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FY 2022 GENERAL GRANT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
  
By accepting funds under this award from AmeriCorps1, the recipient agrees to comply with, and 
include in all awards and subawards, these General Terms and Conditions, the program-specific 
terms and conditions, all applicable Federal statutes, regulations and guidelines, and any 
amendments thereto. The recipient agrees to operate the funded program in accordance with the 
approved application and budget, supporting documents, and other representations made in 
support of the approved application. The term recipient is used to connote either recipient or 
subrecipient, as appropriate, throughout these General Terms and Conditions.  
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
I.  
Major Changes from the 2021 General Terms and Conditions  
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II.  
Governing Authorities  
2  
II.A.  
Legislative and Regulatory Authority  
2  
II.B.  
Other Applicable Terms and Conditions  
2 
II.C.  
Order of Precedence  
3  
III.  
General Terms and Conditions  
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III.A.  Responsibilities Under Award Administration Legislative and Regulatory  
Authority  
3  
III.B.  Financial Management Standards  
4  
III.C.  Changes in Budget or Key Personnel  
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III.D.  Bankruptcy  
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III.E.  Prohibited Program Activities  
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III.F.  National Service Criminal History Check Requirements  
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III.G.  The Office of Inspector General  
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III.H.  Recognition of AmeriCorps Support 
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III.I.  
Reporting of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse  
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III.J.  
Whistleblower Protection  
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III.K.  Liability and Safety Issues  
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III.L.  Award Monitoring  
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III.M.  Non-Discrimination Public Notice and Records Compliance  
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III.N.  Identification of Funding  
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III.O.  Award Products  
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III.P.  Suspension or Termination of Award  
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1 AmeriCorps is the operating name for the Corporation for National and Community Service

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III.Q.  Trafficking in Persons  
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III.R.  System of Award Management (SAM) and Universal Identifier  
Requirements (Required Provision Under 2 CFR § 25.220)  
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III.S.  Transparency Act Requirements (For Grants and Cooperative Agreements of  
$30,000 or more)  
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III.T.  Conflict of Interest  
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III.U.  Award Term and Condition for Recipient Integrity and Performance Matters  
(Required Provision under 2 CFR § 200.210(b)(iii) for Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements of $500,000 or more)  
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III.V.  Breaches of Personally Identifiable Information (PII)  
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IV.  
Attachment  
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I. MAJOR CHANGES FROM THE 2021 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS  
A. Preamble: removed COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) reference. 
B. Section F: updated National Service Criminal History Check requirements based on new rule effective 
May 1, 2021. 
C. Updated to reflect changes to the Uniform Guidance published in August 2020. 
D. Replaced references to the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act with the 
Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019. 
E. Removed section on Grantee Procurement. 
 
II.  GOVERNING AUTHORITIES  
  
A. LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AUTHORITY  
  
This award is authorized by and subject to The National and Community Service Act of 1990, as 
amended, (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) (NCSA) and/or the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
1973, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) (DVSA), the Federal Grant and Cooperative 
Agreement Act (FGCAA), 31 U.S.C. §§6301-6308, and AmeriCorps’ implementing regulations 
in 45 CFR Chapter XII and/or XXV. Recipients must comply with the requirements of the 
NCSA and/or DVSA and AmeriCorps’ implementing regulations, as applicable.  
  
B. OTHER APPLICABLE TERMS AND CONDITIONS  
  
This award is subject to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
Requirements for Federal Awards located at 2 CFR Part 200 and the agency’s implementing 
regulation at 2 CFR Part 2205 (hereinafter, the Uniform Guidance). Award recipients must read, 
understand, and implement these federal regulations. 2 CFR Part 200, and the August 2020 
amendments thereto are incorporated into these terms and conditions by reference.   
 
The recipient must comply with all other applicable statutes, executive orders, regulations, and 
policies governing the award, including, but not limited to, those included in 2 CFR Chapter I, as

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well as those cited in these General Terms and Conditions and Program-Specific Terms and 
Conditions, and the Assurances and Certifications. Some of these requirements are discussed in 
these General Terms and Conditions to provide emphasis or additional explanations to 
recipients. Other provisions are included in these AmeriCorps’ General Terms and Conditions 
because they are required by specific laws or regulations.  
  
In addition to the applicable statutes and regulations referred to above, the recipient must comply 
with and perform its award consistent with the requirements stated in:  
1. 
The Notice of Grant Award and Signature Page;  
2. 
These General Terms and Conditions;  
3. 
The Program-Specific Terms and Conditions;  
4. 
The Notice of Funding Availability;  
5. 
The recipient’s approved application (including the final approved budget, attachments, 
and pre-award negotiations); and  
6. 
Grant Certification and Assurances.  
  
C. ORDER OF PRECEDENCE  
  
Any inconsistency in the authorities governing the Award shall be resolved by giving 
precedence in the following order: (a) applicable Federal statutes, (b) applicable Federal 
regulations, (c) Notice of Grant Award and Signature Page; (d) AmeriCorps Program Specific 
Terms and Conditions, (e) AmeriCorps General Terms and Conditions, (f) the Notice of Funding 
Opportunity, and (g) the approved Award Application including all assurances, certifications, 
attachments, and pre-award negotiations.  
  
III. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS  
  
A. RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER AWARD ADMINISTRATION  
  
1. Accountability of the Recipient. The recipient has full fiscal and programmatic 
responsibility for managing all aspects of the award and award-supported activities, subject 
to the oversight of AmeriCorps. The recipient is accountable to AmeriCorps for its operation 
of the program and the use of AmeriCorps award funds. The recipient must expend award 
funds in a manner consistent with the cost principles in 2 CFR and in a reasonable manner, 
and it must record accurately the service activities and outcomes achieved under the award. 
Although recipients are encouraged to seek the advice and opinion of AmeriCorps on special 
problems that may arise, such advice does not diminish the recipient’s responsibility for 
making sound judgments and does not shift the responsibility for operating decisions to 
AmeriCorps.  
  
