	SIF	grant	activities. **4.** Select **Targets	for	Mandatory	Performance	Measures**  Enter	a	baseline	and	target	number	for	man datory	SIF	performance	measures.  For	each	measure,	select	and	describe	the	instrument(s)	you	will	use	to	measure the	appropriate	output	or	outcome.		Instruments	are	speci fic	tools	used	to	collect information	such	as	a	behavior	checklist,	attitude	questionnaire,	attendance sheet,	or	interview	protocol.		Include	the	title	of	the	instrument(s),	a	brief description	of	what	it	measures	and	how	it	will	be	administered,	and	detai ls about	its	reliability	and	validity	if	applicable. **5. Add	Additional	Performance	Measures**  Select	additional	measures	if	they	are	applicable	to	your	program.		Consult	the	SIF Performance	Measures	Definitions	guidance	to	determine	which	performance measures are	appropriate	for	your	program.  Select	a	focus	area	and	relevant	outputs	and/or	outcomes.		Enter	a	baseline	and target	number	for	each	measure.  For	each	measure,	select	and	describe	the	instrument(s)	you	will	use	to	measure your	output	or	outcome.  To	create	additional	measures,	select **Add	Another	FA	End	Outcome** (FA=Focus Area) and	select	desired	focus	areas,	outputs,	and	outcomes,	as	appropriate. **6. Identify	Interventions**  Select	the	interventions	that	you	will	carry	out	to	address	the	problem	identifi ed	in the	application.		Only	interventions	that	correspond	with	the	focus	area(s)	you selected	will	appear.  Select	all	interventions	that	are	a	part	of	your	program	design.  Click **Add	User	Intervention** to	add	and	describe	any	intervention	not	listed. **7. Sa**  **ving	Performance	Measures**  After	entering	all	information,	select, **Complete	PM** .		This	will	return	you	to	the Home	Page.  If	you	are	an	existing	SIF	grantee	and	wish	to	create	performance	measures	for another subgrantee,	repeat	the	process.		If	you	would	li ke	to	continue	to	the **Summary	Tab** to	validate	your	performance	measures,	click **Next**
. **8. Validating	Performance	Measures**  You	will	not	be	able	to	submit	your	application	without	first	validating	your performance	measures.		The **Summary	Tab** allows	you	to	review	all	of	the	measures and	targets	that	you	selected.8



###  You	can	select	to	print	the	performance	measures	by	clicking	either **Print	PDF	of Table**  or **Print	All	Performance	Measures**
.  If	you	need	to	edit	a	measure,	click **Edit	Performance Measures**  which	will	take you	back	to	the	Performance	Measures	Tab.  Once	your	performance	measures	are	complete,	click **Validate	Performance Measures**  to	include	them	in	your	application.


### V. **Documents** In	addition	to	the	application	submitted	in	eGr ants,	y ou	a re	required	to	provide documentation	of	match	as	described	in	section **Submitting	Match	V erification**  section	of the Notice
. After	y ou	have	submitted yo ur	match	v erification ,	change	the	status	in	eGr ants from	the	default	“Not	Sent”	to	the	applicable	status “Sent
. ” 

### VI. **Budget A.**  **Budget	R equirements**  Applicants	must	submit	a	proposed	first	y ear	budget	that	includes	both	feder al	and match	funding.		If	an	application	is	selected	for	aw ard,	CNCS	will	determine	the	final amount	of	the	aw ard	of	feder al	funds,	and	will negotiate	a	final	budget.		Upon	aw ard, compliance	with	the	approv ed	budget	will	be	a	material	term	and	condition	of	the cooper ative	agreement	with	the	Social	Innov ation	Fund	intermediary
. Yo ur	proposed	budget	should	be	sufficient	to	allow	y ou	to	perform	t he	tasks	described in	y our	narr ative and provide	a	full	explanation	of	costs	including	their	purpose, justification,	and	the	basis	of	y our	calculations. Reviewers	will	consider	the	information yo u	provide	in yo ur	budget as	part	of their	assessment	of	the Cost Effectiv eness	and Budget	Adequacy criteria
. In	eGr ants,	the	prepar ation	of	a	detailed	budget	provides	the	data	that	creates	the summary	budget	and	the	budget	narr ative.		The d etailed	budget	should	provide	a	full explanation	of	associated	costs including	their	purpose,	justification,	and	the	basis	of the	calculations. eGr ants	will	perform	a	limited	compliance	check	to	v alidate	the	budget. If	it	finds	any	compliance	issues	y ou	will	receiv e	a	w arning	and/or	error	messages.	Y ou must	resolv e	all	erro rs	before	y ou	can	submit	y our	budget. As	you	prepare	your	budget:  All	the	amounts	you	request	must	be	for	a	particular	purpose.	Do	not	include miscellaneous,	contingency,	or	other	undefined	budget	amounts.  Itemize	each	cost	and	present	the	basis	for	all calculations	in	the	form	of	an equation ,	identifying	the	number	of	persons	inv ol ve d	with	the	ev ent,	the	cost	per person	or	unit,	and/or	the	annual	salary	cost.  Do	not	include	fractional	amounts	(cents).  **The	v alue	of	an** **y	in -**  **kind	goods	or	services	provide d	to	the	applicant	cannot	be** 9



### included	in	the	proposed	or	final	budgets.  Because	of	the	required	one
- to - one	match	for	Social	Innov ation	Fund	gr antees,	the budget	must	reflect **total** costs	being	distributed	equall y	between	the	feder al	and grantee	shares,	bu t	indi vidual	categories **do	not** have	to	be	equally	distributed.  At	least	80	percent	of	the	feder al	share	must	be	aw arded	to	subgr antees;	the	balance may	go	tow ard	the	intermediary’s	progr am	support	costs,	including	ev aluation, knowledge	management,	and	Soc ial	Innov ation	Fund	implementation. Programs	must	comply	with	all	applicable	feder al	laws,	regulations,	and	OMB	circulars for	gr ant	management,	allow able	costs,	and	audits,	including	providing	audits	to	the	A
133	clearinghouse	if	expending	ov er	$500,000	i n	feder al	funds,	as	required	in	OMB Circular	A
- 133. Allowable	Costs Please	refer	to	the	relevant	OMB	Circulars	for	further	guidance on	allowable	costs .	The OMB	circulars	are	online	at www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars ,	and	have	been codified	in	Title	2	of	the	Code	of	Federal	Regulations	(CFR)	as	indicated	below  A
- 21
- Cost	Principles	for	Educational	Institutions,	2	CFR Part 220  A
- 87
- Cost	Principles	for	State,	Local,	and	Indian	Tribal Governments,	2	CFR Part 225  A
- 122
- Cost	Principles	for	Non	Profit	Organizations,	2	CFR Part 230 It	is	important	to understand	that	“allow able	costs”	under	feder al	aw ards	do	not necessaril y	include	all	costs	that	the	organization	will	incur	in	order	to	perform	their awards. **Fo r	example,	the	cost	of	raising	funds	in	order	to	meet	the	nonfederal**  **share	of	the	budget	(“ma tching	funds”)**  **is not	allowable	under**  **the OMB	cost**  **principles.** The	cost	principles reflect	gov ernment - wide requirements that	one	must be	aw are	of	when	dev eloping	a	budget
. **B. Matching	Funds**  The	non
- feder al	share	of	the	budget	represents	the	dollar
- for
- dolla r cash matching funds	requirement.		A ny	organization	that	receiv es	a	SIF award	is	responsible	for securing	the	necessary	matching	funds.		Matching	funds	may	come	from	state,	local,	or private	sources,	which	may	include	state	or	local government agencies,	b usinesses, private	philanthropic	organizations,	or	individuals.		F eder al	funds	may	not	be	used towards	the	match	requirement. The	non
- feder al	share	of	the	budget	must	equal	or	ex ceed	the	feder al	share	of	the budget	(this	implements	the	dollar
- for
- dollar cash	match	requirement).		There	is	no requirement	that	the	non
- feder al	share	of	the	budget	“mirror”	or	be	allocated	on	the same	basis	as	the	feder al	share	of	the	budget.		F or	example,	it	is	not	required	that	80 percent	of	the	gr antee’s	share	of	funds	be	al located	to	subgr antees,	as	is	required	for	the feder al	share. Additionally :10



