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RES 2001-1669 - Agmt with Omaha Economic Development Corporation for funds to assist homebuyers in purchasing homes in Hartman Heights f?-1 ' -9°7ee, . . pt cothxe,Alt,,, RECEIVED Planning Department t `,;�' � �� Omaha/Douglas Civic Center �r.mik..f Y O, JU)4 !8 Pt* 8. 3 8819 Farnam Street,Suit-el100 r� Omaha,Nebraska 6818370601 • �,�, 'tr " ll (402)444-5150 e. ,_,.. Telefax(402)444-6140 � r T u M June 26, 2001 CITY CLERK Eb FEBR OMAHA, NEBRASKA Robert C.Peters City of Omaha Acting Planning Director Mike Fahey,Mayor Honorable President and Members of the City Council, a Nebraska Affordable Housing attached proposed Resolution approvesg Trust Fund Deferred Payment Loan Agreement in the amount of$70,000.00 between the City of Omaha and Omaha Economic Development Corporation, a Nebraska Non-Profit Corporation (OEDC), Alvin M. th Goodwin, President, 2221 North 24Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68110 to assist two homebuyers in purchasing homes in Hartman Heights. Funds shall be payable from the FY 1999 Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Program, Agency No. 300, Fund No. 155, Organization No. 4500. On October 5, 1999 by Resolution No. 2705, as amended April 17, 2001 by Resolution No. 1020, the City Council approved a Contract between the City of Omaha and the State of Nebraska, Department of Economic Development, for an allocation of$500,000.00 of FY 1999 Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust (NAHT) Funds. The NAHT Funds will be used in conjunction with the City's Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and with local private lenders to acquire, rehabilitate and construct single-family homes, provide emergency repairs and provide mortgage assistance to qualified homebuyers. On May 21, 2001, the State issued a Notice of Release of Funds to the City for NAHT Funds Award No. 99-TTFHP-706 thereby permitting activities to commence as of that date. The City will administer the grant funds in collaboration with non-profit organizations to provide housing and emergency repair opportunities that benefit low and moderate income persons or addresses slum and blighted conditions on a spot basis. Non-profit developers,can apply on an on-going basis for NAHT Funds. On May 23, 2001, OEDC applied for funds for their existing new construction project at Hartman Heights located at 60th Street and Hartman Avenue. Last year, OEDC completed construction of eighteen homes at the project site utilizing partial funding in the amount of $550,000.00 from the City's HOME Program. Sixteen of the homes have been sold. One homebuyer received a $25,000.000 deferred payment loan and fifteen homebuyers received a$35,000.00 deferred payment loan for a total of$550,000.00. OEDC has entered into purchase agreements with two additional qualified homebuyers to purchase the remaining two homes. Since OEDC does not have any remaining funds to assist these homebuyers in purchasing, they have requested that the City provide additional financing through the Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust (NAHT) Fund in an amount of$70,000.00. i Honorable President and Members of the City Council Page 2 These funds will be used by OEDC to provide deferred payment loans not to exceed $35,000.00 on an individual property to assist two homebuyers in purchasing the homes at 5806 North.61st Avenue and 6095 Ville de Sante Drive, Omaha, Nebraska. The Project is included in the FY 1999 NAHT Fund contract between the City and the State and is eligible for funding. OEDC has a current Annual Contract Compliance Report Form (CC-1) on file. As is City policy, the Human Relations Director will review the Contract Compliance Ordinance to ensure Contractor is in compliance. Authorizing the approval of this proposed Agreement will allow OEDC to successfully complete this worthwhile housing development project. We urge your favorable consideration of this Agreement Sincerely, Referred to City Council for Consideration: �i / C / 01/0j Robert C. Peters DaleZ?/14---- .. ../ Z-.ay Maf or's Offi e/Titie // Date Acting Planning Director Approved as to Funding: Approved: . 6;74.4-41A-) 6/if/0/ .- 4 Stanley P. Ti Date Rita Vlademar D e Acting Finance Director Acting Human Relations Director 1 P:\PLN 1\11984z.doc 1. 7• • . .• • J1 • S • NEBRASKA AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST (NAHT) FUND •- £ LOAN AGREEMENT '. .'-- BETWEEN CITY OF OMAHA AND • • OMAHA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; • •• A NEBRASKA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION - • FOR f Fp HOMEBUYER DEFERRED PAYMENT LOANS TO PURCHASE 5806 NORTHI61sT AVENUE AND 6095 VILLE DeSANTE DRIVE Fiscal Year 1999 NAHT Award No. 99-TTFHP-706 • • • i4? 4. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS SECTION 2 RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEVELOPER 2.01 Overall Project Performance 2.02 Project Budget 2.03 Term of Agreement SECTION 3 CONDITIONS FOR RECEIPT OF CITY FINANCING 3.01 Documents Required by City 3.01.1 Property Insurance 3.01.2 MBE/WBE Plan 3.01.3 Property Security SECTION 4 PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEVELOPER 4.01 Eligible Use of Funds 4.02 Terms and Conditions 4.03 Breach of Agreement 4.04 Ineligible/Eligible Cost 4.05 Security for Deferred Payment Loan 4.06 Pre-Sold Home 4.07 Lead-Base Paint Prohibition 4.08 Ongoing Property Restrictions 4.09 Davis-Bacon Labor Standards 4.10 Property Standards 4.11 Affirmative Marketing Policy 4.12 Maintenance of Property 4.13 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 4.14 Homebuyer First Mortgage Financing 4.15 Homebuyer Counseling Services • SECTION 5 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF DEVELOPER 5.01 Financial Management 5.02 Financial Documentation and Record-Keeping 5.03 Reports 5.04 Financial Status Report 5.05 Record Retention 5.06 Personnel and Participant Conditions • • SECTION 6 DEVELOPER'S COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER FEDERAL REGULATIONS 6.01 Environmental Review 6.02 Uniform Relocation Act SECTION 7 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY 7.01 Performance Monitoring 7.02 Progress Payments 7.03 Inspections 7.04 Technical Assistance SECTION 8 MUTUAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CITY AND DEVELOPER 8.01 Release of Information Laws 8.02 Applicable Laws 8.03 Interest of the City of Omaha 8.04 Independent Contractor 8.05 Project Roles 8.06 Captions • 8.07 Merger 8.08 . Modification . 8.09 Assignment 8.10 Strict Compliance 8.11 Termination 8.12 Reversion of Assets 8.13 Indemnification 8.14 Unenforceable Provisions • 8.15 Disclosure of Lobbying ' 8.16 Notices • 8.17 Applicability + SECTION 9 DEFAULT PROVISIONS 9.01 Remedies k i `1 ..ys NEBRASKA AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND LOAN AGREEMENT (HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE IN PURCHASING) THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the City of Omaha and the Omaha Economic Development Corporation, a Nebraska Non-profit Corporation, 2221 North 24th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68110 (sometimes hereinafter referred to as "OEDC") based on terms, conditions and provisions as set forth below. RECITALS: WHEREAS, the City of Omaha (hereinafter referred to as "the City") is a municipal corporation located in Douglas County, Nebraska, and is organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and is authorized and empowered to exercise all powers conferred by the State constitution, laws, Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha, 1956, as amended, and local ordinances, including but not limited to, the power to contract; and, WHEREAS, the City of Omaha has applied for and received Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust (hereinafter referred to as "NAHT" Funds) from the State of Nebraska, Department of Economic Development, for the purpose of providing affordable housing opportunities benefiting low and moderate income residents, eliminating slums and blight; and providing emergency repairs benefiting low and moderate income elderly or permanently disabled persons on an area-wide basis; and, WHEREAS, the FY 1999 contract between the City and State outlining priorities, programs and funding allocations for the 1999 program year, was approved on October 5, 1999 by City Council Resolution No. 2705, as amended April 17, 2001 by Council Resolution No. 1020; and, 7 - 1 - .'' WHEREAS, the City will administer the grant funds in collaboration with non-profit organizations to provide housing and emergency repair opportunities that benefit low and moderate income persons or addresses slum and blighted conditions on a sport basis; and, WHEREAS, that State issued to the City a Notice of Release of Funds on May 21, 2001 for its NAHT Fund Award No. 99 TTFHP-706 thereby permitting activities to commence as of that date; and, • WHEREAS, non-profit developers can apply on an on-going basis for NAHT funds. On May 23, 2001, Omaha Economic Development Corporation, a Nebraska Non-profit Corporation (OEDC) applied for funds for their existing new construction project at Hartman Heights located • at 60th Street and Hartman Avenue and requested $70,000.00 for deferred payment loans to assist two homebuyers in purchasing the homes at 5806 North 61st Avenue and 6095 Ville de Sante Drive, Omaha,Nebraska(hereafter referred to as the"Project"); and, WHEREAS, the NAHT Fund contract identified that this Project provides or improves housing which is determined to benefit low and moderate incomes persons or addresses slums and blighted conditions on a spot basis and therefore the Project is consistent with the Contract; and, WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into an Agreement with OEDC to assist the City in utilizing such NAHT funds; and, WHEREAS, both of the homes shall be purchased by households whose annual incomes are 80%or below the Median Income by Family Size; and, WHEREAS, OEDC has indicated the total estimated project cost to be $70,000.00 in " NAHT Funds; and, . - 2 - • WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City and the residents thereof that the City enter into an Agreement with OEDC to provide funding in the amount not to exceed $70,000.00 for the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THESE MUTAL COVENANTS, the parties do hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS The following terms shall have the following meanings for all purposes in this Agreement: 1.01 "City" shall mean-the City of Omaha, a Nebraska Municipal Corporation. 1.02 "Developer" shall mean - the Omaha Economic Development Corporation, a Nebraska Non-profit Corporation (OEDC), 2221 North 24th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68110 (see Exhibit"A"). • 1.03 "Director" shall mean - the Planning Director of the City of Omaha. 1.04 "Recipient" shall mean- the City of Omaha. 1.05 "Subrecipient" shall mean - a public or private non-profit agency, authority or organization receiving NAHT funds to undertake eligible activities. In this Agreement, the Subrecipient is the Omaha Economic Development Corporation. 1.06 "NAHT" shall mean -the Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Fund. 1.07 "NAHT Funds" shall mean - that portion of the State of Nebraska, Department of Economic Development, NAHT Funds awarded to the City, subject to and conditioned upon actual receipt of same by the City of Omaha, as may be available to loan during the FY 1999 program year for the use specified herein in an amount not to exceed $70,000.00 payable from the NAHT Fund Program, Agency No. 300, Fund No. 155, Organization No. 4500, subject to the terms, conditions and requirements of said Loan Fund Agreement. 1.08 "Deferred Payment Loan to Assist Homebuyer" shall mean - a loan, without • interest, of NAHT funds in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00 for a newly constructed property, made subject to the terms, conditions and provisions of the loan agreement under which said loan is made, secured by no less than a second mortgage/deed of trust on an individual property, which shall provide, inter-alia, that same shall become due and payable without interest upon the sale or transfer • - 3 - of ownership of the property, or portion thereof, or interest therein by the Owner within ten (10) years from the date of loan closing on a newly constructed property. After ten (10) years on newly constructed properties,the Deferred Payment Loan amount will depreciate 50%with the remaining depreciated balance due upon sale or transfer of the property. Following the initial depreciation, the Owner may choose to repay the 50% DPL balance over a period of time. Upon written request by the Owner to repay the DPL balance, the Director will determine the terms and conditions of repayment. 1.08.1 Maximum Deferred Payment Loans to Assist Homebuyers may not exceed the following: New Construction: Median Income DPL Amount 80% and Below $35,000.00 1.09 "Project Completion" shall mean-the date leveraged funds have been received by the Developer and allocated to the Project, Construction Completion has been certified and approved by the City, all NAHT funds have been disbursed, and all properties have been purchased by qualified homebuyers. 1.10 "Affordability Period" shall mean - that time period, five years after expiration of this Agreement, in which Developer shall keep assisted properties affordable. During the affordability period, the Developer must ensure that NAHT-assisted units continue to meet occupancy requirements and property standards as described in Section 4.10 herein. For this Agreement, the Affordability Period shall commence at loan closing for the homebuyer. 1.11 "Project Close Out" shall mean - the dates all project NAHT funds have been disbursed and City has completed close out procedures. The distinction between Project Close Out and Project Completion is that occupancy requirements are required to be satisfied for Project Completion. As a result, Project Close Out shall typically occur prior to Project Completion. 1.12 "Target Area" shall mean - the properties located at 5806 North 61st Avenue and 6095 Ville de Sante Drive, Omaha,Nebraska. 1.13 "Property" or "Project" shall mean - those two (2) homes constructed in the Target Area. • - 4 - - 11 1.14 "Low and Moderate Income Family" shall mean - a family whose annual income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the Omaha NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area as determined by HUD (Exhibit "C"). 1.15 "Client" shall mean - a qualified participant making application to OEDC Housing Development Program. 1.16 "Program Income" shall mean - the gross income received by the Recipient or Subrecipient and directly generated from the use of NAHT funds. When such income is generated by an activity that is only partially assisted with NAHT funds, the income shall be prorated to reflect the percentage of NAHT funds used (see Exhibit "D" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth). Any program income fund received during the term of this Agreement shall be returned to the City within thirty (30) days of receipt and prior to any additional distribution of NAHT funds. SECTION 2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEVELOPER 2.01 Overall Project Performance 2.01.1 The Developer shall use the $70,000.00 NAHT funds for the marketing of two units in the Target Area to low and moderate income homebuyers whose annual incomes are 80% or below the Median Family Income (Exhibit"C"). 2.01.2 Total Project Total Assisted Total Low/Moderate Units Units Income Units 2 2 2 2.01.3 Number of Low/Moderate Maximum Percent of Area Households Median Income Permitted 2 80% 2.01.4 Number Above Low/Moderate Maximum Percent of Area Households Median Income Permitted 0 80% 2.02 Project Budget. Funding amount listed below will be committed to the Project during the term of this Agreement. FY 1999 NAHT $70,000.00 Private Funds - 0 - Estimated Project Cost $70,000.00 - 5 - 2.03 Term of the Agreement. This Agreement shall be in full force and effect and shall end on December 31, 2002. Services of the Developer will start effective the date of the proceed order issued by the City and Levels of Project Performance stated in Section 2.01 herein shall be completed as of December 31, 2002. The Planning Director may extend the term of this Agreement, but in no event shall the date extend beyond July 1, 2003. SECTION 3. CONDITIONS FOR RECEIPT OF CITY FINANCING 3.01 In no event shall the City assume any obligation to make any or all of the above- referenced funding available, nor shall the City incur any liability hereunder, unless and until the Developer has submitted for and received the prior approval of the Director of all of the documents listed below. 3.01.1 Property Insurance. Developer shall procure and maintain, at a minimum, fire and extended coverage insurance in an amount sufficient to protect the City's interest in the property during the term of the Agreement and financing security documents (OMB Circular A-110, Exhibit "B"). The insurance policy shall include the City of Omaha as an additional insured. Written evidence of such insurance shall be submitted to the City for approval. In the event of damage of the property, any insurance proceeds are to be applied, at the discretion of the Director, to the reconstruction of the property or repayment, in full, of the funding. 3.01.2 Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise Plan. Developer shall submit to the Director for his review and approval a minority and women business participation plan which discusses economic development and employment opportunities. These plans shall ensure that the Developer and its subcontractors will make their best efforts to ensure that construction services, contracts and employment opportunities are affirmatively marketed to women and members of minority groups. 3.01.3 Property Security. Developer shall execute a deed of trust, promissory note or any other document in no less than a second lien position to secure the City's interest in the Property. SECTION 4. PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEVELOPER 4.01 Eligible Use of Funds. The Developer does hereby certify, contract and agree that any and all funding obtained or made available hereunder shall be used solely and exclusively for the purposes described herein. - 6 - 4.02 Terms and Conditions. The Developer shall abide byall terms and conditions of P this Agreement and shall be responsible for the security and maintenance of the sites described herein. 4.03 Breach of Agreement. If through breach of this Agreement the Developer fails to maintain the occupancy, affordability and use restrictions as described herein, all NAHT Funds previously provided to the Developer through fulfillment of this Agreement shall promptly be returned to the City. 4.04 Ineligible Costs. The Developer shall be responsible for payment of any Project costs that exceed those specified in this Agreement. • 4.04.1 Eligible Costs. The Developer shall not request disbursement of funds under this Agreement until the funds are needed for payment of eligible costs. 4.05 Security for DPL. Partial mortgage or deed of trust financing to qualified low and moderate income buyers through the use of NAHT Deferred Payment Loans shall be secured by no less than a second mortgage or deed of trust on individual properties and shall not exceed and $35,000.00 for a newly constructed property in accordance with the Subrecipient underwriting Guidelines (Exhibit "E"). The DPL amount will be provided in accordance with the Deferred Loan Determination Process attached hereto as Exhibit "F". Both Exhibits are attached hereto and incorporated herein as though fully set forth. 4.06 Pre-sold Houses. In the case of pre-sold houses (houses in which a buyer has been identified, approved for partial mortgage financing and has become obligated to purchase regardless of whether the sale has been closed), such construction financing shall be made without interest in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00 in accordance with Sections 1.08 and 1.08.1 herein and the Subrecipient Underwriting Guidelines (Exhibit "E"), attached hereto and incorporated herein as though fully set forth. • 4.07 Lead-Based Paint Prohibition. Developer shall not use lead-based paint in the performance of this Agreement, including the performance of any subcontractor (24 CFR 570.608 and 24 CFR Part 35). "Lead-based Paint" means any paint containing more than six one-hundredths of one (1) per centum of lead by weight (calculated as lead metal) in the total nonvolatile content of the paint, or the equivalent measure of lead in the dried film of paint already applied. The Developer further agrees to abide by Federal requirements regarding lead-based paint poison prevention. 4.8 Ongoing Property Restrictions. During the term of this Agreement and that of any grant, deed of trust/mortgage, covenant documents, the Developer shall: 4.8.1 Maintain the Property in a safe and sanitary condition at all times. - 70- - 4.8.2 Ensure that all real estate taxes and special assessments are paid and kept current. 4.8.3 Maintain insurance against loss or damage to the Property in an aggregate amount sufficient to protect the City's interest in the Property. Such property insurance policy must be properly endorsed showing the City as an additional insured. In the event of loss or damage, the Developer shall provide immediate written notification to the City of any loss. Proceeds from any claim under this policy may, at the discretion of the Director, be either applied to restore or replace the improvements damaged or be paid to the City to satisfy the Developer's obligation to the City under the terms of this Agreement. 4.09 Davis-Bacon Labor Standards. Not required under this Agreement - see Exhibit "G", Exemption Checklist. 4.10 Property Standards. The Developer shall ensure that all work performed and the Construction Work meets all state, federal and local laws, ordinances, regulations and codes, including but not limited to, Section 8 Housing Quality Standards for Existing Homes (HQS) as established by HUD, the City of Omaha Property Rehabilitation Standards, and accessibility requirements,where applicable. 4.11 Affirmative Marketing Policy. The Developer agrees to comply with the City's Affirmative Marketing Policy, attached hereto as Exhibit "H" and incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth. These affirmative marketing procedures must be employed in the advertising and marketing of this Project. In marketing, the Developer shall also conform to the nondiscrimination provisions hereinafter set forth in Section 5.06.1.2. 4.12 Maintenance of Property. The Developer shall maintain the Property in a safe and sanitary condition. 4.13 National Environment Policy Act of 1969. The Developer shall not begin any rehabilitation or construction of a Property until it receives approval by the City that all provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and related authorities listed in HUD's implementing regulations at 24 CFR Parts 50 and 58 have been met regarding said Property. 4.14 Homebuyer First Mortgage/Deed of Trust Financing. The Developer shall assist a first mortgage/deed of trust lender to ensure that all loans are made in compliance with first mortgage or deed of trust lending institution's policies and underwriting standards similar in content to the Subrecipient Underwriting Standards attached hereto as Exhibit "E", and incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth. - 8 - 4.15 Homebuyer Counseling Services. The Developer shall ensure that clients who do not qualify for or are refused first mortgage financing assistance through Omaha 100, Inc., are referred to Family Housing Advisory Services (FHAS) for housing counseling services identical to that received by qualified or approved clients. SECTION 5. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF DEVELOPER Developer agrees to comply with the following requirements: 5.01 Financial Management. 5.01.1 Accounting Standards. The Developer agrees to comply with OMB Circular A-110 and agrees to adhere to the accounting principles and procedures required therein, utilize adequate internal controls, and maintain necessary source documentation for all costs incurred. (Exhibit "B", attached hereto and incorporated herein as though fully set forth). 5.01.2 Cost Principals. The Developer shall comply with the requirements and the standards of OMB Circular No. A-122, "Cost Principles for the Nonprofit Organizations" (Exhibit "I"), and with the requirements of OMB Circular A-110 (Exhibit `B"). Both Exhibits are attached hereto and incorporated herein as though fully set forth. 5.01.3 Audits. The Developer shall comply with all provisions and regulations of the Program and have an annual audit completed in compliance with OMB Circular A-133. A copy of the audit shall be provided to the Director. OMB Circular A-133 is attached hereto as Exhibit "J", and incorporated herein as though fully set forth. The auditor shall determine the appropriate type of audit to be conducted; i.e., limited scope or full compliance. A single audit is not an allowable expense unless the Subrecipient expends total federal funds over $300,000.00 in each fiscal year. A limited-scope audit may be allowable provided the auditor conducts the audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and the recipient expends less than $300,000.00 in each fiscal year. 5.01.3.1 Any deficiencies noted in audit reports must be fully cleared by the Developer within 30 days after receipt of audit by the Developer. Failure of the Developer to comply with the above audit requirements will constitute a violation of this Agreement and may result in the withholding of future payments and may constitute a default subject to default remedies referenced herein in Section 9. 5.02 Documentation and Record-Keeping. All Developer records with respect to any matters covered in this Agreement shall be made available to the City, its - 9 (111 - designees or the Federal Government, at any time during normal business hours, as often as the City deems necessary, to audit, examine, and make excerpts or transcripts of all relevant data. Any contract entered into by the Developer with any contractor or subcontractors shall include this Section to ensure said access. 5.03 Reports. The Developer shall submit to the City the following reports with the submission timelines as specified. 5.03.1 Occupancy Report. The Developer shall provide to the Director an initial occupancy-report and income computation form that contains the following information: (Exhibit"K") 5.03.1.1 name(s) of buyer(s) 5.03.1.2 address of property 5.03.1.3 household income as a percent of Median Family Income (MFI) as determined by HUD, income verification forms used in determining MFI including the City's Asset Form (Exhibit"C"). 5.03.1.4 household size 5.03.1.5 gender of head of household member 5.03.1.6 name and age of each household member 5.03.1.7 race/ethnicity of head of household 5.03.1.8 disability status of any household member 5.03.2 For each household or individual occupying a Property, the Developer shall retain the following records for five (5) years after the required period of affordability as specified in Section 1.10 of this Agreement. For this Agreement, records shall be retained until December 31, 2007. In the event the Term of the Agreement would be extended, the timeframe for record retention would be extended correspondingly. 5.04 Financial Status Reports. Developer shall submit financial status reports with pay request (OMB Circular A-110) from time of loan closing until project completion date as defined in Sections 3.01.1, 5.01.1, 5.01.2, 5.04 and 5.05 (OMB Circular A-110) (Exhibit B). These reports shall be due, at a minimum, 15 calendar days from the end of the calendar year quarter. Attached as Exhibit "L", and incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth, is a sample financial status report. 5.05 Record Retention. The Developer, its contractors and subcontractors shall maintain such records and accounts, including property, personnel and financial records, as are deemed necessary by the City to assure a proper accounting for all expenses. The Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, or any duly authorized representatives of the City, as approved by the Director, shall have access to any books, documents, papers, records and accounts of the Developer, Contractor, or subcontractors which are - 10 - directly pertinent to this Project for the purpose of making audit, examination, excerpts and transcriptions. Such records and accounts shall be retained for five (5) years after expiration of the period of affordability (OMB Circular A-110) (Exhibit"B"). 5.06 Personnel and Participant Conditions. 5.06.1 Contract Compliance Clause. 5.06.1.1 Section 10-192 of the Omaha Municipal Code, Equal Employment Opportunity Clause. The Developer and its contractor shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, handicap or familial status. As used herein, the word "treated" shall mean and include, without limitation, the following: recruited, whether by advertising or by other means; compensated; selected for training, including apprenticeship; promoted; upgraded; demoted; downgraded; transferred; laid off; and terminated. The Developer and its contractor agree to and shall post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officers setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. 5.06.1.2 The Developer and its contractors shall, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap or familial status. 5.06.1.3 The Developer and its contractors shall send to each representative of workers with which he has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding a notice advising the labor union or workers' representative of the contractor's commitments under the equal employment opportunity clause of the city and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment. 5.06.1.4 The Developer and its contractors shall furnish to the City's Human Relations Director all federal forms containing the information and reports required by the federal government for federal contracts under federal rules and regulations, including the information required by sections 10-192 to - 11 - 1 10-194, inclusive, and shall permit reasonable access to his records. Records accessible to the Human Relations Director shall be those which related to paragraphs 5.06.1.1 through 5.06.1.7 of this subsection and only after reasonable notice is given the contractor. The purpose of this provision is to provide for investigation to ascertain compliance with the program provided herein. 5.06.1.5 The Developer and its contractors shall take such actions with respect to any subcontractor as the City may direct as a means of enforcing the provisions of paragraphs 5.06.1.1 through 5.06.1.7 herein, including penalties and sanctions for noncompliance; however, in the event the contractor becomes involved in or is threatened with litigation as the result of such directions by the City, the City will enter into such litigation as is necessary to protect the interests of the City and to effectuate the provisions of this division,,and, in the case of contracts receiving federal assistance, the contractor or the City may request the United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States. 5.06.1.6 The Developer and its contractors shall file and shall cause his subcontractors, if any, to file compliance reports with the Developer contractor' in the same form and to the extent as required by the federal government for federal contracts under federal rules and regulations. Such compliance reports shall be filed with the Human Relations Director. Compliance reports filed at such times as directed shall contain information as to the employment practices, policies, programs and statistics of the Developer, contractor and his subcontractors. 5.06.1.7 The Developer and its contractors shall include the provisions of paragraphs 5.06.1.1 through 5.06.1.7 of this section, "Equal Employment Opportunity Clause," and Section 10-193 in every contract, subcontract or purchase order so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. (Code 190, Section 10-192; Ord. No. 35344, Sections 1, 9-26-00, Executive Order 11246). 5.06.2 Living Wage Contract Clause. The Developer and its contractors acknowledge that if this contract is over $75,000.00 it may be subject to the Living Wage Ordinance of the City of Omaha. The Ordinance requires that, unless specific exemptions apply or a waiver is granted, all - 12 - employers under certain contracts shall provide payment of a minimum living wage to employees. Included among exemptions set out in Section 10-319 of the Omaha Municipal Code are nonprofit corporations, governmental entities, contracts funded by community development block grant funds and others. Under the provisions of the Omaha Living Wage Ordinance, the City has the authority, under appropriate circumstances, to terminate a contract and to seek other remedies as set forth therein, for violations of the Ordinance. The Developer and its contractors further acknowledge that a copy of the Ordinance and the Interpretive Regulations is available upon request from the City of Omaha, Living Wage Compliance Officer, Room 1003, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68183, Attention: Joe Couch, Phone Number(402) 444-5409. 5.06.3 Workers' Compensation. 'The Developer shall provide Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage for all employees involved in the performance in this Agreement. 5:06.4 Employment Insurance and Bonding. The Developer shall purchase a • blanket fidelity bond covering all employees, at a minimum, in an amount equal to cash advances from the City. The Developer shall comply with bonding and insurance requirements of OMB Circular A- 110, Bonding and Insurance. 5.06.5 Minority Business/Women Business Enterprise Plan. The Developer shall make its best efforts to ensure that construction services, contracts and employment opportunities are affirmatively marketed to women and members of minority groups. As used in this Agreement, the term "women and members of minority groups" means a business at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned and controlled by minority group members or women. 5.06.6 Section 3 — Employment of Low-Income Persons (Section 3 of HUD Act of 68, as amended, 1 U.S.C. 1701u). The Developer shall make its best efforts to comply with Section 3. The purpose of Section 3 is to ensure that employment and other economic opportunities generated by HUD assistance or HUD-assisted projects covered by Section 3 shall, to the greatest extent feasible, be directed to low and very low-income persons, particularly persons who are recipients of HUD assistance for housing. 5.06.7 Conflict of Interest. The Developer agrees to abide by the provisions of 24 CFR 570.611 with respect to conflicts of interest, and covenants that it presently has financial interest and shall not acquire any financial interest, direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of services required under this Agreement. The - 13 - Developer further covenants that in the performance of this Agreement no person having such a financial interest shall be employed or retained by the Developer hereunder. These conflict of interest provisions apply to any person who is an employee, agent, consultant, officer or elected official or appointed official of the City or any designated public agencies or subrecipients which are receiving funds under the NAHT entitlement program. SECTION 6. DEVELOPER'S COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER FEDERAL REGULATIONS 6.01. Environmental Review. The Developer agrees to comply with the following regulations insofar as they apply to the performance of this Agreement: 6.01.1 Clean Air Act, 42,U.S.C., 1857, et seq. 6.01.2 Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., as amended 1318 relating to inspection, monitoring entry, reports and information as well as other requirements specified in Section 114 and Section 308, and all regulations and guidelines issued thereunder. 6.01.3 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Part 50, as amended. 6.01.4 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 6.01.5 HUD Environmental Review Procedures (24 CFR Part 58). 6.01.6 Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (24 U.S.C. 4106 and P.L. 2234) in regard to the sale, lease or other transfer of land acquired, cleared or improved under the terms of the Agreement as it may apply to . provisions of this Agreement. 6.01.7 Lead-Based Paint Regulations at 24 CFR 570.608 and 24 CFR Part 35 and in particular Sub-Part B thereof. Such regulations pertain to all HUD-assisted housing and require that all owners, prospective owners and tenants of properties constructed prior to 1978 be properly notified that such properties may include lead-based paint and require specific treatments according to the amount of HUD funding allocated to the Project. 6.01.8 Historic Preservation requirements set forth in the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470) and the procedures set forth in 36 CFR, Part 800, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Procedures for Protection of Historic Properties, insofar as they apply to the performance of this Agreement. In general, this requires concurrence from the State Historic Preservation Office for all - 14 - 1 rehabilitation and demolition of historic properties that are fifty years old or older or that are included on a Federal, State or local historic property list. 6.02 Uniform Relocation Act. The Developer shall comply with the applicable regulations of the Uniform Relocation Act of 1970, as amended (URA) (42 U.S.C. 4601-4655), or Section 104 (d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (Section 104 (d)), which require relocation assistance be provided to resident owners, tenants, businesses and other occupants that are displaced as a result of a federally-assisted project. In the event that the Developer or its agent displaces any tenant-occupant of the property, it shall immediately notify the City in writing of the circumstances surrounding said displacement. SECTION 7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY 7.01 Performance Monitoring. The City will monitor the performance standards of the Developer as stated herein. Substandard performance as determined by the City will constitute non-compliance with this Agreement. If action to correct such substandard performance is not taken by the Developer within a reasonable period of time after being notified by the City, contract suspension or termination procedures will be initiated. 7.02 Payments. It is expressly agreed and understood that the total amount to be paid by the City under this Agreement shall not exceed $70,000.00 in NAHT funds. The payment of these funds is subject to and conditioned upon actual receipt by the City of the same. Should adequate funding not be available to the City, the City shall notify the Developer as soon as reasonably possible and the Agreement will be terminated. 7.02.1 Funds Allocated to the Developer. Funds allocated to the Developer shall be in the form of a deferred payment loan for the purposes set forth in this Agreement. Payments will be contingent on Duties and Conditions specified herein. Drawdowns for the payment of eligible expenses shall not be made until the funds are needed. 7.03 Inspections. The City may perform periodic inspections at any reasonable time to ensure compliance with this Agreement. The City shall perform final inspection to certify Project completion prior to final disbursement of NAHT proceeds. 7.04 Technical Assistance. The Director or City staff shall assist the Developer in the same manner the Director provides technical assistance to other developers during the construction phase to ensure compliance with such housing quality standards and property rehabilitation standards. - 15 - (Z) Mia,. SECTION 8. MUTUAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CITY AND DEVELOPER 8.01 Release of Information Laws. The Developer specifically hereby states, agrees and certifies that it is familiar with the limited purpose set forth in the Federal Laws, Rules and Regulations, and in the laws of the State of Nebraska, for which personal information requested may be used and that the information received will be used solely for those limited purposes and not to harass, degrade or humiliate any person. The information released shall be used for the limited purposes stated, and the Developer further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Omaha for any liability arising out the improper use by the Developer of information provided. this Agreementshall conform with all existing Applicable Laws. Parties tot s and applicable City ordinances, resolutions, state laws, federal laws, and all existing and applicable rules and regulations. Nebraska law will govern the term and the performance under this Agreement. 8.03 Interest of the City. Pursuant to Section 8.05 of the Home Rule Charter, no elected official or any officer or employee of the City shall have a financial interest, direct or indirect, in any City agreement. Any violation of this section with the knowledge of the person or corporation contracting with the City shall render the Agreement voidable by the Mayor or Council. 8.04 Independent Contractor. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to, or shall be construed in any manner, as creating or establishing the relationship of employer/employee between the parties. The Developer shall at all times remain an independent contractor with respect to the services to be performed under this Agreement. The City shall be exempt from payment of all Unemployment Compensation, FICA, retirement, life and/or medical insurance and Worker's Compensation Insurance as the Developer is an Independent Contractor. 8.05. Project Roles. The Developer shall ensure that the Project meets the objectives stated herein. The City has selected the Developer to assist in the Project since it is consistent with the Consolidated Plan. With respect to this Project, the City is not acting as the Developer's architect or engineer. The City makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the Construction Work. The City owes no duty to the Developer or any other persons that shall arise because of any inspection of the premises by the City's agents or employees. 8.06 Captions. Captions used in this Agreement are for convenience and are not used in the construction of this Agreement. 8.07 Merger. This Agreement shall not be merged into any other oral or written agreement, lease or deed of any type. - 16 - CID 8.08 Modification. This Agreement and any related documents securing the financing contain the entire agreement of the parties. No representations were made or relied upon by either party other than those that are expressly set forth herein. No agent, employee, or other representative of either party is empowered to alter any of the terms herein unless done in writing and signed by an authorized officer of the respective parties, pursuant to Section 10-142 of the Omaha Municipal Code. 8.09 Assignment. The Developer may not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the express prior written consent of the City; except that the Mayor may, without City Council approval, approve, in writing, the assignment to a limited partnership so long as the Developer is and remains a general partner. 8.10 Strict Compliance. All provisions of this Agreement and each and every document that shall be attached shall be strictly complied with as written, and no substitution or change shall be made upon written direction from authorized representatives of the parties. 8.11 Termination. This Agreement may be suspended or terminated in accordance with 24 CFR 85.43, Enforcement or CFR 85.44, Termination for Convenience (Exhibit "M", attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth). Upon termination of this Agreement, all funds and interest in any account hereunder shall become the property of the City and shall be returned to the City. 8.12 Reversion of Assets. Upon the expiration of this Agreement, the Developer shall transfer to the City of Omaha any NAHT Funds on hand at the time of expiration and any accounts receivable attributable to the use NAHT Funds (24 C.F.R. 570.503(b)(8)). Additionally, the Developer shall ensure that any real property under the Developer's control that was acquired or improved in whole or in part with NAHT funds in excess of$25,000.00 is either: 8.12.1 Used to meet on the national objectives in 24 C.F.R. 570.208 until five (5) years after expiration of the Agreement, or such longer period of time as determined appropriate by the City; or, 8.12.2 Is disposed of in a manner which results in the City being reimbursed in the amount of the current fair market value of the property less any portion thereof attributable to expenditures of non-NAHT Funds for acquisition of, or improvement to, the property. Such reimbursement is not required after the period of time specified in accordance with Section 8.12.1 above. 8.13 Indemnification. The Developer shall indemnify and hold the City harmless from and against: (1) any and all claims arising from contracts between the Developer and third parties made to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement; and, (2) any - 17 - and all claims, liabilities or damages arising from the preparation or presentation of any of the work covered by this Agreement. 8.14 Unenforceable Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be in effect to the extent of such prohibition or enforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. 8.15 Disclosure of Lobbying. The Developer shall certify and disclose, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that: 8.15.1 No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the Developer, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. 8.15.2 If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer of employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the Developer shall complete and submit standard Form- LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying", in accordance with its instructions. 8.15.3 The language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers, (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. 8.16 Notices. The City and the Developer hereby expressly agree that for purposes of notice, including legal service or process, during the term of this Agreement, and for the period of any applicable statute of limitations thereafter, the following named individuals shall be authorized representatives of the parties: 1) City: City of Omaha Planning Department 1819 Farnam Street,Room 1111 Omaha,Nebraska 68183 - 18 - 0 { 2) Developer: Omaha Economic Development Corporation A Nebraska Non-profit Corporation Alvin M. Goodwin, President 2221 North 24th Street Omaha,Nebraska 68110 In the event the authorized representative changes during the term of this Agreement,prior written notice will be given to the respective party at the address noted above. 8.17 Applicability. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and shall run with the Property. SECTION 9. DEFAULT PROVISIONS 9.01 Remedies. If, through any cause, the Developer shall fail to fulfill in a timely and proper manner any obligations under this Agreement, or violate any of the covenants, representations or agreements hereof, the City may upon written notice terminate this Agreement or such parts thereof as to this Agreement, and may hold the Developer liable for any damages caused to the City by reasons of such default and termination. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date indicated below: ATTEST: CITY OF OMAHA: , 1-0V-------,_ (Arv..,4_,_ // CI I LERK OF E CITY OF OMAHA MAYOR OF THE CIT OF OM WITNESS!. OMAHA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION a Nebraska Non-profit Corporation 41-e tusil ,rA • 6 By: d/49,4a4fre‘ Alvin M. Goodwin, President /A - oi o172 -07 Date Date APPROVED AS TO FO • iLe,4-( e ,;Ti P:\PLN1\5908pjm.doc CITY ATTORNEY Date 0, - 19 - SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITS Agreement Exhibit Location Description A 1.02 Article of Incorporation, Bylaws, Corporate Resolution, Board Members B 1.11, 3.01.1; 5.01.1; OMB Circular A-110 5.01.2, 5.04 and 5.05 C 1.14, 2.01 and 5.03.1.3 Median Family Income Chart D 1.16 Definition—Program Income E 4.05,,4.06 Subrecipient Underwriting Guidelines F 4.05 Deferred Loan Determination Process G 4.09 Davis-Bacon Wages and HUD-4010 Exemption Checklist H 4.11 Affirmative Marketing Policy I 5.01.2 OMB Circular A-122 J 5.01.3 OMB Circular A-133 K 5.03.1 Demographic Foiiii/Occupancy Report and Income Computation Form L 5.04 Financial Status Report M 8.11 Termination—CFR 85.43 — 85.44 ATTACHMENTS: 1 City of Omaha Definition of Income 2 Equal Opportunity 3 Section 3 Clause 4 Minority and Women Business Plan P:\PLN1\5908pjm.doc - 20 - 41111) ,� EXHIBIT "A" CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE RESOLUTION I, Larry Gomez, do hereby certify that I am the duly elected Chairperson of Omaha Economic Development Corporation, a Nebraska non-profit corporation authorized to do business in the State of Nebraska, and that the following is a copy of the Resolution adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors of said corporation, held on May 31, 2001. WHEREAS, Omaha Economic Development Corporation is committed to the development of residential units to provide affordable residential units to qualified low- income families, and WHEREAS, the Corporation and the City of Omaha have negotiated an Agreement for providing funds to assist two qualified homebuyers in purchasing homes constructed by Omaha Economic Development Corporation at 60th Street and Hartman Avenue. These funds will be used to provide deferred payment loans to assist these homebuyers. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the corporation does hereby agree to enter into an Agreement with the City of Omaha for deferred loan financing of 2 residential units for qualified low-income families at 60th & Hartman Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska, and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that Alvin M. Goodwin, President of the Corporation, be, and he hereby is, authorized to take all such actions, including the execution of an Agreement and any security documents in favor of the City of Omaha, as shall be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purpose of this Resolution. I do hereby further certify that since the adoption of said Resolution, it has been neither revoked nor amended; and I do hereby further certify that on November 30, 2000, Alvin M. Goodwin, was elected President and that on November 30, 2000, Larry Gomez was elected Chairperson, and that they have been since that date and are respectively, President and Chairperson of Omaha Economic Development Corporation. Witness my hand of Omaha Economic Dev lopment Corpo tion this day of May, 2001. L omez, Chairperson Board of Directors t::u16!t� Cn7n1 r,;(,FAR 800ts- ?/ PAG --;Ll NOV IP 12 4i PH 77 .4?•r•,•} •:; wig, • STATE OF `=;1 NEBRASKA ;J:r ' t t. [1 I • I fifrparttntPnt of State CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION Allen J. i3rrrntatut• 'rrrrtorj of state of tile State of Nritrttnka mto tirrrinl rrrtif j that Articles of Incorporation of OMAHA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION • whose registered office is located in Omaha, , Nebraska, were filed in this office as a nonprofit corporation on November 8, 1977 , and recorded on Film Roll No.77-18 at Page No. 484 , Miscellaneous ••••Incorporations. • in gPStiIttIIttJ 113fjPrPIIf, iiaor hereunto art m g hand and affixrb the Great Brat of the Blatt of tie brnska_ `.• : ;• : • Bone ai Ztnroln thin .. •;•'. ;;;.,� ••.• eighth • ; •" •.':' � ��i ' ; .• ; o. bag of finite rn •. .• . et'4 • in hit star of our Eorb• one thou- • • .. •: • , 'M; _. • • sand nine fundrrb and ._‘•von ty raven Oge.P••,!�: :.� ,i�\•�. �• �` 9• eLUIL.41•44•4+-2 SGCRETARY OF STATE DEFU!T ` • BOO�L' LiPAGFr 77 iTATE CF .i� :.ECRETARY'S Of=FICZ ) `" Rcc_;ved and filed for record__ ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION rccordcdpn film roil No.7 /' 1 at page OF 0. 9 Q � OMAHA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ux�..,: Secretary of State We, the undersigned natural persons of the age of twenty-one years or more, acting as incorporators of a corporation under the Non-Profit Corporation Act of the State of Nebraska, adopt the following Articles of Incorporation for such corporation: ARTICLE I The name of the corporation is Omaha Economic Development Corporation. ARTICLE II The period of the corporation's duration is perpetual. ARTICLE III The purposes for which this Corporation is formed are exclusively charitable, scientific and educational and consist of the following: (1) To raise the economic, educational and social levels of underprivileged residents of the minority and low- income community in the metropolitan area ofOmaha, Nebraska, and other underprivileged groups, which have substantial unemployment or low-income minority families, to foster and promote community-wide interest and concern for the problems of such community to the end that (a) racial tensions, prejudice, and discrimination, economic and otherwise, may be eliminated; (b) sickness, poverty and crime may be lessened; and (c) educa- tional and economic opportunities may be expanded among the residents of such communities. (2) To expand the opportunities available to said residents and groups to own, manage, and operate business enter- prises by furthering the development of locally-owned or -operated business enterprises in economically underprivileged or depressed areas; to assist said residents and groups in developing entre- preneurial and management skills necessary for the successful B OO K�'_�G.L PA G e��L'1 operation of business enterprises; to provide financial support for the successful operation of business enterprises by said residents and groups and to assist said residents and groups in obtaining such financial support from other sources. (3) To expand the opportunities available to said residents and groups to obtain adequate low-cost housing accomodations. (4) To aid, support and assist by gifts, contribu- tions or otherwise, other corporations, community chests, funds and foundations organized and operated exclusively for charit- able, religious, scientific, literary or educational purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private, shareholder or individual, and no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or other- wise attempting to influence legislation. (5) To do any and all lawful activities which may be necessary, useful or desirable for the furtherance, accom- plishment, fostering or attainment of the foregoing purposes, either directly or indirectly, and either alone or in conjunc- tion or cooperation with others, whether such others be persons or organizations of any kind or nature, such as corporations, firms, associations, trusts, institutions, foundations, or governmental bureaus, departments or agencies. ARTICLE IV The corporation shall exercise all rights and powers conferred upon corporations formed under the Non-Profit Corporation Act of the State of Nebraska, provided, that such rights and powers shall be exercised exclusively for the charitable, scientific and educational purposes of the Corporation in such manner that the Corporation shall qualify as an exempt organization under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and the Nebraska Non-Profit Corporation Act, as they are currently and shall hereafter be in force and effect. -2- BO �•JPAGFG2�r�� `' ARTICLE V No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or other- wise attempting to influence legislation and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in, any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. Not- withstanding any other provisions of these Articles, the Corporation shall not carry on any other activities not per- mitted to be carried on by,a corporation exempt from federal and state income taxes under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and the Nebraska Non-Profit Corporation Act as the same may be amended from time to time. ARTICLE VI The address of the corporation's initial registered office is 5620 Ames Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68104 and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is William C. Moore. ARTICLE VII The number of directors constituting the initial Board of Directors shall be three (3) and the names and street addresses of the persons who are to serve as initial directors are as follows: William C. Moore 9606 North 29 Street Omaha, Nebraska 68112 Alvin M. Goodwin 4905 Manderson Street Omaha, Nebraska 68104 Herbert M. Patten 5510 Camden Avenue Omaha, Nebraska 68104 ARTICLE VIII The authorized number and qualifications of Members of the Corporation, the different classes of membership if any, the 9 votin and other rights and privileges of Members property, and their liability to dues and assessments and the method of collection thereof, shall be as set forth in the Bylaws. -3- BOgh�_CG:LPAG E ZP ARTICLE IX Upon dissolution or final liquidation of the Corporation, the Board .pf Directors shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all of the assets of the corpora- tion exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in such manner, or to such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, • religious or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under Section _ 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corres- ponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) , as the Board of Directors shall determine. ARTICLE X Any person made or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation shall be indemnified by the Corporation against any and all liability and the reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, suit or proceeding, or in con- nection with any appearance therein, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such Director or Officer is liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties. Such right of indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which such Director or Officer may be entitled apart from this Article. ARTICLE XI The names and street addresses of the incorporators are as follows: Thomas D. Stalnaker 3535 Harney Street Omaha, Nebraska 68131 Thomas C. Lauritsen 3535 Harney Street Omaha, Nebraska 68131 • -4 111, - • QOO jV pAGF�W In Witness Whereof, we have executed these Articles of Incorporation on this day of November, 1977. 476( Ce.:::1Z4.,..:G- -- i42--- -0-14--- Thomas D. Stalnaker Thomas C. Lauritsen • • - •..o m U K'S Of.'T01.DOUGLAS COUNTY,NE8AASWt ol4 `',� N MUER B.SPELDCAN,coo/arCLm • -S- • +ictn•lu W%1TE:c O.SPE(LHAM bOUCL,S ';cIHrr clfRK ��,,��,,�� NGV rJ • """e?kpAElj yTA1E OF.N';8 AKA SS (Er 1 1 57 Pi{ 1$ £CaETARY S OFFICE } ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT Ileceircd cod filer(for record OF THE and rrf corded co film roll No. O ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION V'`14 .02C at pare l / OF (Iph_ OMAHA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPO RATZOM .e y of State B7 Omaha Economic Development Corporation, a Nebraska • Non-Profit Corporation, in compliance with Section 21-1934 of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska (Reissue 1974), makes the following statements regarding the Articles of Amendment of • the corporation: 1. The name of the corporation is Omaha Economic • Development Corporation. 2. The amendments that were adopted are as follows: . (a) The following Subsection (6) is added to Article III: (6) to exercise all other rights and powers conferred upon corporations formed under the Non-Profit Corporation Act of the State of Nebraska, provided, however, that the Corporation shall not engage in any activities or exercise any powers, including those specifically mentioned herein, that are not in further- ance of the charitable, scientific and educational purposes of the corporation. • (b) The current Article IV is deleted in its entirety and the following Article Iv is adopted: ARTICLE IV The corporation shall exercise all of the fore- going purposes and powers exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes in such manner that the Corporation shall qualify as an exempt . organization under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and the Nebraska Non-Profit Corporation Act, as they are currently and shall hereafter be in force and effect. gOOKPAGEZ (c) The current Article V is deleted in its . entirety and the following Article V is adopted: • ARTICLE V No substantial portion of the activities of the Corporation shall consist of carrying on propa- ganda or otherwise attempting to influence legisla- tion except to the extent permitted by Section 501(i) of the Internal Revenue Code as it is •cur- rently and shall hereafter be in force and effect, and as elected by the Corporation pursuant thereto, and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in, any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Articles, the Corpora- tion shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on by a corporation exempt • from federal and state income taxes under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and the Nebraska Non-Profit Corporation Act as the same may be amended from time to time. (d) The following provision is added to Article VII: The initial directors shall act in the capacity of Directors until the election of their successors. (e) The current Article IX is deleted in its entirety and the following.Article IX is adopted: ARTICLE IX The Corporation is formed solely for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes. The Corporation • is not organized, nor shall it be operated for the , primary purpose of generating pecuniary gains, profits, or dividends to the Members thereof, or to any indi- vidual, except that the Corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distribution (SD-2- 6Q A1 in furtherance of its purposes. The property assets, profits, and net income of the Corporation are irrevocab4y dedicated to charitable, scientific, . and educational purposes, and no part of the profit or net income of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any Director, Officer or Member .thereof or to the benefit of any individual. - (f) The current Article X is deleted in its entirety and the following Article X is adopted: ARTICLE X Upon winding up the dissolution of the Corpora- tion, the assets of the Corporation remaining after 1 payment of, or provision for payment of, all debts and liabilities of the Corporation, shall be distri- buted to an organization and used exclusively to accomplish the general purposes for which this Corporation is organized. If the Corporation holds any assets in trust, such assets shall be disposed of in such manner as may be directed by decree of the District Court of the county in "which the Corporation's principal office is located, upon• petition therefor by the Attorney General or by any person concerned in the liquidation. 3. There being no members of Omaha Economic. Development Corporation, the foregoing Amendments were adopted by a written consensual agreement executed by all of the Directors of the Corporation on October 18, 1978,. in the manner prescribed by the Nebraska Non-Profit Corporation Act. Dated this 18th day. of October, 1978. OMAHA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONPO Cptif0lt,�rJ., By •y0` :�""•^ O4'�., President tif...--• 4, • *,N -=c1.11Toggltft3)5--":^k:4 -f*-- BY .,(46;./ ' '. 4'wk•�� X:6: Secretary ��l %C.,..) i anm n co •`cut saomct.DOU"EOU '116/1"t 81 Lit i tau R e.SPE hart cificK AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF OMAHA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ARTICLE I Name, Office and Seal Section 1.01. Name of the Corporation. The name of the Corporation shall be Omaha Economic Development Corporation, "the Corporation". Section 1.02. Principal Office. The principal office of the Corporation shall be 2221 North 24th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68110. The principal office shall thereafter be located at such address within the Count of Douglas, State of Nebraska, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Section 1.03. Corporate Seal. The Corporate Seal of the organization shall have described thereon the name of the Corpora- tion, and the state of its incorporation, and the words "Corporate Seal." ARTICLE II Membership Section 2.01. Members. There shall be no members of this 'Corporation. ARTICLE III Board of Directors Section 3 .01. Powers. The activities, affairs and property of the Corporation shall be managed, directed and controlled, and its powers exercised by, and vested in, the Board of Directors. • Section 3 . 02 . Number of Directors. The Board of Directors shall consist of not more than fifteen (15) Directors,nor fewer than nine (9) Directors. In no event shall fewer than 51 percent (51%) of the Directors reside within the Corporation's special impact area. The remaining Directors shall be individuals repre- sentative of the business and financial community of Omaha. ` Section 3.03. Resignation. Any Director may resign at any time by. delivering a written resignation to the Chairman of the Board or the Secretary of the Corporation. The acceptance of 'any such resignation, unless required by the terms thereof, shall not be necessary to make the same effective. Section 3.04. Removal. Any Director may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members-•of -the , Board of Directors present at a meeting of the Directors, the notice of which shall have specified the proposed removal. Any Director who missed three (3) consecutive properly noticed meetings of the Board of Directors without an explanation satisfactory to the Board may be removed by the affirmative vote of a majority -of- the Directors present at a meeting of the Board- of - Directors, the notice of which shall have specified the proposed removal. Section 3.05. Vacancies. Whenever the number of Directors shall for any reason be less than the maximum authorized number, the vacancy or vacancies may be filled by a majority of the remaining Directors. -2- Section 3 . 06. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors for the election of Directors and Officers and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before it shall be held within the last 120 calendar days of each year beginning with the year 1991. Section 3.07 Other Meetings. Regular meetings of the-Board of Directors shall be held each month on a date and at a time to be determined by the Chairman of the Board. Special meetings shall be held at any time when called by order of the Chairman of the Board or any five (5) directors. Section 3.08. Place of Meeting. Each meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation or at a place to be designated by the Chairman of the Board. Section 3.09. Notice. Notice of each meeting of the Board of Directors shall be mailed to each Director's residence or usual place of business, not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) days before the day on which the meeting is to be held, or notice may be sent by telegraph or delivered personally to each Director not-less than two :(2) days before the day on which the meeting is -- - to be held. In the event of personal delivery there shall be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation a receipt signed by the Director receiving such notice or an affidavit of the person making the delivery. Each such notice shall state the general nature of the business to be transacted, the day, time and place of such meeting, and by whose request it was called. Notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given to any Director who shall waive such notice in writing, whether before or after such -3- meeting, or if he or she shall be present at the meeting. No notice need be given of any adjou -ned meeting of the Board. Section 3 . 10. Quorum. The presence at any meeting of the Board of Directors in person of no less than 51% of the elected Directors shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute .a quorum. The Directors present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Directors to leave less than a quorum. A majority of those Directors present may by resolution adjourn the meeting from time to time for a period not exceeding ten (10) days in any one case, but no other business may be transacted. At any duly adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted--which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called. Section 3.11. Organization. At each meeting of the Board of Directors the Chairman of the Board shall act as chairman thereof, or in case of his or her absence, the Vice-Chairman shall so act. The Secretary or, in the case of his or her absence, the person whom the chairman. of.. the -meeting shall appoint as secretary of the - meeting, shall act as such. Section 3. 12. Voting. At all meetings• of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise expressly required by these Bylaws, all matters shall be decided by the vote of a majority of the Directors present at the meeting. Section 3 . 13 . Action by Board of Directors Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all of the Directors -4- shall individually or collectively consent in writing to the action. The written consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board, and the action taken shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the Directors. ARTICLE IV. Committees. Section 4 .01. Executive Committee. (a) The Board of Directors may appoint an Executive Committee which shall consist of not more than seven (7) Directors, including the Chairman of the Board as well as all members of the Board of Directors who are either Officers of the Corporation of Chairmen of standing committees, to hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors. (b) During the intervals between meetings of the Board of Directors, the Board may delegate to the Executive Committee any or all the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business affairs of the Corporation, other than the power to adopt, amend, or repeal these Bylaws. Within thirty (30) days after the first meeting of the Board of Directors, the Board shall provide the --Executive Committee with guidelines specifying the dollar amount of those contracts and other financial commitments which shall require approval of the Board of Directors. (c) Subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, the Executive Committee may fix its own rules of procedure, but in every case the presence of not less than one-half (1/2) of the Executive Committee shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute -5- a quorum for the transaction of business. The Executive Committee shall have the power to fill any vacancy in its own number, but any Director so chosen shall serve as a member of the Executive Com- mittee only until the next meeting of the Board of Directors. (d) The regular meetings of the Executive Committee, with the exception of executive sessions, shall be open to staff members of subsidiary projects. (e) The Executive Committee shall submit a written report on its activities at each Board of Directors meeting. Section 4 .02. Jominatinq Committee. (a) Composition. The Board of Directors shall appoint a Nominating Committee composed of five (5) members of the Board of Directors. (b) Duties. The Nominating Committee shall .nominate at least one candidate for each position to be filled among the Directors. The list of candidates proposed by the Nominating Committee shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Corporation no less than forty-five (45) days prior to the meeting of the Board of Directors at_ which_a vacancy..is..to, be. .filled.. Prior to nominating..... _ ... . any candidate to fill the position of a Director, the Nominating Committee shall establish the credentials of such candidate and verify that such candidate is willing tc serve as Director if elected and if qualified to become a Director in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 . 02 of these Bylaws. (c) Procedure. Each member of the Board of Directors shell be notified of the nominations of the Nominating Committee not less -6- than fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting of the Board of Directors at which the poition of Director is to be filled. Section 5.03 . Personnel Committee. The Board of Directors may establish a Personnel Committee which shall consist of no less than five (5) members of the Board of Directors, appointed jointly by the President and the Chairman of the Board with the approval of the Board of Directors, and which shall include the President of the Corporation as Chairman thereof, to hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors. The duties and.responsi- bilities of the Personnel Committee, in addition to the powers and duties delegated to the Committee from time to time by the Board of Directors, shall include the following: (a) The duty to act as the Grievance Committee in disputes involving the Corporation and the employees thereof. (b) The duty to make recommendations, upon consultation with members of the staff, to the Board of Directors regarding personnel policies to be adopted by the Corporation. Section 4 .04 . Other Committees. The Board of Directors from time to time may establish_other..committees, boards, and councils, .,. _ including 'a Finance and Business Committee, which shall have such duties and the members of which shall hold a office for such periods as the Board of Directors from time to time may determine. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, the rules of procedure of such committees, boards, and councils shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors, or, if authorized by the Board of Directors, by the respective committees, boards, and -7- councils. Any such committee, board or council may be abolished or any member thereof removed;• with or without cause, at any time by the Board of Directors. Section 4.05. Term of Office. Each member of any committee established pursuant to the Bylaws shall serve until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors or until a successor is appointed, unless the committee shall be abolished, or unless such member shall be removed, or unless such member shall cease to qualify as a member thereof. Section 4.06. Vacancies. Vacancies on committees shall be filled by the appointment of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. Section 4 .07. Quorum. The presence, in person, •of-a majority of the members of a committee shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by that com- mittee. Section 4.08. Notice of Meetings. Written notice of all com- mittee meetings shall be given by the Committee Chairman to the .. ..... __members thereof. at least ten--(.1.0.). .days._.prior __to such.meeting... Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings, and shall report briefly on its activities at each Board of Directors meeting. ARTICLE V Officers Section 5.01. Titles and Qualifications. The Officers of the Corporation shall include a Chairman of the Board, a Vice-Chairman -8- • 411 of the Board, a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, and such other officers as the Board may from time to time designate. The Officers shall have the authority to perform the duties prescribed by these Bylaws and the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board, Vice-Chairman of the Board, Secretary and Treasurer shall be members of the Board. Any person may hold any two or more offices of the Corporation, 'except those of Chairman of the Board; Presi- dent and Secretary. No member of the Board of Directors shall serve in a salaried position with the Corporation. Section 5.02. Election and Term of Office. Each Officer may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors at ics first meeting and, except for the President, shall be elected or appointed annually thereafter by the Board of Directors -at its annual meetings. The president shall serve until such time as him successor shall be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors. New offices may be created and filled at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Each such Officer shall hold office until the close of the election of Officers at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors-next held after his or her election or appointment, and thereafter until his or her successor shall have been elected or appointed and shall qualify, or until his or her death, resigna- tion, or removal. Section 5.03 . Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time by delivering a written resignation to the Chairman of the Board, or the Secretary. The acceptance of any such resignation, -9- unless required by the terms thereof, shall not be necessary to make the same effective. Section 5.04 . Removal . Any officer may be removed at any time, either for or without cause, by a vote of a majority of Directors then in office at a meeting the notice or waiver of notice of which shall have specified the proposed removal.' Section 5.05. Vacancies. Any vacancy in an office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the terms by the Board of Directors. Section 5.06. The Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, and shall have such powers and duties not incon- sistent with these Bylaws as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board of Directors. Section 5.07. The Vice-Chairman of the Board. The Vice- Chairman of the Board shall act in the absence of the Chairman, and shall have such other powers and duties not inconsistent with these Bylaws as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board of Directors. - Section 5.08. The President. The Board of Directors shall employ a President who, subject to such supervisory powers as may be given by the Board of Directors to the Chairman of the Board, shall be the chief operating officer of the corporation and, who, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, shall have general supervision, direction and control of the business of the Corporation. The President shall have the general powers and -10- duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation and shall have such other powers and duties not in- consistent with these Bylaws as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors from time to time, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) The power to hire and discharge all personnel. (b) The duty to participate as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors and of all Committees. (c) The duty to countersign all drafts, checks, notes, orders or other undertakings for the payment •of money on the Cor- poration treasury and to sign all records and documents whereunto his or her signature shall be lawfully required. (d) The duty to approve all circulars, communications ; and correspondence issued and financial transactions made in the name of the Corporation. Section 5.09. The Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the records of the minutesmeetings of the Board of Directors meets r of all g and of the Executive Committee and all other Committees at the office of the principal Corporation- in-one or more books provided for that purpose, with the time and place of the holding of the meetings, how they were called or authorized, the notice given thereof, the ;tames of those present, and the proceedings thereof. The Secretary shall see that all notices are given in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws; shall be the custodian of all records and documents and of the seal of the corporation and shall see that the seal of the Corporation is affixed to all documents -11- when required, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws; and in general, shall perform all other duties, not inconsistent with these Bylaws, as are incident to the office of Secretary, or as may be assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Corporation. Section 5. 10. The Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Corporation and shall: (a) Submit a full financial report at any meeting of the Board of Directors if called upon to do so by the Chairman; (b) In general, have such other powers and perform such other duties, not inconsistent with these Bylaws, as are incident to the office of Treasurer or as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chairman. The Board of Directors may require the Treasurer to give a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her duties in such sum and form and with such surety as the Board of Directors may determine. The cost of such bond shall be borne by the Corporation. Section 5. 11. Records. Upon leaving office, each Officer shall turn over to his successor in good order such monies, books, records, documents, and other property of the Corporation as have been in his or her custody during his or her term of office. -12- ARTICLE VI Deposits, Checks, Loans, Contracts, Etc. Section 6.01. Deposit of Funds. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited in such banks, trust com- panies or other reliable depositaries as the Board of Directors from time to time may determine. Section 6.02. Checks, etc. All checks, drafts, endorsements, notes and evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, and all endorsements for deposits to the credit of the Corporation, shall be signed by such Officer or Officers, agent or agents of the Corporation and in such manner as shall from time t.o time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Section 6.03 . Loans. No loans or advances shall be- con- tracted on behalf of the Corporation, and no note or other evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name, unless and except as authorized by the Board of Directors. Any such authorization fray be general or confined to specific instances, and may include authorization to pledge, as security for loans or advances so authorized, any and all securities and other personal property at any time held by the Corporation. Section 6.04 . Contracts. The President, or any Officer specifically authorized by the Board of Directors, may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, enter into those contracts or execute and deliver those instruments that are specifically authorized by the Board of Directors- Without the express and specific authorization of the Board of Directors, no Officer or -13- • other agent of the Corporation may enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation. Section 6. 05. Representation of Shares of Other Corporations. The President and the Secretary of the Corporation are authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of the Corporation-all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations held in the name of the Corporation. The authority granted to said Officer to vote or represent on behalf of this Corporation, any and all shares held by this Corporation and in any other corporation or corporations may be exercised either by such Officers in person or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy, agreement or by power of attorney duly- executed by said Officers, a copy of which is filed with the Secretary cf the Cor- poration. Section 6.06. Bonding of Officers and Employees. The Treasurer, and such other Officers and employees handling funds for the Corporation, shall be bonded in such amounts as are determined - - by-the--Board -of- Directors at the expense of the Corporation: ARTICLE VII Compensation of and Contracts with Directors and Officers Section 7.01. Compensation of Directors and Officers. The Directors of the Corporation shall serve as such without salary, but the Board of Directors may authorize the payment by the Cor- poration of the reasonable expenses incurred by the Directors in the performance of their duties and of reasonable compensation for -14- special services rendered by any Director. The Board of Directors • shall fix the salary or other compensation of the Officers or other agents of the Corporation. Except as provided in this section, no Director or Officer of the Corporation shall receive, directly or indirectly, any salary, compensation or gift from the Corporation. Section 7.02. Contracts With Directors or Officers. - No Director or Officer of the Corporation shall be interested, directly-or indirectly, in any contract relating to the operations conducted by it, nor in any contract fur furnishing services or supplies to it, unless (a) such contract shall be authorized by an absolute majority of Wrectors present and voting at a meeting at which the presence of such Director is not necessary to constitute a quorum and the vote of such Director is not necessary for such authorization, and (b) the fact and nature of such interest shall have been fully disclosed or known to the members of the Board of Directors present at the ,meeting at which such contract is so authorized. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no contract or other transaction shall be approved by the Board of Directors which shall violate any regulations to which the Corporation may be subject promulgated by the United States Community Services Administration. - Section 7.03. Loans to Directors or Officers. No loans shall be made by the Corporation to its Directors or Officers. The Directors of the Corporation who vote for or assent to the making of a loan to a Director of Officers of the Corporation, and any Officer or Officers participating in the making of such a loan, -15- shall be jointly and severally liable to the Corporation for the amount so loaned with interest until the repayment thereof. ARTICLE VIII Indemnification of Directors and Officers Section 8.01. Indemnification. The Board of Directors shall have the power to indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation, against any and all liability and, the reasonable expense, including attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appearance therein except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit- or proceeding that such Director or Officer is liable for negligence or misconduct' in the performance of his duties. In the event that the Board of Directors shall exercise its power of indemnification, it shall not in any manner use CSA funds unless the use of such funds has been approved by the Office of Economic Development. Section 8.02. Insurance and Other Indemnification. The Board of Directors shall have the power to purchase and maintain, at the Corporation's expense, insurance on behalf of the Corporation and on behalf of others to the extent that power to do so has been or may be granted by statute, and give other indemnification to the extent permitted by law. No CSA funds shall be used for payment of insurance and other indemnification without prior OED approval. -16- ARTICLE IX aws Ames d««..•- of Bv�. — mPndent of Bylawsl Except as otherwise Section 9.01. l� m provided herein, these Bylaws may be amended or repealed and a new Bylaw or new Bylaws may be enacted by two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Board of Directors present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the notice or waiver of notice of which shall to be made,have specified or summarized the changes proposed pro- vided that a notice of the proposed amendment shall have been pre-: sented to every Director at least ten (10) days prior to the meet- - ing at which the proposed amendment or repeal is acted upon. ARTICLE X ,Miscellaneous ` Section 10.07 . Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Cor- ' da of October and shall end on potation shall begin on the first y the last day of September in each year. Section 10.02. Conduct of Meetin s. The conduct of all meetings shall be according to Roberts Rules of Order to the extent that said es of Order are consistent with the laws of the State of Nebraska and said Rules •of Order shall be the final authority, unless otherwise provided in accordance with the Bylaws. -17- • OMB Circular A-110 - Page 1 of 41 EXHIBIT -13 . CIRCULAR A-110 J (REVISED 11/19/93,As Further Amended 9/30/99) CIRCULAR NO. A-110 Revised TO THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS SUBJECT: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education,Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations 1, Purpose. This Circular sets forth standards for obtaining consistency and uniformity among Federal agencies in the administration of grants to and agreements with institutions of higher education,hospitals, and other non-profit organizations. 2.Authority. Circular A-110 is issued under the authority of 31 U.S.C. 503 (the Chief Financial Officers Act), 31 U.S.C. 1111,41 U.S.C. 405 (the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act), Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970,and E.O. 11541 ("Prescribing the Duties of the Office of Management and Budget and the Domestic Policy Council in the Executive Office of the President"). 3. Policy. Except as provided herein,the standards set forth in this Circular are applicable to all Federal agencies. If any statute specifically prescribes policies or specific requirements that differ from the standards provided herein, the provisions of the statute shall govern. The provisions of the sections of this Circular shall be applied by Federal agencies to recipients. Recipients shall apply the provisions of this Circular to subrecipients performing substantive work under grants and agreements that are passed through or awarded by the primary recipient, if such subrecipients are organizations described in paragraph 1. between This Circular does not apply to grants,contracts,or other agreements etw en the Federal - 02 "Grants and CircularAl and units of State or local governments covered byOMB , Government Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments," and the Federal agencies'grants management common rule which standardized and codified the administrative requirements Federal agencies impose on State and local grantees. In addition, subawards and contracts to State or local governments are not covered by this Circular. However,this Circular applies to subawards made by State and local governments to organizations covered by this Circular. Federal agencies may apply the provisions of this Circular to commercial organizations, foreign governments,organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments, and international organizations. 4.Definitions. Definitions of key terms used in this Circular are contained in Section_.2 in the Attachment. 5.Required Action. The specific requirements and responsibilities of Federal agencies and institutions of higher education,hospitals, and other non-profit organizations are set forth in this Circular. Federal agencies responsible for awarding and administering grants to and other agreements with organizations described in paragraph 1 shall adopt the language in the Circular unless different provisions are required by Federal statute or are approved by OMB. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 1.0 OMB Circular A-110 Page 2 of 41 . 6. 0MB Responsibilities. OM13 will review agency regulations and implementation of this Circular, and will provide interpretations of policy requirements and assistance to insure effective and efficient implementation. Any exceptions will be subject to approval by OMB, as indicated in Section .4 in the Attachment. Exceptions will only be made in particular cases where adequate justification is presented. 7. Information Contact. Further information concerning this Circular may be obtained by contacting the Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, Washington,DC 20503,telephone(202)395.3993. 8. Termination Review Date. This Circular will have a policy review three years from date of issuance. 9, Effective Date. The standards set forth in this Circular which affect Federal agencies will be effective 30 days after publication of the final revision in the Federal Register. Those standards which Federal agencies impose on grantees will be adopted by agencies in codified regulations within six months after publication in the Federal Register. Earlier implementation is encouraged. Attachment Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals,and Other Non-Profit Organizations SUBPART A-GENERAL Sec. .1 Purpose. .2 Definitions. .3 Effect on other issuances. .4 Deviations. .5 Subawards. SUBPART B-PRE-AWARD REQUIREMENTS .10 Purpose. .11 Pre-award_policies. _.12 Forms for applying for Federal assistance. .13 Debarment_and:._suspension. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-11u Page 3 of 41 _.14 Special award_conditions. .15 Metric system of measurement. • .16 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. .17 Certifications and_representations. SUBPART C-POST-AWARD REQUIREMENTS Financial and Program Management _.20 Purpose of financial and program management. .21 Standards for f nancial_ma .agement systems. .22 Payment. _.23 Cost sharing or matching. .24 Program._income. .25 Revision of budget and program..plans. .26 Non-Federal audits. .27 Allowable costs. _.28 Period of availability._offunds. .29 Conditional exemptions. Property Standards _.30 Purpose of property standards. .31 Insurance coverage. .32 Real property. _.33 Federally-owned and exempt property. • .34 Equipment. _.35 Supplies and_other._expendable property. .36 Intangible property. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 4 of 41 37 Propertyarust relationship. Procurement Standards 40.Purpose_of,procurement standards. �.41 Recipientresponsibilities, .42 Codes of conduct. 43 Competition. _.44 Procurement procedures. _.45 Cost and price analysis. .46.Procurement records. .47 Contract administration. .48 Contract provisions. Reports and Records .50 Purpose of reports and records. .51 Monitoring and reporting program performance. _.52 Financial reporting. _.53 Retention and access requirements for records. Termination and Enforcement .60 Purpose of termination and enforcement. .61 Termination. .62 Enforcement. SUBPART D-AFTER-THE-AWARD REQUIREMENTS .70 Purpose. .71 Closeout procedures. .72 Subsequent..adjustments And continuing..responsibilities. htt ://www.whitehouse. ov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 p g • • OMB Circular A-1 lU Page 5 of 41 .73 Collection of amountsdue. APPENDIX A-CONTRACT PROVISIONS * * * * * SUBPART A-General .1 Purpose. This Circular establishes uniform administrative requirements for Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of higher education,hospitals,and other non-profit organizations. Federal awarding agencies shall not impose additional or inconsistent requirements, except as provided in Sections .4, and .14 or unless specifically required by Federal statute or executive order.Non-profit organizations that implement Federal programs for the States are also subject to State requirements. .2 Definitions. (a)Accrued expenditures means the charges incurred by the recipient during a given period requiring the provision of funds for: (1)goods and other tangible property received; (2)services performed by employees,contractors, subrecipients,and other payees; and, (3)other amounts becoming owed under programs for which no current services or performance is required. (b)Accrued income means the sum of: (1)earnings during a given period from(i) services performed by the recipient, and(ii)goods and other tangible property delivered to purchasers, and(2) amounts becoming owed to the recipient for which no current services or performance is required by the recipient. (c)Acquisition cost of equipment means the net invoice price of the equipment,including the cost of modifications, attachments, accessories,or auxiliary apparatus necessary to make the property usable for the purpose for which it was acquired. Other charges,such as the cost of installation, included transportation, taxes, duty or protective in-transit insurance,shall be n ude d or excluded from the unit acquisition cost in accordance with the recipient's regular accounting practices. (d)Advance means a payment made by Treasury check or other appropriate payment mechanism to a recipient upon its request either before outlays are made by the recipient or through the use of predetermined payment schedules. (e)Award means financial assistance that provides support or stimulation to accomplish a public purpose. Awards include grants and other agreements in the form of money or property in lieu of money,by the Federal Government to an eligible recipient. The term does not include: technical assistance,which provides services instead of money; other assistance in the form of loans,loan guarantees, interest subsidies, or insurance;direct payments of any kind to individuals; and,contracts which are required to be entered into and administered under procurement laws and regulations. (f)Cash contributions means the recipient's cash outlay, including the outlay of money contributed to the recipient by third parties. (g) Closeout means the process by which a Federal awarding agency determines that all http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 6 of 41 applicable administrative actions and all required work of the award have been completed by the recipient and Federal awarding agency. (h)Contract means a procurement contract under an award or subaward,and a procurement subcontract under a recipient's or subrecipient's contract. (i) Cost sharing or matching means that portion of project or program costs not borne by the Federal Government, (I)Date of completion means the date on which all work under an award is completed or the date on the award document,or any supplement or amendment thereto,on which Federal sponsorship ends. (k)Disallowed costs means those charges to an award that the Federal awarding agency determines to be unallowable, in accordance with the applicable Federal cost principles or other terms and conditions contained in the award. (1)Equipment means tangible nonexpendable personal property including exempt property charged directly to the award having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5000 or more per unit. However, consistent with recipient policy, lower limits may be established. (m)Excess property means property under the control of any Federal awarding agency that, as determined by the head thereof,is no longer required for its needs or the discharge of its responsibilities. (n)Exempt property means tangible personal property acquired in whole or in part with Federal funds,where the Federal awarding agency has statutory authority to vest title in the recipient without further obligation to the Federal Government. An example of exempt property authority is contained in the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act(31 U.S.C. 6306), for property acquired under an award to Conduct basic or applied research by a non-profit institution of higher education or non-profit organization whose principal purpose is conducting scientific research. (o)Federal awarding agency means the Federal agency that provides an award to the recipient. (p)Federal funds authorized means the total amount of Federal funds obligated by the Federal Government for use by the recipient. This amount may include any authorized carryover of unobligated funds from prior funding periods when permitted by agency regulations or agency implementing instructions. (q)Federal share of real property,equipment,or supplies means that percentage of the property's acquisition costs and any improvement expenditures paid with Federal funds. (r)Funding period means the period of time when Federal funding is available for obligation by the recipient. (s)Intangible property and debt instruments means,but is not limited to, trademarks, copyrights,patents and patent applications and such property as loans,notes and other debt instruments, lease agreements, stock and other instruments of property ownership,whether http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 • • vtvits Lircuiar 11-i i u Page 7 of 41 considered tangible or intangible. (t) Obligations means the amounts of orders placed, contracts and grants awarded, services received and similar transactions during a given period that require payment by the recipient during the same or a future period. (u)Outlays or expenditures means charges made to the project or program. They may be reported on a cash or accrual basis. For reports prepared on a cash basis,outlays are the sum of cash disbursements for direct charges for goods and services, the amount of indirect expense charged,the value of third party in-kind contributions applied and the amount of cash advances and payments made to subrecipients. For reports prepared on an accrual basis, outlays are the sum of cash disbursements for direct charges for goods and services, the amount of indirect expense incurred,the value of in-kind contributions applied, and the net increase(or decrease)in the amounts owed by the recipient for goods and other property received, for services performed by employees,contractors, subrecipients and other payees and other amounts becoming owed under programs for which no current services or performance are required. (v) Personal property means property of any kind except real property. It may be tangible, having physical existence, or intangible,having no physical existence, such as copyrights,patents,or securities. . (w)Prior approval means written approval by an authorized official evidencing prior consent. (x)Program income means gross income earned by the recipient that is directly generated by a supported activity or earned as a result of the award(see exclusions in paragraphs_.24(e) and(h)). Program income includes,but is not limited to, income from fees for services performed,the use or rental of real or personal property acquired under federally-funded projects, the sale of commodities or items fabricated under an award, license fees and royalties on patents and copyrights, and interest on loans made with award funds. Interest earned on advances of Federal funds is not program income. Except as otherwise provided in Federal awarding agency regulations or the terms and conditions of the award,program income does not include the receipt of principal on loans,rebates, credits,discounts, etc.,or interest earned on any of them. (y)Project costs means all allowable costs, as set forth in the applicable Federal cost principles, incurred by a recipient and the value of the contributions made by third parties in accomplishing the objectives of the award during the project period. (z)Project period means the period established in the award document during which Federal sponsorship begins and ends. (aa) Property means,unless otherwise stated,real property, equipment, intangible property and debt instruments. (bb)Real property means land, including land improvements, structures and appurtenances thereto,but excludes movable machinery and equipment. (cc)Recipient means an organization receiving financial assistance directly from Federal awarding agencies to carry out a project or program. The term includes public and private institutions of higher education,public and private hospitals, and other quasi-public and private non-profit http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/al 10/al 10.html 6/20/0 GI OMB Circular A-110 Page 8 of 41 organizations such as,but not limited to,community action agencies,research institutes, educational associations, and health centers.The term may include commercial organizations, foreign or international organizations(such as agencies of the United Nations)which are recipients, subrecipients,or contractors or subcontractors of recipients or subrecipients at the discretion of the Federal awarding agency. The term does not include government-owned contractor-operated facilities or research centers providing continued support for mission-oriented, large-scale programs that are government-owned or controlled, or are designated as federally-funded research and development centers. (dd)Research and development means all research activities,both basic and applied,and all development activities that are supported at universities,colleges, and other non-profit institutions. "Research" is defined as a systematic study directed toward fuller scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied. "Development" is the systematic use of knowledge and understanding gained from research directed toward the production of useful materials,devices, systems,or methods,including design and development of prototypes and processes. The term research also includes activities involving the training of individuals in research techniques where such activities utilize the same facilities as other research and development activities and where such activities are not included in the instruction function. (ee)Small awards means a grant or cooperative agreement not exceeding the small purchase threshold fixed at 41 U.S.C. 403(11)(currently$25,000). (ff) Subaward means an award of financial assistance in the form of money,or property in lieu of money,made under an award by a recipient to an eligible subrecipient or by a subrecipient to a lower tier subrecipient. The term includes financial assistance when provided by any legal agreement, even if the agreement is called a contract,but does not include procurement of goods and services nor does it include any form of assistance which is excluded from the definition of"award" in paragraph (e). (gg)Subrecipient means the legal entity to which a subaward is made and which is accountable to the recipient for the use of the funds provided. The term may include foreign or international organizations(such as agencies of the United Nations)at the discretion of the Federal awarding agency. (hh)Supplies means all personal property excluding equipment, intangible property,and debt instruments as defined in this section, and inventions of a contractor conceived or first actually reduced to practice in the performance of work under a funding agreement("subject inventions"), as defined in 37 CFR part 401, "Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements." (ii)Suspension means an action by a Federal awarding agency that temporarily withdraws Federal sponsorship under an award,pending corrective action by the recipient or pending a decision to terminate the award by the Federal awarding agency. Suspension of an award is a separate action from suspension under Federal agency regulations implementing E.O.s 12549 and 12689, "Debarment and Suspension." (jj)Termination means the cancellation of Federal sponsorship, in whole or in part, under an agreement at any time prior to the date of completion. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 • - OMB Circular A-11u Page 9 of 41 (kk)Third party in-kind contributions means the value of non-cash contributions provided by non-Federal third parties. Third party in-kind contributions may be in the form of real property, equipment, supplies and other expendable property, and the value of goods and services directly benefiting and specifically identifiable to the project or program. (11)Unliquidated obligations, for financial reports prepared on a cash basis,means the amount of obligations incurred by the recipient that have not been paid. For reports prepared on an accrued expenditure basis,they represent the amount of obligations incurred by the recipient for which an outlay has not been recorded. (mm)Unobligated balance means the portion of the funds authorized by the Federal awarding agency that has not been obligated by the recipient and is determined by deducting the cumulative obligations from the cumulative funds authorized. (nn)Unrecovered indirect cost means the difference between the amount awarded and the amount which could have been awarded under the recipient's approved negotiated indirect cost rate. (oo)Working capital advance means a procedure where by funds are advanced to the recipient to cover its estimated disbursement needs for a given initial period. .3 Effect on other issuances. For awards subject to this Circular, all administrative requirements of codified program regulations,program manuals, handbooks and other nonregulatory materials which are inconsistent with the requirements of this Circular shall be superseded, except to the extent they are required by statute, or authorized in accordance with the deviations provision in Section .4. .4 Deviations. The Office of Management and Budget(OMB)may grant exceptions for classes of grants or recipients subject to the requirements of this Circular when exceptions are not prohibited by statute. However, in the interest of maximum uniformity, exceptions from the requirements of this Circular shall be permitted only in unusual circumstances. Federal awarding agencies may apply more restrictive requirements to a class of recipients when approved by OMB. Federal awarding agencies may apply less restrictive requirements when awarding small awards, except for those requirements which are statutory. Exceptions on a case-by-case basis may also be made by Federal awarding agencies. .5 Subawards. Unless sections of this Circular specifically exclude subrecipients from coverage, the provisions of this Circular shall be applied to subrecipients performing work under awards if such subrecipients are institutions of higher education,hospitals or other non-profit organizations. State and local government subrecipients are subject to the provisions of regulations implementing the grants management common rule,"Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments,"published at 53 FR 8034(3/11/88). SUBPART B-Pre-Award Requirements .10 Purpose. Sections_.11 through_.17 prescribes forms and instructions and other pre- award matters to be used in applying for Federal awards. .11 Pre-award policies. htt ://www.whitehouse. ov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.htm p g 1 6/20/00 40 OMB Circular A-110 Page 10 of 41 • (a)Use of Grants and Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts. In each instance, the Federal awarding agency shall decide on the appropriate award instrument(i.e., grant,cooperative agreement, or contract). The Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act(31 U.S.C. 6301-08)governs the use of grants,cooperative agreements and contracts. A grant or cooperative agreement shall be used only when the principal purpose of a transaction is to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by Federal statute. The statutory criterion for choosing between grants and cooperative agreements is that for the latter, "substantial involvement is expected between the executive agency and the State, local government, or other recipient when carrying out the activity contemplated in the agreement." Contracts shall be used when the principal purpose is acquisition of property or services for the direct benefit or use of the Federal Government. (b)Public Notice and Priority Setting. Federal awarding agencies shall notify the public of its intended funding priorities for discretionary grant programs, unless funding priorities are established by Federal statute. .12 Forms for applying for Federal assistance. (a)Federal awarding agencies shall comply with the applicable report clearance requirements of 5 CFR part 1320, "Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public,"with regard to all forms used by the Federal awarding agency in place of or as a supplement to the Standard Form 424(SF-424)series. (b)Applicants shall use the SF-424 series or those forms and instructions prescribed by the Federal awarding agency. (c)For Federal programs covered by E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs," the applicant shall complete the appropriate sections of the SF-424(Application for Federal Assistance)indicating whether the application was subject to review by the State Single Point of Contact(SPOC). The name and address of the SPOC for a particular State can be obtained from the Federal awarding agency or the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. The SPOC shall advise the applicant whether the program for which application is made has been selected by that State for review. (d)Federal awarding agencies that do not use the SF-424 form should indicate whether the application is subject to review by the State under E.O. 12372. .13 Debarment and suspension. Federal awarding agencies and recipients shall comply with the nonprocurement debarment and suspension common rule implementing E.O.s 12549 and 12689, "Debarment and Suspension." This common rule restricts subawards and contracts with certain parties that are debarred, suspended or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation in Federal assistance programs or activities. .14 Special award conditions. If an applicant or recipient: (a)has a history of poor performance, (b)is not financially stable, (c)has a management system that does not meet the standards prescribed in this Circular, (d)has not conformed to the terms and conditions of a previous award,or(e)is not otherwise responsible, Federal awarding agencies may impose additional requirements as needed, provided that such applicant or recipient is notified in writing as to: the nature of the additional requirements, the reason why the additional requirements are being imposed, the nature of the corrective action needed, the time allowed for completing the corrective actions, and the method for http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-1 t u Page 11 of 41 requesting reconsideration of the additional requirements imposed. Any special conditions shall be promptly removed once the conditions that prompted them have been corrected. .15 Metric system of measurement. The Metric Conversion Act, as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act(15 U.S.C. 205)declares that the metric system is the preferred measurement system for U.S. trade and commerce. The Act requires each Federal agency to establish a date or dates in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce,when the metric system of measurement will be used in the agency's procurements,grants, and other business-related activities. Metric implementation may take longer where the use of the system is initially impractical or likely to cause significant inefficiencies in the accomplishment of federally-funded activities. Federal awarding agencies shall follow the provisions of E.O. 12770, "Metric Usage in Federal Government Programs." .16 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(RCRA)(Pub. L. 94-580 codified at 42 U.S.C. 6962). Under the Act, any State agency or agency of a political subdivision of a State which is using appropriated Federal funds must comply with Section 6002. Section 6002 requires that preference be given in procurement programs to the purchase of specific products containing recycled materials identified in guidelines developed by the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)(40 CFR parts 247-254). Accordingly, State and local institutions of higher education,hospitals, and non-profit organizations that receive direct Federal awards or other Federal funds shall give preference in their procurement programs funded with Federal funds to the purchase of recycled products pursuant to the EPA guidelines. _.17 Certifications and representations. Unless prohibited by statute or codified regulation,each Federal awarding agency is authorized and encouraged to allow recipients to submit certifications and representations required by statute,executive order,or regulation on an annual basis, if the recipients have ongoing and continuing relationships with the agency. Annual certifications and representations shall be signed by responsible officials with the authority to ensure recipients`compliance with the pertinent requirements. SUBPART C-Post-Award Requirements Financial and Program Management _.20 Purpose of financial and program management. Sections_.21 through .28 prescribe standards for financial management systems,methods for making payments and rules for: satisfying cost sharing and matching requirements, accounting for program income,budget revision approvals, making audits,determining allowability of cost,and establishing fund availability. .21 Standards for financial management systems. (a)Federal awarding agencies shall require recipients to relate financial data to performance data and develop unit cost information whenever practical. (b)Recipients' financial management systems shall provide for the following. (1)Accurate, current and complete disclosure of the financial results of each federally- sponsored project or program in accordance with the reporting requirements set forth in Section _.52. If a Federal awarding agency requires reporting on an accrual basis from a recipient http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 12 of 41 that maintains its records on other than an accrual basis, the recipient shall not be required to establish an accrual accounting system. These recipients may develop such accrual data for its reports on the basis of an analysis of the documentation on hand. (2)Records that identify adequately the source and application of funds for federally- sponsored activities, These records shall contain information pertaining to Federal awards, authorizations,obligations, unobligated balances, assets,outlays, income and interest. (3) Effective control over and accountability for all funds,property and other assets. Recipients shall adequately safeguard all such assets and assure they are used solely for • authorized purposes. (4)Comparison of outlays with budget amounts for each award. Whenever appropriate, financial information should be related to performance and unit cost data. (5)Written procedures to minimize the time elapsing between the transfer of funds to the recipient from the U.S. Treasury and the issuance or redemption of checks,warrants or payments by other means for program purposes by the recipient. To the extent that the provisions of the Cash Management Improvement Act(CMIA) (Pub. L. 101-453)govern, payment methods of State agencies,instrumentalities, and fiscal agents shall be consistent with CMIA Treasury-State Agreements or the CMIA default procedures codified at 31 CFR part 205, "Withdrawal of Cash from the Treasury for Advances under Federal Grant and Other Programs." (6)Written procedures for determining the reasonableness,allocability and allowability of costs in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Federal cost principles and the terms and conditions of the award. (7)Accounting records including cost accounting records that are supported by source documentation, (c)Where the Federal Government guarantees or insures the repayment of money borrowed by the recipient,the Federal awarding agency,at its discretion,may require adequate bonding and insurance if the bonding and insurance requirements of the recipient are not deemed adequate to protect the interest of the Federal Government. (d)The Federal awarding agency may require adequate fidelity bond coverage where the recipient lacks sufficient coverage to protect the Federal Government's interest. (e) Where bonds are required in the situations described above, the bonds shall be obtained from companies holding certificates of authority as acceptable sureties, as prescribed in 31 CFR part 223, "Surety Companies Doing Business with the United States." _.22 Payment. (a)Payment methods shall minimize the time elapsing between the transfer of funds from the United States Treasury and the issuance or redemption of checks,warrants,or payment by other means by the recipients. Payment methods of State agencies or instrumentalities shall be consistent with Treasury-State CMIA agreements or default procedures codified at 31 CFR part 205. htt ://p www.whitehouse.govlOMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 • • VIVID t. ocular ry-i,v rage 13 OI 41 (b)Recipients are to be paid in advance, provided they maintain or demonstrate the willingness to maintain: (1)written procedures that minimize the time elapsing between the transfer of funds and disbursement by the recipient,and(2) financial management systems that meet the standards for fund control and accountability as established in Section .21.Cash advances to a recipient organization shall be limited to the minimum amounts needed and be timed to be in accordance with the actual, immediate cash requirements of the recipient organization in carrying out the purpose of the approved program or project. The timing and amount of cash advances shall be as close as is administratively feasible to the actual disbursements by the recipient organization for direct program or project costs and the proportionate share of any allowable indirect costs. (c)Whenever possible, advances shall be consolidated to cover anticipated cash needs for all awards made by the Federal awarding agency to-the recipient. (1)Advance payment mechanisms include,but are not limited to,Treasury check and electronic funds transfer. (2)Advance payment mechanisms are subject to 31 CFR part 205. (3)Recipients shall be authorized to submit requests for advances and reimbursements at least monthly when electronic fund transfers are not used. (d)Requests for Treasury check advance payment shall be submitted on SF-270, "Request for Advance or Reimbursement," or other forms as may be authorized by OMB. This form is not to be used when Treasury check advance payments are made to the recipient automatically through the use of a predetermined payment schedule or if precluded by special Federal awarding agency instructions for electronic funds transfer. (e)Reimbursement is the preferred method when the requirements in paragraph(b)cannot be met. Federal awarding agencies may also use this method on any construction agreement, or if the major portion of the construction project is accomplished through private market financing or Federal loans,and the Federal assistance constitutes a minor portion.of the project. (1)When the reimbursement method is used,the Federal awarding agency shall make payment within 30 days after receipt of the billing,unless the billing is improper. (2)Recipients shall be authorized to submit request for reimbursement at least monthly when electronic funds transfers are not used. (f) If a recipient cannot meet the criteria for advance payments and the Federal awarding agency has determined that reimbursement is not feasible because the recipient lacks sufficient working capital,the Federal awarding agency may provide cash on a working capital advance basis. Under this procedure,the Federal awarding agency shall advance cash to the recipient to cover its estimated disbursement needs for an initial period generally geared to the awardee's disbursing cycle. Thereafter,the Federal awarding agency shall reimburse the recipient for its actual cash disbursements. The working capital advance method of payment shall not be used for recipients unwilling or unable to provide timely advances to their subrecipient to meet the subrecipient's actual cash disbursements. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.htm1 6/20/00 0 OMB Circular A-110 Page 14 of 41 (g)To the extent available,recipients shall disburse funds available from repayments to and interest earned on a revolving fund,program income,rebates,refunds, contract settlements, audit recoveries and interest earned on such funds before requesting additional cash payments. (h)Unless otherwise required by statute,Federal awarding agencies shall not withhold payments for proper charges made by recipients at any time during the project period unless(1)or(2) apply. (1)A recipient has failed to comply with the project objectives,the terms and conditions of the award,or Federal reporting requirements. (2)The recipient or subrecipient is delinquent in a debt to the United States as defined in OMB Circular A-129, "Managing Federal Credit Programs." Under such conditions, the Federal awarding agency may, upon reasonable notice, inform the recipient that payments shall not be made for obligations incurred after a specified date until the conditions are corrected or the indebtedness to the Federal Government is liquidated. (i) Standards governing the use of banks and other institutions as depositories of funds advanced under awards are as follows. (1) Except for situations described in paragraph(i)(2), Federal awarding agencies shall not require separate depository accounts for funds provided to a recipient or establish any eligibility requirements for depositories for funds provided to a recipient. However,recipients must be able to account for the receipt, obligation and expenditure of funds. (2)Advances of Federal funds shall be deposited and maintained in insured accounts whenever possible. (j)Consistent with the national goal of expanding the opportunities for women-owned and minority-owned business enterprises,recipients shall be encouraged to use women-owned and minority-owned banks(a bank which is owned at least 50 percent by women or minority group members). (k)Recipients shall maintain advances of Federal funds in interest bearing accounts,unless(1), (2)or(3) apply. (1)The recipient receives less than$120,000 in Federal awards per year. (2)The best reasonably available interest bearing account would not be expected to earn interest in excess of$250 per year on Federal cash balances. (3)The depository would require an average or minimum balance so high that it would not be feasible within the expected Federal and non-Federal cash resources. (1)For those entities where CMIA and its implementing regulations do not apply, interest earned on Federal advances deposited in interest bearing accounts shall be remitted annually to Department of Health and Human Services,Payment Management System,Rockville, MD 20852. Interest amounts up to $250 per year may be retained by the recipient for administrative expense. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html. 6/20/00' OMB Circular A-1 1 u !'age 1 J of 41 State universities and hospitals shall comply with CMIA, as it pertains to interest. If an entity subject to CMIA uses its own funds to pay pre-award costs for discretionary awards without prior written approval from the Federal awarding agency, it waives its right to recover the interest under CMIA. (m)Except as noted elsewhere in this Circular,only the following forms'shall be authorized for the recipients in requesting advances and reimbursements. Federal agencies shall not require more than an original and two copies of these forms. (1) SF-270,Request for Advance or Reimbursement. Each Federal awarding agency shall adopt the SF-270 as a standard form for all nonconstruction programs when electronic funds transfer or predetermined advance methods are not used. Federal awarding agencies, however,have the option of using this form for construction programs in lieu of the SF-271, "Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs." (2)SF-271,Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs. Each Federal awarding agency shall adopt the SF-271 as the standard form to be used for requesting reimbursement for construction programs. However, a Federal awarding agency may substitute the SF-270 when the Federal awarding agency determines that it provides adequate information to meet Federal needs. .23 Cost sharing matching. matchin . (a)All contributions, including cash and third party in-kind, shall be accepted as part of the recipient's cost sharing or matching when such contributions meet all of the following criteria. (1)Are verifiable from the recipient's records. (2)Are not included as contributions for any other federally-assisted project or program. (3)Are necessary and reasonable for proper and efficient accomplishment of project or program objectives. (4)Are allowable under the applicable cost principles. (5)Are not paid by the Federal Government under another award, except where authorized by Federal statute to be used for cost sharing or matching. (6)Are provided for in the approved budget when required by the Federal awarding agency. (7)Conform to other provisions of this Circular, as applicable. (b)Unrecovered indirect costs may be included as part of cost sharing or matching only with the prior approval of the Federal awarding agency. (c)Values for recipient contributions of services and property shall be established in ' accordance with the applicable cost principles. If a Federal awarding agency authorizes recipients to donate buildings or land for construction/facilities acquisition projects or long-term use,the value of the donated property for cost sharing or matching shall be the lesser of(1)or(2). http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/0 i OMB Circular A-110 Page 16 of 41 (1)The certified value of the remaining life of the property recorded in the recipient's accounting records at the time of donation. (2)The current fair market value. However,when there is sufficient justification,the Federal awarding agency may approve the use of the current fair market value of the donated property, even if it exceeds the certified value at the time of donation to the project. (d)Volunteer services furnished by professional and technical personnel, consultants, and other skilled and unskilled labor may be counted as cost sharing or matching if the service is an integral and necessary part of an approved project or program. Rates for volunteer services shall be consistent with those paid for similar work in the recipient's organization. In those instances in which the required skills are not found in the recipient organization,rates shall be consistent with those paid for similar work in the labor market in which the recipient competes for the kind of services involved. In either case,paid fringe benefits that are reasonable, allowable, and allocable may be included in the valuation. (e) When an employer other than the recipient furnishes the services of an employee,these services shall be valued at the employee's regular rate of pay(plus an amount of fringe benefits that are reasonable,allowable, and allocable,but exclusive of overhead costs),provided these services are in the same skill for which the employee is normally paid. (f)Donated supplies may include such items as expendable equipment,office supplies, laboratory supplies or workshop and classroom supplies. Value assessed to donated supplies included in the cost sharing or matching share shall be reasonable and shall not exceed the fair market value of the property at the time of the donation. • (g)The method used for determining cost sharing or matching for donated equipment, buildings and land for which title passes to the recipient may differ according to the purpose of the award, if(1)or(2)apply. (1)If the purpose of the award is to assist the recipient in the acquisition of equipment, buildings or land,the total value of the donated property may be claimed as cost sharing or matching. (2)If the purpose of the award is to support activities that require the use of equipment, buildings or land,normally only depreciation or use charges for equipment and buildings may be made. However,the full value of equipment or other capital assets and fair rental charges for land may be allowed,provided that the Federal awarding agency has approved the charges. (h)The value of donated property shall be determined in accordance with the usual accounting policies of the recipient,with the following qualifications. (1)The value of donated land and buildings shall not exceed its fair market value at the time of donation to the recipient as established by an independent appraiser(e.g., certified real property appraiser or General Services Administration representative)and certified by a responsible official of the recipient. (2)The value of donated equipment shall not exceed the fair market value of equipment http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/al 10.html 6/20/00 - OMB Circular A-1 to Page 17 of 41 of the same age and condition at the time of donation. (3)The value of donated space shall not exceed the fair rental value of comparable space as established by an independent appraisal of comparable space and facilities in a privately- owned building in the same locality. (4)The value of loaned equipment shall not exceed its fair rental value. (5)The following requirements pertain to the recipient's supporting records for in-kind contributions from third parties. (i)Volunteer services shall be documented and, to the extent feasible, supported by the same methods used by the recipient for its own employees. (ii)The basis for determining the valuation for personal service,material, equipment,buildings and land shall be documented. .24 Program income. (a)Federal awarding agencies shall apply the standards set forth in this section in requiring recipient organizations to account for program income related to projects financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. (b)Except as provided in paragraph(h)below,program income earned during the project period shall be retained by the recipient and, in accordance with Federal awarding agency regulations or the terms and conditions of the award, shall be used in one or more of the ways listed in the following. (1)Added to funds committed to the project by the Federal awarding agency and recipient and used to further eligible project or program objectives. (2)Used to finance the non-Federal share of the project or program. (3)Deducted from the total project or program allowable cost in determining the net allowable costs on which the Federal share of costs is based. (c)When an agency authorizes the disposition of program income as described in paragraphs (b)(1)or(b)(2),program income in excess of any limits stipulated shall be used in accordance with paragraph(b)(3). (d) In the event that the Federal awarding agency does not specify in its regulations or the terms and conditions of the award how program income is to be used,paragraph(b)(3) shall apply automatically to all projects or programs except research. For awards that support research,paragraph • (b)(1) shall apply automatically unless the awarding agency indicates in the terms and,conditions another alternative on the award or the recipient is subject to special award conditions, as indicated in Section .14. (e)Unless Federal awarding agency regulations or the terms and conditions of the award provide otherwise, recipients shall have no obligation to the Federal Government regarding program http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/al 10/al 1 0.