2. Subawards. If authorized by law and permitted by AmeriCorps, a recipient may make 
subawards in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Uniform Guidance. The 
recipient must have and implement a plan for oversight and monitoring that complies with 
the requirements applicable to pass through entities identified at 2 CFR § 200.332 to ensure 
that each subrecipient has agreed to comply, and is complying, with award requirements.

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A recipient of a Federal award that is a pass-through entity has certain obligations to its 
subrecipients. Those requirements are located at 2 CFR §200.208, § 200.332, § 200.339, and 
2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F.  
 
3. Notice to AmeriCorps. The recipient will notify the appropriate AmeriCorps Portfolio 
Manager immediately of any developments or delays that have a significant impact on 
funded activities, any significant problems relating to the administrative or financial aspects 
of the award, or any suspected misconduct or malfeasance related to the award or recipient. 
The recipient will inform the AmeriCorps Portfolio Manager about the corrective action 
taken or contemplated by the recipient and any assistance needed to resolve the situation. 
Recipients must also ensure that they comply with the mandatory reporting requirements for 
suspected criminal activity or fraud, waste or abuse as specified in section III. I.  
  
B. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STANDARDS  
  
1. 
General. The recipient must maintain financial management systems that comply with 2 
CFR § 200.302(b). The recipient’s financial management systems must be capable of 
distinguishing expenditures attributable to this award from expenditures not attributable to 
this award. The systems must be able to identify costs by program year and by budget 
category, and to differentiate between direct and indirect costs. For all recipient’s financial 
management requirements and responsibilities, refer to Subparts D and E of 2 CFR Part 
200.  
  
2. 
Allowability of Costs. To be allowable under an award, costs must meet the criteria of 2 
CFR § 200.403, which provides that costs must be necessary and reasonable for the 
performance of the award, must conform to limitations in the award or 2 CFR Part 200 as to 
types or amounts of cost items, must be consistent with policies and procedures that apply 
uniformly to both Federally financed and other activities of the recipient, must be 
adequately documented, and must not be included as a cost or used to meet cost share or 
matching requirements of any other Federally financed program. Furthermore, the costs 
must be accorded consistent treatment in like circumstances as either direct or indirect costs 
in order to avoid the double charging of Federal awards (see 2 CFR § 200.403(d) and § 
200.412).  
  
3. 
Cost Reporting. Recipients will be reporting their Federal cash disbursements quarterly 
through the Payment Management System (PMS) at the Department of Health and Human 
Services and their Federal share of grant program expenditures (including indirect costs) 
semi- annually through AmeriCorps’ eGrants system. Recipient’s financial management 
systems must be able to routinely produce reports which support and reconcile to the 
amounts reported to PMS and eGrants. As part of closing out individual awards, recipients 
must submit a quarterly report to PMS and ensure it reconciles to the drawn amount and 
FFR in eGrants as applicable within 120 days of the end of the project period. Recipients 
must also ensure that the financial management systems of any subrecipients can routinely 
produce the same reports. As part of its ongoing fiscal oversight of recipients, AmeriCorps

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may randomly select recipients to provide reports supporting their Federal cash 
disbursements reported to PMS (including supporting information for cash disbursements 
made by subrecipients). AmeriCorps expects recipients’ and subrecipients’ financial 
management systems to be able to produce those supporting reports on a routine basis.  
  
4. 
Audits. Recipient organizations that expend $750,000 or more in total Federal awards in a 
fiscal year shall have a single or program-specific audit conducted for that year in 
accordance with the Single Audit Act, as amended, 31 U.S.C. 7501, et seq., and 2 CFR Part 
200, Subpart F. If the recipient expends Federal awards under only one Federal program, it 
may elect to have a program specific audit, if it is otherwise eligible. A recipient that does 
not expend $750,000 in Federal awards is exempt from the audit requirements for that year. 
However, it must continue to conduct financial management reviews of its subrecipients, 
and its records and its subrecipients’ records must be available for review and audit in 
accordance with 2 CFR §§ 200.334-200.338 and §200.332(a)(5). Additionally, a recipient 
acting as a pass-through entity must issue management decisions for audit findings 
pertaining to the Federal award provided to the subrecipient as required by 2 CFR § 
200.521 and ensure follow-up on audit findings in a timely manner to ensure that the 
subrecipient corrects any deficiencies identified in the audit.  
  
C. CHANGES IN BUDGET OR KEY PERSONNEL  
  
All budget and programmatic changes must comply with 2 CFR § 200.308 – Revision of budget 
and program plans. 2 CFR § 200.407 Prior written approval (prior approval) – provides an 
exhaustive list of those other items requiring AmeriCorps’ advance approval.  
  
D. BANKRUPTCY  
  
The recipient must notify AmeriCorps if, during the term of its award, the recipient or one of its 
subrecipients becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts as they mature, or files a voluntary 
petition in bankruptcy or is the subject of an involuntary petition that is neither stayed nor 
dismissed within 60 days after the petition is filed.  
  
E. PROHIBITED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES  
  
The recipient must comply with, and require all subrecipients to comply with, the prohibitions 
on use of AmeriCorps funds applicable to their program as identified in sections 132A and 174 
of the NCSA (42 U.S.C. §§ 12584a and 12634) and section 403 of the DVSA (42 U.S.C. § 
5043), and provisions by Congress in annual appropriations acts. More specific guidance on 
these prohibitions will be provided in AmeriCorps’ Program Specific Terms and Conditions and 
in other guidance.