###  If	the	applicant	is	an	eligible	partnership	that	includes	a	State	Commission	or	a	local government	office,	the	state	or	local	gov ernment	inv ol ve d	must	provide	not	less	than 30 percent	and	not	more	than	50	percent	of	the	matching	funds. **C. Budget**  **Line	Items Section	I.	Progr**  **am	Costs**  

### Project **Pe rsonnel	Expenses**  List	each	staff	position	separ ately	with	a	brief	statement	of	responsibilities,	salary and the	percentage	of	staff	time	that will	appl y	to	the	gr ant .	Each	staff	person ’s role	listed	in	the	budget	must	be	described	in	the	application	narr ative	and	each staff	person	mentioned	in	the	narr ative	must	be	listed	in	the	budget	as	either CNCS	or	Gr antee	share.

 

### Pe **rsonnel	F ringe**  **Benefits** Include	costs	of	benefit(s)	for the	project	staff. Identify	the	types	of	fringe benefits	to	be	cov ered	and	the	costs	of	benefit(s)	for	each	staff	position. Allow able	fringe	benefits	typicall y	include	FICA,	W ork er’s	Compensation, Re tirement,	SUT

A, Health	and	Life	Insur ance,	IRA,	and	401K.	Y ou	may	provide	a calculation	for	total	benefits	as	a	percentage	of	the	salaries	to	which	they	appl y or	list	each	benefit	as	a	separ ate	item.	If	a	fringe	benefit	amount	is	ov er	30%, please	list	cov ered	items	separ ately	and	justify	the	high	cost.	Holidays,	leav e,	and other	similar	v acation	benefits	are	not	included	in	the	fringe	benefit	r at es,	but are	absorbed	into	the	personnel	expenses	(salary)	budget	line	item.

 

### Staff	T **rave l**  Describe	the	purpose	for	which project staff	will	tr ave l. A llow able costs are tr ansportation,	lodging,	subsistence,	and	other	related	expenses. Provide	a calculation	that	includes	itemized	costs	for	airfare,	tr ansportation,	lodging,	per	diem, and	other	tr ave l
- related	expenses	multiplied	by	th e	number	of	trips/staff.	Where applicable,	identify	the	current	standard	reimbursement	r ate(s)	of	the	organization for	mileage,	dail y	per	diem,	and	similar	supporting	information.	R eimbursement should	not	ex ceed	the	feder al	mileage	r ate	unless	a	result	of applicant	policy	and justified	in	the	budget	narr ative.	Only	domestic	tr ave l	is	allow able. Include	costs	for four	staff	members	(CEO ,	project	lead,	ev aluation	lead	and	finance	lead)	to	attend the	annual	SIF	Gr antee	Conv ening. E xample of	budget	detail	req uired : The	project	lead will conduct	a	monitoring	visit : 1 person X	$750	airfare	+	$50	ground	transportation	+	$ 150 lodging +	$35	per	diem X		two	days =	$ 1 , 1 70 for Monitoring
.
 

### Equipment Equipment	is	defined	as	tangible,	non
- expendable	personal	property	having	a	useful life	of	more	than	one	y ear AND an	acquisition	cost	of	$5,000	or	more per	unit (including	accessories,	attachments,	and	modifications). If	applicable,	show	the	unit cost	and number	of	units	y ou	are	requesting.	Pr ovide	a	brief	justification	for	the11



### purchase	of	the	equipment	under	Item/Purpose. Yo u	might	be	ask ed	to	provide further	explanation	of	equipment	costs	that	ex ceed	10%	of	the	total	CNCS	funds requested. Any	items	tha t	do	not	meet	this	definition	should	be	entered	under Supplies.

 

### Supplies Include	the	funds	for	the	purchase	of	consumable supplies	and	materials	that	do not fit	the	definition	abov e. Applicants must	individually	list	any	single	item	costing $1,000 (one	thousand)	or	more. Applicants should	provide	the	calculation	for c o s t determinations.

 

### Contractual	and	Consultant	Services I nclude	costs	for	consultants	related	to	the	project’s	oper ations ,	except tr aining or	ev aluation	consultants	who	should	be	listed	in	those	sections .		Wher e applicable,	indicate	the	dail y	r ate	for	consultants.

 

### Tra **ining** I nclude	the	costs	associated with	tr aining	of	staff	working	directl y	on	the project,	especiall y	tr aining	that	specific all y	enhances	staff	project implementation	and	pr ofessional	skills
. If	using	a	consultant(s)	for	tr aining, indicate	the	estimated	dail y	r ate.

 

### Eva **luation** Include	costs	for	project	evaluation	activities,	such	as	use	of	evaluation consultants,	purchase	of	in strumentation	and	other	costs	specificall y	for	this activity .		Indicate	dail y	rates	of	consultants,	where	applicable.	If	subgr antee evaluations	will	be	paid	at	the	subgr antee	lev el	using	subgr ant funds include them	in section I.	Other
.
 

### Other	Costs Subgrants
- Please	enter	all	subgr ant	costs	in	a	line	titled,	“Subgr ants. ”	The amount	entered	for	the	CNCS	share	should	reflect	at	least	80%	of	total requested	feder al	funds.		As	with	other	categories,	the	gr antee	share	of	subgr ant funds	does	not	need	to	e qual	the	CNCS	share. Criminal	History	Checks
- Please	include	a	line	titled “ Criminal	History	Checks”	and enter	costs	for	criminal	history	background	checks	for	all	employees	or	other individuals	who	receive	a	salary,	stipend	or	similar	payment	from	the grant	(CNCS or	non - CNCS	share). Please	note	that	criminal	history	checks	are	required	at	both the	intermediary	and	subgrantee	levels. Other	allow able costs	in	this	section	may	include	office	space	rental,	utilities, and	telephone	and	Internet	expenses that	directly	involve	program	staff	and	are not	part	of	the	organization ’s	indirect	cost/admin	cost.		If	shared	with	other projects	or	activities,	y ou	must	pror ate	the	costs	equitabl y. List	each	item	and provide	a	justification	in	the	budget.12

 

### Administrat **ive C**  **osts** Administr ative	costs	are	gener al	or	centr alized	expenses	of	the	ov er all administr ation	of	an	organization	and	do	not	include	particular	project	costs.	These costs	may	include	administr ative	staff	positions,	rent,	IT	costs,	etc.