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 18 of 41 income earned after the end of the project period. (f)If authorized by Federal awarding agency regulations or the terms and conditions of the award,costs incident to the generation of program income may be deducted from gross income to determine program income,provided these costs have not been charged to the award. (g)Proceeds from the sale of property shall be handled in accordance with the requirements of the Property Standards(See Sections .30 through .37). (h)Unless Federal awarding agency regulations or the terms and condition of the award provide otherwise,recipients shall have no obligation to the Federal Government with respect to program income earned from license fees and royalties for copyrighted material,patents,patent applications,trademarks, and inventions produced under an award. However, Patent and Trademark Amendments(35 U.S.C. 18)apply to inventions made under an experimental, developmental, or research award. .25 Revision of budget and program plans. (a) The budget plan is the financial expression of the project or program as approved during the award process. It may include either the Federal and non-Federal share, or only the Federal share, depending upon Federal awarding agency requirements. It shall be related to performance for program evaluation purposes whenever appropriate. (b)Recipients are required to report deviations from budget and program plans, and request prior approvals for budget and program plan revisions, in accordance with this section. (c)For nonconstruction awards, recipients shall request prior approvals from Federal awarding agencies for one or more of the following program or budget related reasons. (1)Change in the scope or the objective of the project or program(even if there is no associated budget revision requiring prior written approval). (2)Change in a key person specified in the application or award document. (3)The absence for more than three months, or a 25 percent reduction in time devoted to the project,by the approved project director or principal investigator. (4)The need for additional Fedefal"funding. (5)The transfer of amounts budgeted for indirect costs to absorb increases in direct costs, or vice versa, if approval is required by the Federal awarding agency. (6)The inclusion, unless waived by the Federal awarding agency, of costs that require prior approval in accordance with OMB Circular A-21, "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions," OMB Circular A-122, "Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations," or 45 CFR part 74 Appendix E, "Principles for Determining Costs Applicable to Research and Development under Grants and Contracts with Hospitals,"or 48 CFR part 31, "Contract Cost Principles and Procedures," as applicable. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 19 of 41 (7)The transfer of funds allotted for training allowances(direct payment to trainees)to other categories of expense. (8)Unless described in the application and funded in the approved awards,the subaward, transfer or contracting out of any work under an award. This provision does not apply to the purchase of supplies,material, equipment or general support services. (d)No other prior approval requirements for specific items may be imposed unless a deviation has been approved by OMB. (e)Except for requirements listed in paragraphs (c)(1)and(c)(4)of this section,Federal awarding agencies are authorized, at their option,to waive cost-related and administrative prior written approvals required by this Circular and OMB Circulars A-21 and A-122. Such waivers may include authorizing recipients to do any one or more of the following. (1)Incur pre-award costs 90 calendar days prior to award or more than 90 calendar days with the prior approval of the Federal awarding agency. All pre-award costs are incurred at the recipient's risk(i.e.,the Federal awarding agency is under no obligation to reimburse such costs if for any reason the recipient does not receive an award or if the award is less than anticipated and inadequate to cover such costs). (2)Initiate a one-time extension of the expiration date of the award of up to 12 months unless one or more of the following conditions apply. For one-time extensions,the recipient must notify the Federal awarding agency in writing with the supporting reasons and revised expiration date at least 10 days before the expiration date specified in the award. This one-time extension may not be exercised merely for the purpose of using unobligated balances. (i)The terms and conditions of award prohibit the extension. (ii)The extension requires additional Federal funds. (iii)The extension involves any change in the approved objectives or scope of the project. (3)Carry forward unobligated balances to subsequent funding periods. (4)For awards that support research, unless the Federal awarding agency provides otherwise in the award or in the agency's regulations,the prior approval requirements described in paragraph(e)are automatically waived(i.e.,recipients need not obtain such prior approvals) unless one of the conditions included in paragraph(e)(2) applies. (f)The Federal awarding agency may, at its option,restrict the transfer of funds among direct cost categories or programs, functions and activities for awards in which the Federal share of the project exceeds $100,000 and the cumulative amount of such transfers exceeds or is expected to exceed 10 percent of the total budget as last approved by the Federal awarding agency.No Federal awarding agency shall permit a transfer that would cause any Federal appropriation or part thereof to be used for purposes other than those consistent with the original intent of the appropriation. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 20 of 41 (g)All other changes to nonconstruction budgets,except for the changes described in paragraph(j),do not require prior approval. (h)For construction awards,recipients shall request prior written approval promptly from Federal awarding agencies for budget revisions whenever(1), (2)or(3) apply. (1)The revision results from changes in the scope or the objective of the project or program. (2)The need arises for additional Federal funds to complete the project. (3)A revision is desired which involves specific costs for which prior written approval requirements may be imposed consistent with applicable OMB cost principles listed in Section .27. (i)No other prior approval requirements for specific items may be imposed unless a deviation has been approved by OMB. (j)When a Federal awarding agency makes an award that provides support for both construction and nonconstruction work,the Federal awarding agency may require the recipient to request prior approval from the Federal awarding agency before making any fund or budget transfers between the two types of work supported. (k)For both construction and nonconstruction awards,Federal awarding agencies shall require recipients to notify the Federal awarding agency in writing promptly whenever the amount of Federal authorized funds is expected to exceed the needs of the recipient for the project period by more than $5000 or five percent of the Federal award,whichever is greater. This notification shall not be required if an application for additional funding is submitted for a continuation award. (1)When requesting approval for budget revisions,recipients shall use the budget forms that were used in the application unless the Federal awarding agency indicates a letter of request suffices. (m) Within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the request for budget revisions, Federal awarding agencies shall review the request and notify the recipient whether the budget revisions have been approved. If the revision is still under consideration at the end of 30 calendar days, the Federal awarding agency shall inform the recipient in writing of the date when the recipient may expect the decision. .26 Non-Federal audits. (a)Recipients and subrecipients that are institutions of higher education or other non-profit organizations(including hospitals) shall be subject to the audit requirements contained in the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996(31 USC 7501-7507)and revised OMB Circular A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations." (b) State and local governments shall be subject to the audit requirements contained in the Single Audit,Act Amendments of 1996(31 USC 7501-7507) and revised OMB Circular A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations." http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/al 10.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 21 of 41 (c)For-profit hospitals not covered by the audit provisions of revised OMB Circular A-133 shall be subject to the audit requirements of the Federal awarding agencies. (d)Commercial organizations shall be subject to the audit requirements of the Federal awarding agency or the prime recipient as incorporated into the award document. _.27 Allowable costs. For each kind of recipient,there is a set of Federal principles for determining allowable costs. Allowability of costs shall be determined in accordance with the cost principles applicable to the entity incurring the costs. Thus, allowability of costs incurred by State, local or federally-recognized Indian tribal governments is determined in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-87, "Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments." The allowability of costs incurred by non-profit organizations is determined in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-122, "Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations." The allowability of costs incurred by institutions of higher education is determined in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-21, "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions." The allowability of costs incurred by hospitals is determined in accordance with the provisions of Appendix E of 45 CFR part 74, "Principles for Determining Costs Applicable to Research and Development Under Grants and Contracts with Hospitals."The allowability of costs incurred by commercial organizations and those non-profit organizations listed in Attachment C to Circular A-122 is determined in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation(FAR)at 48 CFR part 31. .28 Period of availability of funds. Where a funding period is specified, a recipient may charge to the grant only allowable costs resulting from obligations incurred during the funding period and any pre-award costs authorized by the Federal awarding agency. .29 Conditional exemptions. (a)OMB authorizes conditional exemption from OMB'administrative requirements and cost principles circulars for certain Federal programs with statutorily-authorized consolidated planning and consolidated administrative funding,that are identified by a Federal agency and approved by the head of the Executive department or establishment. A Federal agency shall consult with OMB during its consideration of whether to grant such an exemption. (b)To promote efficiency in State and local program administration,when Federal non- entitlement programs with common purposes have specific statutorily-authorized consolidated planning and consolidated administrative funding and where most of the State agency's resources come from non-Federal sources,Federal agencies may exempt these covered State-administered,non- entitlement grant programs from certain OMB grants management requirements. The exemptions would be from all but the allocability of costs provisions of OMB Circulars A-87 (Attachment A, subsection C.3), "Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments,"A-21 (Section C, subpart 4), "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions," and A-122 (Attachment A, subsection A.4), "Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations," and from all of the administrative requirements provisions of OMB Circular A-110, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education,Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations," and the agencies'grants management common rule. • (c)When a Federal agency provides this flexibility, as a prerequisite to a State's exercising this option, a State must adopt its own written fiscal and administrative requirements for expending and http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 22 of 41 accounting for all funds,which are consistent with the provisions of OMB Circular A-87,and extend such policies to all subrecipients. These fiscal and administrative requirements must be sufficiently specific to ensure that: funds are used in compliance with all applicable Federal statutory and regulatory provisions, costs are reasonable and necessary for operating these programs, and funds are not be used for general expenses required to carry out other responsibilities of a State or its subrecipients: Property Standards .30 Purpose of property standards. Sections .31 through .37 set forth uniform standards governing management and disposition of property furnished by the Federal Government whose cost was charged to a project supported by a Federal award. Federal awarding agencies shall require recipients td observe these standards under awards and shall not impose additional requirements, unless specifically required by Federal statute. The recipient may use its own property management standards and procedures provided it observes the provisions of Sections .31 through .37. _.31 Insurance coverage. Recipients shall,at a minimum,provide the equivalent insurance coverage for real property and equipment acquired with Federal funds as provided to property owned by the recipient. Federally-owned property need not be insured unless required by the terms and conditions of the award. .32 Real property. Each Federal awarding agency shall prescribe requirements for recipients q concerning the use and disposition of real property acquired in whole or in part under awards.Unless otherwise provided by statute, such requirements,at a minimum,shall contain the following. (a)Title to real property shall vest in the recipient subject to the condition that the recipient shall use the real property for the authorized purpose of the project as long as it is needed and shall not encumber the property without approval of the Federal awarding agency. (b)The recipient shall obtain written approval by the Federal awarding agency for the use of real property in other federally-sponsored projects when the recipient determines that the property is no longer needed for the purpose of the original project. Use in other projects shall be limited to those under federally-sponsored projects(i.e., awards)or programs that have purposes consistent with those authorized for support by the Federal awarding agency. (c) When the real property is no longer needed as provided in paragraphs(a)and(b),the recipient shall request disposition instructions from the Federal awarding agency or its successor Federal awarding agency. The Federal awarding agency shall observe one or more of the following disposition instructions. (1)The recipient may be permitted to retain title without further obligation to the Federal Government after it compensates the Federal Government for that percentage of the current fair market value of the property attributable to the Federal participation in the project. (2)The recipient may be directed to sell the property under guidelines provided by the Federal awarding agency and pay the Federal Government for that percentage of the current fair market value of the property attributable to the Federal participation in the project(after deducting actual and reasonable selling and fix-up expenses, if any, from the sales proceeds). When the recipient is authorized or required to sell the property,proper sales procedures shall http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 23 of 41 be established that provide for competition to the extent practicable and result in the highest possible return. (3).The recipient may be directed to transfer title to the property to the Federal Government or to an eligible third party provided that, in such cases,the recipient shall be entitled to compensation for its attributable percentage of the current fair market value of the property. .33 Federally-owned and exempt property. (a)Federally-owned property. (1)Title to federally-owned properly remains vested in the Federal Government. Recipients shall submit annually an inventory listing of federally-owned property in their custody to the Federal awarding agency. Upon completion of the award or when the property is no longer needed,the recipient shall report the property to the Federal awarding agency for further Federal agency utilization. (2)If the Federal awarding agency has no further need for the property,it shall be declared excess and reported to the General Services Administration, unless the Federal awarding agency has statutory authority to dispose of the property by alternative methods(e.g., the authority provided by the Federal Technology Transfer Act(15 U.S.C. 3710(I))to donate research equipment to educational and non-profit organizations in accordance with E.O. 12821, "Improving Mathematics and Science Education in Support of the National Education Goals.") Appropriate instructions shall be issued to the recipient by the Federal awarding agency. (b)Exempt property. When statutory authority exists,the Federal awarding agency has the option to vest title to property acquired with Federal funds in the recipient without further obligation to the Federal Government and under conditions the Federal awarding agency considers appropriate. Such property is "exempt property." Should a Federal awarding agency not establish conditions,title to exempt property upon acquisition shall vest in the recipient without further obligation to the Federal Government. _.34 Equipment. (a)Title to equipment acquired by a recipient with Federal funds shall vest in the recipient, subject to conditions of this section. (b)The recipient shall not use equipment acquired with Federal funds to provide services to non-Federal outside organizations for a fee that is less than private companies charge for equivalent services,unless specifically authorized by Federal statute, for as long as the Federal Government retains an interest in the equipment. (c)The recipient shall use the equipment in the project or program for which it was acquired as long as needed,whether or not the project or program continues to be supported by Federal funds and shall not encumber the property without approval of the Federal awarding agency. When no longer needed for the original project or program,the recipient shall use the equipment in connection with its other federally-sponsored activities,in the following order of priority: (i)Activities sponsored by the Federal awarding agency which funded the original project,then(ii)activities sponsored by other http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 24 of 41 Federal awarding agencies. (d)During the time that equipment is used on the project or program for which it was acquired, the recipient shall make it available for use on other projects or programs if such other use will not interfere with the work on the project or program for which the equipment was originally acquired. First preference for such other use shall be given to other projects or programs sponsored by the Federal awarding agency that financed the equipment; second preference shall be given to projects or programs sponsored by other Federal awarding agencies. If the equipment is owned by the Federal Government,use on other activities not sponsored by the Federal Government shall be permissible if authorized by the Federal awarding agency. User charges shall be treated as program income. (e)When acquiring replacement equipment,the recipient may use the equipment to be replaced as trade-in or sell the equipment and use the proceeds to offset the costs of the replacement equipment subject to the approval of the Federal awarding agency. (f)The recipient's property management standards for equipment acquired with Federal funds and federally-owned equipment shall include all of the following. (1)Equipment records shall be maintained accurately and shall include the following information. (i)A description of the equipment. (ii)Manufacturer's serial number,model number,Federal stock number,national stock number,or other identification number. (iii) Source of the equipment, including the award number. (iv) Whether title vests in the recipient or the Federal Government. (v)Acquisition date(or date received,if the equipment was furnished by the Federal Government)and cost. (vi)Information from which one can calculate the percentage of Federal participation in the cost of the equipment(not applicable to equipment furnished by the Federal Government). (vii)Location and condition of the equipment and the date the information was reported. (viii)Unit acquisition cost. (ix)Ultimate disposition data, including date of disposal and sales price or the method used to determine current fair market value where a recipient compensates the Federal awarding agency for its share. (2)Equipment owned by the Federal Government shall be identified to indicate Federal ownership. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/al 10/al l0.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 25 of 41 (3)A physical inventory of equipment shall be taken and the results reconciled with the equipment records at least once every two years. Any differences between quantities determined by the physical inspection and those shown in the accounting records shall be investigated to determine the causes of the difference. The recipient shall, in connection with the inventory,verify the existence,current utilization, and continued need for the equipment. (4)A control system shall be in effect to insure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage,or theft of the equipment. Any loss, damage, or theft of equipment shall be investigated and fully documented; if the equipment was owned by the Federal Government, the recipient shall promptly notify the Federal awarding agency. (5)Adequate maintenance procedures shall be implemented to keep the equipment in good condition. . (6) Where the recipient is authorized or required to sell the equipment,proper sales procedures shall be established which provide for competition to the extent practicable and result in the highest possible return. (g)When the recipient no longer needs the equipment,the equipment may be used for other activities in accordance with the following standards. For equipment with a current per unit fair market value of$5000 or more,the recipient may retain the equipment for other uses provided that compensation is made to the original Federal awarding agency or its successor. The amount of compensation shall be computed by applying the percentage of Federal participation in the cost of the original project or program to the current fair market value of the equipment. If the recipient has no need for the equipment,the recipient shall request disposition instructions from the Federal awarding agency. The Federal awarding agency shall determine whether the equipment can be used to meet the agency's requirements. If no requirement exists within that agency, the availability of the equipment shall be reported to the General Services Administration by the Federal awarding agency to determine whether a requirement for the equipment exists in other Federal agencies. The Federal awarding agency shall issue instructions to the recipient no later than 120 calendar days after the recipient's request and the following procedures shall govern. (1)If so instructed or if disposition instructions are not issued within 120 calendar days after the recipient's request,the recipient shall sell the equipment and reimburse the Federal awarding agency an amount computed by applying to the sales proceeds the percentage of Federal participation in the cost of the original project or program. However,the recipient shall be permitted to deduct and retain from the Federal share$500 or ten percent of the proceeds, whichever is less, for the recipient's selling and handling expenses. (2)If the recipient is instructed to ship the equipment elsewhere,the recipient shall be reimbursed by the Federal Government by an amount which is computed by applying the percentage of the recipient's participation in the cost of the original project or program to the current fair market value of the equipment,plus any reasonable shipping or interim storage costs incurred. (3)If the recipient is instructed to otherwise dispose of the equipment,the recipient shall be reimbursed by the Federal awarding agency for such costs incurred in its disposition. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/al 10/al 1 0.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 26 of 41 (4)The Federal awarding agency may reserve the right to transfer the title to the Federal Government or to a third party named by the Federal Government when such third party is otherwise eligible under existing statutes. Such transfer shall be subject to the following standards. (i)The equipment shall be appropriately identified in the award or otherwise made known to the recipient in writing. (ii)The Federal awarding agency shall issue disposition instructions within 120 calendar days after receipt of a final inventory. The final inventory shall list all equipment acquired with grant funds and federally-owned equipment. If the Federal awarding agency fails to issue disposition instructions within the 120 calendar day period,the recipient shall apply the standards of this section, as appropriate. (iii) When the Federal awarding agency exercises its right to take title,the equipment shall be subject to the provisions for federally-owned equipment. .35 Supplies and other expendable property. (a)Title to supplies and other expendable property shall vest in the recipient upon acquisition. If there is a residual inventory of unused supplies exceeding$5000 in total aggregate value upon termination or completion of the project or program and the supplies are not needed for any other federally-sponsored project or program, the recipient shall retain the supplies for use on non-Federal sponsored activities or sell them,but shall,in either case,compensate the Federal Government for its share. The amount of compensation shall be computed in the same manner as for equipment. (b)The recipient shall not use supplies acquired with Federal funds to provide services to non- Federal outside organizations for a fee that is less than private companies charge for equivalent services, unless specifically authorized by Federal statute as long as the Federal Government retains an interest in the supplies. _.36 Intangible property. (a)The recipient may copyright any work that is subject to copyright and was developed,or for which ownership was purchased, under an award. The Federal awarding agency(ies)reserve a royalty-free,nonexclusive and irrevocable right to reproduce,publish, or otherwise use the work for Federal purposes, and to authorize others to do so. (b)Recipients are subject to applicable regulations governing patents and inventions, including government-wide regulations issued by the Department of Commerce at 37 CFR part 401, "Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements." (c)The Federal Government has the right to: (1) obtain,reproduce, publish or otherwise use the data first produced under an award; and http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 27 of 41 • (2) authorize others to receive,reproduce,publish, or otherwise use such data for Federal purposes. (d)(1)In addition, in response to a Freedom of Information Act(FOIA)request for research data relating to published research findings produced under an award that were used by the Federal Government in developing an agency action that has the force and effect of law,the Federal awarding agency shall request, and the recipient shall provide,within a reasonable time,the research data so that they can be made available to the public through the procedures established under the FOIA:If the Federal awarding agency obtains the research data solely in response to a FOIA request,the agency may charge the requester a reasonable fee equaling the full incremental cost of obtaining the research data. This fee should reflect costs incurred by the agency,the recipient,and applicable subrecipients. This fee is in addition to any fees the agency may assess under the FOIA(5 U.S.C. 552 (a)(4)(A)). (2)The following definitions apply for purposes of paragraph(d)of this section: (i)Research data is defined as the recorded.factual material commonly accepted in the scientific community as necessary to validate research findings,but not any of the following: preliminary analyses,drafts of scientific papers,plans for future research,peer reviews,or communications with colleagues. This "recorded"material excludes physical objects(e.g., laboratory samples). Research data also do not include: (A)Trade secrets,commercial information,materials necessary to be held confidential by a researcher until they are published, or similar information which is protected under law; and (B)Personnel and medical information and similar information the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, such as information that could be used to identify a particular person in a research study. (ii)Published is defined as either when: (A)Research findings are published in a peer-reviewed scientific or technical journal; or (B)A Federal agency publicly and officially cites the research findings in support of an agency action that has the force and effect of law. (iii) Used by the Federal Government in developing an agency action that has the force and effect of law is defined as when an agency publicly and officially cites the • research findings in support of an agency action that has the force and effect of law. (e)Title to intangible property and debt instruments acquired under an award or subaward vests upon acquisition in the recipient. The recipient shall use that property for the originally-authorized purpose, and the recipient shall not encumber the property without approval of the Federal awarding agency. When no longer needed for the originally authorized purpose,disposition of the intangible property shall occur in accordance with the provisions of paragraph_.34(g). http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/al 10/al 10.htm1 . 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 28 of 41 _.37 Property trust relationship. Real property, equipment,intangible property and debt instruments that are acquired or improved with Federal funds shall be held in trust by the recipient as trustee for the beneficiaries of the project or program under which the property was acquired or improved. Agencies may require recipients to record liens or other appropriate notices of record to indicate that personal or real property has been acquired or improved with Federal funds and that use and disposition conditions apply to the property. Procurement Standards _.40 Purpose of procurement standards. Sections_.41 through_.48 set forth standards for use by recipients in establishing procedures for the procurement of supplies and other expendable property,equipment,real property and other services with Federal funds. These standards are furnished to ensure that such materials and services are obtained in an effective manner and in compliance with the provisions of applicable Federal statutes and executive orders.No additional procurement standards or requirements shall be imposed by the Federal awarding agencies upon recipients,unless specifically required by Federal statute or executive order or approved by OMB. _.41 Recipient responsibilities. The standards contained in this section do not relieve the recipient of the contractual responsibilities arising under its contract(s). The recipient is the responsible authority,without recourse to the Federal awarding agency,regarding the settlement and satisfaction of all contractual and administrative issues arising out of procurements entered into in support of an award or other agreement. This includes disputes,claims,protests of award, source evaluation or other matters of a contractual nature. Matters concerning violation of statute are to be referred to such Federal, State or local authority as may have proper jurisdiction. .42 Codes of conduct. The recipient shall maintain written standards of conduct governing the performance of its employees engaged in the award and administration of contracts. No employee, officer, or agent shall participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by Federal funds if a real or apparent conflict of interest would be involved. Such a conflict 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 the firm selected for an award. The officers,employees, and agents of the recipient shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors,or anything of monetary value from contractors,or parties to subagreements. However,recipients may set standards for situations in which the financial interest is not substantial or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal value. The standards of conduct shall provide for disciplinary actions to be applied for violations of such standards by officers, employees,or agents of the recipient. .43 Competition. All procurement transactions shall be conducted in a manner to provide,to the maximum extent practical,open and free competition. The recipient shall be alert to organizational conflicts of interest as well as noncompetitive practices among contractors that may restrict or eliminate competition or otherwise restrain trade. In order to ensure objective contractor performance and eliminate unfair competitive advantage,contractors that develop or draft specifications, requirements,statements of work, invitations for bids and/or requests for proposals shall be excluded from competing for such procurements. Awards shall be made to the bidder or offeror whose bid or offer is responsive to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the recipient,price, quality and other factors considered. Solicitations shall clearly set forth all requirements that the bidder or offeror shall fulfill in order for the bid or offer to be evaluated by the recipient. Any and all bids or offers http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 29 of 41 may be rejected when it is in the recipient's interest to do so. .44 Procurement procedures. (a)All recipients shall establish written procurement procedures. These procedures shall provide for, at a minimum,that(1),(2) and(3) apply. (1)Recipients avoid purchasing unnecessary items. (2)Where appropriate, an analysis is made of lease and purchase alternatives to determine which would be the most economical and practical procurement for the Federal Government. (3)Solicitations for goods and services provide for all of the following. (i)A clear and accurate description of the technical requirements for the material, product or service to be procured. In competitive procurements, such a description shall not contain features which unduly restrict competition. (ii)Requirements which the bidder/offeror must fulfill and all other factors to be used in evaluating bids or proposals.. (iii)A description,whenever practicable,of technical requirements in terms of functions to be performed or performance required, including the range of acceptable characteristics or minimum acceptable standards. (iv)The specific features of"brand name or equal" descriptions that bidders are required to meet when such items are included in the solicitation. (v)The acceptance,to the extent practicable and economically feasible, of products and services dimensioned in the metric system of measurement. (vi)Preference,to the extent practicable and economically feasible, for products and services that conserve natural resources and protect the environment and are energy efficient. (b)Positive efforts shall be made by recipients to utilize small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises,whenever possible. Recipients of Federal awards shall take all of the following steps to further this goal. (1)Ensure that small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises are used to the fullest extent practicable. (2)Make information on forthcoming opportunities available and arrange time frames for purchases and contracts to encourage and facilitate participation by small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. (3)Consider in the contract process whether firms competing for larger contracts intend to subcontract with small businesses,minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 30 of 41 (4)Encourage contracting with consortiums of small businesses,minority-owned firms and women's business enterprises when a contract is too large for one of these firms to handle individually. (5)Use the services and assistance, as appropriate,of such organizations as the Small Business Administration and the Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency in the solicitation and utilization of small businesses,minority-owned firms and women's business enterprises. (c)The type of procuring instruments used(e.g., fixed price contracts,cost reimbursable contracts,purchase orders, and incentive contracts) shall be determined by the recipient but shall be appropriate for the particular procurement and for promoting the best interest of the program or project involved. The"cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost" or"percentage of construction cost"methods of contracting shall not be used. (d)Contracts shall be made only with responsible contractors who possess the potential ability to perform successfully under the terms and conditions of the proposed procurement. Consideration shall be given to such matters as contractor integrity, record of past performance, financial and technical resources or accessibility to other necessary resources. In certain circumstances, contracts with certain parties are restricted by agencies'implementation of E.O.s 12549 and 12689, "Debarment and Suspension." (e)Recipients shall,on request,make available for the Federal awarding agency,pre-award review and procurement documents, such as request for proposals or invitations.for bids,independent cost estimates, etc.,when any of the following conditions apply. (1)A recipient's procurement procedures or operation fails to comply with the procurement standards in the Federal awarding agency's implementation of this Circular. • (2)The procurement is expected to exceed the small purchase threshold fixed at 41 U.S.C. 403 (11)(currently$25,000)and is to be awarded without competition or only one bid or offer is received in response to a solicitation. (3)The procurement,which is expected to exceed the small purchase threshold,specifies a"brand name"product. (4)The proposed award over the small purchase threshold is to be awarded to other than the apparent Iow bidder under a sealed bid procurement. (5)A proposed contract modification changes the scope of a contract or increases the contract amount by more than the amount of the small purchase threshold. .45 Cost and price analysis. Some form of cost or price analysis shall be made and documented in the procurement files in connection with every procurement action. Price analysis may be accomplished in various ways, including the comparison of price quotations submitted,market prices and similar indicia, together with discounts, Cost analysis is the review and evaluation of each element of cost to determine reasonableness, allocability and allowability. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 31 of 41 _.46 Procurement records. Procurement records and files for purchases in excess of the small purchase threshold shall include the following at a minimum: (a)basis for contractor selection, (b) justification for lack of competition when competitive bids or offers are not obtained, and(c)basis for award cost or price. _.47 Contract administration. A system for contract administration shall be maintained to ensure contractor conformance with the terms, conditions and specifications of the contract and to ensure adequate and timely follow up of all purchases. Recipients shall evaluate contractor performance and document,as appropriate,whether contractors have met the terms,conditions and specifications of the contract. _.48 Contract provisions. The recipient shall include, in addition to provisions to define a sound and complete agreement,the following provisions in all contracts. The following provisions shall also be applied to subcontracts. (a)Contracts in excess of the small purchase threshold shall contain contractual provisions or conditions that allow for administrative,contractual,or legal remedies in instances in which a contractor violates or breaches the contract terms, and provide for such remedial actions as may be appropriate. (b)All contracts in excess of the small purchase threshold shall contain suitable provisions for termination by the recipient,including the manner by which termination shall be effected and the basis for settlement. In addition, such contracts shall describe conditions under which the contract may be terminated for default as well as conditions where the contract may be terminated because of circumstances beyond the control of the contractor. (c)Except as otherwise required by statute, an award that requires the contracting(or subcontracting) for construction or facility improvements shall provide for the recipient to follow its own requirements relating to bid guarantees,performance bonds, and payment bonds unless the construction contract or subcontract exceeds$100,000. For those contracts or subcontracts exceeding $100,000,the Federal awarding agency may accept the bonding policy and requirements of the recipient,provided the Federal awarding agency has made a determination that the Federal Government's interest is adequately protected. If such a determination has not been made,the minimum requirements shall be as follows. (1)A bid guarantee from each bidder equivalent to five percent of the bid price. The "bid guarantee" shall consist of a firm commitment such as a bid bond,certified check,or other negotiable instrument accompanying a bid as assurance that the bidder shall,upon acceptance of his bid,execute such contractual documents as may be required within the time specified. (2)A performance bond on the part of the contractor for 100 percent of the contract price. A"performance bond" is one executed in connection with a contract to secure fulfillment of all the contractor's obligations under such contract. (3)A payment bond on the part of the contractor for 100 percent of the contract price. A "payment bond" is one executed in connection with a contract to assure payment as required by statute of all persons supplying labor and material in the execution of the work provided for in the contract. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110,html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 32 of 41 (4)Where bonds are required in the situations described herein,the bonds shall be obtained from companies holding certificates of authority as acceptable sureties pursuant to 31 CFR part 223, "Surety Companies Doing Business with the United States." (d)All negotiated contracts(except those for less than the small purchase threshold)awarded by recipients shall include a provision to the effect that the recipient, the Federal awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the United States,or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access to any books,documents,papers and records of the contractor which are directly pertinent to a specific program for the purpose of making audits, examinations, excerpts and transcriptions. (e)All contracts, including small purchases,awarded by recipients and their contractors shall contain the procurement provisions of Appendix A to this Circular, as applicable. Reports and Records .50 Purpose of reports and records. Sections .51 through .53 set forth the procedures for monitoring and reporting on the recipient's financial and program performance and the necessary standard reporting forms. They also set forth record retention requirements. _.51 Monitoring and reporting program performance. (a)Recipients are responsible for managing and monitoring each project,program,subaward, function or activity supported by the award. Recipients shall monitor subawards to ensure subrecipients have met the audit requirements as delineated in Section .26. (b)The Federal awarding agency shall prescribe the frequency with which the performance reports shall be submitted. Except as provided in paragraph_.51(f),performance reports shall not be required more frequently than quarterly or, less frequently than annually. Annual reports shall be due 90 calendar days after the grant year; quarterly or semi-annual reports shall be due 30 days after the reporting period. The Federal awarding agency may require annual reports before the anniversary dates of multiple year awards in lieu of these requirements. The final performance reports are due 90 calendar days after the expiration or termination of the award. (c)If inappropriate, a final technical or performance report shall not be required after completion of the project. . • (d)When required,performance reports shall generally contain, for each award,brief information on each of the following. (1)A comparison of actual accomplishments with the goals and objectives established for the period,the findings of the investigator, or both. Whenever appropriate and the output of programs or projects can be readily quantified, such quantitative data should be related to cost data for computation of unit costs. (2)Reasons why established goals were not met,if appropriate. (3)Other pertinent information including,when appropriate, analysis and explanation of http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 33 of 41 cost overruns or high unit costs. (e)Recipients shall not be required to submit more than the original and two copies of performance reports. (f)Recipients shall immediately notify the Federal awarding agency of developments that have a significant impact on the award-supported activities. Also,notification shall be given in the case of problems,delays,or adverse conditions which materially impair the ability to meet the objectives of the award. This notification shall include a statement of the action taken or contemplated, and any assistance needed to resolve the situation (g)Federal awarding agencies may make site visits, as needed. (h)Federal awarding agencies shall comply with clearance requirements of 5 CFR part 1320 when requesting performance data from recipients. .52 Financial reporting. (a)The following forms or such other forms as may be approved by OMB are authorized for obtaining financial information from recipients. (1)SF-269 or SF-269A,Financial Status Report. • (i)Each Federal awarding agency shall require recipients to use the SF-269 or SF- 269A to report the status of funds for all nonconstruction projects or programs. A Federal awarding agency may,however,have the option of not requiring the SF-269 or SF-269A when the SF-270,Request for Advance or Reimbursement,or SF-272,Report of Federal Cash Transactions,is determined to provide adequate information to meet its needs, except that a final SF-269 or SF-269A shall be required at the completion of the project when the SF-27.0 is used only for advances. (ii)The Federal awarding agency shall prescribe whether the report shall be on a cash or accrual basis. If the Federal awarding agency requires accrual information and the recipient's accounting records are not normally kept on the accrual basis,the recipient shall not be required to convert its accounting system,but shall develop such accrual information through best estimates based on an analysis of the documentation on hand. (iii)The Federal awarding agency shall determine the frequency of the Financial Status Report for each project or program,considering the size and complexity of the particular project or program. However,the report shall not be required more frequently than quarterly or less frequently than annually. A final report shall be required at the completion of the agreement. (iv)The Federal awarding agency shall require recipients to submit the SF-269 or SF-269A(an original and no more than two copies)no later than 30 days after the end of each specified reporting period for quarterly and semi-annual reports,and 90 calendar days for annual and final reports. Extensions of reporting due dates may be approved by the Federal awarding agency upon request of the recipient. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/al l0.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-1 10 Page 34 of 41 (2) SF-272, Report of Federal Cash Transactions. (i)When funds are advanced to recipients the Federal awarding agency shall require each recipient to submit the SF-272 and,when necessary, its continuation sheet, SF-272a. The Federal awarding agency shall use this report to monitor cash advanced to recipients and to obtain disbursement information for each agreement with the recipients. (ii)Federal awarding agencies may require forecasts of Federal cash requirements in the "Remarks" section of the report. (iii)When practical and deemed necessary,Federal awarding agencies may require recipients to report in the "Remarks" section the amount of cash advances received in excess of three days. Recipients shall provide short narrative explanations of actions taken to reduce the excess balances. (iv)Recipients shall be required to submit not more than the original and two copies of the SF-272 15 calendar days following the end of each quarter. The Federal awarding agencies may require a monthly report from those recipients receiving advances totaling$1 million or more per year. (v)Federal awarding agencies may waive the requirement for submission of the SF-272 for any one of the following reasons: (1)When monthly advances do not exceed $25,000 per recipient,provided that such advances are monitored through other forms contained in this section; (2)If, in the Federal awarding agency's opinion,the recipient's accounting controls are adequate to minimize excessive Federal advances;or,(3)When the electronic payment mechanisms provide adequate data. (b)When the Federal awarding agency needs additional information or more frequent reports, the following shall be observed. (1)When additional information is needed to comply with legislative requirements, Federal awarding agencies shall issue instructions to require recipients to submit such information under the"Remarks" section of the reports. (2)When a Federal awarding agency determines that a recipient's accounting system does not meet the standards in Section .21, additional pertinent information to further monitor awards may be obtained upon written notice to the recipient until such time as the system is brought up to standard. The Federal awarding agency, in obtaining this information, shall comply with report clearance requirements of 5 CFR part 1320. (3)Federal awarding agencies are encouraged to shade out any line item on any report if not necessary. (4)Federal awarding agencies may accept the identical information from the recipients in machine readable format or computer printouts or electronic outputs in lieu of prescribed formats. • (5)Federal awarding agencies may provide computer or electronic outputs to recipients http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 35 of 41 when such expedites or contributes to the accuracy of reporting. _.53 Retention and access requirements for records. (a)This section sets forth requirements for record retention and access to records for awards to recipients. Federal awarding agencies shall not impose any other record retention or access requirements upon recipients. (b)Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to an award shall be retained for a period of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for awards that are renewed quart&rly or annually, from the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report,as authorized by the Federal awarding agency. The only exceptions are the following. (1)If any litigation,claim,or audit is started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until all litigation,claims or audit findings involving the records have been resolved and final action taken. (2)Records for real property and equipment acquired with Federal funds shall be retained for 3 years after final disposition. (3)When records are transferred to or maintained by the Federal awarding agency,the 3- year retention requirement is not applicable to the recipient. (4)Indirect cost rate proposals, cost allocations plans, etc. as specified in paragraph_.53(g). (c)Copies of original records may be substituted for the original records if authorized by the Federal awarding agency. (d)The Federal awarding agency shall request transfer of certain records to its custody from recipients when it determines that the records possess long term retention value. However, in order to avoid duplicate recordkeeping,a Federal awarding agency may make arrangements for recipients to retain any records that are continuously needed for joint use. (e)The Federal awarding agency,the Inspector General, Comptroller General of the United States,or any of their duly authorized representatives,have the right of timely and unrestricted access to any books,documents,papers,or other records of recipients that are pertinent to the awards,in order to make audits,examinations,excerpts,transcripts and copies of such documents. This right also includes timely and reasonable access to a recipient's personnel for the purpose of interview and discussion related to such documents. The rights of access in this paragraph are not limited to the required retention period,but shall last as long as records are retained, (f)Unless required by statute,no Federal awarding agency shall place restrictions on recipients that limit public access to the records of recipients that are pertinent to an award, except when the Federal awarding agency can demonstrate that such records shall be kept confidential and would have been exempted from disclosure pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act(5 U.S.C. 552)if the records had belonged to the Federal awarding agency. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 36 of 41 (g)Indirect cost rate proposals,cost allocations plans, etc. Paragraphs(g)(1)and(g)(2)apply to the following types of documents,and their supporting records: indirect cost rate computations or proposals,cost allocation plans,and any similar accounting computations of the rate at which a particular group of costs is chargeable(such as computer usage chargeback rates or composite fringe. benefit rates). (1)If submitted for negotiation. If the recipient submits to the Federal awarding agency or the subrecipient submits to the recipient the proposal,plan, or other computation to form the basis for negotiation of the rate, then the 3-year retention period for its supporting records starts on the date of such submission. (2)If not submitted for negotiation. If the recipient is not required to submit to the Federal awarding agency or the subrecipient is not required to submit to the recipient the proposal,plan, or other computation for negotiation purposes,then the 3-year retention period for the proposal,plan,or other computation and its supporting records starts at the end of the fiscal year(or other accounting period)covered by the proposal,plan,or other computation. Termination and Enforcement .60 Purpose of termination and enforcement. Sections_.61 and .62 set forth uniform suspension,termination and enforcement procedures. .61 Termination. (a)Awards may be terminated in whole or in part only if(1),(2)or(3)apply. (1)By the Federal awarding agency,if a recipient materially fails to comply with the terms and conditions of an award. (2)By the Federal awarding agency with the consent of the recipient,in which case the two parties shall agree upon the termination conditions, including the effective date and,in the case of partial termination,the portion to be terminated. (3)By the recipient upon sending to the Federal awarding agency written notification setting forth the reasons for such termination,the effective date,and,in the case of partial termination,the portion to be terminated. However, if the Federal awarding agency determines in the case of partial termination that the reduced or modified portion of the grant will not accomplish the purposes for which the grant was made, it may terminate the grant in its entirety under either paragraphs(a)(1)or(2). (b)If costs are allowed under an award, the responsibilities of the recipient referred to in paragraph .71(a), including those for property management as applicable, shall be considered in the termination of the award, and provision shall be made for continuing responsibilities of the recipient after termination, as appropriate. .62 Enforcement. (a)Remedies for noncompliance. If a recipient materially fails to comply with the terms and http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 37 of 41 conditions of an award,whether stated in a Federal statute,regulation, assurance, application,or notice of award,the Federal awarding agency may,in addition to imposing any of the special conditions outlined in Section .14,take one or more of the following actions,as appropriate in the circumstances. (1)Temporarily withhold cash payments pending correction of the deficiency by the recipient or more severe enforcement action by the Federal awarding agency. (2)Disallow(that is,deny both use of funds and any applicable matching credit for)all or part of the cost of the activity or action not in compliance. (3)Wholly or partly suspend or terminate the current award. (4)Withhold further awards for the project or program. (5)Take other remedies that may be legally available. (b)Hearings and appeals. In taking an enforcement action,the awarding agency shall provide the recipient an opportunity for hearing, appeal,or other administrative proceeding to which the recipient is entitled under any statute or regulation applicable to the action involved. (c)Effects of suspension and termination. Costs of a recipient resulting from obligations incurred by the recipient during a suspension or after termination of an award are not allowable unless the awarding agency expressly authorizes them in the notice of suspension or termination or subsequently. Other recipient costs during suspension or after termination which are necessary and not reasonably avoidable are allowable if(1)and(2)apply. (1)The costs result from obligations which were properly incurred by the recipient before the effective date of suspension or termination,are not in anticipation of it, and in the case of a termination, are noncancellable. (2)The costs would be allowable if the award were not suspended or expired normally at the end of the funding period in which the termination takes effect. (d)Relationship to debarment and suspension. The enforcement remedies identified in this section, including suspension and termination, do not preclude a recipient from being subject to debarment and suspension under E.O.s 12549 and 12689 and the Federal awarding agency implementing regulations(see Section .13). SUBPART D-After-the-Award Requirements _.70 Purpose. Sections .71 through_.73 contain closeout procedures and other procedures for subsequent disallowances and adjustments. .71 Closeout procedures. (a)Recipients shall submit,within 90 calendar days after the date of completion of the award, all financial,performance, and other reports as required by the terms and conditions of the award. The Federal awarding agency may approve extensions when requested by the recipient. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 38 of 41 (b)Unless the Federal awarding agency authorizes an extension, a recipient shall liquidate all obligations incurred under the award not later than 90 calendar days after the funding period or the date of completion as specified in the terms and conditions of the award or in agency implementing instructions. (c)The Federal awarding agency shall make prompt payments to a recipient for allowable reimbursable costs under the award being closed out. (d)The recipient shall promptly refund any balances of unobligated cash that the Federal awarding agency has advanced or paid and that is not authorized to be retained by the recipient for use in other projects. OMB Circular A-129 governs unreturned amounts,that become delinquent debts. (e)When authorized by the terms and conditions of the award,the Federal awarding agency shall make a settlement for any upward or downward adjustments to the Federal share of costs after closeout reports are received. (f)The recipient shall account for any real and personal property acquired with Federal funds or received from the Federal Government in accordance with Sections_.31 through .37. (g)In the event a final audit has not been performed prior to the closeout of an award,the Federal awarding agency shall retain the right to recover an appropriate amount after fully considering the recommendations on disallowed costs resulting from the fmal audit. .72 Subsequent adjustments and continuing responsibilities. (a)The closeout of an award does not affect any of the following. (1)The right of the Federal awarding agency to disallow costs and recover funds on the basis of a later audit or other review. (2)The obligation of the recipient to return any funds due as a result of later refunds, corrections,or other transactions. (3)Audit requirements in Section .26. (4)Property management requirements in Sections T.31 through_.37. (5)Records retention as required in Section .53. (b)After closeout of an award, a relationship created under an award may be modified or ended in whole or in part with the consent of the Federal awarding agency and the recipient,provided the responsibilities of the recipient referred to in paragraph_.73(a), including those for property management as applicable,are considered and provisions made for continuing responsibilities of the recipient, as appropriate. .73 Collection of amounts due. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 u OMB Circular A-110 Page 39 of 41 (a)Any funds paid to a recipient in excess of the amount to which the recipient is finally determined to be entitled under the terms and conditions of the award constitute a debt to the Federal Government. If not paid within a reasonable period after the demand for payment,the Federal awarding agency may reduce the debt by(1),(2)or(3). (1)Making an administrative offset against other requests for reimbursements. (2)Withholding advance payments otherwise due to the recipient. (3)Taking other action permitted by statute. (b)Except as otherwise provided by law,the Federal awarding agency shall charge interest on an overdue debt in accordance with 4 CFR Chapter II, "Federal Claims Collection Standards." Appendix A Contract Provisions All contracts, awarded by a recipient including small purchases,shall contain the following provisions as applicable: 1. Equal Employment Opportunity-All contracts shall contain a provision requiring compliance with E.O. 11246, "Equal Employment Opportunity," as amended by E.O. 11375, "Amending Executive Order 11246 Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity," and as supplemented by regulations at 41 CFR part 60, "Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs,Equal Employment Opportunity,Department of Labor." 2.Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act(18 U.S.C.874 and 40 U.S.C. 276c)-All contracts and subgrants in excess of$2000 for construction or repair awarded by recipients and subrecipients shall include a provision for compliance with the Copeland "Anti-Kickback"Act(18 U.S.C. 874),as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations(29 CFR part 3, "Contractors and Subcontractors on Public Building or Public Work Financed in Whole or in Part by Loans or Grants from the United States"). The Act provides that each contractor or subrecipient shall be prohibited from inducing,by any means, any person employed in the construction,completion, or repair of public work,to give up any part of the compensation to which he is otherwise entitled. The recipient shall report all suspected or reported violations to the Federal awarding agency. 