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F. NATIONAL SERVICE CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK REQUIREMENTS  
  
The National Service Criminal History Check (NSCHC) is a screening procedure established by 
law to protect the beneficiaries of national service. On February 24, 2021, AmeriCorps published 
a new NSCHC regulation that went into effect May 1, 2021. See 45 CFR §§ 2540.200-2540.207 
and https://americorps.gov/grantees-sponsors/history-check for complete information and FAQs. 
The law requires recipients to conduct and document NSCHCs on any person (including award-
funded staff, national service participant, or volunteer) receiving a salary, living allowance, 
stipend or education award through a program receiving AmeriCorps funds. The NSCHC must 
be conducted, reviewed, and an eligibility determination made by the grant recipient based on the 
results of the NSCHC no later than the day before a person begins to work or serve on an 
NSCHC-required grant.  An individual is ineligible to serve in a position that receives such 
AmeriCorps funding if the individual is registered, or required to be registered, as a sex offender 
or has been convicted of murder. The cost of conducting NSCHCs is an allowable expense under 
the award.  
  
Unless AmeriCorps has provided a recipient with a written waiver, recipients must perform the 
following checks:  
 
All award-funded staff, national service participants, and volunteers must undergo NSCHCs that 
include:  
1. 
A nationwide name-based search of the National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) 
through NSOPW.gov; and  
2. 
A name- or fingerprint-based check of the state criminal history record repository or 
agency-designated alternative for the person’s state of residence and state where the person 
will serve/work; and 
3. 
A fingerprint-based FBI criminal history check through the state criminal history record 
repository or agency-approved vendor. 
  
You must retain adequate documentation that you completed the required NSCHC. Inability to 
demonstrate that you conducted a required criminal history check component, to include the 
NSOPW, as specified in the regulations, may result in sanctions which may include disallowance 
of costs.  
 
G. THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL  
  
AmeriCorps’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts and supervises independent audits, 
evaluations, and investigations of AmeriCorps’ programs and operations. Based on the results of 
these audits, reviews, and investigations, the OIG recommends disallowing costs and also 
recommends amending or adding policies to promote economy and efficiency and to prevent 
and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in AmeriCorps’ programs and operations.  
  
The OIG conducts and supervises audits of AmeriCorps recipients, as well as legally required 
audits and reviews. The legally required audits include evaluating AmeriCorps’ compliance with 
the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, which may result in grantees being requested to

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produce responsive documentation. The OIG uses a risk-based approach, along with input 
received from AmeriCorps management, to select recipients and awards for audit. The OIG hires 
independent audit firms to conduct some of its audits. The OIG audit staff is available to discuss 
any audit and can be reached at (202) 606-9390.  
  
Recipients must cooperate fully with AmeriCorps requests for documentation and OIG inquiries 
by timely disclosing complete and accurate information pertaining to matters under 
investigation, audit or review, and by not concealing information or obstructing audits, 
inspections, investigations, or other official inquiries.  
 
H. RECOGNITION OF AMERICORPS SUPPORT 
 
1. 
General Statement. Recipients and subrecipients of federal agency AmeriCorps assistance 
or resources shall identify their programs, projects or initiatives as AmeriCorps or 
AmeriCorps Seniors programs or projects accordingly.  All agreements with subrecipients, 
operating sites, or service locations, related to AmeriCorps programs and initiatives must 
explicitly state that the program is an AmeriCorps or AmeriCorps Seniors program.  
 
Similarly, recipients and subrecipients shall identify all national service members or 
volunteers serving at their programs, projects or initiatives as either AmeriCorps members, 
AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers, Day of Service volunteers or where appropriate for 
Volunteer Generation Fund simply “volunteers.”  
 
2. 
Visual Representations and Prominent Display. Recipients shall identify their programs, 
projects, or initiatives, and their members or volunteers, through the use of visual 
representations, including: logos; insignias; written acknowledgements, publications and 
other written materials; websites and social media platforms; and service gear such as 
clothing. All visual representations must follow current AmeriCorps branding guidelines, 
which include proper logo use and cobranding requirements. To provide recipients 
technical assistance in ensuring compliance with proper logo use and cobranding 
requirements, AmeriCorps provides brand guidelines, to which recipients and subrecipients 
should refer and follow. The brand guidelines are available at www.americorps.gov/brand-
resources.  
 
All recipient and subrecipient websites and social media communications shall clearly state, 
as appropriate, that they are an AmeriCorps recipient or funded by a grant from AmeriCorps 
and shall prominently display the AmeriCorps or AmeriCorps Seniors logo. Recipients and 
subrecipients shall prominently display the AmeriCorps, AmeriCorps Seniors, or 
appropriate AmeriCorps Day of Service name and logo on all service gear and public 
materials, in accordance with AmeriCorps’ requirements. Public materials are defined in 
the branding toolkit. 
 
3. 
Acknowledgement and Disclaimer on Published Materials. The appropriate AmeriCorps 
or AmeriCorps Seniors logo shall be included on publications related to an award of 
AmeriCorps assistance or resources.  An acknowledgement and disclaimer shall be 
displayed on all reports and other published materials based upon work supported by the

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award.  The acknowledgement and disclaimer may contain language the same as or similar 
to: 
 
This material is based upon work supported by AmeriCorps under Grant No(s) [   ]. 
Opinions or points of view expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not 
necessarily reflect the official position of, or a position that is endorsed by, AmeriCorps.” 
 
4. 
Brand Identification Through Publicity. Recipients shall provide information or training 
to their AmeriCorps members, AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers, Day of Service volunteers, 
or Volunteer Generation Fund volunteers about how their programs, projects or initiatives 
are part of AmeriCorps. Recipients are strongly encouraged to place signs that include the 
AmeriCorps or AmeriCorps Seniors name and logo, or the appropriate AmeriCorps version 
of the Day of Service logo at all their service sites and may use the slogan “AmeriCorps 
Serving Here” or “AmeriCorps Seniors Serving Here,” as appropriate.  When AmeriCorps 
members and programs or AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers and programs are publicized – 
including but not limited to public speaking opportunities, press releases, news stories, blog 
posts, websites, social media posts, online videos, public service announcements, paid 
advertising, brochures and other communications channels – individuals must be identified 
as AmeriCorps members or AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers, while programs should be 
identified as AmeriCorps or AmeriCorps Seniors programs or projects and, where possible, 
appropriate logos must be displayed. 
 