 If	y ou	hav e	a feder all y	approv e d	indirect	cost	(IDC)	r ate	y ou must use	it	unless authorized	by CNCS to	use	another	method.		Specify	the	Cost	T ype	for	which	y our organization	has	current	documentation	on	file,	i.e.,	Pr ovisional,	Predetermined, Fix ed,	or	Final	indirect	co st	r ate.		Suppl y	y our	approv ed	IDC	r ate	(percentage).		It is	at	y our	discretion	whether	or	not	to	use	y our	entire	IDC	r ate	to calculate administr ative	costs.		If	y ou	choose	to	claim	a	lower	r ate,	please	include	this	r ate under	the	Rate	Claimed	field.

 If	y ou	do	not	hav e	an	IDC,	administr ative	costs	should	be	entered	as	direct expenses.

 

### Source	of **Matching	Funds** Describe	the	gr antee	match	contribution by	entering a	brief description,	the	amount, the	match	classification	(Cash,	or	Not	A va ilable)	and	Match Source	(State/Local, Private,	Other	or	Not	A

vailable) **for	y our	entire	match.**  Define	any	acronyms	the first	time	they	are	used. Each	source	should	be	entered	as	a	separ ate	line	item.	E.g.	if yo u	receive	support	from	two	separ ate	foundations,	enter	each	one on	a	separ ate line. Note:	Y ou	will	be	prev ented	from	validating	y our	budget	in	eGr ants	if	y ou	do not	meet	the dollar
- for
- dollar cash	match.		Y ou	will	receiv e	an	error	message	that	states,	“Gr antee	share must	be	greater	than	or	equal	to	CNCS	share.”


### VII. **Review**

**,	Authorize,	and	Submit**
e Gr ants	requires	that	y ou	review	and	v erify	y our	entir e	application	before	submitting by completing	the	following steps :  Review  Authorize  Assur ances  Certifications  Ve rify  Submit Re ad	the	Authorization,	Assur ances,	and	Certifications carefully	(Attachment	A).	The person who	authorizes	the	application	must	be	the	applicant’s	Authorized	R epresentativ e or	his/her	designee	and	must	hav e	an	activ e	eGr ants	account	to	sign	these	documents electronicall y. An	Authorized	Representativ e	is	the	person	in	y our	organization	authorized to	accept	and	commit	funds	on	behalf	of	the	organization.	A	copy	of	the	gov erning	body’s authorization	for	this	official	representativ e	to	sign	must	be	on	file	in	t he	applicant’s	office.13



### Be	sure	to	check	y our	entire	application	to	mak e	sure	that	there	ar e	no	errors	before submitting	it.	eGr ants	will	also	gener ate	a	list	of	errors	if	there	are	sections	that	need	to	be corrected	prior	to	submission	when	y ou	v erify	the application.	If	someone	else	is	acting	in the	role	of	the	applicant’s	authorized	representativ e,	that	person	must	log	into	his/her eGr ants	account	to	proceed	with	Authorize	and	Submit.	After	signing	off	on	the Authorization,	Assur ances,	and	Certifications ,	his/her	name	will	ov erride	any	previous signatory	that	may	appear	and	show	on	the	application	as	the	Authorized	R epresentativ e. **Note:	Anyone	within	your	organization	who	will	be	entering	information	in	the application	at	any	point	during	application	pre**  **paration	and	submission	in	the	eGrants system	must	have	their	own	eGrants	account.**  Individuals	may	establish	an	eGr ants account	by	accessing	this	link: https://egr ants.cns.gov/espan/main/login.jsp and	selecting “Don ’t	have	an	eGr ants	account?		Create	an	account. ”14 

## CO **NTINU**

**AT ION	REQUES**  **TS** The se instructions	appl y	onl y	to	progr ams	that	are in	y ears one through	four	of	a	SIF	gr ant and	are	requesting	funding	for the	next ye ar .
 Log	into	eGr ants  On	y our	eGr ants	Home	Page,	under **Creating	a	Grant	Application** ,	select Continuation/R enew al  S elect	Continue	from	the	options	listed	to	the	right	of	y our	SIF	gr ant. Do	not	start	a	new application.		If	y ou	have more	than	one	gr ant	with	the	Corpor ation,	be	sure	to	select	the correct	one.		The	system	will	copy	y our	most	recentl y	aw arded	application.  Select	Next	on	the	screen	that	opens 

## APPLICA **TION	C ONTENT**  Your	applic ation	consists	of	the	following	components.	Make	sure	to review each	section. I. Applicant	Info II. Application	Info III. Narratives IV. Performance	Measures V. Documents VI. Budget VII. Review,	Authorize,	and	Submit 

### I. **Applicant	Info** Update	this	section	if	necessary
.  In	particular

,	click **View/Edit** under **Project	Director** to	see	if	the	contact	information	is current. Mak e	any	necessary	changes	to	the	project	director’s	contact	information.  If	the	project	director	has	changed,	y ou	must	create	a	record	for	the	new	person by clicking **Enter	New** .		DO	NOT	ov erwrite	the	information	for	an	existing	contact	with	the information	for	a	new	contact	because	this	affects	the	historical	record.  D ocument	in	the **Continuation	Changes** field	any	changes	y ou	hav e	made	to this section. 

### II. **Appli cation	Info**  Update **Areas	affected	by	the	project** and **Delinquent	on	any	federal	debt** as	necessary . Do	not	adjust	the	project	period	dates. 

### III. **Narrativ es**  Please	compl y	with	th e	page	limit listed	in	the Notice
. Pr eview	the	eGr ants PDF of	y our application	to	ensure	that	y ou	don ’t	ex ceed	the	page	limit	as	prescribed	in	the Notice
.15



###  Yo ur	original	application	will	appear	in	the	different	sections	of	the	Narr atives screen.		Do	not	enter	continuation	changes	in,	or	otherwise	edit,	the	original narr ative	fields.	Instead	provide	the	information	described	below	in	the	narr ative field	called **Continuation	Changes**
.  If	y ou	hav e	previously	requested	continuation	funding, please	distinguish this	y ear’s text	from	previous by	labeling	this	y ear’s	narr ative	“Y ear	___(2	,	3,	4,	etc.) Continuation	Changes”
.  Please	enter	narr ative	for	the	following	topi cs,	clearl y	labeling	each	with	a	new heading:

 Changes	to **Applicant Info**  or **Application Info**  Screen s :	As	applicable,	note	any changes	y ou	have	made	to	the **Applicant	Info** and **Application	Info** scr eens.