3.Davis-Bacon Act,as amended(40 U.S.C.276a to a-7)-When required by Federal program legislation, all construction contracts awarded by the recipients and subrecipients of more than$2000 shall include a provision for compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act(40 U.S.C. 276a to a-7) and as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations(29 CFR part 5, "Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Governing Federally Financed and Assisted Construction"). Under this Act, contractors shall be required to pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the minimum wages specified in a wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. In addition, contractors shall be required to pay wages not less than once a week. The recipient shall place a copy of the current prevailing wage determination issued by the Department of Labor in each solicitation and the award of a contract shall be conditioned upon the acceptance of the wage determination. The http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/a110/a110.html 6/20/00 OMB Circular A-110 Page 40 of 11 recipient shall report all suspected or reported violations to the Federal awarding agency. 4.Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act(40 U.S.C.327-333)-Where applicable,all contracts awarded by recipients in excess of$2000 for construction contracts and in excess of$2500 for other contracts that involve the employment of mechanics or laborers shall include a provision for compliance with Sections 102 and 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act(40 U.S.C. 327-333), as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations(29 CFR part 5). Under Section 102 of the Act,each contractor shall be required to compute the wages of every mechanic and laborer on the basis of a standard work week of 40 hours. Work in excess of the standard work week is permissible provided that the worker is compensated at a tate of not less than 1 '/ times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in the work week. Section 107 of the Act is applicable to construction work and provides that no laborer or mechanic shall be required to work in surroundings or under working conditions which are unsanitary,hazardous or dangerous. These requirements do not apply to the purchases of supplies or materials or articles ordinarily available on the open market,or contracts for transportation or transmission of intelligence. 5.Rights to Inventions Made Under a Contract or Agreement-Contracts or agreements for the performance of experimental,developmental,or research work shall provide for the rights of the Federal Government and the recipient in any resulting invention in accordance with 37 CFR part 401, "Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants,Contracts and Cooperative Agreements," and any implementing regulations • issued by the awarding agency. 6.Clean Air Act(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.),as amended -Contracts and subgrants of amounts in excess of$100,000 shall contain a provision that requires the recipient to agree to comply with all applicable standards,orders or regulations issued pursuant to.the Clean Air Act(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).Violations shall be reported to the Federal awarding agency and the Regional Office of the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). 7. Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment(31 U.S.C. 1352)-Contractors who apply or bid for an award of$100,000 or more shall file the required certification. Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency,a member of Congress,officer or employee of Congress,or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal contract,grant or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. 1352. Each tier shall also disclose any lobbying with non-Federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the recipient. 8.Debarment and Suspension(E.O.s 12549 and 12689)-No contract shall be made to parties listed on the General Services Administration's List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or Nonprocurement Programs in accordance with E.O.s 12549 and 12689, "Debarment and Suspension."This list contains the names of parties debarred, suspended,or otherwise excluded by agencies,and contractors declared ineligible under statutory or regulatory authority other than E.O. 12549. Contractors with awards that exceed the small purchase threshold shall provide the required certification regarding its exclusion status and that of its principal employees. 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When such income is generated by an activity that is only partially assisted with CDBG funds, the income shall be prorated to reflect the percentage of CDBG funds used . (1) Program income includes, but is not limited to the following: (i) Proceeds from the disposition by sale or long term lease of real property purchased or improved with CDBG funds ; (ii) Proceeds from the disposition of equipment purchased with CDBG funds ; (iii) Gross income from the use or rental of real or personal property • acquired by the Recipient or. a Subrecipient with CDBG funds, less the costs incidental to the generation of such income; (iv) Gross income from the use or rental of real property owned by the • Recipient or a Subrecipient that was constructed or improved with CDBG funds, less the costs incidental to the generation of such • income; • (v) Payments of principal and interest on loans made using CDBG funds; (vi) Proceeds from the sale of loans made with CDBG funds; (vii) Proceeds from the sale of obligations secured by loans made with CDBG funds; (viii) Interest earned on funds held in a revolving fund account; (ix) Interest earned 'on program income pending disposition of such income; and, (x) Funds collected through special assessments made against properties owned and occupied by households not of low and • moderate income, where such assessments are used to recover all or part of the CDBG portion of a public improvement. (2) Program income does not include interest earned (except for interest described in § 570.513) on cash advances from the U. S. Treasury. Such interest shall be remitted to HUD for transmittal to the U. S. Treasury and will not be reallocated under section 106(c) or (d) of the Act. Examples of other receipts that are not considered program income are proceeds from fundraising activities carried out by Subrecipients receiving CDBG assistance; funds collected through special assessments used to recover the non-CDBG portion of a public improvement; and proceeds from the disposition of real property acquired or improved with CDBG funds when such disposition occurs after the applicable time period specified in § 570.503(b) (8) for Subrecipient-controlled property or § 570.505 for Recipient-controlled property. ell X H/ / ".. E HOME PROGRAM SUBRECIPIENT UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES CITY OF OMAHA DEFERRED PAYMENT LOANS Effective Date: March 20, 1998 Revised: March 7, 2000 These Underwriting guidelines provide a general overview of the City of Omaha requirements applicable to Deferred Payment Loans for homes purchased through Subrecipients including, but not limited to, Holy Name Housing Corporation; South Omaha Affordable Housing Corporation; Housing and Neighborhood Developers, Inc., formerly known as United Ministries of Northeast Omaha, Inc.; Omaha 100, Inc.; New Community Development Corporation; Omaha Economic Development Corporation and United Minority Contractor's Association of Nebraska. While it is not possible to mention all requirements, these guidelines answer most questions concerning the City's Deferred Payment Loan. A. PURPOSE The purpose of the Planning Department's Community Development Division is to promote the growth, development and revitalization of the City of Omaha through the elimination of slums and blight; to assist low and moderate income persons and families in attaining decent, affordable housing; and to create job opportunities for lower income persons through economic development activities. This is accomplished by 1) formulating and implementing plans and programs designed to revitalize neighborhoods, commercial areas and industrial areas; upgrade the housing stock in the inner city; and create homeownership opportunities; 2) administering home renovation, home construction, economic developing, real estate development and revitalization programs and activities; and 3) providing services and improved service facilities for housing counseling, home maintenance, homelessness,job training, education, elderly persons, handicapped and other socio-economic assistance activities. B. DEFINITIONS In order to provide guidance and consistency in providing Deferred Payment Loans to homebuyers, the following.definitions shall apply: 1. Borrower — shall mean one or more persons purchasing a property and any other persons co-signing on the promissory note. 2. Debt-to-Income Ratio (DIR) — shall mean the monthly total of all mortgage payments, real estate taxes, special assessments, property insurance premiums and liabilities (excluding utilities, federal income taxes, state income taxes and social 1 Rev. 3/7/2000 security payments) divided by the gross monthly income. The maximum DIR shall be 42%. In computing the DIR, installment debts extending ten months or more and all revolving accounts shall be considered. 3. Deferred Payment Loan (DPL) — shall mean a loan without interest of HOME funds in an amount not to exceed the amount approved by the City Council for a rehabilitated and a newly constructed property, made subject to the terms, conditions and provisions of the loan agreement under which said loan is made, secured by no less than a second mortgage/deed of trust on an individual property, which shall provide, inter-alia, that same shall become due and payable without interest upon the sale or transfer of ownership of the property, or portion thereof, or interest therein by the Owner within five (5) years from the date of loan closing for a rehabilitated property and ten (10) years from the date of loan closing on a newly constructed property. After 5 years on the rehabilitated properties and 10 years on newly constructed properties, the Deferred Payment loan amount will depreciate 50% with the remaining depreciated balance due upon sale or transfer of the property. Following the initial depreciation, the Owner may choose to repay the 50% DPL balance over a period of time. Upon written request by the Owner to repay the DPL balance, the Planning Department will determine the terms and conditions or repayment. Deferred Payment Loan amounts may not exceed the following: a. New Property: Median Income DPL Amount 80% and Below $35,000.00 b. Rehabilitated Property: Median Income DPL Amount 80% and Below $15,000.00 4. Employment History — shall mean a verifiable and continuous two-year work history, or a verifiable source of other income including, but not limited to, social security, pension, annuities, child support, alimony, etc. In some instances, , education may be substituted for employment if borrower has been employed at current job for six months. 5. Household— shall mean all persons who will occupy the property. The occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together or any other group of related or unrelated persons who share living arrangements and includes: a. any dependent child under the age of 19. If a child is claimed for income tax (IRS)purposes, the City will consider the child a dependent. 2 Rev. 3/7/2000 b. any dependent member over the age of 62 who has lived in the household full time for a minimum of 6 months immediately prior to application date and will continue to live in the household full time, does not own other property and is dependent upon the borrower. 6. Housing-Income-Ratio (HIR) — shall mean the monthly total of all mortgage payments, real estate taxes, special assessments and property insurance premiums divided by the gross monthly income. The maximum HIR shall be 33% or the percentage established by the lender providing the first mortgage financing. 7. Income — (See attached sheet for computing annual income) Annual income shall include: a. Wages, salaries, tips, commissions, etc., b . Self-employment income from owned non-farm business, including proprietorships and partnerships, c. Farm self-employment income d. Interest, dividends, net rental income or income from estates or trusts, e. Social security or railroad retirement f. Supplemental security income, Aid to Families with Dependent Children or other public assistance or public welfare programs, g. Retirement, survivor or disability pensions h. Any other sources of income received regularly including Veterans' (VA) payments, unemployment compensation, child support and alimony, and i. Income from assets as shown below: 1. amounts in savings or checkingaccounts. 2. stocks, bonds, savings certificates, money market funds and other investment accounts. 3. Equity in real property or other capital investments. Equity is the estimated current market value of the asset less the unpaid balance on all loans secured by the asset and reasonable costs (such as broker fees) that would be incurred in selling the asset. Do not include equity in principle residence (home equity). 4. The cash value of trusts that are available to the household. 5. IRA, Keogh and similar retirement savings accounts, even though withdrawal would result in a penalty. 6 . Contributions to company retirement/pension funds that can be withdrawn without retiring or terminating employment. 7. Assets which, although owned by more than one person, allow unrestricted access by the applicant. 8. Lump sum receipts such as inheritances, capital gains, lottery winnings, insurance settlements and other claims. 9. Personal property held as an investment such as gems, jewelry, coin collections, antique cars, etc. 3 Rev. 3/7/2000 10. Cash value of life insurance policies. 11. Assets disposed of for less than fair market value during two years preceding certification or recertification. j. Actual income from assets if total assets are $5,000 or less. k. If assets are more than $5,000, the greater of actual income from assets or total assets times passbook rate. 1. Assets do not include: 1. Necessary personal property except personal property held as an investment such as gems,jewelry, coin collections, antique cars, etc. 2. Interest in Indian trust lands. 3. Assets that are a part of an active business or farming operation. NOTE: Rental properties are considered personal assets held as an investment rather than business assets unless real estate is the applicant's/tenant's main occupation. 4. Assets no accessible to the family and which provide no income for the family. 5. Vehicles especially equipped for the handicapped. 6. Equity in owner-occupied cooperatives and manufactured homes in which the family lives. 7. Equity in principle residence (home equity) NOTE; Income averaging is not acceptable. 8. Median Income — shall mean the Median Income by Family Size income data as published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and as further updated and revised to reflect the current or most recent income level statistics. A copy of the median incomes is available upon request at the City of Omaha Planning Department. 9. Subrecipient — shall mean: a public or private non-profit agency, authority or organization receiving HOME Funds to undertake eligible activities. 10. Verifications — shall mean all supporting documentation obtain within the past six months for preliminary loan approval by the City. These documents include, but are not limited to, employment, bank deposits, credit information and property title commitments. C. JNTEREST OF THE CITY Pursuant to Section 8.05 of the Home Rule Charter, no elected official or any officer or employee of the City shall have a financial interest, direct or indirect,'in any City 4 Rev. 3/7/2000 �,� Agreement. Any violation of this section with the knowledge of the person or corporation contracting with the City shall render the Agreement voidable by the Mayor or the City Council. D. BANKRUPTCY Borrowers who have filed a bankruptcy must have established a verifiable form of credit over a six month period commencing after the Bankruptcy Court entered its Order of Discharge. A copy of the bankruptcy document, Court Order of Discharge and a detailed letter explaining the reason for filing bankruptcy and the circumstances surrounding it must be submitted with the initial application for preliminary loan approval by the City. E. INSURANCE The Borrower must have at least a hazard insurance policy in force for orie year at the time of loan closing. The policy must have a proper endorsement naming the City of Omaha as an additional mortgagee. Proper mortgage endorsement is available at the City of Omaha Planning Department. F. SALE OF PROPERTY In the event of sale of the property, the deferred payment loan must be repaid to the City of Omaha as specified in the Promissory Note and Section B, Number 3 above. G. LOAN ASSUMPTION Loans funded through the HOME Program are not assumable. H. CREDIT HISTORY 1. Judgments—Judgments must be paid or satisfied prior to loan approval. 2. Collection Accounts — Collection accounts should be paid or a repayment agreement must be in effect. If a repayment agreement is in effect, the Borrower must have established a minimum of six months payment history. 3. Divorce — In the case of a divorce, any debts remaining in both names originating prior to the Court granting of a decree shall be considered a financial obligation against the borrower. 4. Legal Separation—Borrower that is legally separated will be subjected to the same underwriting criteria as a married person; therefore, both signatures (husband and wife) shall e required on the Promissory Note. I. NON-DISCRIMINATION BASED ON HANDICAP 5 Rev. 3/7/2000 1. The Subrecipient shall not discriminate or permit discrimination in violation of federal or state laws or local ordinances because of race, color, sex, age, political or religious opinions, affiliations, national origin, familial status or handicap. 2. The Subrecipient shall not discriminate in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities. To this end, no otherwise qualified individual with a handicap shall, solely by reason of his or her handicap, be excluded from participation in, or be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under this or any other City-sponsored program or activity. The person responsible for coordinating the Planning Department's efforts to comply with its non- discrimination policies is Marian Todd, Section 504 Coordinator, Planning Department, Suite 1111, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68183, (402) 444-5217 (V/TDD) 444-5150). Persons desiring to file a complaint with the City of Omaha concerning an allegation of discrimination shall contact the Human Relations Department at (402) 444-5025 (B/TDD //1-5055). • • 6 Rev. 3/7/2000 Exhibit F Omaha Economic Development Corporation Homebuyer Deferred Payment Loan Determination Process The prospective home purchaser in the Omaha Economic Development Corporation's (OEDC) home ownership program will proceed through the following loan approval process: Initial assessment by OEDC representative to insure that the client's intent is home ownership. If so, the home ownership program is briefly described and an application is completed. The OEDC Housing Developer reviews the completed application for eligibility. Employment history, income and level of debt are reviewed for initial eligibility. Apparent application difficulties and strengths are reviewed. If no obvious disqualifying issues are identified, the applicants are asked to obtain a credit report. The credit report is examined with the applicants. Any blemishes on the credit report are discussed and a plan of action is implemented to clear credit problems. If no difficulties are found, or when the problems are cleared up, the applicants are provided a list of OEDC houses, which the applicants would be qualified to purchase, based on the total household income. When the applicants have selected a home they would like to purchase, they are referred to Omaha 100, Inc. or any lender of their choice to complete the loan application process and secure permanent mortgage financing. During the loan approval process, all income sources are identified and verified. The Housing to Income Ratio usually cannot exceed 33% and the Debt to Income Ratio usually cannot exceed 42% of the applicant's monthly income. When all conditions are met and first mortgage financing is tentatively approved, the application is routed to the City Planning Department for a request for second mortgage deferred payment loan(DPL) financing approval. DPL Formula: The DPL request is for an amount that will reduce the purchase price of the house to an amount where the monthly housing payment of the first mortgage is affordable. DAVIS BACON EXEMPTION CHECKLIST • EXHIBIT "G" Project Name: Hartman Heights - OEDC Project Address: 60th & Hartman Project No. It is determined that the above project is exempt from Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Rate provisions because: Residential rehabilitation or new construction project is funded in whole or in part with CDBG funds and such residential property contains less than 8 units. Residential rehabilitation or new construction contract, including construction and non-construction costs, is funded with HOME funds and such residential property contains less than 12 assisted units. Proceeds of award of federal funds are solely for the acquisition of real property (land, pre-existing buildings and improvements). • The entire project consists of demolition and no construction is eminent on site. Funding solely for demolition to be completed by City or its contractor before transfer of land to developer. Funding for on-site improvements only. On-site improvements are completed on land owned by the City and improvements are completed before transfer of land to developer. • Funding for off-site improvements that are separately owned. Off-site and on-site construction are provided for in separate construction contracts. Project funding is for infrastructure improvements owned and operated by utility company. The prime construction contract financed in whole or part with CDBG or HOME funds is incidental and the amount is less than$2,000. • Funding for professional services only(legal/acct./architectural/engineering). These services are funded under a separate contract from any construction contract. Funding source is Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) or Supportive Housing Grant (SHP) which are exempt from Davis/Bacon. The project will be done through a force account. There is no federal money in the construction contract. _ __ Other- Explain: Funds are State of Nebraska Trust funds for homebuyer assistance on two, single-family houses. No construction involved in project. 1 I vv` Date: 6 /it/ 0 ( Signature of Responsible Administrator A description of the scope of the project is attached. EXHIBIT H CITY OF OMAHA AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING POLICY AND MONITORING PROCEDURES Effective: October 1, 1999 Affirmative Marketing Policy In furtherance of the City of Omaha's commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity in housing, the City of Omaha establishes procedures to affirmatively market units constructed or rehabilitated under any City-assisted program or project. These procedures are intended to further the objectives of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and Executive Order 11063. It is the affirmative marketing goal of the City of Omaha to assure that individuals who normally might not apply for vacant rehabilitated or constructed units because of their race or ethnicity: ■ know about the vacancies • feel welcome to apply • have the opportunity to rent or purchase the units This policy will be carried out through the following procedures. 1. Informing the public, potential tenants and owners about Federal fair housing laws and affirmative marketing policies • The City of Omaha will inform the public, potential tenants, purchasers and owners about its affirmative marketing policy,Title VIII and Executive Order 11063. • The City will place public notices in the Omaha World Herald and the North Omaha Star to inform owners of the program. ■ City representatives will meet with property owners and assist them in preparing program applications as requested and necessary ■ Owners selected for a rehabilitation program shall notify in-place tenants in writing of their involvement in the program and provide them with the following options: 1. Remain in the present unit during rehabilitation. 2. Move temporarily to another unit within the project while his/her unit is being rehabilitated. 3. Permanently relocate or voluntarily abandon the unit during the rehabilitation. ■ Owners shall post the HUD Equal Housing Opportunity Logo in the project building and display the Fair Housing Poster in their rental office. 1 • Owners shall use media accessible to minorities when advertising the availability of units. • Owners shall use the Equal Housing Opportunity logo, slogan or statement in all advertising. • Owners shall maintain a non-discriminatory hiring policy. • Owners shall adopt a fair housing policy. 2. Informing low and moderate income persons about available units Property Owners having vacant units may call the Omaha Housing Authority (OHA) at 4'1'1-6900 and place units on OHA's "Available Unit" list. This list is distributed to families who have received Certificates of Family Participation and are looking for units to rent. The listing will remain on the "Available" list for 35 calendar days, then be removed. If still vacant, the property may be relisted. If the property is not listed with OHA when rehabilitated or constructed units are available for initial occupancy, the owner shall inform the following outreach agencies and/or other agencies of this fact in writing and submit a copy of the letters to the City of Omaha, Planning Department, Housing and Community Development Division, Loan Section, 1819 Farnam Street, Room 1111, Omaha, Nebraska, 68183. Chicano Awareness, .Inc. 4821 South 24th Street Omaha, NE 68107 Family Housing Advisory Services 2416 Lake Street Omaha, NE 681111 Urban League of Nebraska 3022 North 24th Street Omaha, NE 68111 3. Recordkeeping The Owner shall keep records of the following: • Local media advertisements of the vacant unit • Contact dates with outreach agencies and Omaha Housing Authority • Correspondence informing outreach agencies of vacancies • Race and gender data of occupants and persons inquiring about availability of units • Tenant Survey forms, signed and dated by Owner 2 �.! • Name and age of all household members • Verified income for each household • • Copy of lease • Determination of utilities 4. Assessment of Actions The Owner's affirmative marketing efforts will be assessed by the City to: • determine good faith efforts of Owners to affirmatively market vacant units to individuals who normally might not apply; and, • determine whether a sufficient number of racial and ethnic families have applied for vacant units The City will take corrective action if it is found that property owners are not carrying out established procedures of the City's Affirmative Marketing Policy and Monitoring Procedures. Affirmative Marketing Policy Monitoring Procedures 1. Duties and Responsibilities of the Owner a) The Owner shall post the H.U.D. Equal Housing Opportunity Logo in the building project and in the rental office. b) The Owner shall submit to the City a copy of all letters notifying the outreach agencies of vacancies. Outreach agencies may include, but are not limited to, the following: Omaha Housing Authority Chicano Awareness, Inc. 540 South 27th Street 4821 South 24th Street Omaha, NE 68105 Omaha, NE 68107 Urban League of Nebraska Family Housing Advisory Services 3022 North 24th Street 2416 Lake Street Omaha, NE 68111 Omaha, NE 68111 Community Alliance Eastern Nebraska Human Services 4001 Leavenworth Street 900 South 74th Plaza, Suite 200 Omaha, NE 68105 Omaha NE 68114 3 Family Service Greater Omaha Community Action 2101 South 42nd Street 2406 Fowler Avenue Omaha, NE 68105 Omaha, NE 68111 Family Service Greater Omaha Community Action 6720 North 30th Street 5211 South 31st Street Omaha, NE 68112 Omaha, NE 68107 Family Service Housing & Neighborhood Developers 116 E. Mission Avenue 2319 Ogden Street Bellevue, NE 68005 Omaha, NE 68110 Family Service So. Omaha Affordable Housing Corp. 2580 South 90th Street 1704 South 10th Street Omaha, NE 68124 Omaha, NE 68108 Omaha Assn. for the Blind NE Commission for the Deaf 1024 South 32nd Street 1313 Farnam on the Mall Omaha, NE 68105 Omaha, NE 68102 Paralyzed Vets of America Mayor's Commission for Citizens 7612 Maple Street with Disabilities Omaha, NE 68134 1819 Farnam,Room 304 Omaha, NE 68183 Holy Name Housing Corp. League of Human Dignity 3014 North 45th Street 5513 Center Street Omaha, NE 68104 Omaha, NE 68106 c) The Owner shall submit to the City a copy of all advertisements placed in the local newspapers. All advertisements must include the Equal Housing Opportunity Logo, Slogan or Statement. d) The Owner shall submit to the City a Racial/Gender Form, attached as Exhibit 1, which includes the name, racial/ethnic characteristics, income, family size and gender for each person responding to the advertisement. e) The Owner shall meet with each in-place tenant and all tenants of the occupied vacant units and complete a Tenant Survey Form, a copy of which is attached and marked Exhibit 2. f) The Owner shall submit to the City the original Tenant Survey Form (signed and dated by Owner) and retain a copy for proper recordkeeping. g) The Owner shall provide each in-place tenant in the project with a copy of the City of Omaha's written Tenant Assistance Policy (TAP) and shall advise said tenant(s) 4 of the impact of the project on him or her. The Owner shall provide the TAP to the tenant immediately after submission of the owner's application for participation in the City's program. h) After completion of the project, the Owner shall submit a Tenant Survey Form for each occupied unit. i) Owner shall insure that the rents, including. utilities and Median Family Income, are consistent with the terms and conditions in the approved Agreement between the Owner and the City of Omaha. 2. Duties and Responsibilities of the City a) The City shall assess the affirmative marketing procedures to determine good faith efforts of the Owner to affirmatively market the vacant units by monitoring the Owner's performance in carrying out the Duties and Responsibilities of the Owner as outlined in Section 1. b) The City shall assess the affirmative marketing efforts of the Owner to determine whether a sufficient number of racial and ethnic families have applied for vacant units. This determination will be made by reviewing the information provided on the Racial/Gender form and Tenant Survey Form to determine the proportion of racial/gender participation versus overall participation. c) The City shall take the following corrective action if it is found that the Owner is not carrying out established procedures of affirmatively marketing units: ■ Notify the Owner in writing of any violations of the Owner's Duties and Responsibilities. • The Owner will be given thirty (30) days upon receipt of written notification to provide evidence of compliance. Upon the Owner's request, the City will provide technical assistance. • If the Owner fails to comply with the Affirmative Marketing Policy and Monitoring Procedures, the City may declare the loan/grant in default. • 5 • •.,4,,1 EXHIBIT 2 CITY OF OMAHA TENANT SURVEY FORM A. GENERAL INFORMATION RACE Name Telephone Address Apt. No. DATE FIRST OCCUPIED UNIT: Head of Household is: Male Female Elderly Handicapped Number of Occupants: Total No. Adults No. Children Under 18 GROSS MONTHLY INCOME OF ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS • Name of Household Member Age_ Monthly Gross Income TOTAL GROSS MONTHLY INCOME MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME PERCENT B. HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS Monthly Housing Cost: Monthly Contract Rent $ Average Monthly Utility Cost $ Monthly Housing Cost $ Subsidized Rent Assistance Received: Section 8 Other Assistance No Assistance Unit Size: Efficiency 1 BR 2BR 3 BR Other C. TENANT ASSISTANCE FOR IN-PLACE TENANT ONLY Remain in Present Dwelling Move to Another Dwelling in Building Rent Elsewhere Purchase Subsidized Housing None D. REMARKS: Owner Date EXHIBIT I CITY OF OMAHA RACE/GENDER FORM • Loan No. Date No. of Vacant Units Owner Project Address Person Completing Persons Phone No. This Report Home: Work: Female Race/Ethnicity Head of Family Monthly • of Head of Household Applicant Size Income Household Yes/No • NOTE: This form is a list of everyone who inquired about renting the unit(s). Program: CDBG (Circle) HOME ESG • SHP Other CITY OF OMAHA TENANT SURVEY FORM EXHIBIT 1 A. GENERAL INFORMATION Name Telephone Address Apt. No. Head of Household is: Male Female Elderly Number of Occupants: Total No. Adults No. Children Under 18 DEMOGRAPHICS & GROSS MONTHLY INCOME OF ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS Name of Household Member Age Race Handicap Monthly Gross Income • TOTAL GROSS MONTHLY INCOME ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD (HH) INCOME 100%MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME (MFI) FOR HH SIZE % OF MFI FOR HH SIZE B. HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS Date of Lease: • Actual HUD Limits Difference Monthly Housing Cost: Monthly Contract Rent $ $ $ Average Monthly Utility Cost $ $ $ Monthly Housing Cost $ $ $ Subsidized Rent Assistance Received(Please list source and amount): Section 8 $ Other Assistance: Source Amount No Assistance Unit Type: Efficiency 1BR 2 BR 3 BR Other Handicap Accessible Unit: Yes No C. TENANT ASSISTANCE FOR IN-PLACE TENANT ONLY(Complete for tenants in place at time of loan closing with the City.) Remain in Present Dwelling Move to Another Dwelling in Building Rent Elsewhere Purchase Subsidized Housing None D. REMARKS: Owner or Authorized Representative mate j Please attach utility allowance determination form,income determination form and current lease agreement with each Tenant Survey. 5-16-01 OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html EXHIBIT .Z OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget ACTION: Final revision of OMB Circular A-122,"Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations" SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget(OMB)revises OMB Circular A-122 by amending the definition for equipment; requiring the breakout of indirect costs into two categories(facilities and administration)for certain non-profit organizations;modifying the multiple allocation basis; and, clarifying the treatment of certain cost items. DATES: The revision is effective on June 1, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal agencies should contact Gilbert Tran, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, (202)395-3993.Non-Federal organizations should contact the organization's Federal cognizant agency. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background On October 6, 1995,the Office of Management and Budget(OMB)issued a final revision to OMB Circular A-122, "Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations,"in the Federal Register(60 FR 52516) regarding interest allowability. The revision was made in a continuing effort to increase consistency across OMB's cost principles circulars A-122,A-21, "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,"and A-87, "Cost Principles for State,Local and Indian Tribal Governments." To further the goals of consistency, OMB proposed on the same date(60 FR 52522)to revise the definition of equipment, to clarify the treatment of certain types of costs,to modify the multiple allocation base method for computing indirect cost rate(s), and to place an upper-limit on payments of administrative expenses for certain non-profit organizations. With this final revision,Circular A-122 consists of the Circular as issued in 1980(45 FR 46022; July 8, 1980), as amended in 1984(49 FR 18260; April 27, 1984),in 1987 (52 FR 19788;May 27, 1987), in 1995 (60 FR 52516; October 6, 1995), in 1997(62 FR 45934;August 29, 1997), and in this notice.A recompilation of the entire Circular A-122,with all its amendments,accompanies the notice and is available in electronic form on the OMB Home Page at http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB. B. Current Revisions Circular A-122 is revised in this notice to: 1. Amend the definition of equipment by increasing the capitalization threshold to the lesser amount used for financial statement purposes or$5,000(see paragraph 15). 2.Require major non-profit organizations(those receiving more than$10 million in direct Federal funding) to report indirect cost rates by two major component categories: facilities and administration(see paragraph D,Attachment A). V 1 of 63 6/21/E -PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.htm1 3. Modify the multiple allocation base method(MAB)to be consistent with OMB Circular A-21 (see paragraph D.3). However,major non-profit organizations are not required to use the multiple allocation base method. MAB remains one of the three available methodologies for computing indirect costs. 4. Clarify the treatment of the following cost items to provide consistency across OMB's cost principles circulars(A-21 and A-87) and the Federal Acquisition Regulations,where applicable: • Alcoholic beverages • Advertising and public relations costs • Organization-furnished automobiles • Defense and prosecution of criminal and civil proceedings,claims, appeals and patent infringements • Housing and living expenses • Insurance • Memberships • Selling or marketing of goods and services • Severance pay for foreign nationals OMB is not implementing the proposed restrictions on trustees'travel expenses at non-profit organizations. In line with this decision, and to further consistency between cost circulars,OMB will be amending Circular A-21 to allow trustees'travel expenses. OMB defers considering an upper-limit on payment of administrative expenses until better data on indirect costs at non-profit organizations are collected. C. Comments and Responses OMB received about 185 comments from non-profit organizations,Federal agencies,professional organizations and accounting firms.A summary of comments and OMB's responses are included in this notice. Several comments resulted in modifications to OMB's original proposal. The comments and OMB's responses are summarized by section as follow. Equipment Definition Comment: Clarification is needed on the treatment of depreciation of those assets which had costs between the old$500 threshold and the new$5,000. Response: In order to clarify the accounting for the undepreciated portion of any equipment costs as a result of a change in capitalization levels,paragraph 15 has been added to explain that the undepreciated amount may be recovered by continuing to claim otherwise allowable use allowances or depreciation on the equipment, or by amortizing the amount to be written off over a period of years as negotiated with the Federal cognizant agency. Comment: Clarification is needed on whether equipment under the$5,000 threshold, as established by the non-profit organizations'policy,requires Federal approval prior to acquisition. Response: Equipment under the$5,000 threshold,as established by the non-profit organization's policy, can be directly charged to sponsored agreements(subparagraph 15.b)without prior Federal approval. Comment: Current subparagraph 13.b requires prior approval for special purpose equipment,as direct 2 of 63 6/21/00 2:34 PM • OMBMir3ular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.htmi costs,with a unit cost of$1,000 or more.This requirement is not consistent with the higher threshold of $5,000 allowed in the proposed revision. This requirement should be revised to be consistent with the proposed revision. Response: OMB agrees. The Circular is revised to require prior Federal approval only for special purpose equipment with a unit cost of$5,000 or more. Unallowable Cost Items These ten revised cost items are already unallowable under OMB Circulars A-21, "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions," and A-87, "Cost Principles for State,Local and Indian Tribal Governments," and/or the Federal Acquisition Regulations. OMB addressed the issue of trustees'travel in response to the comments received. For the other items,consistency across Federal cost regulations was a more significant issue than most of the commenters'concerns. Comments related to specific cost items are presented below, followed by OMB's responses. Advertising and Public Relations Costs Comment: Current paragraph 37,Public information service costs,should be combined with the "Advertising"paragraph to be consistent with other OMB cost principles in Circulars A-21 and A-87. Response: The commenter is correct. The treatment of public information service costs is now addressed in revised paragraph 1,Advertising and public relations costs. Current paragraph 37 is deleted. Comment: Clarify the types of activities that are allowable as public relations costs. Public relations costs to carry out certain functions, such as legitimate program outreach, that are required under sponsored programs and contracts should be allowable. Response: The Circular is revised to clarify that certain public relations costs for the purpose of communicating specific activities related to the sponsored programs to the public or the press are allowable costs. When they are necessary for program outreach effort as required by sponsored programs,public relations costs are allowable. Costs of advertising and public relations incurred solely to promote the organization are unallowable. Comment: Clarify whether advertising media costs such as radio and television are allowable. Response: As long as the public relations costs are specifically required by the sponsored programs or are related to the promotion of sponsored programs, any reasonable advertising media, including magazines, newspapers,radio,television,direct mail,exhibits,and the like,can be used and its costs are allowable. See paragraph 1.a. Comment: Community relation costs should be allowable as part of program outreach effort for Federal sponsored programs. Response: Community relations are defined in subparagraph 1.b as "those activities dedicated to maintain the image of the organization or promoting understanding and favorable relations with the community or public at large or any segment of the public." Costs related to community relations are allowable when the costs are required or necessary to the performance of the sponsored programs. Organization-furnished automobiles for personal use • 3 of63' 1/06`2 4 PM • OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.11tml Comment: For security and economic reasons,non-profit organizations often furnish automobiles and housing for its personnel working on Federal projects(e.g., overseas projects sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development or the U.S. State Department). These costs should be allowable as direct costs. • Response: The Circular is revised to allow these costs when they are necessary to perform the Federal projects,particularly the overseas sponsored projects with prior approval by the Federal awarding agency. These costs are allowable only as direct costs to the Federal projects, and not as fringe benefit or indirect costs. Comment: The Circular should specify which types of automobiles are allowable or unallowable(e.g., cars, vans,trucks and buses). Response: The types of automobiles are irrelevant for the purpose of determining the allowability of automobile costs. Rather,the determinant factors should be whether the automobile costs are reasonable and necessary for the performance of the Federal projects and authorized by the Federal awarding agency. Defense and prosecution of criminal and civil proceedings,claims, appeals and patent infringements Comment: Current paragraph 35.d,Professional service costs, should be combined with new paragraph 10. Response: OMB agrees. Current paragraph 35.d is deleted. Professional service costs related to defense of antitrust suits,prosecution of claims against the Federal Government and patent infringement litigation are discussed in new paragraph 10. Professional service costs incurred for organization and reorganization are discussed in paragraph 31,Organization costs. Comment: Clarification is needed as to when legal costs related to claims, appeals or proceeding become unallowable. Commenters noted that Federal agencies are inconsistent in the determination of the allowability of legal costs as one agency would allow legal costs up to the point where the case goes out of the Federal agency appeal process and to the courts,whereas other agencies would only allow legal costs through the first phase of appeals within the Federal agency. Response: The policy makes unallowable legal and related costs for either defending against claims made by the Federal Government or prosecuting claims against the Government. As such,once a final management decision letter is issued by the agency(for example, a disallowance letter), all legal and related costs are unallowable from that point forward. Unallowable costs would include claims and defenses pursued through agencies' formal appeal procedures such as administrative law judges and agency appeal boards. Note that legal and related costs may be allowable if the non-profit organization's position is sustained by the administrative appeal process or an agreement is reached between the organization and the Federal Government(see subparagraghs 10.b, 10.c, 10.d and 10.e). This revision is consistent with the language contained in OMB Circular A-21, "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions." Comment: Some commenters objected to the proposed 80 percent limitation on reimbursement when the institution is found innocent. Response: The proposed revision was retained because it provides consistency with procurement contracts. This Iimitation is based on the statutory language of Public Law 100-700,Major Fraud Act of 1988, November 19, 1988 (41 U.S.C., 256(k)(5)),which only allows recovery of 80 percent of the legal costs. 4 of 63 6/21/00 2:34 PM • OMB Circular A-122 http://www.wniienuuse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/al22.htmi Comment: Legal expenses to defend against lawsuits brought by a foreign government for violation of that country's law should be allowable. Response: The Circular is revised in subparagraph 10.d to authorize Federal agencies to allow legal expenses to defend against lawsuits brought by a foreign government for violation of its law when such costs were necessary or were direct results of the performance of Federal sponsored programs. The same authorizations apply for legal costs for defense against lawsuits brought by state or local governments. Comment: Legal fees to defend against lawsuits filed by former employees for termination or by subrecipients should be allowable. Response: Legal fees incurred in defense of lawsuits not brought by a Federal, State, local or foreign government, except when the suits are brought by former employees under Section 2 of the Major Fraud Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-700),are allowable. ." Housing and living expenses Comment: For security and economic reasons,non-profit organizations often furnish automobiles and housing for its personnel working on overseas Federal projects(e.g.,overseas projects sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development). These costs should be allowable as direct costs. Response: As previously noted(in the discussion of automobiles),the Circular is revised to allow these costs when they are necessary to perform the Federal projects and when they are approved by the Federal awarding agency. These costs are allowable only as direct costs to the Federal projects, and not as fringe benefit or indirect costs. Insurance Comment: General and casualty liability insurance costs for organization's directors and administrators should be allowable. Response: General and casualty liability insurance costs for organization's directors and administrators are allowable, subject to limitations, as described in subparagraph 22.a.(2).New subparagraph 22.a.(2).f, Insurance against defects,prohibits the reimbursement of costs against Federally sponsored awards for product(or services)liability insurance costs. Comment: Medical liability insurance costs for participants in Federal training programs should be allowable. Response: Medical liability insurance costs associated with participants in Federal training programs are allowable to Federal programs as direct costs. Comment: Malpractice insurance costs for physicians should be direct charged to Federal programs while malpractice insurance costs for nurses or laboratory assistants,which are immaterial in most cases, should be charged as indirect costs. Response: Subparagraph 8.2 of Attachment A provides that when a direct cost is of minor amounts,it may be treated as an indirect cost for reasons of practicality and efficiency,provided that the accounting treatment for such cost is consistently applied to all final cost objectives.Therefore,when malpractice insurance costs for nurses or lab technicians are immaterial in relation to its effect on the overall indirect 5 of 63 6/21 00 34 P1v1 OMB Circular A-I22 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html cost rates of the organization, they may be treated as indirect costs. Memberships Comment: Membership costs in civic and community organizations should be allowable. Response: Membership costs are allowable for business and professional organizations. The Circular is further revised to allow membership costs in civic and community organizations when associations with these organizations are essential to the performance of the Federal programs(as an outreach function). These membership costs must be approved by the Federal cognizant agency. Comment: Costs of membership in organizations that lobby should be unallowable. Response: Paragraph 25 of the Circular disallows lobbying costs. Membership dues to lobbying organizations are therefore unallowable. The unallowable portion of membership dues is determined by the percentage of lobbying activities versus other allowable activities of the lobbying organization. Selling or Marketing of Goods and Services Comment: Clarification is needed for what types of activities are considered to be the selling or marketing of goods and services. Response: Selling or marketing of goods and services generally include an organization's efforts to market the organization's products or services such as through advertising,organizational image enhancement, market planning and direct selling. Direct selling efforts are those acts or actions used to induce particular customers to purchase particular products or services of the organization. The allowability provisions for' advertising costs are described in paragraph 1. Comment: The guidelines for selling or marketing of goods and services should be consistent with those in FAR 31.205.38(c)(1). Response: FAR 31.205.38(c)(1)allows direct selling costs at commercial contractors if they are reasonable in amount. By contrast to the commercial contract context,direct selling costs are generally not considered to be necessary costs for the performance of Federal sponsored programs by non-profit organizations. In those cases where they are essential for certain Federal sponsored programs,these costs can be charged as direct costs to the Federal sponsored programs if they are approved by the Federal awarding agency. Comment: Given that the Bayh-Dole Act encouraged technology transfer, selling or marketing costs of goods or services should be allowable costs. At the minimum, these costs should be allowable as direct costs to the Federal projects. Response: The Circular is revised to allow selling or marketing costs as direct costs to some Federal sponsored programs when approved by the Federal awarding agency. Severance Pay Comment: Early retirement benefits should be allowable costs. Response: Early retirement benefit costs are allowable costs, subject to limitations,and are discussed in subparagraph 6.f, Fringe Benefits, along with other forms of fringe benefits. Paragraph 49, Severance Pay, 6 of 63 6/21/00 2:34 PM • OMBCirctilar A-122 http://www.whltehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.htn:1 deals only with severance policy, i.e.,dismissal, and the reimbursement of its costs. Comment: Guidelines for costs of severance pay to foreign nationals in excess of customary or prevailing practices should be consistent with section 2151 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (FASA). Response: OMB agrees. The Circular is revised to be consistent with FASA guidelines for severance pay to foreign nationals in excess of customary or prevailing practices. As a result,the Federal awarding agency may allow these costs when they are necessary for the performance of the Federal sponsored programs. Trustees' Travel Comment: Several commenters opposed the proposal to disallow trustees'travel costs citing the difficulty of retaining or obtaining members to serve voluntarily on the Board of Trustees(or Directors)of a • non-profit organization,if Board members have to pay for their own travel expenses to attend Board meetings. The commenters added that since serving on a non-profit organization's Board is often not as prestigious and desirable as serving on a University's Board(where trustees'travel costs are unallowable under Circular A-21),non-reimbursement of the travel costs would inhibit the recruitment of Board members. Response: OMB concurs that disallowing the reimbursement of trustees'travel costs could inhibit the recruitment of qualified Board members(particularly at smaller non-profit organizations),thereby hampering the operations of a non-profit organization. OMB also recognizes that trustees'travel costs are reasonable and necessary business costs. As a result,trustees'travel costs remain allowable. Comment: Trustees'travel costs should be allowable if they are reasonable. Some suggested tests for reasonableness of trustees'travel costs are: limit number of allowed trips per year,restriction of trips to organization's principal place of business or reasonable surroundings, distinction between scheduled Board meetings and emergency Board meetings, and disallowance of first-class airfare travels. Response: All costs charged to Federal projects must satisfy a reasonableness test. Although some of the suggested reasonableness tests appear to be good, OMB does not believe it is necessary at this time to impose specific restrictions on trustees'travel expenses. The reasonableness of a particular travel expense remains at the judgement of Federal negotiators. Comment: At Head Start organizations,some Trustee members are first sent for training in the operations of a Head Start program. These travel costs related to training should be allowable. Response: Travel costs related to training and education are allowable, subject to limitations,and are addressed in paragraph 53 of the Circular,Training and education costs. Comment: At Head Start organizations,there often are several advisory boards in addition to the Board of Trustees(or Directors). These advisory boards are involved in day-to-day operations of the organizations and often incur travel costs.Are these costs subject to the same restrictions as trustees'travel? Response: Travel costs for members of advisory groups are allowable, subject to the limitations in paragraph 55,Travel costs. Multiple Allocation Basis(MAB) • 7 of 63 6/21 0 2:34 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a1,22.html Comment: The multiple allocation method for calculating indirect costs rates is much more complicated and burdensome than the simplified method and it will cost non-profit organizations much more to prepare the indirect cost proposal. Several commenters recommended the flexibility of using one of the three different allocation methods as they are currently described in the Circular. The multiple allocation basis (MAB)should remain an optional allocation methodology rather than a required methodology for certain organizations. Response: The use of MAB for major non-profit organizations promotes consistency in the calculation and the reporting of indirect costs. It would facilitate the accumulation of indirect cost data by cost components (i.e., facilities and administration)and provide comparable rates between major research non-profit organizations and universities. However,OMB recognizes that a conversion to MAB may require some substantial changes in the organization's accounting system and that MAB is not practical for single-function organizations. Therefore,the Circular continues to allow non-profit organizations to use any of the current three allocation methodologies. Comment: Several commenters suggested raising the threshold for the requirement to$25 million in direct Federal funding. Several commenters also suggested an exemption from this requirement for single-function organizations regardless of Federal funding levels. Response: The Circular is revised to allow the use of the current three allocation methodologies for all non-profit organizations. For organizations that receive more than$10 million in direct Federal funding,a breakout of indirect costs into two components, facilities and administration, is required regardless of the selected allocation methodology. Comment: The allocation methodology for general administration under MAB on the basis of modified total direct costs conflicts with the required methodology under Cost Accounting Standard(CAS)410 applicable to contracts using the salaries and wages basis. One commenter suggested that a fully CAS-covered non-profit organization be exempted from the MAB requirement. Response: MAB is not a requirement for non-profit organizations and remains one of the three available methodologies in the Circular for computing indirect costs. In addition, CAS-covered non-profit organizations should continue to follow CAS with respect to the measurement,assignment and allocation of costs. Comment: The revision should clarify that the modified total direct cost base should only include the first $25,000 of a subcontract regardless of the period during which the project is started(consistent with OMB Circular A-21). Response: The modified total direct cost base, described in subparagraph D.3.f.of the Circular,includes the first$25,000 of each subgrant or subcontract regardless of the period covered by the subgrant or subcontract. Subgrant or subcontract costs above$25,000 shall be excluded from the modified total direct cost base. For example, for a$300,000 subgrant that lasts three years,only the first$25,000 incurred on the award should be included in the modified total direct cost base. Administrative Cap of 26 percent Comment: Most commenters strongly opposed the 26 percent administrative cap stating that such limitation on cost reimbursement is arbitrary,capricious, and unnecessary. Some argued that a cap would be financially disastrous to non-profit organizations because they receive most of their funding from Federal sources(unlike universities). A detailed analysis is urged to determine the average administrative 8 of63 6/21/00 2:34 PM OMB-Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/al22.hmd costs applicable to non-profit organizations,if an administrative cap is to be implemented at non-profit organizations. Response: Based on the comments against the implementation of an administrative cap at non-profit organizations,OMB defers the consideration of establishing any administrative cap until better data on indirect costs at non-profit organizations can be collected. If OMB believes that an administrative cap should be implemented, it would be proposed in a subsequent notice. Other • Comment: Attachment C of the Circular should be updated since a few listed organizations no longer exist. Response: OMB agrees. Attachment C is updated to delete those organizations that no longer exist or are no longer exempted from OMB Circular A-122. `" " Franklin D. Raines Director Attachments A,B and C of Circular A-122 are revised as follows: A.Attachment A 1. Add subparagraph 3 to paragraph C("Indirect Costs"). 3. Indirect costs shall be classified within two broad categories: "Facilities" and "Administration." "Facilities" is defined as depreciation and use allowances on buildings, equipment and capital improvement, interest on debt associated with certain buildings,equipment and capital improvements, and operations and maintenance expenses. "Administration"is defined as general administration and general expenses such as the director's office, accounting,personnel,library expenses and all other types of expenditures not listed specifically under one of the subcategories of"Facilities" (including cross allocations from other pools, where applicable). See indirect cost rate reporting requirements in • subparagraphs D.2.e and D.3.g. 2. Add subparagraph 2.e to paragraph D. e.For an organization that receives more than$10 million in Federal funding of direct costs in a fiscal year, a breakout of the indirect cost component into two broad categories,Facilities and Administration as defined in subparagraph C.3,is required. The rate in each case shall be stated as the percentage which the amount of the particular indirect cost category(i.e.,Facilities or Administration)is of the distribution base identified with that category. 