5. 
Alteration of Brand Identities Prohibited Without AmeriCorps Written Permission. 
Recipients may not alter the AmeriCorps or AmeriCorps Seniors logos or other 
AmeriCorps branding and must obtain written permission from AmeriCorps before using 
the AmeriCorps name or logo, or the AmeriCorps Seniors name or logo on materials that 
will be sold.  Recipients must also obtain written permission from AmeriCorps before 
permitting donors to use the AmeriCorps name or logo, or the AmeriCorps Seniors name or 
logo in promotional materials.  
 
6. 
Prohibited Use or Display of Names and Logos for Certain Activities. The recipient or 
subrecipient may not use or display the AmeriCorps name or logo, or the AmeriCorps 
Seniors name or logo in connection with any activity prohibited by statute or regulation, 
including any political activities. 
 
I. REPORTING OF FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE  
  
Recipients must contact the OIG and their Portfolio Manager without delay when they first 
suspect:  
 
1. 
Any criminal activity or violations of law has occurred, such as:  
• 
Fraud, theft, conversion, misappropriation, embezzlement, or misuse of funds or 
property by any person, including AmeriCorps personnel, grantees, or 
contractors—even if no federal funds or property was involved;  
• 
Submission of a false claim or a false statement by any person in connection with 
any AmeriCorps program, activity, grant or operations;

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• 
Concealment, forgery, falsification, or unauthorized destruction of government or 
program records;  
• 
Corruption, bribery, kickbacks, acceptance of illegal gratuities, extortion, or 
conflicts of interest in connection with operations, programs, activities, contracts, 
or grants;  
• 
Other misconduct in connection with operations, programs, activities, contracts, 
or grants; or  
• 
Mismanagement, abuse of authority, or other misconduct by AmeriCorps 
personnel.  
  
2. 
Fraud, waste, or abuse.  
• 
Fraud occurs when someone is intentionally dishonest or uses intentional 
misrepresentation or misleading omission to receive something of value or to 
deprive someone, including the government, of something of value.  
• 
Waste occurs when taxpayers do not receive reasonable value for their money in 
connection with a government-funded activity due to an inappropriate act or 
omission by people with control over or access to government resources.  
• 
Abuse is behavior that is deficient, objectively unreasonable, or improper under 
the circumstances. Abuse also includes the misuse of authority or position for 
personal financial gain or the gain of an immediate or close family member or 
business associate.  
  
The OIG maintains a hotline to receive this information, which can be reached by email at 
hotline@cncsoig.gov or by telephone at (800) 452-8210. Upon request, OIG will take 
appropriate measures to protect the identity of any individual who reports misconduct, as 
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. Reports to OIG may also be made 
anonymously.  
  
The recipient should take no further steps to investigate suspected misconduct, except as directed 
by the OIG or to prevent the destruction of evidence or information.  
  
J. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION  
  
1. 
This award and employees working on this award will be subject to the whistleblower 
rights and remedies in the pilot program on Contractor employee whistleblower protections 
established at 41 U.S.C. 4712 by section 828 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239).  
 
2. 
An employee of a recipient may not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated 
against as a reprisal for disclosing information that the employee reasonably believes is 
evidence of gross mismanagement of a Federal contract or award, a gross waste of Federal 
funds, an abuse of authority (an arbitrary and capricious exercise of authority that is 
inconsistent with the mission of AmeriCorps or the successful performance of a contract or 
award of AmeriCorps) relating to a Federal contract or award, a substantial and specific

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danger to public health or safety, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a 
Federal contract (including the competition for or negotiation of a contract) or award.  
  
3. 
The recipient shall inform its employees and contractors in writing, in the predominant 
language of the workforce or organization, of employee whistleblower rights and 
protections under 41 U.S.C. 4712, as described above and at 
http://www.cncsoig.gov/whistleblower-protection.  
  
K. LIABILITY AND SAFETY ISSUES  
  
The recipient must institute safeguards as necessary and appropriate to ensure the safety of 
members and volunteers. Members and volunteers may not participate in projects that pose 
undue safety risks. Any insurance costs under the award must comply with 2 CFR § 200.447, 
which outlines what insurance costs are allowable.  
  
L. AWARD MONITORING  
  
1. 
Site visits. AmeriCorps may make site visits to review and evaluate recipient records, 
accomplishments, organizational procedures and financial control systems; to conduct 
interviews; and to provide technical assistance as necessary.  
  
2. 
Desk reviews. AmeriCorps may conduct desk reviews to make limited verifications of 
recipient compliance with the terms of their award, conduct a review of the recipient’s 
general management practices, and identify any practice or procedure that may require 
further scrutiny.  
  
3. 
Responding to information requests. Pursuant to 2 CFR 200.337, AmeriCorps may 
request documentation from recipients in order to monitor the award or to comply with 
other legal requirements, such as the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019. Failure to 
make timely responses to such requests may result in award funds being placed on 
temporary manual hold, reimbursement only, or other remedies as appropriate.  
  
M. NON-DISCRIMINATION PUBLIC NOTICE AND RECORDS COMPLIANCE  
  
1.  Public Notice of Non-discrimination. The recipient must notify members, community 
beneficiaries, applicants, program staff, and the public, including those with impaired vision 
or hearing, that it operates its program or activity subject to the non-discrimination 
requirements applicable to their program found at §§ 175 and 176(f) of the NCSA or § 417 
of the DVSA, and relevant program regulations found at 45 CFR Parts 2540 (AmeriCorps 
State and National), 2551 (Senior Companion Program), 2552 (Foster Grandparent 
Program), 2553 (RSVP), and 2556 (AmeriCorps VISTA).  The notice must summarize the 
requirements, note the availability of compliance information from the recipient and 
AmeriCorps, and briefly explain procedures for filing discrimination complaints with 
AmeriCorps.