 Changes	in	Staff:	If	applicable,	describe	changes	in	k ey staff	positions.		If	any	k ey positions	ar e	currentl y	v acant,	describe	how	the	functions	are	being	carried	out and	when	the	positions	will	be	filled.

 Continuations	review	criteria	outlined	in	the Notice :	Provide	a	narr ative response	to	the	review	criteria.

 Changes	to	Budget:	If	applicable,	pr ovide	a	r ationale	for	any	proposed	changes	to the	budget. 

### IV. **Pe rformance	Measur**  **es** Update	this	section	as	necessary .		In	the **Continuations	Changes** narr ative	section,	identify describe	any	performance	measures	changes	made. 

### V. **Documents** In	addition	to	the	application	submitted	in	eGr ants,	y ou	are	required to	complete	and submit	a	table	summarizing	y our	subgr ant	aw ards	as	directed	in	the Notice
. The	t able	can be	found	in Attachment B. After	y ou	hav e	submitted the	table	as	requested ,	change	the status	in	eGr ants	from	the	default **Not	Sent** to	the	applicable	status **Sent**
. 

### VI. **Budget** Yo ur	budget	from	the	previous	y ear	will	be	copied	into	y our	continuation	re quest.		Mak e any	necessary	adjustments	to	the	existing	budget. 

### VII. **Review**

**,	Authorize,	and	Submit** Re ad	the	Authorization,	Assur ances,	and	Certifications	carefull y (Attachment	A). The person	who	authorizes	the	application	must	be	the	applicant’s	Authorized	R epresentativ e or	his/her	designee	and	must	hav e	an	activ e	eGr ants	account	to	sign	these	documents electronicall y. An	Authorized	Representativ e	is	the	person	in	y our	organization authorized to	accept	and	commit	funds	on	behalf	of	the	organization.	A	copy	of	the	gov erning	body’s authorization	for	this	official	representativ e	to	sign	must	be	on	file	in	the	applicant’s	office.16



### Be	sure	to	check	y our	entire	application	to	mak e	sure that	there	ar e	no	errors	before submitting	it.	eGr ants	will	also	gener ate	a	list	of	errors	if	there	are	sections	that	need	to	be corrected	prior	to	submission	when	y ou	v erify	the	application.	If	someone	else	is	acting	in the	role	of	the	applicant’s	authori zed	representativ e,	that	person	must	log	into	his/her eGr ants	account	to	proceed	with	Authorize	and	Submit.	After	signing	off	on	the Authorization,	Assur ances,	and	Certifications,	his/her	name	will	ov erride	any	previous signatory	that	may appear	and	show	o n	the	application	as	the	Authorized	R epresentativ e.i



## AT **TA CHMENT**  **A :	Assur**  **ances	&	Certifications**

**A SS**  **UR A**  **N C**  **ES** A s th e du ly autho riz e d r e p r e s e n t at i v e o f th e app l i can t , I assure , to t h e b e st o f m

y kn o w le d g e an d b e l i e f

, th at th e app l ic an t:

 H a s t h e le g a l autho ri ty to ap p ly f o r f e d e r a l a s s istan ce , an d th e i n st i tut i o n a l, man age rial, an d f i n an c ial cap ab i l i ty (i n c l u d i n g f und s s u ff i c ie n t to p ay t

h e n o n - f e d e r a l s h are o f p r o

je c t c o sts) to e n s ure p r op e r p lan

n i n g , ma n ag e me n t, an d c o m

p leti o n o f th e p r o

je c t d e s c ri be d in t

h is ap p l i ca t i on .  W i l l g i v e th e aw ar d i n g ag e nc y , th e C o m p tr o l l e r G e n e r a l o f th e Un i t e d S tat e s, an d if app r o p riat e , t h e s t ate, thr o u gh any autho r iz e d r e p r e s e n tati ve , acce ss to an d t h e ri gh t t o exami n e a ll r e co r d s, b o o k s, p ap e rs, o r do c um e n ts r e lat e d to th e aw ar d ; an d w i l l e st ab l i sh a p r o p e r acc oun t i n g s y s t e m in acc o r d an c e w i t

h ge n e r a l l y a c ce p ted acc oun t i n g st and a r d s o r age nc y d ire c t iv e s.
 W i l l e st ab l i sh s a f

e gu a r d s to p r o h i b it e m

p l o ye e s f r o m u si n g th e ir po sit io n f o r a pur po se t h at co n sti tut e s o r p r e s e n ts t

h e a pp ear an c e o f p e rs on a l o r o r gan i z a t ion a l co n f l i c t o f i n ter e st, o r p e r s on a l ga i n .  W i l l i n i t iate an d c o m p lete t h e w o rk w i th i n th e ap p l i ca b le ti m e f r a m e a f ter r e ce i p t o f app r o va l o f th e aw a r d i n g a g e nc y .  W i l l c o m

p l y w i th th e In ter g o ve rnme n tal P e rs o nn e l A c t o f 197 0 ( 4 2 U. S .C. 4 7 2 8
- 4 7 63 ) r e lati n g to p r e s c ri b e d st and ar d s f

o r m e rit s y st e m s f

o r p r o gr am s f

und e d un d e r o n e o f th e n i n e te e n s t a tutes o r r egu lati o n s s p ec i f

ied in A pp e nd ix A o f O P M ’s S tan d a r d s f o r a M e rit S y s t e m o f P e rs o nn e l A dmi n istrati o n ( 5 C F R 9 0 0 , S u b p art F )
.  W i l l c o m

p l y w i th a ll f

e d e r a l st a tutes r e lati n g to n o n d is c ri mi n a t ion
. T h e se i n c l ud e b ut a re n o t l i mi t e d t o : T i t le V I o f th e Ci v il Ri gh ts A c t o f 196 4 ( P
. L
. 8 8
- 3 5 2 ) w h ich p r oh i b i t s d is c ri mi n a t io n o n th e b a sis o f r ace , c o l o r, o r n a t i o n a l o ri g i n ; ( b ) T i t le IX o f th e E du cat i o n Ame ndme n ts o f 19 7 2 , a s ame nd e d ( 2 0 U
. S .C. 1 6 8 1
- 1 6 83 , an d 1 6 8 5
- 1 6 8 6 )
. w h ich p r o h i b i t s d is c ri mi n at io n o n t h e b a sis o f s e x ; ( c ) S ec t io n 5 0 4 o f th e R e h ab i l i t at io n A c t o f 197 3 , a s ame nd e d ( 2 9 U. S .C. 7 9 4 ), w h ich p r o h i b i t s d is c ri mi n a t io n o n th e b a sis o f d is ab i l i ty ( d ) T h e A g e Dis c r i mi n at io n A c t o f 19 7 5 , a s am e nd e d ( 4 2 U. S .C. 6 1 0 1
- 6 1 07 ), w h ich p r oh i b i t s d is c ri mi n at io n o n th e b a sis o f ag e ; ( e ) T h e Dr u g A bu se Of f i c e an d T r ea tm e n t A c t o f 19 7 2 ( P
. L
. 9 2
- 2 5 5 ), a s ame nd e d , r e lati n g t o n o nd is c ri mi n a t io n o n th e b a sis o f dr u g ab u s e ; ( f