3.Replace subparagraph D.3 with the following: 3. Multiple allocation base method. a.General. Where an organization's indirect costs benefit its major functions in varying degrees, indirect costs shall be accumulated into separate cost groupings, as described in subparagraph b. Each grouping shall then be allocated individually to benefitting functions by means of a base which best measures the relative benefits. The default allocation bases by cost pool are described in subparagraph c. 9 of 63 11dJ00 2:34 PM \1 OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.htm1 b. Identification of indirect costs. Cost groupings shall be established so as to permit the allocation of each grouping on the basis of benefits provided to the major functions. Each grouping shall constitute a pool of expenses that are of like character in terms of functions they benefit and in terms of the allocation base which best measures the relative benefits provided to each function. The groupings are classified within the two broad categories: "Facilities" and"Administration,"as described in subparagraph C.3. The indirect cost pools are defined as follows: (1)Depreciation and use allowances. The expenses under this heading are the portion of the costs of the organization's buildings, capital improvements to land and buildings, and equipment which are computed in accordance with paragraph 11 of Attachment B ("Depreciation and use allowances"). (2) Interest. Interest on debt associated with certain buildings, equipment and capital improvements are computed in accordance with paragraph 23 of Attachment B("Interest, fund raising, and investment management costs"). (3)Operation and maintenance expenses. The expenses under this heading are those that have been incurred for'the administration, operation, maintenance,preservation, and protection of the organization's physical plant. They include expenses normally incurred for such items as:janitorial and utility services; repairs and ordinary or normal alterations of buildings, furniture and equipment; care of grounds; maintenance and operation of buildings and other plant facilities; security; earthquake and disaster preparedness; environrnental safety;hazardous waste disposal;property, Iiability and other insurance relating to property; space and capital leasing; facility planning and management; and,central receiving. The operation and maintenance expenses category shall also include its allocable share of fringe benefit costs,depreciation and use allowances,and interest costs. (4)General administration and general expenses. The expenses under this heading are those that have been incurred for the overall general executive and administrative offices of the organization and other expenses of a general nature which do not relate solely to any major function of the organization. This category shall also include its allocable share of fringe benefit costs,operation and maintenance expense, depreciation and use allowances, and interest costs. Examples of this category include central offices, such as the director's office, the office of finance,business services,budget and planning,personnel, safety and risk management,general counsel, management information systems, and library costs. In developing this cost pool; special care should be exercised to ensure that costs incurred for the same purpose in like circumstances are treated consistently as either direct or indirect costs. For example, salaries of technical staff,project supplies,project publication,telephone toll charges,computer costs, travel costs, and specialized services costs shall be treated as direct costs wherever identifiable to a particular program. The salaries and wages of administrative and pooled clerical staff should normally be treated as indirect costs. Direct charging of these costs may be appropriate where a major project or activity explicitly requires and budgets for administrative or clerical services and other individuals involved can be identified with the program or activity. Items such as office supplies,postage,local telephone costs, periodicals and memberships should normally be treated as indirect costs. c. Allocation bases. Actual conditions shall be taken into account in selecting the base to be used in allocating the expenses in each grouping to benefitting functions. The essential consideration in selecting a method or a base is that it is the one best suited for assigning the pool of costs to cost objectives in accordance with benefits derived; a traceable cause and effect relationship; or logic and reason,where neither the cause nor the effect of the relationship is determinable. When an allocation can be made by assignment of a cost grouping directly to the function benefited, the allocation shall be made in that manner. When the expenses in a cost grouping are more general in nature,the allocation shall be made 10 of 63 6/21/00 2:34 PM • OMB Circular A-122 http://www.wnneuouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a1z2.htt through the use of a selected base which produces results that are equitable to both the Federal Government and the organization. The distribution shall be made in accordance with the bases described herein unless it can be demonstrated that the use of a different base would result in a more equitable allocation of the costs, or that a more readily available base would not increase the costs charged to sponsored awards. The results of special cost studies(such as an engineering utility study) shall not be used to determine and allocate the indirect costs to sponsored awards. (1)Depreciation and use allowances.Depreciation and use allowances expenses shall be allocated in the following manner: (a)Depreciation or use allowances on buildings used exclusively in the conduct of a single function, and on capital improvements and equipment used in such buildings, shall be assigned to that function. (b)Depreciation or use allowances on buildings used for more than one function, and on capital improvements and equipment used in such buildings,shall be allocated to the individual functions performed in each building on the basis of usable square feet of space, excluding common areas, such as hallways,stairwells,and restrooms. (c)Depreciation or use allowances on buildings,capital improvements and equipment related space(e.g., individual rooms, and laboratories)used jointly by more than one function(as determined by the users of the space)shall be treated as follows. The cost of each jointly used unit of space shall be allocated to the benefitting functions on the basis of: (i)the employees and other users on a full-time equivalent(FTE)basis or salaries and wages of those individual functions benefitting from the use of that space; or (ii)organization-wide employee FTEs or salaries and wages applicable to the benefitting function s of the organization. (d)Depreciation or use allowances on certain capital improvements to land, such as paved parking areas, fences, sidewalks, and the like,not included in the cost of buildings, shall be allocated to user categories on a FTE basis and distributed to major functions in proportion to the salaries and wages of all employees applicable to the functions. (2)Inte rest. Interest costs shall be allocated in the same manner as the depreciation or use allowances on the bug ,buildings, equipmentand capital equipments to which the interest relates. p (3)Operation and maintenance expenses. Operation and maintenance expenses shall be allocated in the same manner as the depreciation and use allowances. (4)General administration and general expenses. General administration and general expenses shall be allocated to benefitting functions based on modified total direct costs(MTDC), as described in subparagraph D.3.f. The expenses included in this category could be grouped first according to major a e ate functions of the organization to which they render services or provide benefits. The ggr g expenses nses of each group shall then be allocated to benefitting functions based on MTDC. d. Order of distribution. (1)Indirect cost categories consisting of depreciation and use allowances,interest,operation and maintenance,and general administration and general expenses shall be allocated in that order to the 11of63 6/21/00 2:34 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/ai22.html remaining indirect cost categories as well as to the major functions of the organization. Other cost categories could be allocated in the order determined to be most appropriate by the organization. When cross allocation of costs is made as provided in subparagraph(2),this order of allocation does not apply. (2)Normally, an indirect cost category will be considered closed once it has been allocated to other cost objectives,and costs shall not be subsequently allocated to it. However, a cross allocation of costs between two or more indirect costs categories could be used if such allocation will result in a more equitable allocation of costs. If a cross allocation is used, an appropriate modification to the composition of the indirect cost categories is required. e. Application of indirect cost rate or rates. Except where a special indirect cost rate(s)is required in accordance with subparagraph D.5, the separate groupings of indirect costs allocated to each major function shall be aggregated and treated as a common pool for that function. The costs in the common pool shall then be distributed to individual awards included in that function by use of a single indirect cost rate. f. Distribution basis. Indirect costs shall be distributed to applicable sponsored awards and other benefitting activities within each major function on the basis of MTDC. MTDC consists of all salaries and wages, fringe benefits,materials and supplies, services, travel, and subgrants and subcontracts up to the first $25,000 of each subgrant or subcontract(regardless of the period covered by the subgrant or subcontract). Equipment,capital expenditures, charges for patient care,rental costs and the portion in excess of$25,000 shall be excluded from MTDC. Participant support costs shall generally be excluded from MTDC. Other items may only be excluded when the Federal cost cognizant agency determines that an exclusion is necessary to avoid a serious inequity in the distribution of indirect costs. g. Individual Rate Components. An indirect cost rate shall be determined for each separate indirect cost pool developed. The rate in each case shall be stated as the percentage which the amount of the particular indirect cost pool is of the distribution base identified with that pool. Each indirect cost rate negotiation or determination agreement shall include development of the rate for each indirect cost pool as well as the overall indirect cost rate. The indirect cost pools shall be classified within two broad categories: "Facilities" and "Administration," as described in subparagraph C.3. B. Attachment B Revise the following cost items in Attachment B to Circular A-122 ("Selected Items of Cost"). 1. Revise the Table of Contents for Attachment B to read: 1. Advertising and public relations costs . 2. Alcoholic beverages • 3. Bad debts 4. Bid and proposal costs (reserved) 5. Bonding costs 6. Communication costs 7. Compensation for personal services 8. Contingency provisions • 9. Contributions . 10. Defense and prosecution of criminal and civil proceedings,claims, appeals and patent infringement 11. Depreciation and use allowances 12. Donations 13. Employee morale,health, and welfare costs and credits 12 of 63 • 6/21/00 2:34 PM ' OMB Circ+ilar A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.htnil 14. Entertainment costs 15. Equipment and other capital expenditures 16.Fines and penalties 17.Fringe benefits 18. Goods or services for personal use 19. Housing and personal living expenses 20. Idle facilities and idle capacity 21. Independent research and development(reserved) 22. Insurance and indemnification 23. Interest, fund raising, and investment management costs 24. Labor relations costs 25. Lobbying costs 26. Losses on other awards • 27.Maintenance and repair costs 28. Materials and supplies 29. Meetings and conferences 30. Memberships, subscriptions,and professional activity costs 31. Organization costs 32. Overtime,extra-pay shift,and multi-shift premiums 33. Page charges in professional journals 34. Participant support costs 35. Patent costs 36. Pension plans 37.Plant security costs 38.Pre-award costs 39. Professional service costs 40. Profits and losses on disposition of depreciable property or other capital assets 41.Publication and printing costs 42. Rearrangement and alteration costs 43. Reconversion costs 44. Recruiting costs 45. Relocation costs 46. Rental costs 47. Royalties and other costs for use of patents and copyrights 48. Selling and marketing 49. Severance pay 50. Specialized service facilities 51.Taxes 52. Termination costs 53. Training and education costs 54. Transportation costs 55. Travel costs 56. Trustees 2. Revise and retitle paragraph 1 to read: 1. Advertising and public relations costs. a. The term advertising costs means the costs of advertising media and corollary administrative costs. Advertising media include magazines,newspapers,radio and television programs,direct mail,exhibits, 13 of 63 6*7/00 2:34 PM OMB Circular A-I22 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html and the like. • b. The term public relations includes community relations and means those activities dedicated to maintaining the image of the organization or maintaining or promoting understanding and favorable relations with the community or public at large or any segment of the public. c. The only allowable advertising costs are those which are solely for: (1)The recruitment of personnel required for the performance by the organization of obligations arising under a sponsored award,when considered in conjunction with all other recruitment costs, as set forth in paragraph 44("Recruiting costs"); (2)The procurement of goods and services for the performance of a sponsored award; (3)The disposal of scrap or surplus materials acquired in the performance of a sponsored award except when organizations are reimbursed for disposal costs at a predetermined amount in accordance with OMB Circular A-110,Sec. .34, "Equipment";or (4) Other specific purposes necessary to meet the requirements of the sponsored award. d. The only allowable public relations costs are: (1)Costs specifically required by sponsored awards; (2) Costs of communicating with the public and press pertaining to specific activities or accomplishments which result from performance of sponsored awards(these costs are considered necessary as part of the outreach effort for the sponsored awards);or (3) Costs of conducting general liaison with news media and government public relations officers,to the extent that such activities are limited to communication and liaison necessary to keep the public informed on matters of public concern, such as notices of contract/grant awards, financial matters, etc. e. Costs identified in subparagraphs a and d if incurred for more than one sponsored award or for both sponsored work and other work of the organization,are allowable to the extent that the principles in paragraphs B ("Direct Costs") and C ("Indirect Costs")of Attachment A are observed. f. Unallowable advertising and public relations costs include the following: (1)All advertising and public relations costs other than as specified in subparagraphs c,d, and e; (2)Costs of meetings or other events related to fund raising or other organizational activities including: (i) Costs of displays, demonstrations, and exhibits; (ii) Costs of meeting rooms,hospitality suites, and other special facilities used in conjunction with shows and other special events; and (iii) Salaries and wages of employees or cost of services engaged in setting up and displaying exhibits, making demonstrations, and providing briefings; 14 of 63 6/21/00 2:34 PM OMl!_Lircular A-122 http://w:vw.wwwlwuse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.ht. (3)Costs of promotional items and memorabilia,including models, gifts, and souvenirs; (4)Costs of advertising and public relations designed solely to promote the organization. 3. Renumber current paragraphs 2 through 8 as paragraphs 3 through 9,respectively. 4. Add the following new paragraph 2: 2. Alcoholic beverages. Costs of alcoholic beverages are unallowable. 5. In paragraph 7 ("Compensation for personal services"),as renumbered above in item 3,rename the current subparagraph g("Pension costs"), as subparagraph h. Add a new subparagraph g: g. Organization-furnished automobiles. That portion of the cost of organization-furnished automobiles that relates to personal use by employees(including transportation to and from work)is unallowable as fringe benefit or indirect costs regardless of whether the cost is reported as taxable income to the employees. These costs are allowable as direct costs to sponsored award when necessary for the performance of the sponsored award and approved by awarding agencies. 6.Renumber current paragraphs 9 through 15 as paragraphs 11 through 17,respectively. 7. Add new paragraph 10: 10. Defense and prosecution of criminal and civil proceedings,claims,appeals and patent infringement. a. Definitions. (1)Conviction, as used herein,means a judgment or a conviction of a criminal offense by any court of competent jurisdiction,whether entered upon as a verdict or a plea, including a conviction due to a plea of nolo contendere. (2)Costs include,but are not limited to,administrative and clerical expenses; the cost of legal services, whether performed by in-house or private counsel; and the costs of the services of accountants,consultants, or others retained by the organization to assist it; costs of employees,officers and trustees,and any similar costs incurred before,during, and after commencement of a judicial or administrative proceeding that bears a direct relationship to the proceedings. (3)Fraud, as used herein,means(i)acts of fraud corruption or attempts to defraud the Federal Government or to corrupt its agents,(ii)acts that constitute a cause for debarment or suspension(as specified in agency regulations), and(iii)acts which violate the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C., sections 3729-3731,or the Anti-Kickback Act,41 U.S.C., sections 51 and 54. (4)Penalty does not include restitution,reimbursement,or compensatory damages. (5)Proceeding includes an investigation. b..(1)Except as otherwise described herein,costs incurred in connection with any criminal,civil or administrative proceeding(including filing of a false certification)commenced by the Federal Government, or a State, local or foreign government, are not allowable if the proceeding: (1)relates to a violation of,or 15 of 63 6/21/00 2:34 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html failure to comply with, a Federal, State, local or foreign statute or regulation by the organization(including its agents and employees), and(2)results in any of the following dispositions: (a)In a criminal proceeding, a conviction. (b)In a civil or administrative proceeding involving an allegation of fraud or similar misconduct, a determination of organizational liability. (c)In the case of any civil or administrative proceeding, the imposition of a monetary penalty. (d)A final decision by an appropriate Federal official to debar or suspend the organization,to rescind or void an award,or to terminate an award for default by reason of a violation or failure to comply with a law or regulation. (e)A disposition by consent or compromise, if the action could have resulted in any of the dispositions described in(a), (b), (c)or(d). (2)If more than one proceeding involves the same alleged misconduct,the costs of all such proceedings shall be unallowable if any one of them results in one of the dispositions shown in subparagraph b.(1). c. If a proceeding referred to in subparagraph b is commenced by the Federal Government and is resolved by consent or compromise pursuant to an agreement entered into by the organization and the Federal Government,then the costs incurred by the organization in connection with such proceedings that are otherwise not allowable under subparagraph b may be allowed to the extent specifically provided in such agreement. d. If a proceeding referred to in subparagraph b is commenced by a State, local or foreign government,the authorized Federal official may allow the costs incurred by the organization for such proceedings,if such authorized official determines that the costs were incurred as a result of(1)a specific term or condition of a federally-sponsored award,or(2) specific written direction of an authorized official of the sponsoring agency. e. Costs incurred in connection with proceedings described in subparagraph b,but which are not made unallowable by that subparagraph, may be allowed by the Federal Government,but only to the extent that: (1)The costs are reasonable in relation to the activities required to deal with the proceeding and the underlying cause of action; (2)Payment of the costs incurred, as allowable and allocable costs, is not prohibited by any other provision(s)of the sponsored award; (3)The costs are not otherwise recovered from the Federal Government or a third party,either directly as a result of the proceeding or otherwise; and, (4) The percentage of costs allowed does not exceed the percentage determined by an authorized Federal official to be appropriate, considering the complexity of the litigation, generally accepted principles governing the award of legal fees in civil actions involving the United States as a party, and such other factors as may be appropriate. Such percentage shall not exceed 80 percent. However, if an agreement reached under subparagraph c has explicitly considered this 80 percent limitation and permitted a higher percentage,then the full amount of costs resulting from that agreement shall be allowable. • 16 of 63 6/21/00 2:34 PM - OMB-Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.hhul f. Costs incurred by the organization in connection with the defense of suits brought by its employees or ex-employees under section 2 of the Major Fraud Act of 1988(Pub. L. 100-700), including the cost of all relief necessary to make such employee whole,where the organization was found liable or settled,are unallowable. g. Costs of legal,accounting,and consultant services, and related costs, incurred in connection with defense against Federal Government claims or appeals,antitrust suits,or the prosecution of claims or appeals against the Federal Government, are unallowable. h. Costs of legal, accounting, and consultant services, and related costs, incurred in connection with patent infringement litigation, are unallowable unless otherwise provided for in the sponsored awards. i. Costs which may be unallowable under this paragraph, including directly associated costs, shall be segregated and accounted for by the organization separately. During the pendency of any proceeding covered by subparagraphs b and f,the Federal Government shall generally withhold payment of such costs. However,if in the best interests of the Federal Government,the Federal Government may provide for conditional payment upon provision of adequate security,or other adequate assurance, and agreements by the organization to repay all unallowable costs,plus interest, if the costs are subsequently determined to be unallowable. 8. In paragraph 15 ("Equipment and other capital expenditures"), as renumbered in item 6 above,replace subparagraphs 15.a.(1) and 15.b.(2)to read: 15.a.(1)"Equipment"means an article of nonexpendable,tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost which equals or exceeds the lesser of(a)the capitalization level established by the organization for the financial statement purposes,or(b) $5000. The unamortized portion of any equipment written off as a result of a change in capitalization levels may be recovered by continuing to claim the otherwise allowable use allowances or depreciation on the equipment,or by amortizing the amount to be written off over a period of years as negotiated with the Federal cognizant agency. 15.b.(2)Capital expenditures for special purpose equipment are allowable as direct costs,provided that items with a unit cost of$5000 or more have the prior approval of awarding agency. 9. Renumber current paragraphs 16 through 36 as paragraphs 20 through 40,respectively. 10.Add new paragraph 18: 18. Goods or services for personal use. Costs of goods or services for personal use of the organization's employees are unallowable regardless of whether the cost is reported as taxable income to the employees. 11. Add new paragraph 19: 19. Housing and personal living expenses. a. Costs of housing(e.g.,depreciation,maintenance,utilities, furnishings,rent, etc.),housing allowances and personal living expenses for/of the organization's officers are unallowable as fringe benefit or indirect costs regardless of whether the cost is reported as taxable income to the employees. These costs are allowable as direct costs to sponsored awards when necessary for the performance of the sponsored award and approved by awarding agencies. 17of63. �6/1/00 2:34 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html b. The term "officers" includes current and past officers and employees. 12. Add to paragraph 22.a.(2)("Insurance and indemnification"),as renumbered in item 9, subparagraphs (f)and(g): (f)Insurance against defects. Costs of insurance with respect to any costs incurred to correct defects in the organization's materials or workmanship are unallowable. (g)Medical liability(malpractice)insurance. Medical liability insurance is an allowable cost of Federal research programs only to the extent that the Federal research programs involve human subjects or training of participants in research techniques. Medical liability insurance costs shall be treated as a direct cost and shall be assigned to individual projects based on the manner in which the insurer allocates the risk to the population covered by the insurance. 13. Revise paragraph 30, as renumbered in item 9,to read: 30. Memberships,subscriptions and professional activity costs. a. Costs of the organization's membership in business,technical, and professional organizations are allowable. b. Costs of the organization's subscriptions to business,professional, and technical periodicals are allowable. c. Costs of meetings and conferences,when the primary purpose is the dissemination of technical information, are allowable. This includes costs of meals,transportation,rental of facilities, and other items incidental to such meetings or conferences. d. Costs of membership in any civic or community organization are allowable with prior approval by Federal cognizant agency. e. Costs of membership in any country club or social or dining club or organization are unallowable. 14. Delete subparagraph 39.d, as renumbered in item 9. 15. Delete current paragraph 37("Public service costs"). 16. Renumber current paragraphs 38 through 44 as paragraphs 41 through 47,respectively. 17. Revise paragraph 44, as renumbered in item 16,to read: 44. Recruiting costs. a. Subject to subparagraphs b,c, and d, and provided that the size of the staff recruited and maintained is in keeping with workload requirements, costs of"help wanted" advertising, operating costs of an employment office necessary to secure and maintain an adequate staff, costs of operating an aptitude and educational testing program, travel costs of employees while engaged in recruiting personnel, travel costs of applicants for interviews for prospective employment,.and relocation costs incurred incident to recruitment of new employees, are allowable to the extent that such costs are incurred pursuant to a well-managed recruitment 18 of 63 • 6/21/00 2:34 PM • OMB Carsu A-I22 http://www.wnuwiouse.gov/omb/circulars/al'1'1/aI22.Iv program. Where the organization uses employment agencies,costs that are not in excess of standard commercial rates for such services are allowable. b. In publications,costs of help wanted advertising that includes color, includes advertising material for other than recruitment purposes,or is excessive in size(taking into consideration recruitment purposes for which intended and normal organizational practices in this respect), are unallowable. c. Costs of help wanted advertising,special emoluments, fringe benefits, and salary allowances incurred to attract professional personnel from other organizations that do not meet the test of reasonableness or do not conform.with the established practices of the organization, are unallowable. d. Where relocation costs incurred incident to recruitment of a new employee have been allowed either as an allocable direct or indirect cost, and the newly hired employee resigns for reasons within his control within twelve months after being hired,the organization will be required to refund or credit such relocation costs to the Federal Government. 18. Renumber current paragraphs 45 through 51 as paragraphs 49 through 55,respectively. 19. Add new paragraph 48: 48. Selling and marketing. Costs of selling and marketing any products or services of the organization (unless allowed under paragraph 1 as allowable public relations costs) are unallowable. These costs, however, are allowable as direct costs,with prior approval by awarding agencies,when they are necessary for the performance of Federal programs. 20. Add new subparagraphs c,d and e to paragraph 49("Severance pay"), as renumbered in item 18, as follow: c. Costs incurred in certain severance pay packages(commonly known as "a golden parachute"payment) which are in an amount in excess of the normal severance pay paid by the organization to an employee upon termination of employment and are paid to the.employee contingent upon a change in management control over,or ownership of,the organization's assets are unallowable. d. Severance payments to foreign nationals employed by the organization outside the United States,to the extent that the amount exceeds the customary or prevailing practices for the organization in the United States are unallowable, unless they are necessary for the performance of Federal programs and approved by awarding agencies. e. Severance payments to foreign nationals employed by the organization outside the United States due to the termination of the foreign national as a result of the closing of,or curtailment of activities by,the organization in that country, are unallowable,unless they are necessary for the performance of Federal programs and approved by awarding agencies. 21. Add new paragraph 56: 56. Trustees. Travel and subsistence costs of trustees(or directors)are allowable. The costs are subject to restrictions regarding lodging,subsistence and air travel costs provided in paragraph 55. C.Attachment C /2`1/00 2:34 PM 19of63 OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html • 1. Delete the following organizations from Attachment C. These organizations either no longer exist or are no longer exempted from complying with Circular A-122. • Associated Universities, Incorporated, Washington,D.C. • Associated Universities for Research and Astronomy, Tucson,Arizona • Center for Energy and Environmental Research(CEER), (University of Puerto Rico), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico • Comparative Animal Research Laboratory(CARL), (University of Tennessee),Oak Ridge, Tennessee • Institute of Gas Technology,Chicago,Illinois • Montana Energy Research and Development Institute,Inc., (MERDI),Butte,Montana • Project Management Corporation,Oak Ridge,Tennessee • Sandia Corporation,Albuquerque,New Mexico • Universities Corporation for Atmospheric Research,Boulder, Colorado 2. Change Argonne Universities Association, Chicago,Illinois to Argonne National Laboratory,Chicago, Illinois. 3. Change the location of the Institute for Defense Analysis in Virginia from Arlington to Alexandria. 4. Replace Midwest Research Institute,Headquartered in Kansas City,Missouri to National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado. D. A recompilation of the entire Circular A-122,with all its amendments, follows: CIRCULAR NO. A-122 Revised TO THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS SUBJECT: Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations 1. Purpose. This Circular establishes principles for determining costs of grants, contracts and other agreements with non-profit organizations. It does not apply to colleges and universities which are covered by Office of Management and Budget(OMB)Circular A-21, "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions"; State, local, and federally-recognized Indian tribal governments which are covered by OMB Circular A-87, "Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments"; or hospitals. The principles are designed to provide that the Federal Government bear its fair share of costs except where restricted or prohibited by law. The principles do not attempt to prescribe the extent of cost sharing or matching on grants,contracts, or other agreements. However, such cost sharing or matching shall not be accomplished through arbitrary limitations on individual cost elements by Federal agencies. Provision for profit or other increment above 20 of 63 6/21/00 2:34 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.wmtcuuuse.gov/omb/etrculars/a122/al22.htmi cost is outside the scope of this Circular. 2. Supersession. This Circular supersedes cost principles issued by individual agencies for non-profit organizations. 3. Applicability. a. These principles shall be used by all Federal agencies in determining the costs of work performed by non-profit organizations under grants,cooperative agreements, cost reimbursement contracts, and other contracts in which costs are used in pricing, administration,or settlement. All of these instruments are hereafter referred to as awards. The principles do not apply to awards under which an organization is not required to account to the Federal Government for actual costs incurred. b. All cost reimbursement suba.wards(subgrants, subcontracts, etc.) are subject to those Federal cost principles applicable to the particular organization concerned. Thus, if a subaward is to a non-profit • organization,this Circular shall apply; if a subaward is to a commercial organization,the cost principles applicable to commercial concerns shall apply; if a subaward is to a college or university,Circular A-21 shall apply; if a subaward is to a State, local,or federally-recognized Indian tribal government,Circular A-87 shall apply. 4. Definitions. a. Non-profit organization means any corporation,trust,association,cooperative,or other organization which: (1)is operated primarily for scientific,educational, service,charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest; • (2) is not organized primarily for profit;and (3)uses its net proceeds to maintain,improve, and/or expand its operations. For this purpose,the term "non-profit organization" excludes(i)colleges and universities; (ii)hospitals;(iii)State, local,and federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; and(iv)those non-profit organizations which are excluded from coverage of this Circular in accordance with paragraph 5. b. Prior approval means securing the awarding agency's permission in advance to incur cost for those items that are designated as requiring prior approval by the Circular. Generally this permission will be in writing. Where an item of cost requiring prior approval is specified in the budget of an award,approval of the budget constitutes approval of that cost. 5. Exclusion of some non-profit organizations-. Some non-profit organizations,because of their size and nature of operations,can be considered to be similar to commercial concerns for purpose of applicability of cost principles. Such non-profit organizations shall operate under Federal cost principles applicable to commercial concerns. A listing of these organizations is contained in Attachment C. Other organizations may be added from time to time. 6. Responsibilities. Agencies responsible for administering programs that involve awards to non-profit organizations shall implement the provisions of this Circular. Upon request, implementing instruction shall be furnished to OMB. Agencies shall designate a liaison official to serve as the agency representative on matters relating to the implementation of this Circular. The name and title of such representative shall be 21 of 63 <I'6/ 1/00 2:34 PM • 1 OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html furnished to OMB within 30 days of the date of this Circular. 7. Attachments. The principles and related policy guides are set forth in the following Attachments: Attachment A-General Principles Attachment B - Selected Items of Cost Attachment C -Non-Profit Organizations Not Subject To This Circular 8. Requests for exceptions. OMB may grant exceptions to the requirements of this Circular when permissible under existing law. However, in the interest of achieving maximum uniformity, exceptions will be permitted only in highly unusual circumstances. 9. Effective Date. The provisions of this Circular are effective immediately. Implementation shall be phased in by incorporating the provisions into new awards made after the start of the organization's next fiscal year. For existing awards,the new principles may be applied if an organization and the cognizant Federal agency agree. Earlier implementation,or a delay in implementation of individual provisions, is also permitted by mutual agreement between an organization and the cognizant Federal agency. 10. Inquiries. Further information concerning this Circular may be obtained by contacting the Office of Federal Financial Management, OMB, Washington, DC 20503,telephone(202)395-3993. Attachments ATTACHMENT A Circular No. A-122 GENERAL PRINCIPLES • Table of Contents A. Basic Considerations 1. Composition of total costs 2. Factors affecting allowability of costs 3. Reasonable costs 4. Allocable costs 5. Applicable credits 6. Advance understandings 7. Conditional exemptions B. Direct Costs C. Indirect Costs D. Allocation of Indirect Costs and Determination of Indirect Cost Rates 1. General 2. Simplified allocation method 22 of 63 6/21/00 2:34 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.wnwiiuuSe.gOV/Omb/ClrCUIarS/a I22/aI22.hmu 3. Multiple allocation base method 4. Direct allocation method 5. Special indirect cost rates E.Negotiation and Approval of Indirect Cost Rates 1. Definitions 2.Negotiation and approval of rates ATTACHMENT A Circular No. A-122 GENERAL PRINCIPLES A. Basic Considerations 1. Composition of total costs. The total cost of an award is the sum of the allowable direct and allocable indirect costs less any applicable credits. 2.Factors affecting allowability of costs. To be allowable under an award,costs must meet the following general criteria: a. Be reasonable for the performance of the award and be allocable thereto under these principles. b. Conform to any limitations or exclusions set forth in these principles or in the award as to types or amount of cost items. c. Be consistent with policies and procedures that apply uniformly to both federally-financed and other activities of the organization. d. Be accorded consistent treatment. e. Be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles(GAAP). f.Not be included as a cost or used to meet cost sharing or matching requirements of any other federally-financed program in either the current or a prior period. g. Be adequately documented. 3.Reasonable costs. A cost is reasonable if,in its nature or amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person under the circumstances prevailing at the time the decision was made to incur the costs. The question of the reasonableness of specific costs must be scrutinized with particular care in connection with organizations or separate divisions thereof which receive the preponderance of their support from awards made by Federal agencies. In determining the reasonableness of a given cost, consideration shall be given to: a. Whether the cost is of a type generally recognized as ordinary and necessary for the operation of the organization or the performance of the award. 23 of 63 6/21/00 2:34 PM • OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/al22.html b. The restraints or requirements imposed by such factors as generally accepted sound business practices, arms length bargaining,Federal and State laws and regulations,and terms and conditions of the award. c. Whether the individuals concerned acted with prudence in the circumstances,considering their responsibilities to the organization, its members,employees, and clients,the public at large,and the Federal Government. d. Significant deviations from the established practices of the organization which may unjustifiably increase the award costs. 4.Allocable costs. a. A cost is allocable to a particular cost objective, such as a grant,contract,project,service, or other activity, in accordance with the relative benefits received. A cost is allocable to a Federal award if it is treated consistently with other costs incurred for the same purpose in like circumstances and if it: (1)Is incurred specifically for the award. (2)Benefits both the award and other work and can be distributed in reasonable proportion to the benefits received,or (3)Is necessary to the overall operation of the organization, although a direct relationship to any particular cost objective cannot be shown. b. Any cost allocable to a particular award or other cost objective under these principles may not be shifted to other Federal awards to overcome funding deficiencies,or to avoid restrictions imposed by law or by the terms of the award. 5.Applicable credits. a. The term applicable credits refers to those receipts, or reduction of expenditures which operate to offset or reduce expense items that are allocable to awards as direct or indirect costs. Typical examples of such transactions are: purchase discounts, rebates or allowances,recoveries or indemnities on losses, insurance refunds, and adjustments of overpayments or erroneous charges. To the extent that such credits accruing or received by the organization relate to allowable cost, they shall be credited to the Federal Government either as a cost reduction or cash refund, as appropriate. b. In some instances, the amounts received from the Federal Government to finance organizational activities or service operations should be treated as applicable credits. Specifically,the concept of netting such credit items against related expenditures should be applied by the organization in determining the rates or amounts to be charged to Federal awards for services rendered whenever the facilities or other resources used in providing such services have been financed directly, in whole or in part,by Federal funds. c. For rules covering program income(i.e.,gross income earned from federally-supported activities)see Sec._.24 of Office of Management and Budget(OMB)Circular A-110, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education,Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations." 24 of 63 6/21/00 2:34 PM viv�rs L,ircuiar A-122 http://www.wnuenouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a 122.hun1 6.Advance understandings. Under any given award,the reasonableness and allocability of certain items of costs may be difficult to determine. This is particularly true in connection with organizations that receive a preponderance of their support from Federal agencies. In order to avoid subsequent,disallowance or dispute based on unreasonableness or nonallocability,it is often desirable to seek a written agreement with the cognizant or awarding agency in advance of the incurrence of special or unusual costs. The absence of an advance agreement on any element of cost will not, in itself, affect the reasonableness or allocability of that element. 7. Conditional exemptions. a. OMB authorizes conditional exemption from OMB administrative requirements and cost principles circulars for certain Federal programs with statutorily-authorized consolidated planning and consolidated administrative funding,that are identified by a Federal agency and approved by the head of the Executive department or establishment. A Federal agency shall consult with OMB during its consideration of whether to grant such an exemption. b. To promote efficiency in State and local program administration,when Federal non-entitlement programs with common purposes have specific statutorily-authorized consolidated planning and consolidated administrative funding and where most of the State agency's resources come from non-Federal sources,Federal agencies may exempt these covered State-administered,non-entitlement grant programs from certain OMB grants management requirements. The exemptions would be from all but the allocability of costs provisions of OMB Circulars A-87(Attachment A,subsection C.3), "Cost Principles for State, Local,and Indian Tribal Governments,"A-21 (Section C, subpart 4), "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions," and A-122 (Attachment A,subsection A.4), "Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations," and from all of the administrative requirements provisions of OMB Circular A-110, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education,Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations,"and the agencies'grants management common rule. c. When a Federal agency provides this flexibility, as a prerequisite to a State's exercising this option, a State must adopt its own written fiscal and administrative requirements for expending and accounting for all funds,which are consistent with the provisions of OMB Circular A-87, and extend such policies to all subrecipients. These fiscal and administrative requirements must be sufficiently specific to ensure that: funds are used in compliance with all applicable Federal statutory and regulatory provisions,costs are reasonable and necessary for operating these programs,and funds are not be used for general expenses required to carry out other responsibilities of a State or its subrecipients. B. Direct Costs 1. Direct costs are those that can be identified specifically with a particular final cost objective,i.e.,a particular award,project, service,or other direct activity of an organization. However, a cost may not be . assigned to an award as a direct cost if any other cost incurred for the same purpose, in like circumstance, has been allocated to an award as an indirect cost. Costs identified specifically with awards are direct costs of the awards and are to be assigned directly thereto. Costs identified specifically with other final cost objectives of the organization are direct costs of those cost objectives and are not to be assigned to other awards directly or indirectly. 2. Any direct cost of a minor amount may be treated as an indirect cost for reasons of practicality where the accounting treatment for such cost is consistently applied to all final cost objectives. 3. The cost of certain activities are not allowable as charges to Federal awards(see, for example, 25 of 63 6/ AO 2:27 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a 1 22.h tml fundraising costs in paragraph 23 of Attachment B). However, even though these costs are unallowable for purposes of computing charges to Federal awards, they nonetheless must be treated as direct costs for purposes of determining indirect cost rates and be allocated their share of the organization's indirect costs if they represent activities which(1)include the salaries of personnel, (2)occupy space, and(3)benefit from the organization's indirect costs. 4. The costs of activities performed primarily as a service to members, clients,or the general public when significant and necessary to the organization's mission must be treated as direct costs whether or not allowable and be allocated an equitable share of indirect costs. Some examples of these types of activities include: a. Maintenance of membership rolls, subscriptions,publications, and related functions. b. Providing services and information to members, legislative or administrative bodies,or the public. c. Promotion, lobbying,and other forms of public relations. d. Meetings and conferences except those held to conduct the general administration of the organization. e. Maintenance,protection, and investment of special funds not used in operation of the organization. f. Administration of group benefits on behalf of members or clients, including life and hospital insurance, annuity or retirement plans, financial aid, etc. C. Indirect Costs 1. Indirect costs are those that have been incurred for common or joint objectives and cannot be readily identified with a particular final cost objective. Direct cost of minor amounts may be treated as indirect costs under the conditions described in subparagraph 8.2. After direct costs have been determined and assigned directly to awards or other work as appropriate, indirect costs are those remaining to be allocated to benefiting cost objectives. A cost may not be allocated to an award as an indirect cost if any other cost incurred for the same purpose, in like circumstances,has been assigned to an award as a direct cost. 2. Because of the diverse characteristics and accounting practices of non-profit organizations,it is not possible to specify the types of cost which may be classified as indirect cost in all situations.However, typical examples of indirect cost for many non-profit organizations may include depreciation or use allowances on buildings and equipment, the costs of operating and maintaining facilities, and general administration and general expenses, such as the salaries and expenses of executive officers,personnel administration, and accounting. 3. Indirect costs shall be classified within two broad categories: "Facilities" and"Administration." "Facilities" is defined as depreciation and use allowances on buildings,equipment and capital improvement, interest on debt associated with certain buildings,equipment and capital improvements, and operations and maintenance expenses. "Administration"is defined as general administration and general expenses such as the director's office, accounting,personnel, library expenses and all other types of expenditures not listed specifically under one of the subcategories of"Facilities" (including cross allocations from other pools,where applicable). See indirect cost rate reporting requirements in subparagraphs D.2.e and D.3.g. D. Allocation of Indirect Costs and Determination of Indirect Cost Rates 26 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM . UMti_Circular A-122 http://www.wmteuouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html 1. General. a. Where a non-profit organization has only one major function,or where all its major functions benefit from its indirect costs to approximately the same degree,the allocation of indirect costs and the computation of.an indirect cost rate may be accomplished through simplified allocation procedures, as described in subparagraph 2. b. Where an organization has several major functions which benefit from its indirect costs in varying degrees, allocation of indirect costs may require the accumulation of such costs into separate cost groupings which then are allocated individually to benefiting functions by means of a base which best measures the relative degree of benefit. The indirect costs allocated to each function are then distributed to individual awards and other activities included in that function by means of an indirect cost rate(s). c. The determination of what constitutes an organization's major functions will depend on its purpose in being; the types of services it renders to the public, its clients,and its members; and the amount of effort it devotes to such activities as fundraising,public information and membership activities. d. Specific methods for allocating indirect costs and computing indirect cost rates along with the conditions under which each method should be used are described in subparagraphs 2 through 5. e. The base period for the allocation of indirect costs is the period in which such costs are incurred and accumulated for allocation to work performed in that period. The base period normally should coincide with the organization's fiscal year but,in any event, shall be so selected as to avoid inequities in the allocation of the costs. 2. Simplified allocation method. a. Where an organization's major functions benefit from its indirect costs to approximately the same degree,the allocation of indirect costs may be accomplished by(i)separating the organization's total costs for the base period as either direct or indirect, and(ii)dividing the total allowable indirect costs(net of applicable credits)by an equitable distribution base. The result of this process is an indirect cost rate which is used to distribute indirect costs to individual awards. The rate should be expressed as the percentage which the total amount of allowable indirect costs bears to the base selected. This method should also be used where an organization has only one major function encompassing a number of individual projects or activities, and may be used where the level of Federal awards to an organization is relatively small. b. Both the direct costs and the indirect costs shall exclude capital expenditures and unallowable costs. However,unallowable costs which represent activities must be included in the direct costs under the conditions described in subparagraph B.3. c. The distribution base may be total direct costs(excluding capital expenditures and other distorting items, such as major subcontracts or subgrants),direct salaries and wages, or other base which results in an equitable distribution. The distribution base shall generally exclude participant support costs as defined in paragraph 34 of Attachment B. d. Except where a special rate(s)is required in accordance with subparagraph 5,the indirect cost rate developed under the above principles is applicable to all awards at the organization. If a special rate(s)is required, appropriate modifications shall be made in order to develop the special rate(s). 27 of 63 6/21/00-2:27 PM ( c. . OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html e. For an organization that receives more than$10 million in Federal funding of direct costs in a fiscal year, a breakout of the indirect cost component into two broad categories,Facilities and Administration as defined in subparagraph C.3, is required. The rate in each case shall be stated as the percentage which the amount of the particular indirect cost category(i.e.,Facilities or Administration)is of the distribution base identified with that category. 3. Multiple allocation base method a. General. Where an organization's indirect costs benefit its major functions in varying degrees, indirect costs shall be accumulated into separate cost groupings,as described in subparagraph b. Each grouping shall then be allocated individually to benefitting functions by means of a base which best measures the relative benefits. The default allocation bases by cost pool are described in subparagraph c. b. Identification of indirect costs. Cost groupings shall be established so as to permit the allocation of each grouping on the basis of benefits provided to the major functions. Each grouping shall constitute a pool of expenses that are of like character in terms of functions they benefit and in terms of the allocation base which best measures the relative benefits provided to each function. The groupings are classified within the two broad categories: "Facilities" and "Administration," as described in subparagraph C.3. The indirect cost pools are defined as follows: (1)Depreciation and use allowances. The expenses under this heading are the portion of the costs of the organization's buildings,capital improvements to land and buildings, and equipment which are computed in accordance with paragraph 11 of Attachment B("Depreciation and use allowances"). (2)Interest. Interest on debt associated with certain buildings, equipment and capital improvements are computed in accordance with paragraph 23 of Attachment B("Interest, fundraising, and investment management costs"). (3) Operation and maintenance expenses. The expenses under this heading are those that have been incurred for the administration, operation,maintenance,preservation,and protection of the organization's physical plant. They include expenses normally incurred for such items as:janitorial and utility services; repairs and ordinary or normal alterations of buildings, furniture and equipment; care of grounds; maintenance and operation of buildings and other plant facilities; security; earthquake and disaster preparedness;environmental safety;hazardous waste disposal;property, liability and other insurance relating to property; space and capital leasing; facility planning and management; and, central receiving. The operation and maintenance expenses category shall also include its allocable share of fringe benefit costs, depreciation and use allowances, and interest costs. (4)General administration and general expenses. The expenses under this heading are those that have been incurred for the overall general executive and administrative offices of the organization and other expenses of a general nature which do not relate solely to any major function of the organization. This category shall also include its allocable share of fringe benefit costs, operation and maintenance expense,depreciation and use allowances, and interest costs. Examples of this category include central offices, such as the director's office, the office of finance, business services,budget and planning,personnel, safety and risk management, general counsel,management information systems, and library costs. In developing this cost pool, special care should be exercised to ensure that costs incurred for the same purpose in like circumstances are treated consistently as either direct or indirect costs. For example, salaries of technical staff,project supplies,project publication,telephone toll charges,computer costs, travel costs, and specialized services costs shall be treated as direct costs wherever identifiable to a 28 of 63 6/21/00.2:27 PM uiv,�s wcuiar A-1 it http://www.wn►tenouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.hun1 particular program. The salaries and wages of administrative and pooled clerical staff should normally be treated as indirect costs. Direct charging of these costs may be appropriate where a major project or activity explicitly requires and budgets for administrative or clerical services and other individuals involved can be identified with the program or activity. Items such as office supplies,postage, local telephone costs, periodicals and memberships should normally be treated as indirect costs. c. Allocation bases. Actual conditions shall be taken into account in selecting the base to be used in allocating the expenses in each grouping to benefitting functions. The essential consideration in selecting a method or a base is that it is the one best suited for assigning the pool of costs to cost objectives in accordance with benefits derived; a traceable cause and effect relationship;or logic and reason,where neither the cause nor the effect of the relationship is determinable. When an allocation can be made by assignment of a cost grouping directly to the function benefited,the allocation shall be made in that manner. When the expenses in a cost grouping are more general in nature,the allocation shall be made through the use of a selected base which produces results that are equitable to both the Federal Government and the organization. The distribution shall be made in accordance with the bases described herein unless it can be demonstrated that the use of a different base would result in a more equitable allocation of the costs, or that a more readily available base would not increase the costs charged to sponsored awards. The results of special cost studies(such as an engineering utility study)shall not be used to determine and allocate the indirect costs to sponsored awards. (1)Depreciation and use allowances. Depreciation and use allowances expenses shall be allocated in the following manner: (a)Depreciation or use allowances on buildings used exclusively in the conduct of a single function, and on capital improvements and equipment used in such buildings, shall be assigned to that function. (b)Depreciation or use allowances on buildings used for more than one function, and on capital improvements and equipment used in such buildings, shall be allocated to the individual functions performed in each building on the basis of usable square feet of space, excluding common areas, such as hallways, stairwells,and restrooms. (c)Depreciation or use allowances on buildings,capital improvements and equipment related space(e.g., individual rooms, and laboratories)used jointly by more than one function(as determined by the users of the space)shall be treated as follows. The cost of each jointly used unit of space shall be allocated to the benefitting functions on the basis of: (i)the employees and other users on a full-time equivalent(FTE)basis or salaries and wages of those individual functions benefitting from the use of that space; or (ii)organization-wide employee FTEs or salaries and wages applicable to the benefitting functions of the organization. (d)Depreciation or use allowances on certain capital improvements to land, such as paved parking areas, fences, sidewalks,and the like,not included in the cost of buildings, shall be allocated to user categories on a FTE basis and distributed to major functions in proportion to the salaries and wages of all employees applicable to the functions. (2)Interest. Interest costs shall be allocated in the same manner as the depreciation or use allowances on the buildings,equipment and capital equipments to which the interest relates. 29 of 63 ' i 6/21/00 2:27 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/ai22.htm1 (3)Operation and maintenance expenses. Operation and maintenance expenses shall be allocated in the same manner as the depreciation and use allowances. (4)General administration and general expenses. General administration and general expenses shall be allocated to benefitting functions based on modified total direct costs(MTDC), as described in subparagraph D.3.f.The expenses included in this category could be grouped first according to major functions of the organization to which they render services or provide benefits. The aggregate expenses of each group shall then be allocated to benefitting functions based on MTDC. d. Order of distribution. (1)Indirect cost categories consisting of depreciation and use allowances, interest, operation and maintenance, and general administration and general expenses shall be allocated in that order to the remaining indirect cost categories as well as to the major functions of the organization. Other cost categories could be allocated in the order determined to be most appropriate by the organization. When cross allocation of costs is made as provided in subparagraph(2),this order of allocation does not apply. (2)Normally, an indirect cost category will be considered closed once it has been allocated to other cost objectives, and costs shall not be subsequently allocated to it. However, a cross allocation of costs between two or more indirect costs categories could be used if such allocation will result in a more equitable allocation of costs. If a cross allocation is used, an appropriate modification to the composition of the indirect cost categories is required. e. Application of indirect cost rate or rates. Except where a special indirect cost rate(s)is required in accordance with subparagraph D.5,the separate groupings of indirect costs allocated to each major function shall be aggregated and treated as a common pool for that function. The costs in the common pool shall then be distributed to individual awards included in that function by use of a single indirect cost rate. f. Distribution basis. Indirect costs shall be distributed to applicable sponsored awards and other benefitting activities within each major function on the basis of MTDC.MTDC consists of all salaries and wages, fringe benefits,materials and supplies, services, travel, and subgrants and subcontracts up to the first $25,000 of each subgrant or subcontract(regardless of the period covered by the subgrant or subcontract). Equipment, capital expenditures,charges for patient care,rental costs and the portion in excess of$25,000 shall be excluded from MTDC. Participant support costs shall generally be excluded from MTDC. Other items may only be excluded when the Federal cost cognizant agency determines that an exclusion is necessary to avoid a serious inequity in the distribution of indirect costs. g. Individual Rate Components. An indirect cost rate shall be determined for each separate indirect cost pool developed. The rate in each case shall be stated as the percentage which the amount of the particular indirect cost pool is of the distribution base identified with that pool. Each indirect cost rate negotiation or determination agreement shall include development of the rate for each indirect cost pool as well as the overall indirect cost rate. The indirect cost pools shall be classified within two broad categories: "Facilities" and "Administration,"as described in subparagraph C.3. 4. Direct allocation method. a. Some non-profit organizations treat all costs as direct costs except general administration and general expenses. These organizations generally separate their costs into three basic categories: (i) General administration and general expenses, (ii) fundraising, and(iii)other direct functions(including projects performed under Federal awards). Joint costs, such as depreciation,rental costs,operation and maintenance 30 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM omits yvcuiar A-Izz nrip://w aw.w it‘,„uuse.goviombicircuiarsialz2/aI22.ht,nl of facilities,telephone expenses, and the like are prorated individually as direct costs to each category and to each award or other activity using a base most appropriate to the particular cost being prorated. b. This method is acceptable,provided each joint cost is prorated using a base which accurately measures the benefits provided to each avvard or other activity. The bases must be established in accordance with reasonable criteria, and be supported by current data. This method is compatible with the Standards of Accounting and Financial Reporting for Voluntary Health and Welfare Organizations issued jointly by the National Health Council,Inc.,the National Assembly of Voluntary Health and Social Welfare Organizations, and the United Way of America. c. Under this method, indirect costs consist exclusively of general administration and general expenses. In all other respects, the organization's indirect cost rates shall be computed in the same manner as that described in subparagraph 2. 5. Special indirect cost rates. In some instances, a single indirect cost rate for all activities of an organization or for each major function of the organization may not be appropriate, since it would not take into account those different factors which may substantially affect the indirect costs applicable to a particular segment of work. For this purpose, a particular segment of work may be that performed under a single award or it may consist of work under a group of awards performed in a common environment. These factors may include the physical location of the work, the level of administrative support required, the nature of the facilities or other resources employed, the scientific disciplines or technical skills involved,the organizational arrangements used, or any combination thereof. When a particular segment of work is performed in an environment which appears to generate a significantly different level of indirect costs,provisions should be made for a separate indirect cost pool applicable to such work. The separate indirect cost pool should be developed during the course of the regular allocation process, and the separate indirect cost rate resulting therefrom should be used,provided it is determined that(i)the rate differs significantly from that which would have been obtained under subparagraphs 2,3,and 4,and(ii)the volume of work to which the rate would apply is material. E. Negotiation and Approval of Indirect Cost Rates 1. Definitions. As used in this section,the following terms have the meanings set forth below: a. Cognizant agency means the Federal agency responsible for negotiating and approving indirect cost rates for a non-profit organization on behalf of all Federal agencies. b. Predetermined rate means an indirect cost rate, applicable to a specified current or future period, usually the organization's fiscal year. The rate is based on an estimate of the costs to be incurred during the period. A predetermined rate is not subject to adjustment. c. Fixed rate means an indirect cost rate which has the same characteristics as a predetermined rate,except . that the difference between the estimated costs and the actual costs of the period covered by the rate is carried forward as an adjustment to the rate computation of a subsequent period. d. Final rate means an indirect cost rate applicable to a specified past period which is based on the actual costs of the period. A final rate is not subject to adjustment. e. Provisional rate or billing rate means a temporary indirect cost rate applicable to a specified period which is used for funding, interim reimbursement,and reporting indirect costs on awards pending the establishment of a final rate for the period. 4 31 of 63 J c6 21/00 2:27 PM OMB Circular A-122 hup://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html f. Indirect cost proposal means the documentation prepared by an organization to substantiate its claim for the reimbursement of indirect costs. This proposal provides the basis for the review and negotiation leading to the establishment of an organization's indirect cost rate. g. Cost objective means a function,organizational subdivision,contract, grant, or other work unit for which cost data are desired and for which provision is made to accumulate and measure the cost of processes,projects,jobs and capitalized projects. 