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Sample language is:  
  
Any benefits and terms and conditions of this program, are available to all without regard to 
race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender 
identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information 
and military service. [Grantee’s name] policy and federal law prohibits reprisal for 
engaging in protected activity (reporting discrimination or harassment, participating in 
investigations of such allegations, or intervening to assist those who are subjected to 
prohibited behaviors), and it will not be tolerated. In addition to filing a complaint with 
local and state agencies that are responsible for resolving discrimination complaints, you 
may bring a complaint to the attention of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service. If you believe that you or others have been discriminated against, or if you want to 
seek advice, contact:  
  
(Name, address, phone number – both voice and TTY, and preferably toll free – 
FAX number and email address of the recipient) or  
Equal Employment Opportunity Office (EEOP)  
AmeriCorps 
250 E Street, SW  
Washington, DC 20525 
(202) 606-7503  
eo@cns.gov (email)  
  
The recipient must include information on civil rights requirements, complaint procedures 
and the rights of beneficiaries in member or volunteer service agreements, handbooks, 
manuals, pamphlets, and post in prominent locations, as appropriate. The recipient must also 
notify the public in recruitment material and application forms that it operates its program or 
activity subject to the nondiscrimination requirements. Sample language, in bold print, is: 
This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, 
age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political 
affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information and military service. Where a 
significant portion of the population eligible to be served needs services or information in a 
language other than English, the recipient shall take reasonable steps to provide written 
material of the type ordinarily available to the public in appropriate languages.  
  
2. Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient  
(LEP) Persons. Pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 13166 – Improving Access to Services 
for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, recipients are required to provide meaningful 
access to their programs and activities by LEP persons. For more information, please see the 
policy guidance at 67 FR 64604.  
 
3. 
Records and Compliance Information. The recipient must keep records and make 
available to AmeriCorps timely, complete, and accurate compliance information to allow

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AmeriCorps to determine if the recipient is complying with the civil rights statutes and 
implementing regulations. Where a recipient extends Federal financial assistance to subrecipients, 
the subrecipients must make available compliance information to the recipient so it can carry out 
its civil rights obligations in accordance with the records requirements at 2 CFR §§ 200.334-
200.338 and § 200.331(a)(5).  
  
4. 
Obligation to Cooperate. The recipient must cooperate with AmeriCorps so that 
AmeriCorps can ensure compliance with the civil rights statutes and implementing 
regulations. The recipient shall permit access by AmeriCorps during normal business hours 
to its books, records, accounts, staff, members or volunteers, facilities, and other sources of 
information as may be needed to determine compliance.  
  
N. IDENTIFICATION OF FUNDING  
  
When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other 
documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all 
grantees receiving AmeriCorps funds included, shall clearly state— (1) the percentage of the 
total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money; (2) the dollar 
amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and (3) the percentage and dollar amount of 
the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources.  
  
O. AWARD PRODUCTS  
  
1. 
Sharing Award Products. To the extent practicable, the recipient agrees to make products 
produced under the award available at the cost of reproduction to others in the field.  
  
2. 
Acknowledgment of Support. Publications created by members, volunteers or award-
funded staff must be consistent with the purposes of the award. The appropriate program 
AmeriCorps logo shall be included on such documents. The recipient is responsible for 
assuring that the following acknowledgment and disclaimer appears in any external report 
or publication of material based upon work supported by this award:  
  
“This material is based upon work supported by AmeriCorps, the operating name of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, under Grant No.    .  Opinions or points 
of view expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the 
official position of, or a position that is endorsed by, AmeriCorps or [the relevant 
AmeriCorps Program].”  
  
P. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF AWARD  
  
AmeriCorps may suspend or terminate this award in accordance with 2 CFR §§ 200. 200.339 
and 200.340 (85 FR 49506, 49559-60) such as applicable AmeriCorps regulations and statutes. 
In addition, a recipient may suspend or terminate assistance to one of its subrecipients in 
accordance with 2 CFR §§ 200.339 and 200.340, provided that such action complies with 2 CFR 
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AmeriCorps. As before the clarifications to 2 CFR Part 200, AmeriCorps may initiate 
termination for cause, or when (based on new evidence) there is a significant question about the 
feasibility or effectiveness of the intended objective of the award. 
 
Q. TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS  
  
This award is subject to requirements of Section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000, as amended (22 U.S.C. § 7104).  
  
1. 
Provisions applicable to a recipient that is a private entity.   
a. 
You as the recipient, your employees, subrecipients under this award, and 
subrecipients' employees may not:  
i. 
Engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of time 
that the award is in effect;  
ii. 
Procure a commercial sex act during the period of time that the award is in 
effect; or  
iii. 
Use forced labor in the performance of the award or subawards under the 
award.  
b. 
We as the Federal awarding agency may unilaterally terminate this award, without  
penalty, if you or a subrecipient that is a private entity  
i. 
Violates a prohibition in paragraph (a.) of this award term; or  
ii. 
Has an employee who violates a prohibition in paragraph (a.) of this award 
term through conduct that is either:  
(A.) Associated with performance under this award; or  
(B.) Imputed to you or the subrecipient using the standards and due 
process for imputing the conduct of an individual to an organization 
that are provided in 2 CFR Part 180, “OMB guidelines to Agencies on 
Government-wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement),” as 
implemented by our agency at 2 CFR Part 2200.  
  