) T h e C o m p r e h e n si v e A lc oho l A

bu se an d A lc oh o l i sm P r eve n t ion , T r eatm e n t an d R e h a b i l i t at io n A c t o f 197 0 ( P
. L
. 9 1
- 6 16 ) , a s a m e nd e d , r e lati n g to n o nd is c ri mi n a t io n o n t h e b a sis o f a lc o h o l ab u se o r a lc o h o l i s m ; ( g ) s ec t ion s 5 2 3 an d 5 2 7 o f th e Pub l i c H ea l t h S e rv ice A c t o f 191 2 ( 4 2 U. S .C. 2 90 d d
- 3 an d 2 90 e e - 3 ), a s ame nd ed , r e lati n g to c on f i d e nt i a l i ty o f a l c oh o l an d dr u g abu se p at i e nt r ec o r d s; (h ) T i t le V I II o f th e Ci v il Ri g h ts A c t o f 19 6 8 ( 4 2 U
. S .C. 3 6 0 1 e t s e q .), a s ame nd e d , r e lat i n g to no n d is c ri mi n a t io n in th e s a le, r e n t a l o r f

i n an c i n g o f h ou s i n g ; (i) any o th e r n o n d is c ri mi n at io n p r o v isi o n s in t h e N a t i o n a l an d C o mm un i ty S e r v ice A c t o f 1 99 0 , a s ame nd e d ; an d ( j) t h e r e qu i r e m e n ts o f an y o th e r n o n d is c ri mi n at i o n st a tute( s ) w

h ich m ay app l y to th e ap p l i ca t i o n .  W i l l c o m

p l y , o r h a s alr ea dy c o m

p l i e d , w i t h t h e r e qu ire me n ts o f T i t les II an d III o f th e Un i f o rm R e l o c a t io n A s s istan c e an d R ea l P r op e rty A c qu isi t i o n P o l i c ies A c t o f 19 7 0 ( P
. L
. 9 1
- 6 4 6 ) w h ich p r o v i d e f o r f a ir an d equ i t a

b le tr eatm e n t o f p e rs on s d is p la ce d o r w ho se p r o p e rty is ac qu ired a s a r e s u lt o f f e d e r a l o r f

e d e r a l l y a s s isted p r o gr a m s. T h e se r e qu ire me n ts ap p ly to a ll i n ter e sts in r ea l p r o p e rty ac qu ired f

o r p r o j ec t pur p o s e s re g a

r d le s s o f f

e d e r a l p art i c i p at i o n i n pur c h a s e s.
 W i l l c o m

p l y w i th th e p r o v isi on s o f th e H a tch A c t (5 U. S .C. 1 5 0 1
- 15 0 8 an d 7 3 2 4
- 7 3 28 ) w h ich l i mit th e p o l i tic a l ac t i v i t ies o f e m p l o yee s w

ho se p ri n c i p a l e m

p l o yme n t ac t i v i t ies a

re f und e d i n w ho le o r in p art w i th F e d e r a l f und s.
 W i l l c o m

p l y , a s app l i cab le, w i th t

h e p r o v is i on s o f th e D av i s - B ac o n A c t ( 4 0 U. S .C 2 7 6 a an d 2 7 6 a -ii

7 7 ) , th e C op e lan d A c t ( 4 0 U. S .C 2 7 6 c an d 1 8 U. S
. C
. 8 7 4 ), an d th e C on tra c t W o r k H o urs an d S a f e t y S tand ar d s A c t ( 4 0 U. S .C. 3 2 7
- 3 33 ), r egar d i n g labo r st an d ar d s f o r F ede r a l l y a s s isted c on str u c t i o n s u b
- agr e e me n ts.
 W i l l c o m

p l y , if app l i cab le, w i th f

l oo d i n s ur an c e p u

r c h a se r e qu ire me n ts o f S ec t io n 1 0 2 ( a ) o f th e F l oo d Dis a st e r P r o te c t i o n A ct o f 19 7 3 ( P
. L
. 9 3
- 2 34 ) w h ich r equ ires t

h e r ec i p ie nts i n a s p ec ial f l oo d h azard ar e a to p a

rt i c i p ate in th e p r o g r am an d to pur c h a se f l oo d i n s ur an c e if th e t o tal c o st o f i n s ur a b le c on str u c t i o n an d ac qu isi t i o n is $1 0 , 0 0 0 o r mo r e .  W i l l c o m

p l y w i th e nv ir onm e n t a l st and a r d s w h ich may b e p r e s c ri b e d p urs u an t to th e f o l l o wi n g : ( a ) i n sti tut i o n o f e nv ir onm e n tal qu a l i ty c on tr o l m e a s ur e s und e r t h e N at i o n a l E nv ir o nm e n tal P o l i c y A c t o f 196 9 ( P
. L
. 9 1
- 1 9 0 ) an d E xec ut i v e Or d e r (EO) 1 1 51 4 ; ( b ) no t i f ic at io n o f v i o lati n g f

ac i l i t ies purs u a n t t o EO 1 1 7 3 8 ; ( c ) p r o te c t i o n o f w e t l and s purs u a n t t o EO 1 1 9 9 0 ; ( d ) eva l u a t io n o f f l oo d h azar d s in f

l o o d p lai n s in acc o r d an c e wi th EO 1 1 9 8 8 ; ( e ) a s s ur an c e o f p r o je c t co n sist e n c y w i th th e ap p r o ve d st a te mana g e me n t p r o g r am d eve l op e d u n d e r t h e C o a s t a l Z on e M an ag e m e n t A c t o f 19 7 2 ( 1 6 U
. S .C 1 4 5 1 e t s eq .); (f ) c on f o r mi t y o f f

e d e r a l ac t ion s to S tate (Cle an A ir) I m p l e m e n tati o n P lan s un d e r S ec t io n 1 7 6 ( c ) o f th e Cle an A ir A c t o f 19 5 5 , a s ame nd e d ( 4 2 U. S
. C
. 7 4 0 1 e t s e q .); ( g ) p r o te c t io n o f und e r gr o un d s our c es o f dri nki n g w ater und e r t h e S a f e Dri nki n g W ater A c t o f 1 9 74 , a s ame nd e d ( P
. L
. 9 3
- 5 2 3 ); an d ( h ) p r o te c t io n o f e nd an ge r e d s p ec ies un d e r th e E ndan ge r e d Sp ec ies A c t o f 19 7 3 , a s ame nd e d ( P
. L
. 9 3
- 2 0 5 ).
 W i l l c o m

p l y w i th th e W i l d an d S ce n ic Ri ve rs A c t o f 196 8 ( 1 6 U. S
. C 1 2 7 1 e t s e q .) r e lat e d t o p r o te c t i n g c o m

pon e n ts o r po te nt i a l c o m

pon en ts o f th e n a t i o n a l w i l d an d s ce n ic r i ve rs s y st e m .  W i l l a s s ist th e aw a