2. Negotiation and approval of rates. a. Unless different arrangements are agreed to by the agencies concerned, the Federal agency with the largest dollar value of awards with an organization will be designated as the cognizant agency for the negotiation and approval of the indirect cost rates and, where necessary,other rates such as fringe benefit and computer charge-out rates. Once an agency is assigned cognizance for a particular non-profit organization, the assignment will not be changed unless there is a major long-term shift in the dollar volume of the Federal awards to the organization. All concerned Federal agencies shall be given the opportunity to participate in the negotiation process but,after a rate has been agreed upon,it will be accepted by all Federal agencies. When a Federal agency has reason to believe that special operating factors affecting its awards necessitate special indirect cost rates in accordance with subparagraph D.5,it will,prior to the time the rates are negotiated,notify the cognizant agency. b. A non-profit organization which has not previously established an indirect cost rate with a Federal agency shall submit its initial indirect cost proposal immediately after the organization is advised that an award will be made and, in no event, later than three months after the effective date of the award. c. Organizations that have previously established indirect cost rates must submit a new indirect cost proposal to the cognizant agency within six months after the close of each fiscal year. d. A predetermined rate may be negotiated for use on awards where there is reasonable assurance,based on past experience and reliable projection of the organization's costs, that the rate is not likely to exceed a rate based on the organization's actual costs. e. Fixed rates may be negotiated where predetermined rates are not considered appropriate. A fixed rate, however, shall not be negotiated if(i) all or a substantial portion of the organization's awards are expected to expire before the carry-forward adjustment can be made; (ii)the mix of Federal and non-Federal work at the organization is too erratic to permit an equitable carry-forward adjustment; or(iii)the organization's operations fluctuate significantly from year to year... f. Provisional and final rates shall be negotiated where neither predetermined nor fixed rates are appropriate. g. The results of each negotiation shall be formalized in a written agreement between the cognizant agency and the non-profit organization. The cognizant agency shall distribute copies of the agreement to all concerned Federal agencies. h. If a dispute arises in a negotiation of an indirect cost rate between the cognizant agency and the non-profit organization, the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the appeals procedures of the gognizant agency. 32 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM OMB CircularA-tz2 nttp:Nwww.w,liw”vuse.gowomoicircularsiattoa i.To the extent that problems are encountered among the Federal agencies in connection with the negotiation and approval process, OMB will lend assistance as required to resolve such problems in a timely manner. ATTACHMENT B Circular No. A-122 SELECTED ITEMS OF COST Table of Contents 1. Advertising and public relations costs 2. Alcoholic beverages 3. Bad debts 4. Bid and proposal costs(reserved) 5. Bonding costs 6. Communication costs 7. Compensation for personal services 8. Contingency provisions 9. Contributions 10. Defense and prosecution of criminal and civil proceedings, claims, appeals and patent infringement 11. Depreciation and use allowances 12. Donations 13. Employee morale,health, and welfare costs and credits 14. Entertainment costs 15. Equipment and other capital expenditures 16. Fines and penalties 17. Fringe benefits 18. Goods or services for personal use 19.Housing and personal living expenses 20. Idle facilities and idle capacity 21. Independent research and development(reserved) 22. Insurance and indemnification 23. Interest, fund raising, and investment management costs 24. Labor relations costs 25. Lobbying 26. Losses on other awards 27. Maintenance and repair costs 28. Materials and supplies 29. Meetings and conferences 30. Memberships, subscriptions, and professional activity costs 31. Organization costs 32. Overtime, extra-pay shift, and multi-shift premiums 33. Page charges in professional journals 34. Participant support costs 35. Patent costs 36. Pension plans 37. Plant security costs 38. Pre-award costs 4 33of63 6/ 1/0/02:21PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html 39. Professional service costs 40. Profits and losses on disposition of depreciable property or other capital assets 41. Publication and printing costs 42. Rearrangement and alteration costs 43. Reconversion costs • 44. Recruiting costs 45. Relocation costs 46. Rental costs 47. Royalties and other costs for use of patents and copyrights 48. Selling and marketing 49. Severance pay 50. Specialized service facilities 51. Taxes 52. Termination costs • 53. Training and education costs 54. Transportation costs 55. Travel costs 56. Trustees ATTACHMENT B Circular No. A-122 SELECTED ITEMS OF COST Paragraphs 1 through 56 provide principles to be applied in establishing the allowability of certain items of cost. These principles apply whether a cost is treated as direct or indirect. Failure to mention a particular item of cost is not intended to imply that it is unallowable; rather, determination as to allowability in each case should be based on the treatment or principles provided for similar or related items of cost. 1. Advertising and public relations costs. a. The term advertising costs means the costs of advertising media and corollary administrative costs. Advertising media include magazines, newspapers, radio and television programs, direct mail,exhibits, and the like. b. The term public relations includes community relations and means those:activities dedicated to maintaining the image of the organization or maintaining or promoting understanding and favorable relations with the community or public at large or any segment of the public. c. The only allowable advertising costs are those which are solely for: (1)The recruitment of personnel required for the performance by the organization of obligations arising under a sponsored award,when considered in conjunction with all other recruitment costs, as set forth in paragraph 44("Recruiting costs"); (2)The procurement of goods and services for the performance of a sponsored award; (3)The disposal of scrap or surplus materials acquired in the performance of a sponsored award except - hen organizations are reimbursed for disposal costs at a predetermined amount in accordance with OMB Circular A-110, Sec. .34, "Equipment"; or 34 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM OM13 Circular A-122 http://www.whaenouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html (4)Other specific purposes necessary to meet the requirements of the sponsored award. d. The only allowable public relations costs are: (I)Costs specifically required by sponsored awards;, (2)Costs of communicating with the public and press pertaining to specific activities or accomplishments which result from performance of sponsored awards(these costs are considered necessary as part of the outreach effort for the sponsored awards); or (3)Costs of conducting general liaison with news media and government public relations officers,to the extent that such activities are limited to communication and liaison necessary to keep the public informed on matters of public concern, such as notices of contract/grant awards, financial matters,etc. e. Costs identified in subparagraphs c and d if incurred for more than one sponsored award or for both sponsored work and other work of the organization,are allowable to the extent that the principles in paragraphs B("Direct Costs")and C("Indirect Costs")of Attachment A are observed. f. Unallowable advertising and public relations costs include the following: (1)All advertising and public relations costs other than as specified in subparagraphs c,d,and e; (2)Costs of meetings or other events related to fund raising or other organizational activities including: (i)Costs of displays,demonstrations,and exhibits; (ii)Costs of meeting rooms,hospitality suites,and other special facilities used in conjunction with shows and other special events; and (iii) Salaries and wages of employees or cost of services engaged in setting up and displaying exhibits, making demonstrations, and providing briefings; (3)Costs of promotional items and memorabilia, including models,gifts, and souvenirs; (4) Costs of advertising and public relations designed solely to promote the organization. 2.Alcoholic beverages. Costs of alcoholic beverages are unallowable. 3. Bad debts. Bad debts, including losses(whether actual or estimated)arising from uncollectible accounts and other claims,related collection costs, and related legal costs, are unallowable. 4. Bid and proposal costs. (reserved) 5. Bonding costs. a.Bonding costs arise when the Federal Government requires assurance against financial loss to itself or others by reason of the act or default of the organization. They arise also in instances where the organization requires similar assurance. Included are such bonds as bid,performance,payment,advance payment, infringement, and fidelity bonds. 35 of 63 6/21 02:27 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html b. Costs of bonding required pursuant to the terms of the award are allowable. c. Costs of bonding required by the organization in the general conduct of its operations are allowable to the extent that such bonding is in accordance with sound business practice and the rates and premiums are reasonable under the circumstances. 6. Communication costs. Costs incurred for telephone services, local and long distance telephone calls, telegrams,radiograms,postage and the like are allowable. 7. Compensation for personal services. a. Definition. Compensation for personal services includes all compensation paid currently or accrued by the organization for services of employees rendered during the period of the award(except as otherwise provided in subparagraph h). It includes,but is not limited to,salaries,wages,director's and executive committee member's fees, incentive awards, fringe benefits,pension plan costs,allowances for off-site pay, incentive pay, location allowances,hardship pay, and cost of living differentials. b. Allowability. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this paragraph,the costs of such compensation are allowable to the extent that: (1)Total compensation to individual employees is reasonable for the services rendered and conforms to the established policy of the organization consistently applied to both Federal and non-Federal activities;and (2)Charges to awards whether treated as direct or indirect costs are determined and supported as required in this paragraph. c. Reasonableness. (1) When the organization is predominantly engaged in activities other than those sponsored by the Federal Government,compensation for employees on federally-sponsored work will be considered reasonable to the extent that it is consistent with that paid for similar work in the organization's other activities. (2) When the organization is predominantly engaged in federally-sponsored activities and in cases where the kind of employees required for the Federal`activities are not found in the organization's other activities, compensation for employees on federally-sponsored work will be considered reasonable to the extent that it is comparable to that paid for similar work in the labor markets in which the organization competes for the kind of employees involved. d. Special considerations in determining allowability. Certain conditions require special consideration and possible limitations in determining costs under Federal awards where amounts or types of compensation appear unreasonable. Among such conditions are the following: (1) Compensation to members of non-profit organizations, trustees, directors, associates, officers,or the immediate families thereof. Determination should be made that such compensation is reasonable for the actual personal services rendered rather than a distribution of earnings in excess of costs. (2)Any change in an organization's compensation policy resulting in a substantial increase in the orvnization's level of compensation,particularly when it was concurrent with an increase in the ratio of Federal awards to other activities of the organization or any change in the treatment of allowability of 36of63 6/21/00 2:27 PM . OMts I.Ircular n-122 nttp://www.wiiiicuutise.gov/omb/circularsia I 22Ia I 22.ht1.11 specific types of compensation due to changes in Federal policy. e. Unallowable costs. Costs which are unallowable under other paragraphs of this Attachment shall not be allowable under this paragraph solely on the basis that they constitute personal compensation. f. Fringe benefits. (1)Fringe benefits in the form of regular compensation paid to employees during periods of authorized absences from the job, such as vacation leave, sick leave,military leave, and the like, are allowable, provided such costs are absorbed by all organization activities in proportion to the relative amount of time or effort actually devoted to each. (2)Fringe benefits in the form of employer contributions or expenses for social security,employee insurance,workmen's compensation insurance,pension plan costs(see subparagraph h), and the like,are allowable,provided such benefits are granted in accordance with established written organization policies. Such benefits whether treated as indirect costs or as direct costs, shall be distributed to particular awards and other activities in a manner consistent with the pattern of benefits accruing to the individuals or group of employees whose salaries and wages are chargeable to such awards and other activities. (3)(a)Provisions for a reserve under a self-insurance program for unemployment compensation or workers'compensation are allowable to the extent that the provisions represent reasonable estimates of the liabilities for such compensation, and the types of coverage,extent of coverage, and rates and premiums would have been allowable had insurance been purchased to cover the risks. However,provisions for self-insured liabilities which do not become payable for more than one year after the provision is made shall not exceed the present value of the liability. (b)Where an organization follows a consistent policy of expensing actual payments to,or on behalf of, employees or former employees for unemployment compensation or workers'compensation, such payments are allowable in the year of payment with the prior approval of the awarding agency,provided they are allocated to all activities of the organization. (4)Costs of insurance on the lives of trustees, officers,or other employees holding positions of similar responsibility are allowable only to the extent that the insurance represents additional compensation. The costs of such insurance when the organization is named as beneficiary are unallowable. g. Organization-furnished automobiles. That portion of the cost of organization-furnished automobiles that relates to personal use by employees(including transportation to and from work)is unallowable as fringe benefit or indirect costs regardless of whether the cost is reported as taxable income to the employees. These costs are allowable as direct costs to sponsored award when necessary for the performance of the sponsored award and approved by awarding agencies. h. Pension plan costs. (1) Costs of the organization's pension plan which are incurred in accordance with the established policies of the organization are allowable,provided: (a) Such policies meet the test of reasonableness; (b)The methods of cost allocation are not discriminatory; •s 37 of 63 6/ 1/0p 2:27,PM OMB Circular A-122 h ://www.whitehouse. ov/omb/circul /ttp g ars a122/a122.htm1 (c) The cost assigned to each fiscal year is determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles(GAAP), as prescribed in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 8 issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; and (d)The costs assigned to a given fiscal year are funded for all plan participants within six months after the end of that year. However, increases to normal and past service pension costs caused by a delay in funding the actuarial liability beyond 30 days after each quarter of the year to which such costs are assignable are unallowable. (2)Pension plan termination insurance premiums paid pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act(ERISA)of 1974(Pub. L. 93-406)are allowable. Late payment charges on such premiums are unallowable. (3)Excise taxes on accumulated funding deficiencies and other penalties imposed under ERISA are unallowable. is Incentive compensation. Incentive compensation to employees based on cost reduction,or efficient performance, suggestion awards, safety awards,etc., are allowable to the extent that the overall compensation is determined to be reasonable and such costs are paid or accrued pursuant to an agreement • entered into in good faith between the organization and the employees before the services were rendered,or pursuant to an established plan followed by the organization so consistently as to imply, in effect,an agreement to make such payment. j. Overtime,extra-pay shift,and multi-shift premiums. See paragraph 32. k. Severance pay. See paragraph 49. 1. Training and education costs. See paragraph 53. m. Support of salaries and wages. (1) Charges to awards for salaries and wages,whether treated as direct costs or indirect costs,will be based on documented payrolls approved by a responsible official(s)of the organization. The distribution of salaries and wages to awards must be supported by personnel activity reports, as prescribed in subparagraph (2), except when a substitute system has been approved in writing by the cognizant agency. (See subparagraph E.2 of Attachment A.) (2)Reports reflecting the distribution of activity of•each employee must be maintained for all staff members(professionals and nonprofessionals)whose compensation is charged,in whole or in part,directly to awards. In addition, in order to support the allocation of indirect costs, such reports must also be maintained for other employees whose work involves two or more functions or activities if a distribution of their compensation between such functions or activities is needed in the determination of the organization's indirect cost rate(s) (e.g., an employee engaged part-time in indirect cost activities and part-time in a direct function). Reports maintained by non-profit organizations to satisfy these requirements must meet the following standards: (a) The reports must reflect an after-the fact determination of the actual activity of each employee.Budget estimates(i.e., estimates determined before the services are performed)do not qualify as support for charges to awards. 38 of 63 Ammo'7.97 PM .,..,,,....u,,,n-.tea nupary vw..,,,.....ouse.govromp/ctrculars/aI2z/aiL2.htln1 (b)Each report must account for the total activity for which employees are compensated and which is required in fulfillment of their obligations to the organization. (c)The reports must be signed by the individual employee,or by.a responsible supervisory official having first hand knowledge of the activities performed by the employee, that the distribution of activity represents a reasonable estimate of the actual work performed by the employee during the periods covered by the reports. (d)The reports must be prepared at least monthly and must coincide with one or more pay periods. (3)Charges for the salaries and wages of nonprofessional employees, in addition to the supporting documentation described in subparagraphs(1) and(2),must also be supported by records indicating the total number of hours worked each day maintained in conformance with Department of Labor regulations implementing the Fair Labor Standards Act(FLSA)(29 CFR Part 516). For this purpose,the term "nonprofessional employee" shall have the same meaning,as "nonexempt employee," under FLSA. (4) Salaries and wages of employees used in meeting cost sharing or matching requirements on awards must be supported in the same manner as salaries and wages claimed for reimbursement from awarding agencies. 8.Contingency provisions. Contributions to a contingency reserve or any similar provision made for events the occurrence of which cannot be foretold with certainty as to time,intensity,or with an assurance of their happening, are unallowable. The term"contingency reserve" excludes self-insurance reserves(see subparagraphs 7.f(3)and 22.a(2)(d);pension funds(see subparagraph 7.h); and reserves for normal severance pay(see subparagraph 49.b(1)). 9. Contributions. Contributions and donations by the organization to others are unallowable. 10. Defense and prosecution of criminal and civil proceedings,claims,appeals and patent infringement. a. Definitions. (1)Conviction, as used herein,means a judgment or a conviction of a criminal offense by any court of competent jurisdiction,whether entered upon as a verdict or a plea, including a conviction due to a plea of nolo contendere. (2)Costs include,but are not limited to, administrative and clerical expenses;the cost of legal services, whether performed by in-house or private counsel; and the costs of the services of accountants,consultants, or others retained by the organization to assist it;costs of employees, officers and trustees, and any similar costs incurred before, during, and after commencement of a judicial or administrative proceeding that bears a direct relationship to the proceedings. (3)Fraud, as used herein,means(i)acts of fraud corruption or attempts to defraud the Federal Government or to corrupt its agents, (ii)acts that constitute a cause for debarment or suspension(as specified in agency regulations), and(iii)acts which violate the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C., sections 3729-3731,or the Anti-Kickback Act, 41 U.S.C., sections 51 and 54. (4)Penalty does not include restitution,reimbursement,or compensatory damages. 39 of 63 6/21/0 2: 7 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html (5)Proceeding includes an investigation. b. (1)Except as otherwise described herein, costs incurred in connection with any criminal, civil or administrative proceeding(including filing of a false certification)commenced by the Federal Government, or a State, local or foreign government,are not allowable if the proceeding: (1)relates to a violation of,or failure to comply with, a Federal, State, local or foreign statute or regulation by the organization(including its agents and employees), and(2)results in any of the following dispositions: (a)In a criminal proceeding,a conviction. (b) In a civil or administrative proceeding involving an allegation of fraud or similar misconduct,a determination of organizational Iiability. (c)In the case of any civil or administrative proceeding, the imposition of a monetary penalty. (d)A final decision by an appropriate Federal official to debar or suspend the organization, to rescind or void an award,or to terminate an award for default by reason of a violation or failure to comply with a law or regulation. (e)A disposition by consent or compromise, if the action could have resulted in any of the dispositions described in(a), (b),(c)or(d). (2)If more than one proceeding involves the same alleged misconduct,the costs of all such proceedings shall be unallowable if any one of them results in one of the dispositions shown in subparagraph b.(1). c. If a proceeding referred to in subparagraph b is commenced by the Federal Government and is resolved by consent or compromise pursuant to an agreement entered into by the organization and the Federal Government, then the costs incurred by the organization in connection with such proceedings that are otherwise not allowable under subparagraph b may be allowed to the extent specifically provided in such agreement. d. If a proceeding referred to in subparagraph b is commenced by a State, local or foreign government, the authorized Federal official may allow the costs incurred by the organization for such proceedings, if such authorized official determines that the costs were incurred as a result of(1)a specific term or condition of a federally-sponsored award, or(2)specific written direction of an authorized official of the sponsoring agency. e. Costs incurred in connection with proceedings,described in subparagraph b,but which are not made unallowable by that subparagraph, may be allowed by the Federal Government,but only to the extent that: (1) The costs are reasonable in relation to the activities required to deal with the proceeding and the underlying cause of action; • (2)Payment of the costs incurred, as allowable and allocable costs, is not prohibited by any other provision(s)of the sponsored award; (3)The costs are not otherwise recovered from the Federal Government or a third party, either directly as a result of the proceeding or otherwise; and, (4)The percentage of costs allowed does not exceed the percentage determined by an authorized Federal 40 of 63 F/71/M 7.77 PM v,vw'i ircu,ur rt-,cL http://www.wi,ucuuuse.gowomb/circulars/al22/aI22.ht,nl official to be appropriate, considering the complexity of the litigation, generally accepted principles governing the award of legal fees in civil actions involving the United States as a party, and such other factors as may be appropriate. Such percentage shall not exceed 80 percent. However, if an agreement reached under subparagraph c has explicitly considered this 80 percent limitation and permitted a higher percentage,then the full amount of costs resulting from that agreement shall be allowable. f. Costs incurred by the organization in connection with the defense of suits brought by its employees or ex-employees under section 2 of the Major Fraud Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-700), including the cost of all relief necessary to make such employee whole,where the organization was found liable or settled, are unallowable. g. Costs of legal, accounting,and consultant services, and related costs, incurred in connection with defense against Federal Government claims or appeals, antitrust suits,or the prosecution of claims or appeals against the Federal Government, are unallowable. h. Costs of legal, accounting,and consultant services, and related costs,incurred in connection with patent infringement litigation,are unallowable unless otherwise provided for in the sponsored awards. i. Costs which may be unallowable under this paragraph, including directly associated costs, shall be segregated and accounted for by the organization separately. During the pendency of any proceeding covered by subparagraphs b and f,the Federal Government shall generally withhold payment of such costs. However, if in the best interests of the Federal Government,the Federal Government may provide for conditional payment upon provision of adequate security,or other adequate assurance, and agreements by the organization to repay all unallowable costs,plus interest, if the costs are subsequently determined to be unallowable. 11. Depreciation and use allowances. a. Compensation for the use of buildings,other capital improvements,and equipment on hand may be made through use allowances or depreciation. However,except as provided in subparagraph f,a combination of the two methods may not be used in connection with a single class of fixed assets(e.g., buildings,office equipment,computer equipment, etc.). b. The computation of use allowances or depreciation shall be based on the acquisition cost of the assets involved. The acquisition cost of an asset donated to the organization'by a third party shall be its fair market value at the time of the donation. c. The computation of use allowances or depreciation will exclude: (1)The cost of land; (2)Any portion of the cost of buildings and equipment borne by or donated by the Federal Government irrespective of where title was originally vested or where it presently resides; and (3)Any portion of the cost of buildings and equipment contributed by or for the organization in satisfaction of a statutory matching requirement. d. Where the use allowance method is followed,the use allowance for buildings and improvement (including land improvements, such as paved parking areas, fences, and sidewalks)will be computed at an annual rate not exceeding two percent of acquisition cost. The use allowance for equipment will be 41 of 63 6/2 : 7 PM • OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html computed at an annual rate not exceeding six and two-thirds percent of acquisition cost. When the use allowance method is used far buildings,the entire building must be treated as a single asset; the building's components(e.g.,plumbing system,heating and air conditioning, etc.)cannot be segregated from the building's shell. The two percent limitation,however,need not be applied to equipment which is merely attached or fastened to the building but not permanently fixed to it and which is used as furnishings or decorations or for specialized purposes(e.g., dentist chairs and dental treatment units,counters, laboratory benches bolted to the floor,dishwashers,carpeting,etc.). Such equipment will be considered as not being permanently fixed to the building if it can be removed without the need for costly or extensive alterations or repairs to the building or the equipment. Equipment that meets these criteria will be subject to the six and two-thirds percent equipment use allowance limitation. e. Where depreciation method is followed, the period of useful service(useful life) established in each case for usable capital assets must take into consideration such factors as type of construction,nature of the equipment used, technological developments in the particular program area, and the renewal and replacement policies followed for the individual items or classes of assets involved. The method of depreciation used to assign the cost of an asset(or group of assets)to accounting periods shall reflect the pattern of consumption of the asset during its useful life. In the absence of clear evidence indicating that the expected consumption of the asset will be significantly greater or lesser in the early portions of its useful life than in the later portions, the straight-line method shall be presumed to be the appropriate method. Depreciation methods once used shall not be changed unless approved in advance by the cognizant Federal agency. When the depreciation method is introduced for application to assets previously subject to a use allowance,the combination of use allowances and depreciation applicable to such assets must not exceed the total acquisition cost of the assets. When the depreciation method is used for buildings, a building's shell may be segregated from each building component(e.g.,plumbing system,heating,and air conditioning system, etc.) and each item depreciated over its estimated useful life; or the entire building (i.e., the shell and all components)may be treated as a single asset and depreciated over a single useful life. f. When the depreciation method is used for a particular class of assets, no depreciation may be allowed on any such assets that,under subparagraph e, would be viewed as fully depreciated. However, a reasonable use allowance may be negotiated for such assets if warranted after taking into consideration the amount of depreciation previously charged to the Federal Government,the estimated useful life remaining at time of negotiation, the effect of any increased maintenance charges or decreased efficiency due to age, and any other factors pertinent to the utilization of the asset:for the purpose contemplated. g. Charges for use allowances or depreciation must be supported by adequate property records and physical inventories must be taken at least once every two years(a statistical sampling basis is acceptable)to ensure that assets exist and are usable and needed. When the depreciation method is followed, adequate depreciation records indicating the amount of depreciation taken each period must also be maintained. 12. Donations. a. Services received. (1) Donated or volunteer services may be furnished to an organization by professional and technical personnel, consultants, and other skilled and unskilled labor. The value of these services is not reimbursable either as a direct or indirect cost. (2)The value of donated services utilized in the performance of a direct cost activity shall be considered in the determination of the organization's indirect cost rate(s)and, accordingly, shall be allocated a proportionate share of applicable indirect costs when the following circumstances exist: 42 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM vrvTn�,mcwar11-tct nttp://w.✓w.w.,,,,,..mouse.goviomo/cIrcwarsiattuattz.ht�tti (a)The aggregate value of the services is material; (b)The services are supported by a significant amount of the indirect costs incurred by the organization; (c)The direct cost activity is not pursued primarily for the benefit of the Federal Government, (3)In those instances where there is no basis for determining the fair market value of the services rendered, the recipient and the cognizant agency shall negotiate an appropriate allocation of indirect cost to the services. (4)Where donated services directly benefit a project supported by an award,the indirect costs allocated to the services will be considered as a part of the total costs of the project. Such indirect costs may be reimbursed under the award or used to meet cost sharing or matching requirements. (5)The value of the donated services may be used to meet cost sharing or matching requirements under conditions described in Sec._.23 of Circular A-110. Where donated services are treated as indirect costs, indirect cost rates will separate the value of the donations so that reimbursement will not be made. (6)Fair market value of donated services shall be computed as follows: (a)Rates for volunteer services. Rates for volunteers shall be consistent with those regular rates paid for similar work in other activities of the organization. In cases where the kinds of skills involved are not found in other activities of the organization,the rates used shall be consistent with those paid for similar work in the labor market in which the organization competes for such skills. (b)Services donated by other organizations. When an employer donates the services of an employee, these services shall be valued at the employee's regular rate of pay(exclusive of fringe benefits and indirect costs),provided the services are in the same skill for which the employee is normally paid. If the services are not in the same skill for which the employee is normally paid, fair market value shall be computed in accordance with subparagraph (a). b. Goods and space. (1)Donated goods; i.e.,expendable personal property/supplies, and donated use of space may be furnished to an organization. The value of the goods and space is not reimbursable either as a direct or indirect cost. (2)The value of the donations may be used to meet cost sharing or matching share requirements under the conditions described in Sec. .23 of Circular A-110. The value of the donations shall be determined in accordance with Sec._.23 of Circular A-110. Where donations are treated as indirect costs, indirect cost rates will separate the value of the donations so that reimbursement will not be made. 13. Employee morale, health,and welfare costs and credits. The costs of house publications,health or first-aid clinics, and/or infirmaries,recreational activities, employees'counseling services,and other expenses incurred in accordance with the organization's established practice or custom for the improvement of working conditions, employer-employee relations,employee morale, and employee performance are allowable. Such costs will be equitably apportioned to all activities of the organization.Income generated from any of these activities will be credited to the cost thereof unless such income has been irrevocably set over to employee welfare organizations. 43 of 63 ` 6/ /0[:2' PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html 14. Entertainment costs. Costs of amusement,diversion, social activities,ceremonials,and costs relating thereto, such as meals,lodging,rentals,transportation,and gratuities are unallowable(but see paragraphs 13 and 30). 15. Equipment and other capital expenditures. a. As used in this paragraph,the following terms have the meanings set forth below: • (1) "Equipment"means an article of nonexpendable, tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost which equals or exceeds the lesser of(a)the capitalization level established by the organization for the financial statement purposes,or(b)$5000. The unamortized portion of any equipment written off as a result of a change in capitalization levels may be recovered by continuing to claim the otherwise allowable use allowances or depreciation on the equipment,or by amortizing the amount to be written off over a period of years as negotiated with the Federal cognizant agency. (2)Acquisition cost means the net invoice unit price of an item of equipment, including the cost of any modifications,attachments, accessories, or auxiliary apparatus necessary to make it usable for the purpose for which it is acquired. Ancillary charges, such as taxes, duty,protective in-transit insurance, freight, and installation shall be included in or excluded from acquisition cost in accordance with the organization's regular written accounting practices. (3) Special purpose equipment means equipment which is usable only for research,medical, scientific, or technical activities. Examples of special purpose equipment include microscopes,x-ray machines, surgical instruments,and spectrometers. (4)General purpose equipment means equipment which is usable for other than research,medical, scientific,or technical activities,whether or not special modifications are needed to make them suitable for a particular purpose. Examples of general purpose equipment include office equipment and furnishings, air conditioning equipment,reproduction and printing equipment,motor vehicles, and automatic data processing equipment. b. (1)Capital expenditures for general purpose equipment are unallowable as a direct cost except with the prior approval of the awarding agency. (2) Capital expenditures for special purpose equipment are allowable as direct costs,provided that items with a unit cost of$5000 or more have the prior approval of awarding agency. c. Capital expenditures for land or buildings are unallowable as a direct cost except with the prior approval of the awarding agency. d. Capital expenditures for improvements to land,buildings,or equipment which materially increase their value or useful life are unallowable as a direct cost except with the prior approval of the awarding agency. e: Equipment and other capital expenditures are unallowable as indirect costs.However, see paragraph 11 for allowability of use allowances or depreciation on buildings, capital improvements, and equipment. Also, see paragraph 46 for allowability of rental costs for land,buildings, and equipment. 16. Fines and penalties. Costs of fines and penalties resulting from violations of,or failure of the organization to comply with Federal, State, and.local laws and regulations are unallowable except when incurred as a result of compliance with specific provisions of an award or instructions in writing from the 44 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM 0M13 j2ircolar A-122 http://www.wmrenouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.htrnl awarding agency. 17. Fringe benefits. See subparagraph 7.f. 18. Goods or services for personal use. Costs of goods or services for personal use of the organization's employees are unallowable regardless of whether the cost is reported as taxable income to the employees. 19. Housing and personal living expenses. a. Costs of housing(e.g.,depreciation,maintenance,utilities, furnishings,rent, etc.),housing allowances and personal living expenses for/of the organization's officers are unallowable as fringe benefit or indirect costs regardless of whether the cost is reported as taxable income to the employees.These costs are allowable as direct costs to sponsored award when necessary for the performance of the sponsored award and approved by awarding agencies. b. The term"officers" includes current and past officers and employees. 20. Idle facilities and idle capacity. a. As used in this paragraph,the following terms have the meanings set forth below: (1)Facilities means land and buildings or any portion thereof,equipment individually or collectively,or any other tangible capital asset,wherever located, and whether owned or leased by the organization. (2)Idle facilities means completely unused facilities that are excess to the organization's current needs. (3)Idle capacity means the unused capacity of partially used facilities. It is the difference between that which a facility could achieve under 100 percent operating time on a one-shift basis less operating interruptions resulting from time lost for repairs, setups,unsatisfactory materials, and other normal delays, and the extent to which the facility was actually used to meet demands during the accounting period. A multi-shift basis may be used if it can be shown that this amount of usage could normally be expected for the type of facility involved. (4) Costs of idle facilities or idle capacity means costs such as maintenance,repair,housing,rent, and other related costs, e.g.,property taxes, insurance, and depreciation or use allowances. b. The costs of idle facilities are unallowable except to the extent that: (1)They are necessary to meet fluctuations in workload; or (2)Although not necessary to meet fluctuations in workload,they were necessary when acquired and are now idle because of changes in program requirements,efforts to achieve more economical operations, reorganization,termination,or other causes which could not have been reasonably foreseen. Under the exception stated in this subparagraph, costs of idle facilities are allowable for a reasonable period of time, ordinarily not to exceed one year, depending upon the initiative taken to use, lease,or dispose of such facilities(but see subparagraphs 48.b and d). c. The costs of idle capacity are normal costs of doing business and are a factor in the normal fluctuations of usage or indirect cost rates from period to period. Such costs are allowable,provided the capacity is reasonably anticipated to be necessary or was originally reasonable and is not subject to reduction or 45 of 63 -6 "t 2:27 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html elimination by subletting, renting, or sale, in accordance with sound business, economics, or security practices. Widespread idle capacity throughout an entire facility or among a group of assets having substantially the same function may be idle facilities. 21. Independent research and development. [Reserved] 22.Insurance and indemnification. a. Insurance includes insurance which the organization is required to carry,or which is approved,under the. terms of the award and any other insurance which the organization maintains in connection with the general conduct of its operations. This paragraph does not apply to insurance which represents fringe benefits for employees(see subparagraphs 7.f and 7.h(2)). (I)Costs of insurance required or approved, and maintained,pursuant to the award are allowable. (2)Costs of other insurance maintained by the organization in connection with the general conduct of its operations are allowable subject to the following limitations: (a) Types and extent of coverage shall be in accordance with sound business practice and the rates and premiums shall be reasonable under the circumstances. (b)Costs allowed for business interruption or other similar insurance shall be limited to exclude coverage of management fees. (c) Costs of insurance or of any provisions for a reserve covering the risk of loss or damage to Federal property are allowable only to the extent that the organization is liable for such loss or damage. (d)Provisions for a reserve under a self-insurance program are allowable to the extent that types of coverage, extent of coverage,rates, and premiums would have been allowed had insurance been purchased to cover the risks. However,provision for known or reasonably estimated self-insured liabilities,which do not become payable for more than one year after the provision is made, shall not exceed the present value of the liability. (e) Costs of insurance on the lives of trustees,officers,or other employees holding positions of similar responsibilities are allowable only to the extent that the insurance represents additional compensation(see subparagraph 7.f(4)). The cost of such insurance when the organization is identified as the beneficiary is unallowable. (f)Insurance against defects. Costs of insurance with respect to any costs incurred to correct defects in the organization's materials or workmanship are unallowable. (g)Medical liability(malpractice)insurance. Medical liability insurancc is an allowable cost of Federal research programs only to the extent that the Federal research programs involve human subjects or training of participants in research techniques. Medical liability insurance costs shall be treated as a direct cost and shall be assigned to individual projects based on the manner in which the insurer allocates the risk to the population covered by the insurance. (3)Actual losses which could have been covered by permissible insurance(through the purchase of insurance or a self-insurance program)are unallowable unless expressly provided for in the award, except: 46of63 6/21/00 2:27 PM • OMBCircular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.htrol (a)Costs incurred because of losses not covered under nominal deductible insurance coverage provided in keeping with sound business practice are allowable. (b)Minor losses not covered by insurance, such as spoilage,breakage, and disappearance of supplies, which occur in the ordinary course of operations, are allowable. b. Indemnification includes securing the organization against liabilities to third persons and any other loss or damage,not compensated by insurance or otherwise. The Federal Government is obligated to indemnify the organization only to the extent expressly provided in the award. 23. Interest,fundraising,and investment management costs. a. Interest. (1)Costs incurred for interest on borrowed capital or temporary use of endowment funds,however represented,are unallowable.However, interest on debt incurred after the effective date of this revision to acquire or replace capital assets(including renovations, alterations, equipment, land, and capital assets acquired through capital leases), acquired after the effective date of this revision and used in support of sponsored agreements is allowable,provided that: (a)For facilities acquisitions(excluding renovations and alterations)costing over$10 million where the Federal Government's reimbursement is expected to equal or exceed 40 percent of an asset's cost,the non-profit organization prepares,prior to the acquisition or replacement of the capital asset(s), a justification that demonstrates the need for the facility in the conduct of federally-sponsored activities. Upon request,the needs justification must be provided to the Federal agency with cost cognizance authority as a prerequisite to the continued allowability of interest on debt and depreciation related to the facility. The needs justification for the acquisition of a facility should include,at a minimum,the following: A statement of purpose and justification for facility acquisition or replacement A statement as to why current:facilities are not adequate A statement of planned future use of the facility A description of the financing agreement to be arranged for the facility A summary of the building contract with estimated cost information and statement of source and use of funds A schedule of planned occupancy dates (b)For facilities costing over$500,000,the non-profit organization prepares,prior to the acquisition or replacement of the facility, a lease/purchase analysis in accordance with the provisions of Sec._.30 through_.37 of Circular A-110,which shows that a financed purchase or capital lease is less costly to the organization than other leasing alternatives, on a net present value basis. Discount rates used should be equal to the non-profit organization's anticipated interest rates and should be no higher than the fair market rate available to the non-profit organization from an unrelated("arm's length")third-party. The lease/purchase analysis shall include a comparison of the net present value of the projected total cost comparisons of both alternatives over the period the asset is expected to be used by the non-profit 47 of 63 6/21/0 :2 OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html organization. The cost comparisons associated with purchasing the facility shall include the estimated purchase price, anticipated operating and maintenance costs(including property taxes,if applicable)not included in the debt financing, less any estimated asset salvage value at the end of the period defined above. The cost comparison for a capital lease shall include the estimated total lease payments, any estimated bargain purchase option,operating and maintenance costs, and taxes not-included in the capital leasing arrangement, less any estimated credits due under the lease at the end of the period defined above. Projected operating lease costs shall be based on the anticipated cost of leasing comparable facilities at fair market rates under rental agreements that would be renewed or reestablished over the period defined above, and any expected maintenance costs and allowable property taxes to be borne by the non-profit organization directly or as part of the lease arrangement. (c)The actual interest cost claimed is predicated upon interest rates that are no higher than the fair market rate available to the non-profit organization from an unrelated("arm's length")third party. (d)Investment earnings, including interest income,on bond or loan principal,pending payment of the construction or acquisition costs,are used to offset allowable interest cost. Arbitrage earnings reportable to the Internal Revenue Service are not required to be offset against allowable interest costs. (e)Reimbursements are limited to the least costly alternative based on the total cost analysis required under subparagraph (b). For example, if an operating lease is determined to be less costly than purchasing through debt financing, then reimbursement is limited to the amount determined if leasing had been used. In all cases where a lease/purchase analysis is performed, Federal reimbursement shall be based upon the least expensive alternative. (f)Non-profit organizations are also subject to the following conditions: (i)Interest on debt incurred to finance or refinance assets acquired before or reacquired after the effective date of this Circular is not allowable. (ii)For debt arrangements over$1 million,unless the non-profit organization makes an initial equity contribution to the asset purchase of 25 percent or more,non-profit organizations shall reduce claims for interest expense by an amount equal to imputed interest earnings on excess cash flow,which is to be calculated as follows. Annually,non-profit organizations shall prepare a cumulative(from the inception of the project)report of monthly cash flows that includes inflows and outflows,regardless of the funding source. Inflows consist of depreciation expense, amortization of capitalized construction interest, and annual interest expense. For cash flow calculations,the annual inflow figures shall be divided by the number of months in the year(usually 12)that the building is in service for monthly amounts. Outflows consist of initial equity contributions,debt principal payments(less the pro rata share attributable to the unallowable costs of land) and interest payments. Where cumulative inflows exceed cumulative outflows, interest shall be calculated on the excess inflows for that period and be treated as a reduction to allowable interest expense. The rate of interest to be used to compute earnings on excess cash flows shall be the three month Treasury Bill closing rate as of the last business day of that month. (iii) Substantial relocation of federally-sponsored activities from a facility financed by indebtedness,the cost of which was funded in whole or part through Federal reimbursements, to another facility prior to the expiration of a period of 20 years requires notice to the Federal cognizant agency. The extent of the relocation, the amount of the Federal participation in the financing, and the depreciation and interest charged to date may require negotiation and/or downward adjustments of replacement space charged to Federal programs in the future. 48 of 63 • 6/21/00 2:27 PM VIVA!)UIG11I41 A-ILL nup://w',JW circulars/altz/al Lt.rnU it (iv)The allowable costs to acquire facilities and equipment are limited to a fair market value available to the non-profit organization from an unrelated("arm's length")third party. (2)For non-profit organizations subject to "full coverage"'under the Cost Accounting Standards(CAS) as defined at 48 CFR 9903.201,the interest allowability provisions of subparagraph a do not apply. Instead, these organizations'sponsored agreements are subject to CAS 414(48 CFR 9903.414),cost of money as an element of the cost of facilities capital, and CAS 417(48 CFR 9903.417),cost of money as an element of the cost of capital assets under construction. (3)The following definitions are to be used for purposes of paragraph 23: (a)Re-acquired assets means assets held by the non-profit organization prior to the effective date of this revision that have again come to be held by the organization,whether through repurchase or refinancing. It does not include assets acquired to replace older assets. (b)Initial equity contribution means the amount or value of contributions made by non-Federal entities for the acquisition of the asset or prior to occupancy of facilities. (c)Asset costs means the capitalizable costs of an asset,including construction costs, acquisition costs, and other such costs capitalized in accordance with GAAP. • b. Costs of organized fundraising, including financial campaigns, endowment drives, solicitation of gifts and bequests, and similar expenses incurred solely to raise capital or obtain contributions are unallowable. c. Costs of investment counsel and staff and similar expenses incurred solely to enhance income from investments are unallowable. d. Fundraising and investment activities shall be allocated an appropriate share of indirect costs under the conditions described in subparagraph B.3 of Attachment A. 24. Labor relations costs. Costs incurred in maintaining satisfactory relations between the organization and its employees, including costs of labor management committees, employee publications, and other related activities are allowable. 25. Lobbying. a.Notwithstanding other provisions of this Circular,costs associated with the following activities are unallowable: (1)Attempts to influence the outcomes of any Federal, State, or local election,referendum,initiative, or similar procedure,through in kind or cash contributions,endorsements,publicity,or similar activity; (2)Establishing, administering,contributing to,or paying the expenses of a political party, campaign, political action committee, or other organization established for the purpose of influencing the outcomes of elections; (3)Any attempt to influence: (i)The introduction of Federal or State legislation;or(ii)the enactment or modification of any pending Federal or State legislation through communication with any member or employee of the Congress or State legislature(including efforts to influence State or local officials to engage in similar lobbying activity),or with any Government official or employee in connection with a 49 of 63 6/21/09.2:27 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html decision to sign or veto enrolled legislation; (4)Any attempt to influence: (i)The introduction of Federal or State legislation; or(ii)the enactment or modification of any pending Federal or State legislation by preparing, distributing or using publicity or propaganda,or by urging members of the general public or any segment thereof to contribute to or participate in any mass demonstration, march, rally, fundraising drive, lobbying campaign or letter writing or telephone campaign; or (5)Legislative liaison activities, including attendance at legislative sessions or committee hearings, gathering information regarding legislation,and analyzing the effect of legislation,when such activities are carried on in support of or in knowing preparation for an effort to engage in unallowable lobbying. b. The following activities are excepted from the coverage of subparagraph a: (1)Providing a technical and factual presentation of information on a topic directly related to the performance of a grant, contract or other agreement through hearing testimony, statements or letters to the Congress or a State legislature, or subdivision,member,or cognizant staff member thereof, in response to a documented request(including a Congressional Record notice requesting testimony or statements for the record at a regularly scheduled hearing)made by the recipient member, legislative body or subdivision,or a cognizant staff member thereof;provided such information is readily obtainable and can be readily put in deliverable form;and further provided that costs under this section for travel, lodging or meals are unallowable unless incurred to offer testimony at a regularly scheduled Congressional hearing pursuant to a written request for such presentation made by the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member of the Committee or Subcommittee conducting such hearing. (2)Any lobbying made unallowable by subparagraph a(3)to influence State legislation in order to directly reduce the cost, or to avoid material impairment of the organization's authority to perform the grant, contract, or other agreement. (3) Any activity specifically authorized by statute to be undertaken with funds from the grant,contract, or other agreement. c. (1) When an organization seeks reimbursement for indirect costs,total lobbying costs shall be separately identified in the indirect cost rate proposal, and thereafter treated as other unallowable activity costs in accordance with the procedures of subparagraph B.3 of Attachment A. (2)Organizations shall submit, as part of the annual indirect cost rate proposal,a certification that the requirements and standards of this paragraph have been complied with. (3)Organizations shall maintain adequate records to demonstrate that the determination of costs as being allowable or unallowable pursuant to paragraph 25 complies with the requirements of this Circular. (4)Time logs, calendars, or similar records shall not be required to be created for purposes of complying with this paragraph during any particular calendar month when: (1)the employee engages in lobbying(as defined in subparagraphs(a) and(b))25 percent or less of the employee's compensated hours of employment during that calendar month, and(2)within the preceding five-year period, the organization has not materially misstated allowable or unallowable costs of any nature, including legislative lobbying costs. When conditions(1) and (2)are met, organizations are not required to establish records to support the allowabliliy of claimed costs in addition to records already required or maintained. Also,when conditions (1) and(2)are met, the absence of time logs, calendars, or similar records will not serve as a basis for 50 offi3 4ro1MA •17PM OM t Circular.A-122 http://www.wn,tenouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.htin1 disallowing costs by contesting estimates of lobbying time spent by employees during a calendar month. (5)Agencies shall establish procedures for resolving in advance, in consultation with OMB, any significant questions or disagreements concerning the interpretation or application of paragraph 25. Any such advance resolution shall be binding in any subsequent settlements, audits or investigations with respect to that grant or contract for purposes of interpretation of this Circular; provided, however,that this shall not be construed to prevent a contractor or grantee from contesting the lawfulness of such a determination. 26. Losses on other awards. Any excess of costs over income on any award is unallowable as a cost of any other award. This includes,but is not limited to,the organization's contributed portion by reason of cost sharing agreements or any under-recoveries through negotiation of lump sums for, or ceilings on, indirect costs. 27. Maintenance and repair costs. Costs incurred'for necessary maintenance,repair,or upkeep of buildings and equipment(including Federal property unless otherwise provided for)which neither add to the permanent value of the property nor appreciably prolong its intended life,but keep it in an efficient operating condition, are allowable. Costs incurred for improvements which add to the permanent value of the buildings and equipment or appreciably prolong their intended life shall be treated as capital expenditures(see paragraph 15). 28. Materials and supplies. The costs of materials and supplies necessary to carry out an award are allowable. Such costs should be charged at their actual prices after deducting all cash discounts,trade discounts,rebates, and allowances received by the organization. Withdrawals from general stores or stockrooms should be charged at cost under any recognized method of pricing consistently applied. Incoming transportation charges may be a proper part of material cost. Materials and supplies charged as a direct cost should include only the materials and supplies actually used for the performance of the contract or grant, and due credit should be given for any excess materials or supplies retained,or returned to vendors. 29. Meetings and conferences. a. Costs associated with the conduct of meetings and conferences include the cost of renting facilities, meals, speakers'fees,and the like. But see paragraph 14,Entertainment costs, and paragraph 34, Participant support costs. b. To the extent that these costs are identifiable with a particular cost objective,they should be charged to that objective(see paragraph B of Attachment A). These costs are allowable,provided that they meet the general tests of allowability, shown in paragraph A of Attachment A to this Circular. c. Costs of meetings and conferences held to conduct the general administration of the organization are allowable. 30. Memberships,subscriptiions,and professional activity costs. a. Costs of the organization's membership in business, technical,and professional organizations are allowable. b. Costs of the organization's subscriptions to business,professional, and technical periodicals are allowable. 51 of 63 6/21/00(727 OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html C. Costs of meetings and conferences,when the primary purpose is the dissemination of technical information, are allowable. This includes costs of meals, transportation,rental of facilities, and other items incidental to such meetings or conferences. d. Costs of membership in any civic or community organization are allowable with prior approval by Federal cognizant agency. e. Costs of membership in any country club or social or dining club or organization are unallowable. 31. Organization costs. Expenditures, such as incorporation fees,brokers' fees, fees to promoters, organizers or management consultants, attorneys, accountants, or investment counselors,whether or not employees of the organization, in connection with establishment or reorganization of an organization, are unallowable except with prior approval of the awarding agency. 32. Overtime,extra-pay shift, and multi-shift premiums. Premiums for overtime, extra-pay shifts, and multi-shift work are allowable only with the prior approval of the awarding agency except: a. When necessary to cope with emergencies, such as those resulting from accidents,natural disasters, breakdowns of equipment,or occasional operational bottlenecks of a sporadic nature. b. When employees are performing indirect functions, such as administration,maintenance,or accounting. c. In the performance of tests, laboratory procedures, or other similar operations which are continuous in nature and cannot reasonably be interrupted or otherwise completed. d. When lower overall cost to the Federal Government will result. 33. Page charges in professional journals. Page charges for professional journal publications are allowable as a necessary part of research costs,where: a. The research papers report work supported by the Federal Government; and b. The charges are levied impartially on all research papers published by the journal,whether or not by federally-sponsored authors. 34. Participant support costs. Participant support costs are direct costs for items such as stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances, and registration fees paid to or on behalf of participants or trainees (but not employees)in connection with meetings, conferences, symposia, or training projects. These costs are allowable with the prior approval of the awarding agency. 35. Patent costs. a. Costs of(i)preparing disclosures,reports, and other documents required by the award and of searching the art to the extent necessary to make such disclosures, (ii)preparing documents and any other patent costs in connection with the filing and prosecution of a United States patent application where title or royalty-free license is required by the Federal Government to be conveyed to the Federal Government, and (iii)general counseling services relating to patent and copyright matters, such as advice on patent and copyright laws, regulations, clauses, and employee agreements are allowable(but see paragraph 39). b. Cost of preparing disclosures,reports,and other documents and of searching the art to the extent 52 of 63 601/nn 7.27 PM UM13 Lircuiar A-ILL http://www.wwnc"cause.gov/ombicirculars/a122/a122.hti.J1 necessary to make disclosures, if not required by the award,are unallowable. Costs in connection with(i) filing and prosecuting any foreign patent application,or(ii)any United States patent application,where the award does not require conveying title or a royalty-free license to the Federal Government, are unallowable (also see paragraph 47). 36. Pension plans. See subparagraph 7.b. 37. Plant security costs.Necessary expenses incurred to comply with Federal security requirements or for facilities protection, including wages,uniforms,and equipment of personnel are allowable. 38. Pre-award costs. Pre-award costs are those incurred prior to the effective date of the award directly pursuant to the negotiation and in anticipation of the award where such costs are necessary to comply with the proposed delivery schedule or period of performance. Such costs are allowable only to the extent that they would have been allowable if incurred after the date of the award and only with the written approval of the awarding agency. 