2. 
Provisions applicable to a recipient other than a private entity. We as the Federal awarding 
agency may unilaterally terminate this award, without penalty, if a subrecipient that is not a 
private entity–  
a. 
 Is determined to have violated an applicable prohibition of paragraph (1)(a.) of this 
award term; or  
b. 
Has an employee who is determined by the agency official authorized to terminate 
the award to have violated an applicable prohibition in paragraph (1)(a)(i) of this 
award term through conduct that is –  
i. 
Associated with performance under this award; or  
ii. 
Imputed to you using the standards and due process for imputing conduct of 
an individual to an organization that are provided in 2 CFR Part 180, “OMB 
Guidelines to Agencies on Government-wide Debarment and Suspension 
(Nonprocurement),” as implemented by our agency at 2 CFR Part 2200.  
  
3. 
Provisions applicable to any recipient.

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a. 
 You must inform us immediately of any information you receive from any source 
alleging a violation of a prohibition in paragraph (1)(a) of this award term.  
b. 
Our right to terminate unilaterally that is described in paragraph (1) and (2) of this 
section:  
i. 
Implements section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000  
(TVPA), as amended (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)), and  
ii. 
Is in addition to all other remedies for noncompliance that are available to 
us under this award.  
c. 
You must include the requirements of paragraph (1)(a) of this award term in any 
subaward you make to a private entity.  
  
4. 
Definitions. For purposes of this award term:  
a. 
 “Employee” means either:  
i. 
An individual employed by you or a subrecipient who is engaged in the 
performance of the project or program under this award; or  
ii. 
Another person engaged in the performance of the project or program under 
this award and not compensated by you including, but not limited to, a 
volunteer or individual whose service are contributed by a third party as an 
in-kind contribution toward cost sharing or matching requirements.  
b. 
“Forced labor” means labor obtained by any of the following methods: the 
recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or 
services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to 
involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.  
c. 
“Private entity”:  
i. 
Means any entity other than a State, local government, Indian tribe, or 
foreign public entity, as those terms are defined in 2 CFR §175.25.  
ii. 
Includes:  
(a.)  
A nonprofit organization, including any non-profit institution of higher 
education, hospital, or tribal organization other than one included in 
the definition of Indian tribe at 2 CFR § 175.25(b). 
 (b.)  
A for-profit organization.  
d. 
“Severe forms of trafficking in persons,” “commercial sex act,” and “coercion” have 
the meanings given at section 103 of the TVPA, as amended (22 U.S.C. § 7102).

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R. SYSTEM OF AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) and UNIVERSAL IDENTIFIER  
REQUIREMENTS (Required provision under 2 CFR § 25.220)  
  
1. 
Requirement for Central Contractor Registration (CCR): Unless you are exempted from this 
requirement under 2 CFR § 25.110, you as the recipient must maintain the currency of your 
information in the SAM until you submit the final financial report required under this award 
or receive the final payment, whichever is later. This requires that you review and update 
the information at least annually after the initial registration, and more frequently if 
required by changes in your information or another award term.  
  
2. 
Requirement for Unique Entity Identifier: If you are authorized to make subawards under 
this award, you:  
a. 
Must notify potential subrecipients that no entity (see definition in paragraph c of this 
award term) may receive a subaward from you unless the entity has provided its 
unique entity identifier to you. (AmeriCorps’ eGrants system requires a DUNS 
number.)  
b.  
May not make a subaward to an entity unless the entity has provided its unique entity 
identifier to you.  
  
3. 
Definitions. For purposes of this award term:  
a. 
System of Award Management (SAM) means the Federal repository into which an 
entity must provide information required for the conduct of business as a recipient. 
Additional information about registration procedures may be found at the SAM 
Internet site (currently at https://sam.gov/content/home).  
b. 
Unique Entity Identifier means the identifier required for SAM registration to 
uniquely identify business entities. (AmeriCorps’ eGrants system currently requires 
DUNs numbers. DUNs stands for Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 
number a nine-digit number established and assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. 
(D&B) to uniquely identify business entities. A DUNS number may be obtained 
from D&B by telephone (currently 866- 7055711) or the Internet (currently at 
http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform).  
a. 
Entity, as it is used in this award term, means all of the following, as defined at 2 
CFR part 25, subpart C:  
i. 
A Governmental organization, which is a State, local government, or Indian  
Tribe;  
ii. 
A foreign public entity;  
iii. 
A domestic or foreign nonprofit organization;  
iv. 
A domestic or foreign for-profit organization; 
and  
v.  
A Federal agency, but only as a subrecipient under an award or subaward to 
a non-Federal entity.  
b. 
Subaward:  
i. 
This term means a legal instrument to provide support for the performance of 
any portion of the substantive project or program for which you received this 
award and that you as the recipient award to an eligible subrecipient.

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ii. 
The term does not include your procurement of property and services needed 
to carry out the project or program (for further explanation, see 2 CFR § 
200.330.  
iii. 
A subaward may be provided through any legal agreement, including an 
agreement that you consider a contract.  
c. 
Subrecipient means an entity that:  
i. 
Receives a subaward from you under this award; and  
ii.  
Is accountable to you for the use of the Federal funds provided by the 
subaward.  
  
S. TRANSPARENCY ACT REQUIREMENTS (for Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements of $30,000 or More)  
  
Reporting Subawards and Executive Compensation:  
  
1. 
Reporting of first-tier subawards.  
a. 
Applicability. Unless you are exempt as provided in paragraph 4, of this award term 
(below), you must report each action that obligates $30,000 or more in Federal funds 
that does not include Recovery funds (as defined in section 1512(a)(2) of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5) for a subaward to 
an entity (see definitions in paragraph 5. of this award term).  
b. 
Where and when to report.  
i. 
You must report each obligating action described in paragraph 1.a. of this 
award term to http://www.fsrs.gov.  
ii. 
For subaward information, report no later than the end of the month 
following the month in which the obligation was made. (For example, if the 
obligation was made on November 7th in a given year, the obligation must 
be reported by no later than the end of December.)  
c. What to report. You must report the information about each obligating action that the 
submission instructions posted at http://www.fsrs.gov specify.  
  