r d i n g a g e nc y i n a s s uri n g c o m p l i an c e w i th S ec t io n 1 0 6 o f th e N a t i on a l His t o ric P r e s e rv a t io n A c t o f 19 6 6 , a s ame n d e d ( 1 6 U. S .C. 4 70 ), EO 1 1 5 9 3 (i d ent i f ic at io n an d p r o te c t io n o f h is t o ric p r op e rt i e s), an d th e Ar c ha e o l o g ic a l an d His t o ric P r e s e rvat io n A c t o f 197 4 ( 16 U
. S .C. 4 69 a - l e t s eq .).
 W i l l c o m

p l y w i th P
. L
. 9 3
- 3 4 8 r egar d i n g th e p r o te c t i o n o f human s u b je c ts i nv o l ve d i n r e s ear c h , d eve l op m e n t, an d r e lat e d ac t i v i t ies s up p o rted b y th is a w ard o f a s s istan ce .  W i l l c o m

p l y w i th th e L abo r a t o ry An i ma l W e l f a re A c t o f 196 6 ( P
. L
. 8 9
- 5 44 , a s ame nd e d , 7 U. S
. C
. 2 13 1 e t s e q .) p e rtai n i n g t o t h e car e , h an d l in g , a

n d tre atm e n t o f w ar m b l oo d e d an i ma ls h e ld f o r r e s ear c h , te ac h i n g , o r o t

h e r ac t i v i t ies s up p o rted b y th is aw ard o f a s s ist a n ce .  W i l l c o m

p l y w i th th e L ea d
- B a s e d P a i nt Po i s on i n g P r eve n t io n A c t ( 4 2 U
. S .C. § § 4 8 0 1 e t s e q .) w h ich p r o h i b i t s th e u se o f le a d b a s e d p a i n t in c on st r u c t i o n o r r e h ab i l i tati o n o f r e si d e n c e st r u c tur e s.
 W i l l cau se to b e p e r f

o rm e d th e r e qu ired f

i n an c ial an d c o m

p l i an c e aud i t s in acc o r d a

n c e wi th th e S i n g le A ud it A c t o f 19 8 4 , a s ame nd e d , an d OMB Cir c u lar A
- 133 , A ud i ts o f S tat e s, L o ca l G o ve rn m e n ts, an d N o n - P r o f it Or gan iz at i on s.
 W i l l c o m

p l y w i th a ll app l i cab le r e qu ire me n ts o f a ll o th e r F e d e r a l l aw s , ex e c ut i v e o r d e rs, r egu lati o n s , app l ic at io n gu i d e l in e s, an d po l i c ies g o ve rn i n g th is p r o g r am . 

## F **or So**  **c i**  **al Innov**  **a ti**  **on F**  **u nd**  **A p**  **p li**  **ca n**  **t s**  **O N**  **L Y** 

 W i l l u se th e f

und s re ce i ve d thr o ug h th e aw a rd in o r d e r to mak e s ub
- gr an ts to c o m m un i ty o r gan iz a t ion s th a t wi l l u se t h e f und s to r e p l i ca te o r exp an d p r o v e n i n i tiati ve s, o r s u p p o rt n e w i n i t i at i ve s, in l o w - i n c o m e c o mm un i t ie s .  W i l l c on s u lt wi th a d i ve rse c r o ss s ec t io n o f c o m m un i ty r e p r e s e n tat i ve s in maki n g d ec isi on s ab o ut s u b
- g r an ts f o r c o m m un i t ies (i n c l ud i n g i n d i v i d u a ls f r o m th e p u

b l i c , n o np r o f

it p ri vate, an d f o r - p r o f it p ri vate s ec t o rs).

 W i l l mak e s ub
- gr an ts o f a s u f f i c i e n t si z e an d s c op e t o e n ab le th e com m un i t y o r gan iz a t ion s toiii

b u i l d t he ir cap ac i t y to man ag e i n i t iati ve s, an d s u st a in r e p l i ca t i o n o r exp an si o n o f t h e i n i t i at i ve s;
 W i l l no t mak e an y s ub
- g r an ts t o --

 th e p a

r e nt o r gan iz a t i o n s o f th e ap p l i can t,

 a s ub si d iary o r gan iz a t io n o f th e par e n t o r gan iz a t io n o f t h e ap p l i cant , o r,

 if th e app l i can t a

p p l i e d f o r a S IF aw a

rd a s a p artn e rs h i p , any m e m b e r o f th e p a

rt n e rs h i p .  C o mmi t s to mee t in g th e matc h i n g ca sh f un d r equ ire me n ts o f s ec t io n 1 98 k (i) o f th e N a t ion a l an d C om m un i t y S e rv i c e A c t o f 19 9 0 ( 4 2 U
. S .C. § 1 2 6 53 k ( i ) ).
 C o mmi t s to u se d ata an d ev a l u a t i o n s t o i m p r o v e th e ap p l i can t’s o wn mod e l an d to i m p r o v e th e i n i t ia ti ve s f

und e d b y th e app l i can t.

 C o mmi t s to c oop e r ate wi th any e va l u at io n ac t i v i t ies und e rtake n b y th e C o r po r at i o n .

## CERTIF **I CATIO** **N S**  **Ce rt**  **ific at**  **i o**  **n –**  **Deb a**  **r m**  **en t**  **, S**  **us p**  **e n**  **s i**  **o n,**  **a nd**  **Ot her**  **R e**  **s p**  **o n**  **s i**  **bi l**  **ity M**  **att e**  **rs** T h is c erti f

icati o n is r e qu ired b y th e g o v e r n me n t - w i d e r e gu l a ti o n s i m p l e m e n t i n g E x e c ut i v e O rd er 1 2 54 9 , De b arme n t a

n d S u s p e n s i o n , 2 C F R P ar t 1 80 , Secti o n 180
. 335 , W ha t i n f o rm a ti o n m u s t I p r o vi d

e b ef o r e e n ter i n g i n to a c o v e r ed tran s a cti o n w ith a Fe d era l age n c

y ? As th e du l y a ut h or ized r e pr es e ntat i v e o f t h e app licant, I c ertif y , to t h e b est o f m

y kn o w le d g e a

n d b elie f , th at n ei th er t

h e app lica

n t n o r its pr i n ci p al s :  I s pr ese nt l y e x c l u d ed o r d i s qu ali f ie d ;  Has b e e n c onv icted w i t h in th e pr e c e d i n g th r ee ye ar s o f any o f th e of f e ns e s li s ted i n § 180
. 800( a) o r h ad a ci v il j u dg m e n t r e n d e r ed a g ai n s t it f o r o n e o f th o s e off

e ns e s wi t h in th at t i m e p e r i od ;  I s pr ese nt l y i n d icted f o r o r o th e r wi s e c r i m

i n al l y o r ci v il l y c h ar g ed b y a g o v e rn m e n tal e n ti t y ( Fe d e r al, State, o r l o c a l) wi th c o mm i s si o n o r any o f t h e of f e n s es l i s t e d in § 180
. 80 0 ( a ) ; o r  Has h ad o n e o r mor e p ub lic tra ns a c ti o n s ( Fe d e r al, State, o r l o c a l) te rm i n ated w i t h i n th e pr e c e d i n g t hr ee y e ar s f

o r c au s e o r d e f

a u l t . **D e**  **fi n**  **it io**  **n s**  T h e te r m s “ d e b a

r m e n t”, “ s u s p e n si on ” , “exc l ud e d ” , “ d is qu a l i f ie d ” , “ i n e l i g i b le ” , “ p art i c i p ant”, “ p e rs o n ” , “ p r i n c i p a l”, an d “v o l un tarily exc l ud e d ” a s u s e d in th is d o c um e n t h av e th e m e an i n g s s e t out in 2 C F R P art 1 8 0 , s u bp art I, “ D e f

i n i t i on s.” A tran s ac t io n s h a l l b e co n si d e r e d a “c o ve r e d tran s ac t ion ” if it m ee ts t h e d e f i n i t i o n i n 2 C F R p a

rt 1 8 0 s ubp art B, “ C o ve r e d T r an s ac t ion s.” **A s**  **sur a**  **n c**  **e r**  **e q**  **u i**  **r e**  **m e**  **n t**  **f o**  **r su bg**  **ra n**  **t a**  **g r**  **ee m**  **e n**  **ts** Y o u agr e e b y s ub mi t t in g th is p r o po s a l t h at if w e app r o v e your ap p l i ca t io n yo u s h a ll n o t kn o wi n g l y en ter in t o any l o w e r t i e r c o ve r e d tran s ac t io n wi th a p e rs o n w h o is d e b a

rr e d , s u s p e nd e d , d ec l a

r e d i n e l i g i b le, o r v o l un tar i ly e xc l ud e d f

r o m p art i c i p at i o n i n th is c o ve r e d tran s ac t i o n , un le s s a uth o riz e d b y u s. **A s**  **sur a**  **n c**  **e i**  **n c**  **l u**  **si o**  **n in**  **s ub**  **gr a**  **n t**  **a g**  **re e**  **m e**  **n ts**  Y o u agr e e b y s ub mi t t in g th is p r o po s a l t h at yo u w i l l ob ta i n an a s sur an c e f r o m p r o s p ec t i v e p a

rt i c i p an ts in a ll l o w e r t i e r c o ve r e d tran s ac t ion s an d i n a ll s o l i c i t a t i on s f o r l o w e r t i e r c o ve r e d tra

n s ac t ion s th a t t

h e p art i c i p an ts are n o t d e b arr e d , s u s p e nd ed , i n e l i g i b le, o r v o l un tarily exc l ud e d f r o m t h e c o ve r e d tran s ac t ion
. **A s**  **sur a**  **n c**  **e o**  **f su**  **b g**  **r a**  **n t**  **p r**  **i n**  **c i**  **pa ls**  Y o u ma y r e l y upo n an a s s u r an c e o f a p r o s p ec t i v e p a

rt i c i p ant in a l o w e r - t i e r c o ve r e d tran s ac t io n th a t is n o t d e b arr e d , s u s p e nd e d , i n e l i g i b le, o r v o l un tarily exc l ud e d f r o m th e c o ve r e d tran s ac t ion , un l e ss yo u k no w th at th e a s s ur an c e i s err on eo u s. Y o u ma y d ec i d e th e m e tho d a n d f r e qu e n c y b y w

h ich yo u d e term

i n e th e e l i g i b i l i ty o f y our p r i n c i p a ls. Y o u ma y , but are no t r e qu ir e d t o , c h ec k th e L ist o f P art ie s E xc l ud e d f r o m F e d e r a l P r o c ur e m e n t an d N onp r o c ur e m e n t P r o gr am s. **N on**  **- a**  **s s**  **u r**  **a n**  **c e in**  **s u**  **b g**  **r a**  **n t**  **a g**  **r ee**  **m e**  **n ts**  If y o u kno w i n g l y e n ter in to a l o w e r t i e r c o ve r e d tran s ac t io n wi th a p e rs o n w h o is s u s p en d e d , d e b arr e d , i n e l i g i b le, o r v o l un t a ri l y exc l ud e d f r o m p art i c i pa t io n i n t

h i s tr an s ac t ion , in a dd i t i o n to o t h e r r e m e d ies av a i l ab le to t

h e f e d e r a l g o ve rn m e n t, w e m ay term i n a te th is tran s ac t io n f

o r cau s e o r d e f

au l t . **C er**  **tif i**  **ca ti**  **o n**  **– D**  **r u**  **g Fr**  **e e**  **W o**  **rk p**  **l a**  **c e**  T h is ce rt i f

i c at io n is r equ ired b y th e C o r po r at i o n ’s re g

u lati on s i m

p le me n t in g s ec t ion s 5 1 5 0
- 5 1 6 0 o f th e Dr u g - F r e e W o rk

p la c e A c t o f 19 8 8 ( P
. L
. 1 0 0
- 6 90 ), 2 CFR Parts 182 and 2245
. T h e r egu lati on s re q u ire c e rt i f ic at io n b y gr ante e s, p ri o r t o aw a r d , th at t h e y w i l l ma k e a g oo d f

a i th e f f o rt, o n a c on t i nu i n g b a sis, t o ma i n tain a dr

u g - f r e e w o r k p la ce . T h e ce rt i f

i c a t io n s e t o ut b e l o w is a ma teri a l r e p r e s e ntati o n o f f a c t up o n w h ich r e l i an c e w i l l b e p la ce d w h e n th e age n c y d e te r mi n e s to aw ard th e gr an t. F a lse ce rt i f i c at io n o r v i o lati o n o f th e ce rt i f

ic at io n ma y b e gr ound s f

o r s u s p e n si o n o f p aym e n ts, s u s p e n si o n o r term i n a t io no f gr an ts, o r g o ve rnm e n t - w i d e s u s p e n si o n o r d e b arm e nt (s e e 2 C F R P art 1 8 0 , S u b p arts G an d H). A s th e du ly autho riz e d r e p r e s e n t at i v e o f th e gr an te e , I ce rt i f y , to t h e b e st o f m

y k no w le dg e an d b e l i e f , th a t th e gr antee w i l l p r o v i d e a dr u g - f r e e w o rk p la c e b y : A. Pub l is h i n g a dr

u g - f r e e w o r k p la c e st at e m e n t th a t: a. N o t i f ies e m p l o yee s th a t th e un law f

u l manu f ac tu r e , d istr ibut i o n , d i s p e n si n g , p o s se s s i on , o r u s e o f a c on tr o l l e d s ub st an c e is p r o h i b i t e d in th e gr a n te e ’s w o rk

p la ce ; b. Sp ec i f

ies th e ac t ion s th at th e g r an tee wi l l tak e aga i n st e m p l o yee s f o r v i o lati n g t

h a t p r oh i b i t i on ; an d c. I n f o rm s e m p l o ye e s th a t, a s a c o n d i t i o n o f e m p l o yme n t un d e r any aw ar d , eac h e m p l o ye e w i l l ab i d e b y th e term s o f t h e st a t e m e n t an d n o t i f