2. 
Reporting Total Compensation of Recipient Executives.  
a. Applicability and what to report. You must report total compensation for each of your five 
most highly compensated executives for the preceding completed fiscal year, if--  
i. 
The total Federal funding authorized to date under this award is $30,000 or 
more;  
ii. 
In the preceding fiscal year, you received--  
(a.)  
80 percent or more of your annual gross revenues from Federal 
procurement contracts (and subcontracts) and Federal financial 
assistance subject to the Transparency Act, as defined at 2 CFR § 
170.320 (and subawards); and  
(b.)  
$25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from Federal 
procurement contracts (and subcontracts) and Federal financial 
assistance subject to the Transparency Act, as defined at 2 CFR § 
170.320 (and subawards); and

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iii.  
The public does not have access to information about the compensation of 
the executives through periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. §§ 78m(a), 78o(d)) or 
section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (To determine if the 
public has access to the compensation information, see the U.S. Security 
and Exchange Commission total compensation filings at 
http://www.sec.gov/answers/execomp.htm.)  
b.  
Where and when to report. You must report executive total compensation described 
in paragraph (2.)(a.) of this award term:  
i. 
As part of your registration profile at 
https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  
ii. 
By the end of the month following the month in which this award is made, 
and annually thereafter.  
  
3. 
Reporting of Total Compensation of Subrecipient Executives.  
a.  
Applicability and what to report. Unless you are exempt as provided in paragraph 4. 
of this award term, for each first-tier subrecipient under this award, you shall report 
the names and total compensation of each of the subrecipient's five most highly 
compensated executives for the subrecipient's preceding completed fiscal year, if--  
 
i.  
In the subrecipient's preceding fiscal year, the subrecipient received--  
(a.) 80 percent or more of its annual gross revenues fromFederal  
procurement contracts (and subcontracts) and Federal financial 
assistance subject to the Transparency Act, as defined at 2 CFR 
§170.320 (and subawards); and  
(b.) $25,000,000 or more in annual gross  revenues  from  Federal  
procurement contracts (and subcontracts), and Federal financial 
assistance subject to the Transparency Act, as defined at 2 CFR 
§170.320 (and subawards); and  
ii.  
The public does not have access to information about the compensation of 
the executives through periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. §§ 78m(a), 78o(d)) or 
section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (To determine if the 
public has access to the compensation information, see the U.S. Security 
and Exchange Commission total compensation filings at 
http://www.sec.gov/answers/execomp.htm.)  
b.  
Where and when to report. You must report subrecipient executive total 
compensation described in paragraph 3.a. of this award term:  
i.   
To the recipient.  
ii.  
By the end of the month following the month during which you make the 
subaward. For example, if a subaward is obligated on any date during the 
month of October of a given year (i.e., between October 1 and 31), you 
must report any required compensation information of the subrecipient by 
November 30 of that year.

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4. 
Exemptions. If, in the previous tax year, you had gross income, from all sources, under 
$300,000, you are exempt from the requirements to report:  
a. 
Subawards, and  
b. 
The total compensation of the five most highly compensated executives of any 
subrecipient.  
 
5. 
Definitions. For purposes of this award term:  
 
a.  
Entity means all of the following, as defined in 2 CFR Part 25:  
i. 
A Governmental organization, which is a State, local 
government, or Indian tribe;  
ii. 
A foreign public entity;  
iii. 
A domestic or foreign nonprofit organization;  
iv. 
A domestic or foreign for-profit organization;  
v.  
A Federal agency, but only as a subrecipient under an award or subaward to 
a non- Federal entity.  
b.  Executive means officers, managing partners, or any other employees in management positions.  
c.  Subaward:  
i. 
This term means a legal instrument to provide support for the performance 
of any portion of the substantive project or program for which you received 
this award and that you as the recipient award to an eligible subrecipient.  
ii. 
The term does not include your procurement of property and services 
needed to  
carry out the project or program (for further explanation, see 2 CFR § 
200.331).  
iii. 
A subaward may be provided through any legal agreement, including an 
agreement that you or a subrecipient considers a contract.  
 
d.  
Subrecipient means an entity that:  
i. Receives a subaward from you (the recipient) under this award; and ii. Is 
accountable to you for the use of the Federal funds provided by the subaward.  
e.  
Total compensation means the cash and noncash dollar value earned by the executive 
during the recipient's or subrecipient's preceding fiscal year and includes the following 
(for more information see 17 CFR §229.402(c)(2)):  
i. 
Salary and bonus.  
ii. 
Awards of stock, stock options, and stock appreciation rights. Use the dollar 
amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes with respect 
to the fiscal year in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting  
Standards No. 123 (Revised 2004) (FAS 123R), Shared Based Payments.  
iii. 
Earnings for services under non-equity incentive plans. This does not 
include group life, health, hospitalization or medical reimbursement plans 
that do not discriminate in favor of executives, and are available generally 
to all salaried employees.  
iv. 
Change in pension value. This is the change in present value of defined 
benefit and actuarial pension plans.

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v. 
Above-market earnings on deferred compensation which is not tax-
qualified.  
vi. 
Other compensation, if the aggregate value of all such other compensation 
(e.g. severance, termination payments, value of life insurance paid on behalf 
of the employee, perquisites or property) for the executive exceeds $10,000.  
  
T. CONFLICT OF INTEREST  
  
You must disclose in writing any potential conflict of interest to your AmeriCorps Portfolio 
Manager, or to the pass-through entity if you are a subrecipient or contractor. This disclosure 
must take place immediately. The AmeriCorps conflict of interest policies apply to subawards as 
well as contracts, and are as follows:  
  
1. 
As a non-Federal entity, you must maintain written standards of conduct covering conflicts 
of interest and governing the performance of your employees engaged in the selection, 
award, and administration of subawards and contracts.  
  