y th e gr an tee in w

ri t i n g if th e e m

p l o ye e is c onv ict e d f

o r a v i o lati o n o f a c ri mi n a l dr u g st atute o cc u

rr i n g in th e w o rk

p la c e w i th in f i v e day s o f th e co nv icti on ; B. R e qu ir i n g th a t a co p y o f th e st at e me n t d e s c ri b e d i n p a r agr ap h ( A) b e g i ve n to eac h e m p l o ye e w h o will b e e n gage d in th e p e r f o rman c e o f an y F e d e r a l aw a r d ; C. Estab l i s h i n g a dr

u g - f r e e aw ar e n e s s p r o gr am to i n f o rm e m p l o ye e s a bo ut: a. T h e d an ge rs o f dr

u g abu se in th e w o rk

p la ce ; b. T h e g r an te e ’s po l i c y o f ma i n tai n i n g a dr u g - f r e e w o rk p la ce ; c. An y ava i l ab le dr

u g c o un s e l in g , r e h ab i l i t at i o n , an d e m p l o ye e a s s ist a n c e p r o gr am s; an d d. T h e p e n a l t ies th a t t

h e g r antee may i m

po se upo n th e m f

o r dr u g ab u se v i o lati on s o cc urri n g i n t h e w o rk p la ce ; D. P r o v i d i n g u s, a s w e ll a s any o th e r F e d e r a l age nc y o n w ho se aw a rd t h e c onv ict e d e m

p l o ye e w a s w o rki n g , w i th w

ri t ten no t i f

ic at io n w i th i n 1 0 ca le n d a

r d a y s o f le a rn i n g th at an e m

p l o y e e h a s b ee n c onv ict e d o f a dr

u g v i o la t i o n in t

h e w o rk p la ce ; E. T aki n g on e o f th e f

o l lo w i n g ac t i o n s w i th in 3 0 ca l en d a r d ay s o f le ar n i n g t

h a t an e m p l o ye e h a s b ee n conv ict e d o f a dr

u g v i o lati o n in th e w o rk

p la ce : a. T aki n g app r o p riate p e rs o nn e l ac t i o n aga i n st th e e m p l o yee , u p to an d i n c l ud i n g ter

m i n a t ion ; o r b. R e qu ir i n g th a t t

h e e m p l o ye e p art i c i p a te s a t i s f

a c t o ri l y in a dr

u g ab u se a s s istan c e o r r e h ab i l i t at i o n p r ogr a m app r o ve d f o r t h e se pur po s e s b y a F e d e r a l, S tat e , o r l o ca l h ea l th , law e n f o r c e m e n t, o r o t

h e r a pp r op ri a te ag e nc y ; F. M aki n g a g oo d f

a i th e ff o rt to c on ti nu e t o ma i n tain a dr u g - f r e e w o rkp la c e thr o u gh i m p le me n tati o n o f p ar agr aph s ( A ) thr o u g h (E). **C er**  **tif i**  **ca ti**  **o n**  **- L**  **ob b**  **y i**  **n g**  **A c**  **ti v**  **i t**  **ies** A s re qu ired b y S ec t io n 1 3 5 2 , T i t l e 3 1 o f th e U. S
. C od e , a s t h e d u ly aut h o riz e d r e p r e s e n tati v e o f th e a pp l i can t , I ce rt i f

y , to t h e b e st o f m

y k n o w le d g e an d b e l i e f

, th at:
 No f und s re ce i ve d f

r o m CNCS hav e b ee n o r w i l l b e p a i d , b y o r o n b e h a lf o f th e app l i can t , to any p e rs o n o r age nt ac t in g f o r th e app l i can t , r e lat e d t o ac t i v i t y d e si gn e d to i n f l u e n c e th e e n ac tm e n t o f le g islati on , ap p r o p r iati on s, a dmi n istrati v e ac t ion , p r o po s e d o r p e n d i n g b e f o re th e C on gr e ss o r any S tate g ov e rnme n t, S tate le g islature o r l o ca l le g islature o r le g islati v e bod y .  If an y f

und s o t h e r t h an f e d e r a l app r o p riat e d f

un d s h av e b ee n p a i d o r w i l l b e p a id to a ny p e rs o n f o r i n f l u e n c i n g o r at te m

p t in g to i n f

l u e n c e an o ff

i ce r o r e m

p l o ye e o f an y a ge nc y , a m e m b e r o f C on gr e s s , an o f

f ic e r o r e m

p l o ye e o f C on gr e s s , o r an e m p l o ye e o f a m e m

b e r o f C on g r e ss in c onn ec t i o n wi th th is f

e d e r a l c on tra c t, gr an t, l o an , o r c oop e r at i v e agr e e me n t, th e ap p l i c an t w i l l s ub mit S tand ar d F o rm - L L L , " Dis c l o s ure F o rm to R e po rt L obb yi n g ," in acc o r d an c e w i th i t s i n str u c t i on s;
 T h e app l i cant w i l l r equ ire th a t t h e lan gu ag e o f th is ce rt i f

i c at io n b e i n c l u d e d i n t

h e aw ard do c um e n ts f

o r a ll s ub co n tra c ts at a ll t i e rs ( i n c l u d i n g s ub co n tra c ts, s u b gr ants, an d c o n t

r ac ts und e r g r an ts, l o an s an d co o pe r a t i v e agr e e me n ts) an d th a t a l l s u b r ec i p i e n ts wi l l ce rt i fy an dd is c l o se acco r d i n g l y .

**E rr**  **o n**  **e o**  **u s c**  **er tif** 

**ic a**  **ti o**  **n o**  **r a**  **s s**  **u r**  **a n**  **c e**  T h e a s s ur an ce s an d ce rt i f i c a t ion s are ma teri a l r e p r e s e ntati on s o f f a c t u p o n w h ich w e r e l y in d e term

i n i n g w h e t h e r to e n ter i nto t

h is tran s ac t ion
. If w e lat e r d e te rmi n e th a t yo u k no w i n g ly s ub mi t ted an e rr on eo u s c e rt i f ic at io n o r a s s ur a

nce , in ad d i t i o n t o o th e r r e m e d ies av a i l ab le to t h e f e d e r a l g o ve rn m e n t, w e m ay te r mi n ate th is tran s ac t io n f o r cau se o r d e f

au l t . **N o**  **tice o**  **f e**  **rr o**  **r in c**  **e r**  **tif**

**i ca**  **ti o**  **n o**  **r a**  **s s**  **u r**  **a n**  **c e**  Y o u m u st p r o v i d e imme d iate w

ri t ten n o t i c e to u s if a t any t i m e yo u le arn th a t a ce rt i f ic at io n o r a s s ur an c e w a s e rr on e ou s w

h e n s ub mi t ted o r h a s b ec o m e e rr on e ou s b ecau se o f c h an ge d c irc u m st an ce s. **Pru d**  **e n**  **t p**  **e r**  **s o**  **n st**  **an d**  **a r**  **d** Nothing contained in the aforementioned may be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the assurances and certifications required. Your knowledge and information is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

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