2. 
None of your employees may participate in the selection, award, or administration of a 
subaward or contract supported by a Federal award if he or she has a real or apparent 
conflict of interest. Such a conflict of interest would arise when the employee, officer, or 
agent, any member of his or her immediate family, his or her partner, or an organization 
which employs or is about to employ any of the parties indicated herein, has a financial or 
other interest in or a tangible personal benefit from an organization considered for a 
subaward or contract. The officers, employees, and agents of the non-Federal entity must 
neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from 
subrecipients or contractors or parties to subawards or contracts.  
  
3. 
If you have a parent, affiliate, or subsidiary organization that is not a State, local 
government, or Indian tribe, you must also maintain written standards of conduct covering 
organizational conflicts of interest. Organizational conflicts of interest mean that because of 
relationships with a parent company, affiliate, or subsidiary organization, you are unable or 
appear to be unable to be impartial in conducting a subaward or procurement action 
involving a related organization.  
  
U. AWARD TERM AND CONDITION FOR RECIPIENT INTEGRITY AND 
PERFORMANCE MATTERS (Required provision under 2 CFR § 200.210(b)(iii) for 
grants and cooperative agreements of $500,000 or more)  
  
1. 
General Reporting Requirement  
  
If the total value of your currently active grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement 
contracts from all Federal awarding agencies exceeds $10,000,000 for any period of time during 
the period of performance of this Federal award, then you as the recipient during that period of 
time must maintain the currency of information reported to the System for Award Management 
(SAM) that is made available in the designated integrity and performance system (currently the

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Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)) about civil, criminal, 
or administrative proceedings described in paragraph 2 of this award term and condition. This is 
a statutory requirement under section 872 of Public Law 110-417, as amended (41 U.S.C. 2313). 
As required by section 3010 of Public Law 111-212, all information posted in the designated 
integrity and performance system on or after April 15, 2011, except past performance reviews 
required for Federal procurement contracts, will be publicly available.  
  
2. 
Proceedings About Which You Must Report  
Submit the information required about each proceeding that:  
a. 
Is in connection with the award or performance of a grant, cooperative agreement, or 
procurement contract from the Federal Government;  
b. 
Reached its final disposition during the most recent five year period; and  
c. 
Is one of the following:  
(1) 
A criminal proceeding that resulted in a conviction, as defined in paragraph 5 of 
this award term and condition;  
(2) 
A civil proceeding that resulted in a finding of fault and liability and payment of 
a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or 
more;  
(3) 
An administrative proceeding, as defined in paragraph 5 of this award term and 
condition, that resulted in a finding of fault and liability and your payment of 
either a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more or reimbursement, restitution, 
or damages in excess of $100,000; or  
(4) 
Any other criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding if:  
(i) 
It could have led to an outcome described in paragraph 2.c.(1), (2), or (3) 
of this award term and condition;  
(ii) 
It had a different disposition arrived at by consent or compromise with an 
acknowledgment of fault on your part; and  
(iii) 
The requirement in this award term and condition to disclose information 
about the proceeding does not conflict with applicable laws and 
regulations.  
  
3. 
Reporting Procedures  
  
Enter in the SAM Entity Management area the information that SAM requires about each 
proceeding described in paragraph 2 of this award term and condition. You do not need to 
submit the information a second time under assistance awards that you received if you already 
provided the information through SAM because you were required to do so under Federal 
procurement contracts that you were awarded.  
  
4. 
Reporting Frequency  
  
During any period of time when you are subject to the requirement in paragraph 1 of this award 
term and condition, you must report proceedings information through SAM for the most recent 
five-year period, either to report new information about any proceeding(s) that you have not 
reported previously or affirm that there is no new information to report. Recipients that have

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Federal contract, grant, and cooperative agreement awards with a cumulative total value greater 
than $10,000,000 must disclose semiannually any information about the criminal, civil, and 
administrative proceedings.  
  
5. 
Definitions  
  
For purposes of this award term and condition:  
  
a. 
Administrative proceeding means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature 
in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange  
Commission Administrative proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals 
proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals proceedings). This 
includes proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with 
performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include audits, site visits, 
corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.  
  
b. 
Conviction, for purposes of this award term and condition, means a judgment or 
conviction of a criminal offense by any court of competent jurisdiction, whether 
entered upon a verdict or a plea, and includes a conviction entered upon a plea of nolo 
contendere.  
  
c. 
Total value of currently active grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement 
contracts includes—  
(1) Only the Federal share of the funding under any Federal award with a 
recipient cost share or match; and  
(2) The value of all expected funding increments under a Federal award and options, even if 
not yet exercised.   
 
V. BREACHES OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII)  
  
All recipients and subrecipients need to be prepared for potential breaches of Personally 
Identifiable Information (PII). OMB defines PII as any information about an individual, 
including, but not limited to, education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or 
employment history and information which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's 
identity, such as their name, social security number, date and place of birth, mother’s maiden 
name, biometric records, etc., including any other personal information which is linked or 
linkable to an individual. All recipients and subrecipients must ensure that they have procedures 
in place to prepare for and respond to breaches of PII, and notify the Federal awarding agency in 
the event of a breach.  
  
If your AmeriCorps grant-funded program or project creates, collects, uses, processes, stores, 
maintains, disseminates, discloses, or disposes of PII within the scope of that Federal grant 
award, or uses or operates a Federal information system, you must establish procedures to 
prepare for and respond to a potential breach of PII, including notice of a breach of PII to

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AmeriCorps. Grantees experiencing a breach should immediately notify AmeriCorps’ Office of 
Information Technology, and the AmeriCorps Portfolio Manager.

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