39. Professional service costs. a. Costs of professional and consultant services rendered by persons who are members of a particular profession or possess a special skill, and who are not officers or employees of the organization, are allowable, subject to subparagraphs b and c when reasonable in relation to the services rendered and when not contingent upon recovery of the costs from the Federal Government. b. In determining the ailowability of costs in a particular case,no single factor or any special combination of factors is necessarily determinative. However,the following factors are relevant: (1)The nature and scope of the service rendered in relation to the service required. (2)The necessity of contracting for the service,considering the organization's capability in the particular area. (3)The past pattern of such costs,particularly in the years prior to Federal awards. (4)The impact of Federal awards on the organization's business(i.e.,what new problems have arisen). (5)Whether the proportion of Federal work to the organization's total business is such as to influence the organization in favor of incurring the cost,particularly where the services rendered are not of a continuing nature and have little relationship to work under Federal grants and contracts. (6)Whether the service can be performed more economically by direct employment rather than contracting. (7)The qualifications of the individual or concern rendering the service and the customary fees charged, especially on non-Federal awards. (8)Adequacy of the contractual agreement for the service(e.g., description of the service,estimate of time required,rate of compensation, and termination provisions). c. In addition to the factors in subparagraph b,retainer fees to be allowable must be supported by evidence of bona fide services available or rendered. 53 of 63 6/21/00-Z:27 PM OMB Circular A-I22 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html • 40. Profits and losses on disposition of depreciable property or other capital assets. a. (1)Gains and losses on sale,retirement,or other disposition of depreciable property shall be included in the year in which they occur as credits or charges to cost grouping(s)in which the depreciation applicable to such property was included. The amount•of the gain or loss to be included as a credit or charge to the appropriate cost grouping(s)shall be the difference between the amount realized on the property and the undepreciated basis of the property. (2) Gains and losses on the disposition of depreciable property shall not be recognized as a separate credit or charge under the following conditions: (a)The gain or loss is processed through a depreciation reserve account and is reflected in the depreciation allowable under paragraph 11. (b) The property is given in exchange as part of the purchase price of a similar item and the gain or loss is taken into account in determining the depreciation cost basis of the new item. (c)A loss results from the failure to maintain permissible insurance,except as otherwise provided in subparagraph 22.a(3). • (d) Compensation for the use of the property was provided through use allowances in lieu of depreciation in accordance with paragraph 11. (e)Gains and losses arising from mass or extraordinary sales,retirements,or other dispositions shall be considered on a case-by-case basis. b. Gains or losses of any nature arising from the sale or exchange of property other than the property covered in subparagraph a shall be excluded in computing award costs. 41. Publication and printing costs. a. Publication costs include the costs of printing(including the processes of composition,plate-making, press work,binding, and the end products produced by such processes),distribution,promotion,mailing, and general handling. b. If these costs are not identifiable with a particular cost objective,they should be allocated as indirect costs to all benefiting activities of the organization. e. Publication and printing costs are unallowable as direct costs except with the prior approval of the awarding agency. d. The cost of page charges in journals is addressed paragraph 33. 42. Rearrangement and alteration costs. Costs incurred for ordinary or normal rearrangement and alteration of facilities are allowable. Special arrangement and alteration costs incurred specifically for the project are allowable with the prior approval of the awarding agency. 43. Reconversion costs. Costs incurred in the restoration or rehabilitation of the organization's facilities to approximately the same condition existing immediately prior to commencement of Federal awards, fair wear and tear excepted, are allowable. 54 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM vMts i-ircular A-122 uupauw', w.,�...... use.guv uuw cucu aiS a�Gh✓a'LL.nu d 44. Recruiting costs. a. Subject to subparagraphs b,c,and d,and provided that the size of the staff recruited and maintained is in keeping with workload requirements,costs of"help wanted" advertising,operating costs of an employment office necessary to secure and maintain an adequate staff,costs of operating an aptitude and educational testing program,travel costs of employees while engaged in recruiting personnel, travel costs of applicants for interviews for prospective employment, and relocation costs incurred incident to recruitment of new employees,are allowable to the extent that such costs are incurred pursuant to a well-managed recruitment program. Where the organization uses employment agencies,costs that are not in excess of standard commercial rates for such services are allowable. b. In publications,costs of help wanted advertising that includes color, includes advertising material for other than recruitment purposes, or is excessive in size(taking into consideration recruitment purposes for. which intended and normal organizational practices in this respect), are unallowable. c. Costs of help wanted advertising, special emoluments, fringe benefits, and salary allowances incurred to attract professional personnel from other organizations that do not meet the test of reasonableness or do not conform with the established practices of the organization, are unallowable. d. Where relocation costs incurred incident to recruitment of a new employee have been allowed either as an allocable direct or indirect cost, and the newly hired employee resigns for reasons within his control within twelve months after being hired,the organization will be required to refund or credit such relocation costs to the Federal Government. 45. Relocation costs. a. Relocation costs are costs incident to the permanent change of duty assignment(for an indefinite period or for a stated period of not less than 12 months)of an existing employee or upon recruitment of a new employee. Relocation costs are allowable,subject to the limitation described in subparagraphs b,c, and d,provided that: (1)The move is for the benefit of the employer. (2)Reimbursement to the employee is in accordance with an established written policy consistently followed by the employer. (3)The reimbursement does not exceed the employee's actual (or reasonably estimated)expenses. b. Allowable relocation costs for current employees are limited to the following: (1)The costs of transportation of the employee,members of his immediate family and his household,and personal effects to the new location. (2)The costs of finding a new home, such as advance trips by employees and spouses to locate living quarters and temporary lodging during the transition period,up to maximum period of 30 days, including advance trip time. (3)Closing costs, such as brokerage, legal, and appraisal fees, incident to the disposition of the employee's former home. These costs,together with those described in(4), are limited to 8 per cent of the sales price 55 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html of the employee's former home. (4)The continuing costs of ownership of the vacant former home after the settlement or lease date of the employee's new permanent home,such as maintenance of buildings and grounds(exclusive of fixing up expenses), utilities, taxes, and property insurance. (5)Other necessary and reasonable expenses normally incident to relocation, such as the costs of canceling an unexpired lease,disconnecting and reinstalling household appliances, and purchasing insurance against loss of or damages to personal property. The cost of canceling an unexpired lease is limited to three times the monthly rental. c. Allowable relocation costs for new employees are limited to those described in(1)and(2)of subparagraph b. When relocation costs incurred incident to the recruitment of new employees have been allowed either as a direct or indirect cost and the employee resigns for reasons within his control within 12 months after hire,the organization shall refund or credit the Federal Government for its share of the cost. However,the costs of travel to an overseas location shall be considered travel costs in accordance with paragraph 55 and not relocation costs for the purpose of this paragraph if dependents are not permitted at the location for any reason and the costs do not include costs of transporting household goods. d. The following costs related to relocation are unallowable: (1)Fees and other costs associated with acquiring a new home. (2)A loss on the sale of a former home. (3) Continuing mortgage principal and interest payments on a home being sold. (4)Income taxes paid by an employee related to reimbursed relocation costs. 46. Rental costs. a. Subject to the limitations described in subparagraphs b through d,rental costs are allowable to the extent that the rates are reasonable in light of such factors as: rental costs of comparable property, if any; . market conditions in the area; alternatives available; and the type, life expectancy,condition, and value of the property leased. b. Rental costs under sale and leaseback arrangements are allowable only up to the amount that would be allowed had the organization continued to own the property. c. Rental costs under less-than-arms-length leases are allowable only up to the amount that would be allowed had title to the property vested in the organization. For this purpose,a less-than-arms-length lease is one under which one party to the lease agreement is able to control or substantially influence the actions of the other. Such leases include,but are not limited to those between(i)divisions of an organization; (ii) organizations under common control through common officers, directors,or members; and(iii)an organization and a director, trustee,officer, or key employee of the organization or his immediate family either directly or through corporations,trusts,or similar arrangements in which they hold a controlling interest. d. Rental costs under leases which are required to be treated as capital leases under GAAP, are allowable only up to the amount that would be allowed had the organization purchased the property on the date the 56 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM ircuaarA-ita http://w.vw.wuuououse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/al22.hunl lease agreement was executed, i.e.,to the amount that minimally would pay for depreciation or use allowances,maintenance,taxes, and insurance. Interest costs related to capitalized leases are allowable to the extent they meet criteria in.subparagraph 23.a. Unallowable costs include amounts paid for profit, management fees,and taxes that would not have been incurred had the organization purchased the facility. 47.Royalties and other costs for use of patents and copyrights. a. Royalties on a patent or copyright or amortization of the cost of acquiring by purchase a copyright, patent,or rights thereto,necessary for the proper performance of the award are allowable unless: (1)The Federal Government has a license or the right to free use of the patent or copyright. (2)The patent or copyright has been adjudicated to be invalid,or has been administratively determined to be invalid. (3)The patent or copyright is considered to be unenforceable. (4)The patent or copyright is expired. b. Special care should be exercised in determining reasonableness where the royalties may have arrived at as a result of less-than-ann's-length bargaining, e.g.: (1)Royalties paid to persons,including corporations,affiliated with the organization. (2)Royalties paid to unaffiliated parties, including corporations,under an agreement entered into in contemplation that a Federal award would be made. (3)Royalties paid under an a€reement entered into after an award is made to an organization. c. In any case involving a patent or copyright formerly owned by the organization,the amount of royalty allowed should not exceed the cost which would have been allowed had the organization retained title thereto. 48. Selling and marketing. Costs of selling and marketing any products or services of the organization (unless allowed under paragraph 1 as allowable public relations costs)are unallowable. These costs, however, are allowable as direct costs,with prior approval by awarding agencies,when they are necessary for the performance of Federal programs. 49. Severance pay. a. Severance pay, also commonly referred to as dismissal wages, is a payment in addition to regular salaries and wages,by organizations to workers whose employment is being terminated. Costs of severance pay are allowable only to the extent that in each case, it is required by(i)law,(ii)employer-employee agreement, (iii)established policy that constitutes, in effect, an implied agreement on the organization's part,or(iv) circumstances of the particular employment. b. Costs of severance payments are divided into two categories as follows: • (1)Actual normal turnover severance payments shall be allocated to all activities;or,where the organization provides for a reserve for normal severances,such method will be acceptable if the charge to 57 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM • • OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html current operations is reasonable in light of payments actually made for normal severances over a representative past period, and if amounts charged are allocated to all activities of the organization. (2)Abnormal or mass severance pay is of such a conjectural nature that measurement of costs by means of an accrual will not achieve equity to both parties. Thus,accruals for this purpose are not allowable. However, the Federal Government recognizes its obligation to participate,to the extent of its fair share, in any specific payment. Thus,allowability will be considered on a case-by-case basis in the event or occurrence. c. Costs incurred in certain severance pay packages(commonly known as "a golden parachute"payment) which are in an amount in excess of the normal severance pay paid by the organization to an employee upon termination of employment and are paid to the employee contingent upon a change in management control over, or ownership of,the organization's assets are unallowable. d. Severance payments to foreign nationals employed by the organization outside the United States,to the extent that the amount exceeds the customary or prevailing practices for the organization in the United States are unallowable, unless they are necessary for the performance of Federal programs and approved by awarding agencies. e. Severance payments to foreign nationals employed by the organization outside the United States due to the termination of the foreign national as a result of the closing of, or curtailment of activities by,the organization in that country, are unallowable, unless they are necessary for the performance of Federal programs and approved by awarding agencies. 50. Specialized service facilities. a. The costs of services provided by highly complex or specialized facilities operated by the organization, such as electronic computers and wind tunnels, are allowable,provided the charges for the services meet the conditions of either subparagraph b or c and,in addition,take into account any items of income or Federal financing that qualify as applicable credits under subparagraph A.5 of Attachment A. b. The costs of such services, when material,must be charged directly to applicable awards based on actual usage of the services on the basis of a schedule of rates or established methodology that(i)does not discriminate against federally-supported activities of the organization, including usage by the organization for internal purposes, and(ii)is designed to recover only the aggregate costs of the services. The costs of each service shall consist normally of both its direct costs and its allocable share of all indirect costs. Advance agreements pursuant to subparagraph A.6 of Attachment A are particularly important in this situation. c. Where the costs incurred for a service are not,material,they may be allocated as indirect costs. 51. Taxes. a. In general, taxes which the organization is required to pay and which are paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP, and payments made to local governments in lieu of taxes which are commensurate with the local government services received are allowable,except for(i)taxes from which exemptions are available to the organization directly or which are available to the organization based on an exemption afforded the Federal Government and in the latter case when the awarding agency makes available the necessary exemption certificates, (ii) special assessments on land which represent capital improvements,and(iii) Federal income taxes. 58 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM ViYiL%..1.l.Yl(4 A-ILL Intl/.//W\.W... .YV.5Ur VIIIU/L.IIMUI6I J/0.l LL,41 LL.IIL1.1 b. Any refund of taxes, and any payment to the organization of interest thereon,which were allowed as award costs,will be credited either as a cost reduction or cash refund, as appropriate,to the Federal Government. 52. Termination costs. Termination of awards generally give rise to the incurrence of costs, or the need for special treatment of costs,which would not have arisen had the award not been terminated. Cost principles covering these items are set forth below. They are to be used in conjunction with the other provisions of this Circular in termination situations. a. Common items. The cost of items reasonably usable on the organization's other work shall not be allowable unless the organization submits evidence that it would not retain such items at cost without sustaining a loss. In deciding whether such items are reasonably usable on other work of the organization, the awarding agency should consider the organization's plans and orders for current and scheduled activity. Contemporaneous purchases of common items by the organization shall be regarded as evidence that such items are reasonably usable on the organization's other work. Any acceptance of common items as allocable to the terminated portion of the award shall be limited to the extent that the quantities of such items on hand,in transit, and on order are in excess of the reasonable quantitative requirements of other work. b. Costs continuing after termination. If in a particular case,despite all reasonable efforts by the organization, certain costs cannot be discontinued immediately after the effective date of termination, such costs are generally allowable within the limitations set forth in this Circular, except that any such costs continuing after termination due to the negligent or willful failure of the organization to discontinue such costs shall be unallowable. c. Loss of useful value. Loss of useful value of special tooling,machinery and equipment which was not charged to the award as a capital expenditure is generally allowable if: (1)Such special tooling,machinery,or equipment is not reasonably capable of use in the other work of the organization. (2)The interest of the Federal.Government is protected by transfer of title or by other means deemed appropriate by the awarding agency; d. Rental costs. Rental costs under unexpired leases are generally allowable where clearly shown to have been reasonably necessary for the performance of the terminated award less the residual value of such leases, if(i)the amount of such rental claimed does not exceed the reasonable use value of the property leased for the period of the award and such further period as may be reasonable, and(ii)the organization makes all reasonable efforts to terminate, assign, settle,or otherwise reduce the cost of such lease. There also may be included the cost of alterations of such leased property,provided such alterations were necessary for the performance of the award, and of reasonable restoration required by the provisions of the lease. e. Settlement expenses. Settlement expenses including the following are generally allowable: (1)Accounting, legal,clerical, and similar costs reasonably necessary for: (a)The preparation and presentation to awarding agency of settlement claims and supporting data with respect to the terminated portion of the award, unless the termination is for default(see Sec._.61 of 59 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM OMB Circular A-122 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html Circular A-110); and (b)The termination and settlement of subawards. (2)Reasonable costs for the storage, transportation,protection,and disposition of property provided by the Federal Government or acquired or produced for the award, except when grantees or contractors are • reimbursed for disposals at a predetermined amount in accordance with Sec._.30 through_.37 of Circular A-110. (3) Indirect costs related to salaries and wages incurred as settlement expenses in subparagraphs(1)and (2). Normally, such indirect co sts shall be limited to fringe benefits, occupancy cost, and immediate supervision. • f. Claims under subawards. Claims under subawards, including the allocable portion of claims which are common to the award, and to other work of the organization are generally allowable. An appropriate share of the organization's indirect expense may be allocated to the amount of settlements with subcontractors and/or subgrantees,provided that the amount allocated is otherwise consistent with the basic guidelines contained in Attachment A. The indirect expense so allocated shall exclude the same and similar costs claimed directly or indirectly as settlement expenses. 53. Training and education costs. a. Costs of preparation and maintenance of a program of instruction including but not limited to on-the-job, classroom,and apprenticeship training, designed to increase the vocational effectiveness of employees, including training materials,textbooks, salaries or wages of trainees(excluding overtime compensation which might arise therefrom), and(i) salaries of the director of training and staff when the training program is conducted by the organization; or(ii)tuition and fees when the training is in an institution not operated' by the organization,are allowable. b. Costs of part-time education, at an undergraduate or post-graduate college level, including that provided at the organization's own facilities, are allowable only when the course or degree pursued is relative to the field in which the employee is now working or may reasonably be expected to work, and are limited to: (1)Training materials. (2) Textbooks. (3)Fees charges by the educational institution. -• (4)Tuition charged by the educational institution or, in lieu of tuition, instructors'salaries and the related share of indirect costs of the educational institution to the extent that the sum thereof is not in excess of the tuition which would have been paid to the participating educational institution. (5) Salaries and related costs of instructors who are employees of the organization. (6) Straight-time compensation of each employee for time spent attending classes during working hours not in excess of 156 hours per year and only to the extent that circumstances do not permit the operation of classes or attendance at classes after regular working hours;otherwise,such compensation is unallowable. c.Costs of tuition, fees, training materials, and textbooks(but not subsistence, salary, or any other 60 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM ilIVtt3 LliCUlar H-ILL http://v,ww.wmaclouse.gov/omb/circulars/aI22/a122.hanl emoluments)in connection with full-time education,including that provided at the organization's own facilities, at a post-graduate(but not undergraduate)college level,are allowable only when the course or degree pursued is related to the field in which the employee is now working or may reasonably be expected to work, and only where the costs receive the prior approval of the awarding agency. Such costs are limited to the costs attributable to a total period not to exceed one school year for each employee so trained. In unusual cases the period may be extended. d. Costs of attendance of up to 16 weeks per employee per year at specialized programs specifically designed to enhance the effectiveness of executives or managers or to prepare employees for such positions are allowable. Such costs include enrollment fees,training materials, textbooks and related charges, employees'salaries, subsistence, and travel. Costs allowable under this paragraph do not include those for courses that are part of a degree-oriented curriculum,which are allowable only to the extent set forth in subparagraphs b and c. e. Maintenance expense,and normal depreciation or fair rental,on facilities owned or leased by the organization for training purposes are allowable to the extent set forth in paragraphs 11,27,and 46. f. Contributions or donations to educational or training institutions, including the donation of facilities or other properties, and scholarships or fellowships, are unallowable. g. Training and education costs in excess of those otherwise allowable under subparagraphs b and c may be allowed with prior approval of the awarding agency. To be considered for approval,the organization must demonstrate that such costs are consistently incurred pursuant to an established training and education program, and that the course or degree pursued is relative to the field in which the employee is now working or may reasonably be expected to work. 54. Transportation costs. Transportation costs include freight, express, cartage, and postage charges relating either to goods purchased,in process,or delivered. These costs are allowable. When such costs can readily be identified with the items involved,they may be directly charged as transportation costs or added to the cost of such items(see paragraph 28). Where identification with the materials received cannot readily be made, transportation costs may be charged to the appropriate indirect cost accounts if the organization follows a consistent,equitable procedure in this respect. 55. Travel costs. a. Travel costs are the expenses for transportation, lodging,subsistence, and related items incurred by employees who are in travel status on official business of the organization,Travel costs are allowable subject to subparagraphs b through e,when they are directly attributable to specific work under an award or are incurred in the normal course of administration of the organization. b. Such costs may be charged on an actual basis,on a per diem or mileage basis in lieu of actual costs incurred, or on a combination of the two,provided the method used results in charges consistent with those normally allowed by the organization in its regular operations. c. The difference in cost between first-class air accommodations and less than first-class air accommodations is unallowable except when less than first-class air accommodations are not reasonably available to meet necessary mission requirements, such as where less than first-class accommodations would(i)require circuitous routing, (ii)require travel during unreasonable hours, (iii)greatly increase the duration of the flight, (iv)result in additional costs which would offset the transportation savings, or(v) offer accommodations which are not reasonably adequate for the medical needs of the traveler. 61 of 63 6/21/O3 T'Tl , M OMB Circular A-122 http://www:whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122.html d.Necessary and reasonable costs of family movements and personnel movements of a special or mass nature are allowable,pursuant to paragraphs 44 and 45, subject to allocation on the e basis of work or time period benefited when appropriate. Advance agreements are particularly important. e. Direct charges for foreign travel costs are allowable only when the travel has received prior approval of the awarding agency. Each separate foreign trip must be approved. For purposes of this provision, foreign travel is defined as any travel outside of Canada and the United States and its territories and possessions. However, for an organization located in foreign countries,the term "foreign travel"means travel outside that country, 56. Trustees. Travel and subsistence costs of trustees(or directors) are allowable. The costs are subject to restrictions regarding lodging,subsistence and air travel costs provided in paragraph 55. ATTACHMENT C Circular No. A-122 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS NOT SUBJECT TO THIS CIRCULAR Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo,California Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Illinois Atomic Casualty Commission, Washington,D.C. Battelle Memorial Institute,Headquartered in Columbus,Ohio Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton,New York Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Incorporated, Cambridge,Massachusetts Environmental Institute of Michigan,Ann Arbor,Michigan Hanford Environmental Health Foundation,Richland, Washington IIT Research Institute, Chicago, Illinois Institute for Defense Analysis,AIexandria, Virginia Mitre Corporation, Bedford,Massachusetts National Radiological Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank, West Virginia National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge,Tennessee Rand Corporation, Santa Monica,California Research Triangle Institute,Research Triangle Park,North Carolina Riverside Research Institute,New York,New York Southern Research Institute,Birmingham,Alabama Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas SRI International,Menlo Park,California Syracuse Research Corporation, Syracuse,New York Universities Research Association,Incorporated(National Acceleration Lab),Argonne,Illinois Non-profit insurance companies, such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield Organizations Other non-profit organizations as negotiated with awarding agencies BILLING CODE 3110-01 OMB Home Page I Budget Information I Legislative Information I Management Reform/GPRA Grants Management I Financial Management I Procurement Policy „fez 6/2l/00 227 PM OMB Circular A-122 nupaiwww....... ..,use.Kuv ouw CUGwalsiiILuatZh.ut.•II I Information&Regulatory Policy I Special Topics Read our Privacy Policy 63 of 63 6/21/00 2:27 PM OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 1 of 33 EXHIBIT .7 Circular No. A-133 - Revised June 24, 1997 Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations (Accompanying Federal Register Materials--Audits of States,Local Governments,and Non- Profit Organizations June 30, 1997) TO THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS SUBJECT: Audits of States, Local Governments,and Non-Profit Organizations 1. Purpose. This Circular is issued pursuant to the Single Audit Act of 1984,P.L.98-502,and the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996,P.L, 104-156. It sets forth standards for obtaining consistency and uniformity among Federal agencies for the audit of States,local governments, and non-profit organizations expending Federal awards. 2. Authority. Circular A-133 is issued under the authority of sections 503, 1111, and 7501 et seq. of title 31,United States Code,and Executive Orders 8248 and 11541. 3. Rescission and Supersession. This Circular rescinds Circular A-128, "Audits of State and Local Governments," issued April 12, 1985, and supersedes the prior Circular A-133, "Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and Other Non-Profit Institutions," issued April 22, 1996.For effective dates, see paragraph 10. 4. Policy. Except as provided herein,the standards set forth in this Circular shall be applied by all Federal agencies. If any statute specifically prescribes policies or specific requirements that differ from the standards provided herein,the provisions of the subsequent statute shall govern. Federal agencies shall apply the provisions of the sections of this Circular to non-Federal entities, whether they are recipients expending Federal awards received directly from Federal awarding agencies,or are subrecipients expending Federal awards received from a pass-through entity(a recipient or another subrecipient). This Circular does not apply to non-U.S.based entities expending Federal awards received either directly as a recipient or indirectly as a subrecipient. 5. Definitions. The definitions of key terms used in this Circular are contained in §_.105 in the Attachment to this Circular. 6. Required Action. The specific requirements and responsibilities of Federal agencies and non- Federal entities are set forth in the Attachment to this Circular. Federal agencies making awards to non-Federal entities,either directly or indirectly, shall adopt the language in the Circular in codified regulations as provided in Section 10(below),unless different provisions are required by Federal statute or are approved by the Office of Management and Budget(OMB). 7. OMB Responsibilities.OMB will review Federal agency regulations and implementation of this Circular,and will provide interpretations of policy requirements and assistance to ensure uniform, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No.A-133 Page 2 of 33 • • effective and efficient implementation. 8. Information Contact. Further information concerning Circular A-133 may be obtained by contacting the Financial Standards and Reporting Branch,Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget,Washington,DC 20503,telephone(202) 395-3993. 9. Review Date. This Circular will have a policy review three years from the date of issuance. 10. Effective Dates. The standards set forth in§T.400 of the Attachment to this Circular,which apply directly to Federal agencies, shall be effective July 1, 1996, and shall apply to audits of fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1996, except as otherwise specified in §_.400(a). The standards set forth in this Circular that Federal agencies shall apply to,non-Federal entities shall be adopted by Federal agencies in codified regulations not later than 60 days after publication of this final revision in the Federal Register,so that they will apply to audits of fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1996,with the exception that § .305(b)of the Attachment applies to audits of fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1998. The requirements of Circular A-128, although the Circular is rescinded, and the 1990 version of Circular A-133 remain in effect for audits of fiscal years beginning on or before June 30, 1996. Franklin D.Raines Director Attachment PART --AUDITS OF STATES,LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Subpart A--General Sec. _.100 Purpose. .105 Definitions. Subpart$--Audits .200 Audit requirements. _.205 Basis for determining Federal awards expended. .210 Subrecipient and vendor determinations. .215 Relation to other audit requirements. .220 Frequency of audits. _.225` Sanctions. _.230 Audit costs. __.235 Program-specific audits. Subpart C—Auditees 300 Auditee responsibilities. .305 Auditor selection. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 3 of 33 .310 Financial statements. .315 Audit findings follow-up. _.320 Report submission. Stalwart D—Federal Agencies_and Pass-Through Entities _.400 Responsibilities. .405 Management decision. Subpart E--Auditors _.500 Scope of audit. _.505 Audit reporting. 510 Audit findings. �.515 Audit working papers. _.520 Major program determination. .525 Criteria for Federal program risk. _.530 Criteria for a low-risk auditee. Appendix A to Part_-Data Collection Form(Form SF-SAC). Appendix B to Part_-Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. Subpart A--General § .100 Purpose. This part sets forth standards for obtaining consistency and uniformity among Federal agencies for the audit of non-Federal entities expending Federal awards. §_.105 Definitions. Auditee means any non-Federal entity that expends Federal awards which must be audited under this part. Auditor means an auditor,that is a public accountant or a Federal, State or local government audit organization,which meets the general standards specified in generally accepted government auditing standards(GAGAS). The term auditor does not include internal auditors of non-profit organizations. Audit finding means deficiencies which the auditor is required by§_.510(a)to report in the schedule of findings and questioned costs. CFDA number means the number assigned to a Federal program in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance(CFDA). Cluster of programs means a grouping of closely related programs that share common compliance requirements. The types of clusters of programs are research and development(R&D), student financial aid(SFA), and other clusters. "Other clusters" are as defined by the Office of Management and Budget(OMB)in the compliance supplement or as designated by a State for Federal awards the http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 / OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 4 of 33 State provides to its subrecipients that meet the definition of a cluster of programs. When designating an"other cluster,"a State shall identify the Federal awards included in the cluster and advise the subrecipients of compliance requirements applicable to the cluster,consistent with§ .400(d)(1) and§ .400(d)(2),respectively.A cluster of programs shall be considered as one program for determining major programs,as described in§ .520,and,with the exception of R&D as described in§_.200(c),whether a program-specific audit may be elected. Cognizant agency for audit means the Federal agency designated to carry out the responsibilities described in§_.400(a). Compliance supplement refersto the Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement, included as Appendix B to Circular A-133,or such documents as OMB or its designee may issue to replace it. This document is available from the Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Washington,DC 20402-9325. Corrective action means action taken by the auditee that: (1)Corrects identified deficiencies;. (2)Produces recommended improvements; or (3)Demonstrates that audit findings are either invalid or do not warrant auditee action. Federal agency has the same meaning as the term agency in Section 551(1)of title 5,United States Code. Federal award means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities. It does not include procurement contracts,under grants or contracts, used to buy goods or services from vendors. Any audits of such vendors shall be covered by the terms and conditions of the contract. Contracts to operate Federal Government owned, contractor operated facilities(GOCOs) are excluded from the requirements of this part. Federal awarding agency means the Federal agency that provides an award directly to the recipient. Federal financial assistance means assistance that non-Federal entities receive or administer in the form of grants, loans, loan guarantees,property(including donated surplus property),cooperative agreements, interest subsidies, insurance, food commodities,direct appropriations,and other assistance,but does not include amounts received as reimbursement for services rendered to individuals as described in§ .205(h)and§ .205(i). Federal program means: (1)All Federal awards to a non-Federal entity assigned a single number in the CFDA. (2)When no CFDA number is assigned, all Federal awards from the same agency made for the same purpose should be combined and considered one program. (3)Notwithstanding paragraphs(1) and(2)of this definition, a cluster of programs. The types of http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 5 of 33 clusters of programs are: (i)Research and development(R&D); (ii)Student financial aid(SPA);and • (iii) "Other clusters," as described in the definition of cluster of programs in this section. GAGAS means generally accepted government auditing standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States,which are applicable to financial audits. Generally accepted accounting principles has the meaning specified in generally accepted auditing standards issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants(AICPA). Indian tribe means any Indian tribe,band,nation,or other organized group or community,including . any Alaskan Native village or regional or village corporation(as defined in, or established under,the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act)that is recognized by the United States as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. Internal control means a process,effected by an entity's management and other personnel,designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives in the following categories: (1)Effectiveness and efficiency of operations; (2)Reliability of financial reporting; and (3)Compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Internal control pertaining to the compliance requirements for Federal programs(Internal control over Federal programs)means a process--effected by an entity's management and other personnel--designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement-of the following objectives for Federal programs: (1)Transactions are properly recorded and accounted for to: (i)Permit the preparation of reliable financial statements and Federal reports; (ii)Maintain accountability over assets; and (iii)Demonstrate compliance with laws,regulations,and other compliance requirements; (2)Transactions are executed in compliance with: (i)Laws,regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements that could have a direct and material effect on a Federal program; and (ii)Any other laws and regulations that are identified in the compliance supplement; and • http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/0 C„ OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 6 of 33. (3)Funds,property, and other assets are safeguarded against loss from unauthorized use or disposition. Loan means a Federal loan or loan guarantee received or administered by a non-Federal entity. Local government means any unit of local government within a State, including a county,borough, municipality,city,town,township,parish, local public authority, special district, school district, intrastate district,council of governments,and any other instrumentality of local government. Major program means a Federal program determined by the auditor to be a major program in accordance with§ .520 or a program identified as a major program by a Federal agency or pass- through entity in accordance with§ .215(c). Management decision means the evaluation by the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity of the audit findings and corrective action plan and the issuance of a written decision as to what corrective action is necessary. Non-Federal entity means a State, local government,or non-profit organization. Non-profit organization means: (1) any corporation,trust, association,cooperative,or other organization that: (i)Is operated primarily for scientific, educational,service,charitable,or similar purposes in the public interest; (ii)Is not organized primarily for profit; and (iii)Uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve,or expand its operations; and (2)The term non-profit organization includes non-profit institutions of higher education and hospitals. OMB means the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget. Oversight agency for audit means the Federal awarding agency that provides the predominant amount of direct funding to a recipient not assigned a cognizant agency for audit. When there is no direct funding,the Federal agency with the predominant indirect funding shall assume the oversight responsibilities. The duties of the oversight agency for audit are described in§_.400(b). Pass-through entity means a non-Federal entity that provides a Federal award to a subrecipient to carry out a Federal program. Program-specific audit means an audit of one Federal program as provided for in§_.200(c)and § .235. Questioned cost means a cost that is questioned by the auditor because of an audit finding: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 7 of 33 (1)Which resulted from a violation or possible violation of a provision of a law,,regulation,contract, grant,cooperative agreement,or other agreement or document governing the use of Federal funds, . including funds used to match Federal funds; (2)Where the costs,at the time of the audit, are not supported by adequate documentation;or (3)Where the costs incurred appear unreasonable and do not reflect the actions a prudent person would take in the circumstances. Recipient means a non-Federal entity that expends Federal awards received directly from a Federal awarding agency to carry out a Federal program. Research and development(R&D)means all research activities,both basic and applied, and all development activities that are performed by a non-Federal entity. Research is defined as a systematic study directed toward fuller scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied. The term research also includes activities involving the training of individuals in research techniques where such activities utilize the same facilities as other research and development activities and where such activities are not included in the instruction function. Development is the systematic use of knowledge and understanding gained from research directed toward the production of useful materials,devices,systems,or methods,including design and development of prototypes and processes. Single audit means an audit which includes both the entity's financial statements and the Federal awards as described in§___.500. State means any State of the United States,the District of Columbia,the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,the Virgin Islands,Guam,American Samoa,the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,any instrumentality thereof, any multi-State, regional, or interstate entity which has governmental functions, and any Indian tribe as defined in this section. Student Financial Aid(SFA)includes those programs of general student assistance, such as those authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) which is administered by the U.S. Department of Education,and similar programs provided by other Federal agencies. It does not include programs which provide fellowships or similar Federal awards to students on a competitive basis,or for specified studies or research. Subrecipient means a non-Federal entity that expends Federal awards received from a pass-through entity to carry out a Federal program,but does not include an individual that is a beneficiary of such a program. A subrecipient may also be a recipient of other Federal awards directly from a Federal awarding agency. Guidance on distinguishing between a subrecipient and a vendor is provided in §_.210. Types of compliance requirements refers to the types of compliance requirements listed in the compliance supplement. Examples include: activities allowed or unallowed; allowable costs/cost principles; cash management; eligibility; matching,level of effort, earmarking; and,reporting. Vendor means a dealer,distributor,merchant,or other seller providing goods or services that are http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21 00.E OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 8 of 33 required for the conduct of a Federal program. These goods or services may be for an organization's own use or for the use of beneficiaries of the Federal program. Additional guidance on distinguishing between a subrecipient and a vendor is provided in§ .210. Subpart B--Audits ... ........_.. § .200 Audit requirements. (a)Audit required.Non-Federal entities that expend$300,000 or more in a year in Federal awards shall have a single or program-specific audit conducted for that year in accordance with the provisions of this part. Guidance on determining Federal awards expended is provided in §_.205. (b) Single audit.Non-Federal entities that expend$300,000 or more in a year in Federal awards shall have a single audit conducted in accordance with§ .500 except when they elect to have a program- specific audit conducted in accordance with paragraph(c)of this section. (c) Program-specific audit election. When an auditee expends Federal awards under only one Federal program(excluding R&D)and the Federal program's laws,regulations,or grant agreements do not require a financial statement audit of the auditee,the auditee may elect to have a program- specific audit conducted in accordance with§_.235. A program-specific audit may not be elected for R&D unless all of the Federal awards expended were received from the same Federal agency,or the same Federal agency and the same pass-through entity, and that Federal agency,or pass-through entity in the case of a subrecipient, approves in advance a program-specific audit. (d)Exemption when Federal awards expended are less than $300,000.Non-Federal entities that expend less than$300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year,except as noted in§_.215(a),but records must be available for review or audit by appropriate officials of the Federal agency,pass-through entity,and General Accounting Office (GAO). (e)Federally Funded Research and Development Centers(FFRDC). Management of an auditee that owns or operates a FFRDC may elect to treat the FFRDC as a separate entity for purposes of this part. § .205 Basis for determining Federal awards expended. (a)Determining Federal awards expended. The determination of when an award is expended should be based on when the activity related to the award occurs. Generally,the activity pertains to events that require the non-Federal entity to comply with laws,regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements, such as: expenditure/expense transactions associated with grants,cost- reimbursement contracts,cooperative agreements, and direct appropriations; the disbursement of funds passed through to subrecipients; the use of loan proceeds under loan and loan guarantee programs; the receipt of property; the receipt of surplus property; the receipt or use of program income; the distribution or consumption of food commodities; the disbursement of amounts entitling the non-Federal entity to an interest subsidy; and, the period when insurance is in force. (b)Loan and loan guarantees(loans). Since the Federal Government is at risk for loans until the debt is repaid, the following guidelines shall be used to calculate the value of Federal awards expended under loan programs, except as noted in paragraphs(c)and(d)of this section: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 9 of 33 (1)Value of new loans made or received during the fiscal year;plus (2)Balance of loans from previous years for which the Federal Government imposes continuing compliance requirements;plus (3)Any interest subsidy, cash,or administrative cost allowance received. (c)Loan and loan guarantees(loans) at institutions of higher education. When loans are made to students of an institution of higher education but the institution does not make the loans, then only the value of loans made during the year shall be considered Federal awards expended in that year. The balance of loans for previous years is not included as Federal awards expended because the lender accounts for the prior balances. (d)Prior loan and loan guarantees(loans). Loans,the proceeds of which were received and expended in prior-years, are not considered Federal awards expended under this part when the laws, regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements pertaining to such loans impose no continuing compliance requirements other than to repay the loans. (e)Endowment funds. The cumulative balance of Federal awards for endowment funds which are federally restricted are considered awards expended in each year in which the funds are still restricted. (f)Free rent. Free rent received by itself is not considered a Federal award expended under this part. However, free rent received as part of an award to carry out a Federal program shall be included in determining Federal awards expended and subject to audit under this part. (g)Valuing non-cash assistance. Federal non-cash assistance,such as free rent, food stamps, food commodities,donated property, or donated surplus property, shall be valued at fair market value at the time of receipt or the assessed value provided by the Federal agency. (h)Medicare. Medicare payments to a non-Federal entity for providing patient care services to Medicare eligible individuals are not considered Federal awards expended under this part. (i)Medicaid. Medicaid payments to a subrecipient for providing patient care services to Medicaid eligible individuals are not considered Federal awards expended under this part unless a State requires the funds to be treated as Federal awards expended because reimbursement is on a cost- reimbursement basis. (j)Certain loans provided by the National Credit Union Administration. For purposes of this part, loans made from the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund and the Central Liquidity Facility that are funded by contributions from insured institutions are not considered Federal awards expended. §_.210 Subrecipient and vendor determinations. (a)General. An auditee may be a recipient, a subrecipient, and a vendor. Federal awards expended as a recipient or a subrecipient would be subject to audit under this part. The payments received for goods or services provided as a vendor would not be considered Federal awards. The guidance in http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/0 `�./ OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 10 of 33 • paragraphs(b)and(c)of this section should be considered in determining whether payments constitute a Federal award or a payment for goods and services. (b) Federal award. Characteristics indicative of a Federal award received by a subrecipient are when the organization: (1)Determines who is eligible to receive what Federal financial assistance; (2)Has its performance measured against whether the objectives of the Federal program are met; (3)Has responsibility for programmatic decision making; (4)Has responsibility for adherence to applicable Federal program compliance requirements; and (5)Uses the Federal funds to carry out a program of the organization as compared to providing goods or services for a program of the pass-through entity. (c)Payment for goods and services. Characteristics indicative of a payment for goods and services received by a vendor are when the organization: (1)Provides the goods and services within normal business operations; (2)Provides similar goods or services to many different purchasers; (3) Operates in a competitive environment; (4)Provides goods or services that are ancillary to the operation of the Federal program; and (5)Is not subject to compliance requirements of the Federal program. (d)Use of judgment in making determination. There may be unusual circumstances or exceptions to the listed characteristics. In making the determination of whether a subrecipient or vendor relationship exists,the substance of the relationship is more important than the form of the agreement. It is not expected that all of the characteristics will be present and judgment should be used in determining whether an entity is a subrecipient or vendor. (e)For-profit subrecipient. Since this part does not apply to for-profit subrecipients,the pass- through entity is responsible for establishing requirements,as necessary,to ensure compliance by for- profit subrecipients. The contract with the for-profit subrecipient should describe applicable compliance requirements and the for-profit subrecipient's compliance responsibility. Methods to ensure compliance for Federal awards made to for-profit subrecipients may include pre-award audits, monitoring during the contract, and post-award audits. (f) Compliance responsibility for vendors. In most cases,the auditee's compliance responsibility for vendors is only to ensure that the procurement,receipt, and payment for goods and services comply with laws, regulations,and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements. Program compliance requirements normally do not pass through to vendors. However, the auditee is responsible for ensuring compliance for vendor transactions which are structured such that the vendor is responsible for program compliance or the vendor's records must be reviewed to determine http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 11 of 33 program compliance. Also,when these vendor transactions relate to a major program,the scope of the audit shall include determining whether these transactions are in compliance with laws, regulations,and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements. §_.215 Relation to other audit requirements. (a)Audit under this part in lieu of other audits. An audit made in accordance with this part shall be in lieu of any financial audit required under individual Federal awards. To the extent this audit meets a Federal agency's needs, it shall rely upon and use such audits. The provisions of this part neither limit the authority of Federal agencies, including their Inspectors General,or GAO to conduct or arrange for additional audits(e.g.,financial audits,performance audits,evaluations,inspections, or reviews)nor authorize any auditee to constrain Federal agencies from carrying out additional audits. Any additional audits shall be planned and performed in such a way as to build upon work performed by other auditors. (b)Federal agency to pay for additional audits. A Federal agency that conducts or contracts for additional audits shall,consistent with other applicable laws and regulations, arrange for funding the full cost of such additional audits. (c)Request for a program to be audited as a major program. A Federal agency may request an auditee to have a particular Federal program audited as a major program in lieu of the Federal agency conducting or arranging for the additional audits. To allow for planning, such requests should be made at least 180 days prior to the end of the fiscal year to be audited. The auditee,after consultation with its auditor, should promptly respond to such request by informing the Federal agency whether the program would otherwise be audited as a major program using the risk-based audit approach described in§ .520 and, if not,the estimated incremental cost. The Federal agency shall then promptly confirm to the auditee whether it wants the program audited as a major program. If the program is to be audited as a major program based upon this Federal agency request, and the Federal agency agrees to pay the full incremental costs,then the auditee shall have the program audited as a major program. A pass-through entity may use the provisions of this paragraph for a subrecipient. §_.220 Frequency of audits. Except for the provisions for biennial audits provided in paragraphs(a)and(b)of this section, audits required by this part shall be performed annually. Any biennial audit shall cover both years within the biennial period. (a)A State or local government that is required by constitution or statute, in effect on January 1, 1987,to undergo its audits less frequently than annually, is permitted to undergo its audits pursuant to this part biennially. This requirement must still be in effect for the biennial period under audit. (b)Any non-profit organization that had biennial audits for all biennial periods ending between July 1, 1992, and January 1, 1995, is permitted to undergo its audits pursuant to this part biennially. §_.225 Sanctions. No audit costs may be charged to Federal awards when audits required by this part have not been made or have been made but not in accordance with this part. In cases of continued inability or unwillingness to have an audit conducted in accordance with this part,Federal agencies and pass- http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No.A-133 Page 12 of 33 through entities shall take appropriate action using sanctions such as: (a)Withholding a percentage of Federal awards until the audit is completed satisfactorily; (b)Withholding or disallowing overhead costs; (c) Suspending Federal awards until the audit is conducted;or (d)Terminating the Federal award. § .230 Audit costs. (a)Allowable costs. Unless prohibited by law,the cost of audits made in accordance with the provisions of this part are allowable charges to Federal awards. The charges may be considered a direct cost or an allocated indirect cost, as determined in accordance with the provisions of applicable OMB cost principles circulars,the Federal Acquisition Regulation(FAR)(48 CFR parts 30 and 31), or other applicable cost principles or regulations. (b) Unallowable costs. A non-Federal entity shall not charge the following to a Federal award: (1) The cost of any audit under the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996(31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) not conducted in accordance with this part. (2)The cost of auditing a non-Federal entity which has Federal awards expended of less than $300,000 per year and is thereby exempted under§ .200(d)from having an audit conducted under this part. However, this does not prohibit a pass-through entity from charging Federal awards for the cost of limited scope audits to monitor its subrecipients in accordance with§ .400(d)(3),provided the subrecipient does not have a single audit. For purposes of this part, limited scope audits only include agreed-upon procedures engagements conducted in accordance with either the AICPA's generally accepted auditing standards or attestation standards, that are paid for and arranged by a pass-through entity and address only one or more of the following types of compliance requirements: activities allowed or unallowed; allowable costs/cost principles; eligibility;matching, level of effort, earmarking; and, reporting. § .235 Program-specific audits. (a)Program-specific audit guide available. In many cases, a program-specific audit guide will be available to provide specific guidance to the auditor with respect to internal control,compliance requirements, suggested audit procedures, and audit reporting requirements. The auditor should contact the Office of Inspector General of the Federal agency to determine whether such a guide is available. When a current program-specific audit guide is available,the auditor shall follow GA GAS and the guide when performing a program-specific audit. (b) Program-specific audit guide not available. (1)When a program-specific audit guide is not available,the auditee and auditor shall have basically the same responsibilities for the Federal program as they would have for an audit of a major program in a single audit. (2)The auditee shall prepare the financial statement(s) for the Federal program that includes,at a minimum, a schedule of expenditures of Federal awards for the program and notes that describe the htt :// www.whiteliouse. ov/omb/circulars/al3 P g 3/a133.htm1 6/21/00 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 13 of 33 significant accounting policies used in preparing the schedule,a summary schedule of prior audit findings consistent with the requirements of§ .315(b), and a corrective action plan consistent with the requirements of§ .315(c). (3)The auditor shall: • (i)Perform an audit of the financial statement(s)for the Federal program in accordance with GAGAS; (ii)Obtain an understanding of internal control and perform tests of internal control over the Federal program consistent with the requirements of§_.500(c) for a major program; (iii)Perform procedures to determine whether the auditee has complied with laws,regulations,and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements that could have a direct and material effect on the Federal program consistent with the requirements of§_.500(d)for a major program;and (iv)Follow up on prior audit findings,perform procedures to assess the reasonableness of the summary schedule of prior audit findings prepared by the auditee,and report, as a current year audit finding,when the auditor concludes that the summary schedule of prior audit findings materially misrepresents the status of any prior audit finding in accordance with the requirements of§ .500 (e). (4)The auditor's report(s)may be in the form of either combined or separate reports and may be organized differently from the manner presented in this section. The auditor's report(s)shall state that the audit was conducted in accordance with this part and include the following: (i)An opinion(or disclaimer of opinion)as to whether the financial statement(s)of the Federal program is presented fairly in all material respects in conformity with the stated accounting policies; (ii)A report on internal control related to the Federal program,which shall describe the scope of testing of internal control and the results of the tests; (iii)A report on compliance which includes an opinion(or disclaimer of opinion)as to whether the auditee complied with laws,regulations,and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements which could have a direct and material effect on the Federal program;and (iv)A schedule of findings and questioned costs for the Federal program that includes a summary of the auditor's results relative to the Federal program in a format consistent with§ .505(d)(1)and findings and questioned costs consistent with the requirements of§_.505(d)(3). (c)Report submission for program-specific audits. (1)The audit shall be completed and the reporting required by paragraph(c)(2)or(e)(3)of this section submitted within the earlier of 30 days after receipt of the auditor's report(s),or nine months after the end of the audit period,unless a longer period is agreed to in advance by the Federal agency that provided the funding or a different period is specified in a program-specific audit guide. (However, for fiscal years beginning on or before June 30, 1998,the audit shall be completed and the required reporting shall be submitted within the earlier of 30 days after receipt of the auditor's report (s),or 13 months after the end of the audit period,unless a different period is specified in a program- http://www.whitehouse.gov/ombicirculars/a133/a133.html 6/2 %00 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 14 of 33 specific audit guide.)Unless restricted by law or regulation, the auditee shall make report copies available for public inspection. (2)When a program-specific audit guide is available,the auditee shall submit to the Federal clearinghouse designated by OMB the data collection form prepared in accordance with§_.320(b), as applicable to a program-specific audit,and the reporting required by the program-specific audit guide to be retained as an archival copy. Also,the auditee shall submit to the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity the reporting required by the program-specific audit guide. (3)When a program-specific audit guide is not available,the reporting package for a program- specific audit shall consist of the financial statement(s)of the Federal program, a summary schedule of prior audit findings, and a corrective action plan as described in paragraph(b)(2)of this section, and the auditor's report(s)described in paragraph(b)(4)of this section. The data collection form prepared in accordance with§ .320(b), as applicable to a program-specific audit, and one copy of this reporting package shall be submitted to the Federal clearinghouse designated by OMB to be retained as an archival copy. Also,when the schedule of findings and questioned costs disclosed audit findings or the summary schedule of prior audit findings reported the status of any audit findings,the auditee shall submit one copy of the reporting package to the Federal clearinghouse on behalf of the Federal awarding agency,or directly to the pass-through entity in the case of a subrecipient. Instead of submitting the reporting package to the pass-through entity,when a subrecipient is not required to submit a reporting package to the pass-through entity,the subrecipient shall provide written notification to the pass-through entity,consistent with the requirements of§_.320(e)(2). A subrecipient may submit a copy of the reporting package to the pass-through entity to comply with this notification requirement. (d) Other sections of this part may apply. Program-specific audits are subject to §_.100 through §_.215(b), §_.220 through§ .230, § .300 through§_.305, §_.315, § .320(f) through§_.320(j), § .400 through§ .405, § .510 through§ .515, and other referenced provisions of this part unless contrary to the provisions of this section, a program-specific audit guide,or program laws and regulations. Subpart C--Auditees § .300 Auditee responsibilities. The auditee shall: (a)Identify, in its accounts, all Federal awards received and expended and the Federal programs under which they were received. Federal program and award identification shall include, as applicable,the CFDA title and number, award number and year,name of the Federal agency, and name of the pass-through entity. (b)Maintain internal control over Federal programs that provides reasonable assurance that the auditee is managing Federal awards in compliance with laws,regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements that could have a material effect on each of its Federal programs. (c)Comply with laws, regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements related to each of its Federal programs. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 15 of 33 (d)Prepare appropriate financial statements, including the schedule of expenditures of Federal awards in accordance with§ .310. (e)Ensure that the audits required by this part are properly performed and submitted when due. When extensions to the report submission due date required by§_.320(a)are granted by the cognizant or oversight agency for audit,promptly notify the Federal clearinghouse designated by OMB and each pass-through entity providing Federal awards of the extension. (f)Follow up and take corrective action on audit findings, including preparation of a summary schedule of prior audit findings and a corrective action plan in accordance with§ .315(b)and §_.315(c),respectively. §_.305 Auditor selection. (a)Auditor procurement. In procuring audit services,auditees shall follow the procurement standards prescribed by the Grants Management Common Rule(hereinafter referred to as the "A-102 Common Rule")published March 11, 1988 and amended April 19, 1995 [insert appropriate CFR citation], Circular A-110, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Non-Profit Organizations," or the FAR(48 CFR part 42), as applicable(OMB Circulars are available from the Office of Administration, Publications Office,room 2200,New Executive Office Building, Washington,DC 20503). Whenever possible, auditees shall make positive efforts to utilize small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises, in procuring audit services as stated in the A-102 Common Rule, OMB Circular A-110,or the FAR(48 CFR part 42), as applicable. In requesting proposals for audit services,the objectives and scope of the audit should be made clear. Factors to be considered in evaluating each proposal for audit services include the responsiveness to the request for proposal, relevant experience, availability of staff with professional qualifications and technical abilities,the results of external quality control reviews, and price. (b)Restriction on auditor preparing indirect cost proposals. An auditor who prepares the indirect cost proposal or cost allocation plan may not also be selected to perform the audit required by this part when the indirect costs recovered by the auditee during the prior year exceeded$1 million. This restriction applies to the base year used in the preparation of the indirect cost proposal or cost allocation plan and any subsequent years in which the resulting indirect cost agreement or cost allocation plan is used to recover costs. To minimize any disruption in existing contracts for audit services,this paragraph applies to audits of fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1998. (c)Use of Federal auditors. Federal auditors may perform all or part of the work required under this part if they comply fully with the requirements of this part. §_.310 Financial statements. (a)Financial statements. The auditee shall prepare financial statements that reflect its financial position,results of operations or changes in net assets, and,where appropriate,cash flows for the fiscal year audited. The financial statements shall be for the same organizational unit and fiscal year that is chosen to meet the requirements of this part. However,organization-wide financial statements may also include departments,agencies,and other organizational units that have separate audits in accordance with§ .500(a)and prepare separate financial statements. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 16 of 33 (b)Schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. The auditee shall also prepare a schedule of expenditures of Federal awards for the period covered by the auditee's financial statements. While not required,the auditee may choose to provide information requested by Federal awarding agencies and pass-through entities to make the schedule easier to use. For example,when a Federal program has multiple award years,the auditee may list the amount of Federal awards expended for each award year separately. At a minimum,the schedule shall: (1)List individual Federal programs by Federal agency. For Federal programs included in a cluster of programs, list individual Federal programs within a cluster of programs. For R&D, total Federal awards expended shall be shown either by individual award or by Federal agency and major subdivision within the Federal agency. For example,the National Institutes of Health is a major subdivision in the Department of Health and Human Services. (2)For Federal awards received as a subrecipient,the name of the pass-through entity and identifying number assigned by the pass-through entity shall be included. (3)Provide total Federal awards expended for each individual Federal program and the CFDA number or other identifying number when the CFDA information is not available. (4)Include notes that describe the significant accounting policies used in preparing the schedule. (5)To the extent practical,pass-through entities should identify in the schedule the total amount provided to subrecipients from each Federal program. (6)Include, in either the schedule or a note to the schedule,the value of the Federal awards expended in the form of non-cash assistance, the amount of insurance in effect during the year, and loans or loan guarantees outstanding at year end. While not required,it is preferable to present this information in the schedule. § .315 Audit findings follow-up. (a)General. The auditee is responsible for follow-up and corrective action on all audit findings. As part of this responsibility, the auditee shall prepare a summary schedule of prior audit findings. The auditee shall also prepare a corrective action plan for current year audit findings. The summary schedule of prior audit findings and the corrective action plan shall include the reference numbers the auditor assigns to audit findings under§_.51.0,(c). Since the summary schedule may include audit findings from multiple years, it shall include the fiscal year in which the finding initially occurred. (b)Summary schedule of prior audit findings. The summary schedule of prior audit findings shall report the status of all audit findings included in the prior audit's schedule of findings and questioned costs relative to Federal awards. The summary schedule shall also include audit findings reported in the prior audit's summary schedule of prior audit findings except audit findings listed as corrected in accordance with paragraph(b)(1)of this section,or no longer valid or not warranting further action in accordance with paragraph(b)(4)of this section. (1)When audit findings were fully corrected, the summary schedule need only list the audit findings and state that corrective action was taken. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a 1 33.html 6/21/00 ' OMB Circular No. A-133 T Page 17 of 33 (2)When audit findings were not corrected or were only partially corrected,the summary schedule shall describe the planned corrective action as well as any partial corrective action taken. (3)When corrective action taken is significantly different from corrective action previously reported in a corrective action plan or in the Federal agency's or pass-through entity's management decision, the summary schedule shall provide an explanation. (4)When the auditee believes the audit findings are no longer valid or do not warrant further action, the reasons for this position shall be described in the summary schedule. A valid reason for considering an audit finding as not warranting further action is that all of the following have occurred: (i)Two years have passed since the audit report in which the finding occurred was submitted to the Federal clearinghouse; (ii)The Federal agency or pass-through entity is not currently following up with the auditee on the audit finding; and (iii)A management decision was not issued. (c)Corrective action plan.At the completion of the audit,the auditee shall prepare a corrective action plan to address each audit finding included in the current year auditor's reports. The corrective action plan shall provide the name(s)of the contact person(s)responsible for corrective action, the corrective action planned, and the anticipated completion date. If the auditee does not agree with the audit findings or believes corrective action is not required,then the corrective action plan shall include an explanation and specific reasons. § .320 Report submission. (a)General.The audit shall be completed and the data collection form described in paragraph(b)of this section and reporting package described in paragraph(c)of this section shall be submitted within the earlier of 30 days after receipt of the auditor's report(s),or nine months after the end of the audit period,unless a longer period is agreed to in advance by the cognizant or oversight agency for audit. (However, for fiscal years beginning on or before June 30, 1998,the audit shall be completed and the data collection form and reporting package shall be submitted within the earlier of 30 days after receipt of the auditor's report(s), or 13 months after the end of the audit period.)Unless restricted by law or regulation, the auditee shall make copies available for public inspection. (b)Data Collection. (1)The auditee shall submit a data collection form which states whether the audit was completed in accordance with this part and provides information about the auditee,its Federal programs,and the results of the audit. The form shall be approved by OMB, available from the Federal clearinghouse designated by OMB, and include data elements similar to those presented in this paragraph. A senior level representative of the auditee(e.g., State controller, director of finance,chief executive officer,or chief financial officer) shall sign a statement to be included as part of the form certifying that: the auditee complied with the requirements of this part,the form was prepared in accordance with this part(and the instructions accompanying the form), and the information included in the form, in its entirety,are accurate and complete. ' http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 18 of 33 (2)The data collection form shall include the following data elements: (i)The type of report the auditor issued on the financial statements of the auditee(i.e., unqualified opinion,qualified opinion, adverse opinion,or disclaimer of opinion). (ii)Where applicable, a statement that reportable conditions in internal control were disclosed by the audit of the financial statements and whether any such conditions were material weaknesses. (iii)A statement as to whether the audit disclosed any noncompliance which is material to the financial statements of the auditee. (iv) Where applicable,a statement that reportable conditions in internal control over major programs were disclosed by the audit and whether any such conditions were material weaknesses. (v)The type of report the auditor issued on compliance for major programs(i.e.,unqualified opinion, qualified opinion, adverse opinion,or disclaimer of opinion). (vi)A list of the Federal awarding agencies which will receive a copy of the reporting package pursuant to §�.320(d)(2)of OMB Circular A-133. (vii)A yes or no statement as to whether the auditee qualified as a low-risk auditee under§_.530 of OMB Circular A-133. (viii)The dollar threshold used to distinguish between Type A and Type B programs as defined in § .520(b)of OMB Circular A-133. (ix)The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance(CFDA)number for each Federal program,as applicable. (x)The name of each Federal program and identification of each major program. Individual programs within a cluster of programs should be listed in the same level of detail as they are listed in the schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. (xi)The amount of expenditures in the schedule of expenditures of Federal awards associated with each Federal program. (xii)For each Federal program, a yes or no statement as to whether there are audit findings in each of the following types of compliance requirements and the total amount of any questioned costs: (A)Activities allowed or unallowed. (B)Allowable costs/cost principles. (C)Cash management. (D)Davis-Bacon Act. (E)Eligibility. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html p itehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.htmi 6/21/00 ' OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 19 of 33 (F)Equipment and real property management. (G)Matching, level of effort,earmarking. (H)Period of availability of Federal funds. (I)Procurement and suspension and debarment. (J)Program income. (K)Real property acquisition and relocation assistance. (L)Reporting. (M)Subrecipient monitoring. (N) Special tests and provisions. • (xiii)Auditee Name,Employer Identification Number(s),Name and Title of Certifying Official, Telephone Number, Signature,and Date. (xiv)Auditor Name,Name and Title of Contact Person,Auditor Address,Auditor Telephone Number, Signature,and Date. (xv)Whether the auditee has either a cognizant or oversight agency for audit. (xvi)The name of the cognizant or oversight agency for audit determined in accordance with §_.400(a)and§ _.400(b),respectively. (3)Using the information included in the reporting package described in paragraph(c)of this section, the auditor shall complete the applicable sections of the form. The auditor shall sign a statement to be included as part of the data collection form that indicates,at a minimum,the source of the information included in the form,the auditor's responsibility for the information,that the form is not a substitute for the reporting package described in paragraph(c)of this section, and that the content of the form is limited to the data elements prescribed by OMB. (c)Reporting package. The reporting package shall include the: (1)Financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards discussed in§_.310(a) and§_.310(b),respectively; (2)Summary schedule of prior audit findings discussed in§ .315(b); (3)Auditor's report(s)discussed in §_.505; and (4) Corrective action plan discussed in§_.315(c). http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 20 of 33 • (d)Submission to clearinghouse. All auditees shall submit to the Federal clearinghouse designated by OMB the data collection form described in paragraph(b)of this section and one copy of the reporting package described in paragraph(c)of this section for: (1)The Federal clearinghouse to retain as an archival copy; and (2)Each Federal awarding agency when the schedule of findings and questioned costs disclosed audit findings relating to Federal awards that the Federal awarding agency provided directly or the summary schedule of prior audit findings reported the status of any audit findings relating to Federal awards that the Federal awarding agency provided directly. (e)Additional submission by subrecipients. (1)In addition to the requirements discussed in paragraph(d)of this section, auditees that are also subrecipients shall submit to each pass-through entity one copy of the reporting package described in paragraph(c)of this section for each pass- through entity when the schedule of findings and questioned costs disclosed audit findings relating to Federal awards that the pass-through entity provided or the summary schedule of prior audit findings reported the status of any audit findings relating to Federal awards that the pass-through entity provided. (2)Instead of submitting the reporting package to a pass-through entity,when a subrecipient is not required to submit a reporting package to a pass-through entity pursuant to paragraph(e)(1)of this section,the subrecipient shall provide written notification to the pass-through entity that: an audit of the subrecipient was conducted in accordance with this part(including the period covered by the audit and the name, amount, and CFDA number of the Federal award(s)provided by the pass-through entity); the schedule of findings and questioned costs disclosed no audit findings relating to the Federal award(s)that the pass-through entity provided;and, the summary schedule of prior audit findings did not report on the status of any audit findings relating to the Federal award(s)that the pass-through entity provided. A subrecipient may submit a copy of the reporting package described in paragraph(c)of this section to a pass-through entity to comply with this notification requirement. (f) Requests for report copies. In response to requests by a Federal agency or pass-through entity, auditees shall submit the appropriate copies of the reporting package described in paragraph(c)of this section and, if requested, a copy of any management letters issued by the auditor. (g)Report retention requirements. Auditees shall keep one copy of the data collection form described in paragraph(b)of this section and one copy of the reporting package described in paragraph(c)of this section on file for three years from the date of submission to the Federal clearinghouse designated by OMB. Pass-through entities shall keep subrecipients'submissions on file for three years from date of receipt. • (h)Clearinghouse responsibilities. The Federal clearinghouse designated by OMB shall distribute the reporting packages received in accordance with paragraph(d)(2)of this section and§_.235(c) (3)to applicable Federal awarding agencies,maintain a data base of completed audits,provide appropriate information to Federal agencies, and follow up with known auditees which have not submitted the required data collection forms and reporting packages. (i)Clearinghouse address. The address of the Federal clearinghouse currently designated by OMB is Federal Audit Clearinghouse,Bureau of the Census, 1201 E. 10th Street,Jeffersonville, IN 47132. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 • OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 21 of 33 (j)Electronic filing.Nothing in this part shall preclude electronic submissions to the Federal clearinghouse in such manner as may be approved by OMB. With OMB approval, the Federal clearinghouse may pilot test methods of electronic submissions. Subpart D—Federal Agencies and Pass-Through Entities § .400 Responsibilities. (a)Cognizant agency for audit responsibilities. Recipients expending more than$25 million a year in Federal awards shall have a cognizant agency for audit. The designated cognizant agency for audit shall be the Federal awarding agency that provides the predominant amount of direct funding to a recipient unless OMB makes a specific cognizant"agency for audit assignment. To provide for continuity of cognizance,the determination of the predominant amount of direct funding shall be based upon direct Federal awards expended in the recipient's fiscal years ending in 1995,2000,2005, and every fifth year thereafter. For example,audit cognizance for periods ending in 1997 through 2000 will be determined based on Federal awards expended in 1.995. (However, for States and local governments that expend more than$25 million a year in Federal awards and have previously assigned cognizant agencies for audit,the requirements of this paragraph are not effective until fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2000.)Notwithstanding the manner in which audit cognizance is determined,a Federal awarding agency with cognizance for an auditee may reassign cognizance to another Federal awarding agency which provides substantial direct funding and agrees to be the cognizant agency for audit. Within 30 days after any reassignment,both the old and the new cognizant agency for audit shall notify the auditee,and,if known,the auditor of the reassignment. The cognizant agency for audit shall: (1)Provide technical audit advice and liaison to auditees and auditors. (2)Consider auditee requests for extensions to the report submission due date required by§_.320 (a). The cognizant agency for audit may grant extensions for good cause. (3)Obtain or conduct quality control reviews of selected audits made by non-Federal auditors,and provide the results,when appropriate,to other interested organizations. (4)Promptly inform other affected Federal agencies and appropriate Federal law enforcement officials of any direct reporting by the auditee or its auditor of irregularities or illegal acts,as required by GAGAS or laws and regulations. (5)Advise the auditor and,where appropriate,the auditee of any deficiencies found in the audits when the deficiencies require corrective action by the auditor. When advised of deficiencies,the auditee shall work with the auditor to take corrective action. If corrective action is not taken,the cognizant agency for audit shall notify the auditor,the auditee, and applicable Federal awarding agencies and pass-through entities of the facts and make recommendations for follow-up action. Major inadequacies or repetitive substandard performance by auditors shall be referred to appropriate State licensing agencies arid professional bodies for disciplinary action. (6)Coordinate,to the extent practical, audits or reviews made by or for Federal agencies that are in addition to the audits made pursuant to this part, so that the additional audits or reviews build upon audits performed in accordance with this part. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/2 /09 OMB Circular No.A-133 Page 22 of 33 (7) Coordinate a management decision for audit findings that affect the Federal programs of more than one agency. (8)Coordinate the audit work and reporting responsibilities among auditors to achieve the most cost- effective audit. (9)For biennial audits permitted under§ .220,consider auditee requests to qualify as a low-risk auditee under§_.530(a). (b)Oversight agency for audit responsibilities. An auditee which does not have a designated cognizant agency for audit will be under the general oversight of the Federal agency determined in accordance with§ .105. The oversight agency for audit: (1) Shall provide technical advice to auditees and auditors as requested. (2)May assume all or some of the responsibilities normally performed by a cognizant agency for audit. (c)Federal awarding agency responsibilities. The Federal awarding agency shall perform the following for the Federal awards it makes: (1)Identify Federal awards made by informing each recipient of the CFDA title and number, award name and number, award year, and if the award is for R&D. When some of this information is not available,the Federal agency shall provide information necessary to clearly describe the Federal award. (2)Advise recipients of requirements imposed on them by Federal laws,regulations, and the ' provisions of contracts or grant agreements. (3)Ensure that audits are completed and reports are received in a timely manner and in accordance with the requirements of this part. (4)Provide technical advice and counsel to auditees and auditors as requested. • (5)Issue a management decision on audit findings within six months after receipt of the audit report and ensure that the recipient takes appropriate'and timely corrective action. (6)Assign a person responsible for providing annual updates of the compliance supplement to OMB. (d)Pass-through entity responsibilities. A pass-through entity shall perform the following for the Federal awards it makes: (1) Identify Federal awards made by informing each subrecipient of CFDA title and number, award name and number, award year, if the award is R&D, and name of Federal agency. When some of this information is not available,the pass-through entity shall provide the best information available to describe the Federal award. (2)Advise subrecipients of requirements imposed on them by Federal laws,regulations, and the http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 • OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 23 of 33 provisions of contracts or grant agreements as well as any supplemental requirements imposed by the pass-through entity. (3)Monitor the activities of subrecipients as necessary to ensure that Federal awards are used for authorized purposes in compliance with laws,regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements and that performance goals are achieved. (4)Ensure that subrecipients expending$300,000 or more in Federal awards during the subrecipient's fiscal year have met the audit requirements of this part for that fiscal year. (5)Issue a management decision on audit findings within six months after receipt of the subrecipient's audit report and ensure that the subrecipient takes appropriate and timely corrective action. (6)Consider whether subrecipient audits necessitate adjustment of the pass-through entity's own records. (7)Require each subrecipient to permit the pass-through entity and auditors to have access to the records and financial statements as necessary for the pass-through entity to comply with this part. §_.405 Management decision. (a)General. The management decision shall clearly state whether or not the audit finding is sustained,the reasons for the decision, and the expected auditee action to repay disallowed costs, make financial adjustments, or take other action. If the auditee has not completed corrective action, a timetable for follow-up should be given. Prior to issuing the management decision,the Federal agency or pass-through entity may request additional information or documentation from the auditee,including a request for auditor assurance related to the documentation, as a way of mitigating disallowed costs. The management decision should describe any appeal process available to the auditee. (b)Federal agency. As provided in§_.400(a)(7),the cognizant agency for audit shall be responsible for coordinating a management decision for audit findings that affect the programs of more than one Federal agency. As provided in§_.400(c)(5), a Federal awarding agency is responsible for issuing a management decision for findings that relate to Federal awards it makes to recipients. Alternate arrangements may be made on a case-by-case basis by agreement among the Federal agencies concerned. (c) Pass-through entity. As provided in§_.400(d)(5),the pass-through entity shall be responsible for making the management decision for audit findings that relate to Federal awards it makes to subrecipients. (d)Time requirements. The entity responsible for making the management decision shall do so within six months of receipt of the audit report. Corrective action should be initiated within six months after receipt of the audit report and proceed as rapidly as possible. (e)Reference numbers. Management decisions shall include the reference numbers the auditor assigned to each audit finding in accordance with§_.510(c). http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21 OMB Circular No.A-133 Page 24 of 33 Subpart E--Auditors § .500 Scope of audit. (a)General. The audit shall be conducted in accordance with GAGAS. The audit shall cover the entire operations of the auditee; or,at the option of the auditee, such audit shall include a series of audits that cover departments, agencies, and other organizational units which expended or otherwise administered Federal awards during such fiscal year,provided that each such audit shall encompass the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards for each such department, agency,and other organizational unit,which shall be considered to be a non-Federal entity. The financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards shall be for the same fiscal year. . (b)Financial statements. The auditor shall determine whether the financial statements of the auditee are presented fairly in all material respects in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The auditor shall also determine whether the schedule of expenditures of Federal awards is presented fairly in all material respects in relation to the auditee's financial statements taken as a whole. (c)Internal control. (1)In addition to the requirements of GAGAS, the auditor shall perform procedures to obtain an understanding of internal control over Federal programs sufficient to plan the audit to support a low assessed level of control risk for major programs. (2)Except as provided in paragraph(c)(3)of this section,the auditor shall: (i)Plan the testing of internal control over major programs to support a low assessed level of control risk for the assertions relevant to the compliance requirements for each major program; and (ii)Perform testing of internal control as planned in paragraph(c)(2)(i)of this section. (3) When internal control over some or all of the compliance requirements for a major program are likely to be ineffective in preventing or detecting noncompliance,the planning and performing of testing described in paragraph(c)(2)of this section are not required for those compliance requirements. However,the auditor shall report a reportable condition(including whether any such condition is a material weakness) in accordance with§ .510, assess the related control risk at the maximum, and consider whether additional compliance tests are required because of ineffective internal control. . (d) Compliance. (1)In addition to the requirements of GAGAS,the auditor shall determine whether the auditee has complied with laws,regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements that may have a direct and material effect on each of its major programs. (2)The principal compliance requirements applicable to most Federal programs and the compliance requirements of the largest Federal programs are included in the compliance supplement. (3)For the compliance requirements related to Federal programs contained in the compliance supplement, an audit of these compliance requirements will meet the requirements of this part. Where there have been changes to the compliance requirements and the changes are not reflected in the compliance supplement,the auditor shall determine the current compliance requirements and modify http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/aI33.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No. A-133 — Page 25 of 33 the audit procedures accordingly. For those Federal programs not covered in the compliance supplement,the auditor should use the types of compliance requirements contained in the compliance supplement as guidance for identifying the types of compliance requirements to test,and determine . the requirements governing the Federal program by reviewing the provisions of contracts and grant agreements and the laws and regulations referred to in such contracts and grant agreements. (4)The compliance testing shall include tests of transactions and such other auditing procedures necessary to provide the auditor sufficient evidence to support an opinion on compliance. (e)Audit follow-up. The auditor shall follow-up on prior audit findings,perform procedures to assess the reasonableness of the summary schedule of prior audit findings prepared by the auditee in accordance with§_.315(b), and report,as a current year audit finding,when the auditor concludes that the summary schedule of prior audit findings materially misrepresents the status of any prior audit finding. The auditor shall perform audit follow-up procedures regardless of whether a prior audit finding relates to a major program in the current year. (f)Data Collection Form. As required in§_.320(b)(3),the auditor shall complete and sign specified sections of the data collection form. §_.505 Audit reporting. The auditor's report(s)may be in the form of either combined or separate reports and may be organized differently from the manner presented in this section. The auditor's report(s)shall state that the audit was conducted in accordance with this part and include the following: (a)An opinion(or disclaimer of opinion)as to whether the financial statements are presented fairly in all material respects in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and an opinion(or disclaimer of opinion)as to whether the schedule of expenditures of Federal awards is presented fairly in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole. (b)A report on internal control related to the financial statements and major programs. This report shall describe the scope of testing of internal control and the results of the tests, and,where applicable,refer to the separate schedule of findings and questioned costs described in paragraph(d) of this section. (c)A report on compliance with laws,regulations,and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements,noncompliance with which could have a material effect on the financial statements. This report shall also include an opinion(or disclaimer of opinion)as to whether the auditee complied with laws,regulations,and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements which could have a direct and material effect on each major program, and,where applicable,refer to the separate schedule of findings and questioned costs described in paragraph(d)of this section. (d)A schedule of findings and questioned costs which shall include the following three components: (1)A summary of the auditor's results which shall include: (i)The type of report the auditor issued on the financial statements of the auditee(i.e., unqualified opinion, qualified opinion, adverse opinion, or disclaimer of opinion); http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.htmi 6/2(00) OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 26 of 33 (ii)Where applicable, a statement that reportable conditions in internal control were disclosed by the audit of the financial statements and whether any such conditions were material weaknesses; (iii)A statement as to whether the audit disclosed any noncompliance which is material to the financial statements of the auditee; (iv)Where applicable, a statement that reportable conditions in internal control over major programs were disclosed by the audit and whether any such conditions were material weaknesses; (v)The type of report the auditor issued on compliance for major programs(i.e.,unqualified opinion, qualified opinion, adverse opinion, or disclaimer of opinion); (vi)A statement as to whether the audit disclosed any audit findings which the auditor is required to report under§ .510(a); (vii)An identification of major programs; (viii)The dollar threshold used to distinguish between Type A and Type B programs,as described in § .520(b); and (ix)A statement as to whether the auditee qualified as a low-risk auditee under§ .530. (2)Findings relating to the financial statements which are required to be reported in accordance with GAGAS. (3)Findings and questioned costs for Federal awards which shall include audit findings as defined in §_.510(a). (i) Audit findings(e.g., internal control findings,compliance findings, questioned costs,or fraud) which relate to the same issue should be presented as a single audit finding. Where practical, audit findings should be organized by Federal agency or pass-through entity. (ii)Audit findings which relate to both the financial statements and Federal awards, as reported under paragraphs(d)(2)and(d)(3)of this section,respectively, should be reported in both sections of the schedule. However, the reporting in one section of the schedule may be in summary form with a reference to a detailed reporting in the other section of the schedule. § .510 Audit findings. • (a)Audit findings reported. The auditor shall report the following as audit findings in a schedule of findings and questioned costs: (1)Reportable conditions in internal control over major programs. The auditor's determination of whether a deficiency in internal control is a reportable condition for the purpose of reporting an audit finding is in relation to a type of compliance requirement for a major program or an audit objective identified in the compliance supplement. The auditor shall identify reportable conditions which are individually or cumulatively material weaknesses. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 ' OMB Circular No. A-133 ~-� Page 27 of 33 (2)Material noncompliance with the provisions of laws,regulations,contracts, or grant agreements related to a major program. The auditor's determination of whether a noncompliance with the provisions of laws,regulations,contracts,or grant agreements is material for the purpose of reporting an audit finding is in relation to a type of compliance requirement for a major program or an audit objective identified in the compliance supplement. (3)Known questioned costs which are greater than$10,000 for a type of compliance requirement for a major program. Known questioned costs are those specifically identified by the auditor. In evaluating the effect of questioned costs on the opinion on compliance, the auditor considers the best estimate of total costs questioned(likely questioned costs),not just the questioned costs specifically identified(known questioned costs). The auditor shall also report known questioned costs when likely questioned costs are greater than$10,000 for a type of compliance requirement for a major program. In reporting questioned costs,the auditor shall include information to provide proper perspective for judging the prevalence and consequences of the questioned costs. (4)Known questioned costs which are greater than$10,000 for a Federal program which is not audited as a major program. Except for audit follow-up,the auditor is not required under this part to perform audit procedures for such a Federal program; therefore,the auditor will normally not find questioned costs for a program which is not audited as a major program. However, if the auditor does become aware of questioned costs for a Federal program which is not audited as a major program (e.g., as part of audit follow-up or other audit procedures) and the known questioned costs are greater than$10,000,then the auditor shall report this as an audit finding. (5)The circumstances concerning why the auditor's report on compliance for major programs is other than an unqualified opinion,unless such circumstances are otherwise reported as audit findings in the schedule of findings and questioned costs for Federal awards. (6)Known fraud affecting a Federal award,unless such fraud is otherwise reported as an audit finding in the schedule of findings and questioned costs for Federal awards. This paragraph does not require the auditor to make an additional reporting when the auditor confirms that the fraud was reported outside of the auditor's reports under the direct reporting requirements of GAGAS. (7)Instances where the results of audit follow-up procedures disclosed that the summary schedule of prior audit findings prepared by the auditee in accordance with§_.315(b)materially misrepresents the status of any prior audit finding. (b)Audit finding detail. Audit findings shall be presented in sufficient detail for the auditee to prepare a corrective action plan and take corrective action and for Federal agencies and pass-through entities to arrive at a management decision. The following specific information shall be included,as applicable, in audit findings:. • (1)Federal program and specific Federal award identification including the CFDA title and number, Federal award number and year,name of Federal agency,and name of the applicable pass-through entity. When information, such as the CFDA title and number or Federal award number, is not available,the auditor shall provide the best information available to describe the Federal award. (2)The criteria or specific requirement upon which the audit finding is based, including statutory, regulatory,or other citation. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/2 . 10 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 28 of 33 (3)The condition found, including facts that support the deficiency identified in the audit finding. (4)Identification of questioned costs and how they were computed. (5)Information to provide proper perspective for judging the prevalence and consequences of the audit findings, such as whether the audit findings represent an isolated instance or a systemic problem.Where appropriate, instances identified shall be related to the universe and the number of cases examined and be quantified in terms of dollar value. (6)The possible asserted effect to provide sufficient information to the auditee and Federal agency,or pass-through entity in the case of a subrecipient,to permit them to determine the cause and effect to facilitate prompt and proper corrective action. (7)Recommendations to prevent future occurrences of the deficiency identified in the audit finding. (8)Views of responsible officials of the auditee when there is disagreement with the audit findings,to the extent practical. (c)Reference numbers. Each audit finding in the schedule of findings and questioned costs shall include a reference number to allow for easy referencing of the audit findings during follow-up. §_.515 Audit working papers. (a)Retention of working papers. The auditor shall retain working papers and reports for a minimum of three years after the date of issuance of the auditor's report(s)to the auditee, unless the auditor is notified in writing by the cognizant agency for audit,oversight agency for audit,or pass-through entity to extend the retention period. When the auditor is aware that the Federal awarding agency, pass-through entity,or auditee is contesting an audit finding,the auditor shall contact the parties contesting the audit finding for guidance prior to destruction of the working papers and reports. (b)Access to working papers. Audit working papers shall be made available upon request to the cognizant or oversight agency for audit or its designee, a Federal agency providing direct or indirect funding, or GAO at the completion of the audit, as part of a quality review, to resolve audit findings, or to carry out oversight responsibilities consistent with the purposes of this part. Access to working papers includes the right of Federal agencies to obtain copies of working papers, as is reasonable and necessary. § .520 Major program determination. (a)General. The auditor shall use a risk-based approach to determine which Federal programs are major programs. This risk-based approach shall include consideration of: Current and prior audit experience,oversight by Federal agencies and pass-through entities, and the inherent risk of the Federal program. The process in paragraphs(b)through(i)of this section shall be followed. (b)Step 1. (1)The auditor shall identify the larger Federal programs, which shall be labeled Type A programs. Type A programs are defined as Federal programs with Federal awards expended during the audit period exceeding the larger of: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 • OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 29 of 33 (i)$300,000 or three percent(.03)of total Federal awards expended in the case of an auditee for which total Federal awards expended equal or exceed$300,000 but are less than or equal to $100 million. (ii)$3 million or three-tenths of one percent(.003)of total Federal awards expended in the case of an auditee for which total Federal awards expended exceed$100 million but are less than or equal to $10 billion. (iii) $30 million or 15 hundredths of one percent(.0015)of total Federal awards expended in the case of an auditee for which total Federal awards expended exceed$10 billion. (2)Federal programs not labeled Type A under paragraph(b)(1)of this section shall be labeled Type B programs. (3)The inclusion of large loan and loan guarantees(loans)should not result in the exclusion of other programs as Type A programs. When a Federal program providing loans significantly affects the number or size of Type A programs,the auditor shall consider this Federal program as a Type A program and exclude its values in determining other Type A programs. (4)For biennial audits permitted under§ .220,the determination of Type A and Type B programs shall be based upon the Federal awards expended during the two-year period. (c)Step 2. (1)The auditor shall identify Type A programs which are low-risk. For a Type A program to be considered low-risk, it shall have been audited as a major program in at least one of the two most recent audit periods(in the most recent audit period in the case of a biennial audit), and,in the most recent audit period, it shall have had no audit findings under§_.510(a). However,the auditor may use judgment and consider that audit findings from questioned costs under§_.510(a)(3) and § .510(a)(4),fraud under§ .510(a)(6), and audit follow-up for the summary schedule of prior audit findings under§_.510(a)(7)do not preclude the Type A program from being low-risk. The auditor shall consider: the criteria in§ .525(c), §_.525(d)(1), §_.525(d)(2), and§_.525(d) (3); the results of audit follow-up;whether any changes in personnel or systems affecting a Type A program have significantly increased risk;and apply professional judgment in determining whether a Type A program is low-risk. (2)Notwithstanding paragraph(c)(1)of this section, OMB may approve a Federal awarding agency's request that a Type A program at certain recipients may not be considered low-risk. For example,it may be necessary for a large Type A program to be audited as major each year at particular recipients to allow the Federal agency to comply with the Government Management Reform Act of 1994(31 U.S.C. 3515). The Federal agency shall notify the recipient and, if known,the auditor at least 180 days prior to the end of the fiscal year to be audited of OMB's approval. (d)Step 3. (1)The auditor shall identify Type B programs which are high-risk using professional judgment and the criteria in§ .525. However, should the auditor select Option 2 under Step 4 (paragraph(e)(2)(i)(B)of this section),the auditor is not required to identify more high-risk Type B programs than the number of low-risk Type A programs. Except for known reportable conditions in internal control or compliance problems as discussed in§ .525(b)(1), §,.525(b)(2), and §_.525(c)(1), a single criteria in§_.525 would seldom cause a Type B program to be considered high-risk. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/ Q OMB Circular No.A-133 Page 30 of 33 (2)The auditor is not expected to perform risk assessments on relatively small Federal programs. Therefore,the auditor is only required to perform risk assessments on Type B programs that exceed the larger of: (i) $100,000 or three-tenths of one percent(.003)of total Federal awards expended when the auditee has less than or equal to $100 million in total Federal awards expended. (ii)$300,000 or three-hundredths of one percent(.0003)of total Federal awards expended when the auditee has more than$100 million in total Federal awards expended. (e) Step 4. At a minimum,the auditor shall audit all of the following as major programs: (1)All Type A programs,except the auditor may exclude any Type A programs identified as low-risk under Step 2 (paragraph(c)(1)of this section). (2)(i)High-risk Type B programs as identified under either of the following two options: (A)Option 1. At least one half of the Type B programs identified as high-risk under Step 3 (paragraph(d)of this section), except this paragraph(e)(2)(i)(A)does not require the auditor to audit more high-risk Type B programs than the number of low-risk Type A programs identified as low-risk under Step 2. (B) Option 2. One high-risk Type B program for each Type A program identified as low-risk under Step 2. (ii)When identifying which high-risk Type B.programs to audit as major under either Option 1 or 2 in paragraph(e)(2)(i)(A)or(B), the auditor is encouraged to use an approach which provides an opportunity for different high-risk Type B programs to be audited as major over a period of time. (3) Such additional programs as may be necessary to comply with the percentage of coverage rule discussed in paragraph(1)of this section. This paragraph(e)(3)may require the auditor to audit more programs as major than the number of Type A programs. (f) Percentage of coverage rule. The auditor shall audit as major programs Federal programs with Federal awards expended that,in the aggregate,encompass at least 50 percent of total Federal awards expended. If the auditee meets the criteria in§ .530 for a low-risk auditee,the auditor need only audit as major programs Federal programs with Federal awards expended that, in the aggregate, encompass at least 25 percent of total Federal awards expended. (g)Documentation of risk. The auditor shall document in the working papers the risk analysis process used in determining major programs. (h)Auditor's judgment. When the major program determination was performed and documented in accordance with this part, the auditor's judgment in applying the risk-based approach to determine major programs shall be presumed correct. Challenges by Federal agencies and pass-through entities shall only be for clearly improper use of the guidance in this part. However,Federal agencies and pass-through entities may provide auditors guidance about the risk of a particular Federal program and the auditor shall consider this guidance in determining major programs in audits not yet http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 31 of 33 completed. (i)Deviation from use of risk criteria. For first-year audits,the auditor may elect to determine major programs as all Type A programs plus any Type B programs as necessary to meet the percentage of coverage rule discussed in paragraph(f)of this section. Under this option,the auditor would not be required to perform the procedures discussed in paragraphs(c),(d),and(e)of this section. (1)A first-year audit is the first year the entity is audited under this part or the first year of a change of auditors. (2)To ensure that a frequent change of auditors would not preclude audit of high-risk Type B programs,this election for first-year audits may not be used by an auditee more than once in every three years. § .525 Criteria for Federal program risk. (a)General. The auditor's determination should be based on an overall evaluation of the risk of noncompliance occurring which could be material to the Federal program. The auditor shall use auditor judgment and consider criteria, such as described in paragraphs(b),(c), and(d)of this section, to identify risk in Federal programs. Also,as part of the risk analysis,the auditor may wish to discuss a particular Federal program with auditee management and the Federal agency or pass- through entity. (b)Current and prior audit experience. (1)Weaknesses in internal control over Federal programs would indicate higher risk. Consideration should be given to the control environment over Federal programs and such factors as the expectation of management's adherence to applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of contracts and grant agreements and the competence and experience of personnel who administer the Federal programs. (i)A Federal program administered under multiple internal control structures may have higher risk. When assessing risk in a large single audit,the auditor shall consider whether weaknesses are isolated in a single operating unit(e.g.,one college campus)or pervasive throughout the entity. (ii)When significant parts of a Federal program are passed through to subrecipients, a weak system for monitoring subrecipients would indicate higher risk. (iii)The extent to which computer processing is used to administer Federal programs, as well as the complexity of that processing, should be considered by the auditor in assessing risk.New and recently modified computer systems may also indicate risk. (2)Prior audit findings would indicate higher risk,particularly when the situations identified in the audit findings could have a significant impact on a Federal program or have not been corrected. (3)Federal programs not recently audited as major programs may be of higher risk than Federal programs recently audited as major programs without audit findings. (c)Oversight exercised by Federal agencies and pass-through entities. (1)Oversight exercised by Federal agencies or pass-through entities could indicate risk. For example,recent monitoring or other http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/ i i OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 32 of 33 reviews performed by an oversight entity which disclosed no significant problems would indicate lower risk. However,monitoring which disclosed significant problems would indicate higher risk. (2)Federal agencies,with the concurrence of OMB,may identify Federal programs which are higher risk. OMB plans to provide this identification in the compliance supplement. (d)Inherent risk of the Federal program. (1)The nature of a Federal program may indicate risk. Consideration should be given to the complexity of the program and the extent to which the Federal program contracts for goods and services. For example,Federal programs that disburse funds through third party contracts or have eligibility criteria may be of higher risk. Federal programs primarily involving staff payroll costs may have a high-risk for time and effort reporting,but otherwise be at low-risk. (2)The phase of a Federal program in its life cycle at the Federal agency may indicate risk.For example, a new Federal program with new or interim regulations may have higher risk than an established program with time-tested regulations. Also, significant changes in Federal programs, laws,regulations,or the provisions of contracts or grant agreements may increase risk. (3)The phase of a Federal program in its life cycle at the auditee may indicate risk. For example, during the first and last years that an auditee participates in a Federal program,the risk may be higher due to start-up or closeout of program activities and staff. 4 Type B programs with larger Federal awards expende d would be of higher risk than �'ro ams P with substantially smaller Federal awards expended. §_.530 Criteria for a low-risk auditee. An auditee which meets all of the following conditions for each of the preceding two years(or, in the case of biennial audits,preceding two audit periods)shall qualify as a low-risk auditee and be eligible for reduced audit coverage in accordance with§_.520: (a) Single audits were performed on an annual basis in accordance with the provisions of this part. A non-Federal entity that has biennial audits does not qualify as a low-risk auditee,unless agreed to in advance by the cognizant or oversight agency for audit. (b)The auditor's opinions on the financial statements and the schedule of expenditures of Federal awards were unqualified. However,the cognizant or oversight agency for audit may judge that an opinion qualification does not affect the management of Federal awards and provide a waiver. (c)There were no deficiencies in internal control which were identified as material weaknesses under the requirements of GAGAS. However,the cognizant or oversight agency for audit may judge that any identified material weaknesses do not affect the management of Federal awards and provide a waiver. (d)None of the Federal programs had audit findings from any of the following in either of the preceding two years(or, in the case of biennial audits,preceding two audit periods)in which they were classified as Type A programs: (1) Internal control deficiencies which were identified as material weaknesses; http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/21/00 OMB Circular No. A-133 Page 33 of 33 (2)Noncompliance with the provisions of laws,regulations,contracts,or grant agreements which have a material effect on the Type A program;or(3)Known or likely questioned costs that exceed five percent of the total Federal awards expended for a Type A program during the year. Appendix A to Part_-Data Collection Form(Form SF-SAC) lit (56KB) • Appendix B to Part_-Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement Note: Provisional OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement is available from the Office of Administration,Publications Office,room 2200,New Executive Office Building,Washington,DC 20503. Billing Code 3110-01-P I OMB Home Page I.Budget Information I Legislative Information I Management Refofin/GPRA Grants Management I Financial Management I Procurement Policy I Information&Regulatory Policy I Special Topics Read our Privacy Policy • http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html 6/210 OCCUPANCY REPORT EXHIBIT "K" City of Omaha Planning Department Housing and Community Development Demographic Information Project Name: Borrower Name: DOB SSN Co-Borrower: DOB SSN Address: City Funds Requested: $ Fund Source: HOME CDBG Household Income Source Amount Total Household Income $ Borrower Income $ Head of Household Members Relationship House Name to Applicant Hold Aqe Sex Race Handicap Applicant Demographics Co-Borrower Demographics Total Number in Household: % Household Median Family income: % Borrower Median Family Income: Census Tract: No. of Bedrooms: Unit Handicap Accessible: Yes No • Prepared By: Date: form date:1t/30/2001 4 EXHIBIT "K" a.) o p Z Z -3 t� o — n -3 n CD a "1t-' 9v, = - c w an eo ^ � a - 3 a ., o , 0rs z 3 c > > c� w ao > m — --, n 4, A -3 o Vl '! ; y ; 1 �no _ 1 _ o. 74 r) n a a m � y a O_ _ •, P. a a r4 as (c n 4, LA 1 3 C c_ I al 70 'O y Co o C7Ct] o a L`'��e� n0 w o, ow Z C '-1 •^ L: re. 7 y �J 1 a h a au y ° Z > ° ...... x ev rA a S. 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V _' a a y EXHIBIT "L" FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT FORM (Please attach AIA G702 form and other supporting documentation for expenditures) Subrecipient/Contractor: Program: CDBG HOME Address: (Circle) ESG • SHP Grant#: Other Grant Period: Reimbursement Period: Project Type: Acquisition Circle all New Construction that apply Rehabilitation PROJECT TOTAL PREVIOUS CURRENT % BUDGET GRANT FUNDS BUDGET EXPENDITURES MONTH'S COMPLETE REMAINING EXPENDITURES Construction Hard Costs Architect % Engineering Legal _ Appraisal Audit Developer Overhead _ Construction Contingency Other—Please Specify TOTALS Reimbursement Requested: $ Program Income This Month $ TOTAL PAY REQUEST • $ PROJECT TOTAL PREVIOUS CURRENT % BUDGET MATCHING FUNDS BUDGET EXPENDITURES MONTH'S COMPLETE -REMAINING EXPENDITURES Owner Cash Equity LIHTC % • Private Funds Other TOTAL MATCHING I certify to the best of my knowledge that the above information is correct and complete and is for the purpose set forth in the award documents. Financial records are available for audit or review. • Authorized Certifying Officer Title Date Form o 1 EXHIBIT "M" 24 CFR 85.43 ENFORCEMENT (a) Remedies for noncompliance. If a grantee or subgrantee materially fails to comply with any term of an award, whether stated in a Federal statute or regulation, an assurance, in a State plan or application, a notice of award, or elsewhere, the awarding agency may take one or more of the following actions, as appropriate in the circumstances: (1) Temporarily withhold cash payments pending correction of the deficiency by the grantee or subgrantee or more severe enforcement action by the awarding agency, (2) Disallow (that is, deny both use of funds and matching credit for) all or part of the cost of the activity or action not in compliance, (3) Wholly or partly suspend or terminate the current award for the grantee 's or subgrantee's program, (4) Withhold further awards for the program, or (5) Take other remedies that may be legally available. (b) Hearings , appeals. In taking an enforcement action, the awarding agency will provide the grantee or subgrantee an opportunity for such hearing, appeal, or other administrative proceeding to which the grantee or ' subgrantee is entitled under any statute or regulation applicable to the action involved. (c) Effects of suspension and termination. Costs of grantee or subgrantee resulting from obligations incurred by the grantee or subgrantee during a suspension or after termination of an award are not allowable unless the awarding agency expressly authorizes them in the notice of suspension or termination or subsequently. Other grantee or subgrantee costs during suspension or after termination which are necessary and not reasonably avoidable are allowable if: (1) The costs result from obligations which were properly incurred by the grantee or subgrantee before the effective date of suspension or termination, are not in anticipation of it, and, in the case of a termination, are noncancellable, and, (2) The costs would be allowable if the award were not suspended or expired normally at the end of the funding period in which the termination takes effect. (d) Relationship to Debarment and Suspension. The enforcement remedies identified in this section, including suspension and termination, do not preclude grantee or subgrantee from being subject to "Debarment and Suspension" under E.O. 12549 (see § 85.35). 24 CFR 85.44 TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE Except as provided in § 85.43 awards may be terminated in whole or in part only as follows: (a) By the awarding agency with the consent of the grantee or subgrantee in which case the two parties shall agree upon the termination conditions, including the effective date and in the case of partial termination, the portion to be terminated, or • (b) By the grantee or subgrantee upon written notification to the awarding agency, setting forth the reasons for such termination, the effective date, and in the case of partial termination, the portion to be terminated. However, if, in the case of a partial termination, the awarding agency determines that the remaining portion of the award will not accomplish the purposes for which the award was made, the awarding agency may terminate the award in its entirety under either § 85.43 or • paragraph (a) of this section. • 9124u 1 ATTACHMENT 1 CITY OF OMAHA DEFINITION OF INCOME Annual Income Includes: 1. Wages, salaries, tips, commissions, etc.: 2. Self-employment income from owned non-faun business, including proprietorships and partnerships; 3. Farm self-employment income; 4. Interest, dividends, net rental income, or income from estates or trusts; 5. Social security or railroad retirement; 6. Supplemental Security Income, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, or other public assistance or public welfare programs; 7. Retirement, survivor, or disability pensions; 8. Any other sources of income received regularly, including Veterans' (VA) payments, unemployment compensation, child support and alimony; and 9. Income from assets, as shown below: a. Amounts in savings and checking accounts. b. Stocks, bonds, savings certificates, money market funds and other investment accounts. c. Equity in real property or other capital investments. Equity is the estimated current market value of the asset less the unpaid balance on all loans secured by the asset and reasonable costs (such as broker fees) that would be incurred in selling the asset. Do not include equity in principle residence (home equity). d. The cash value of trusts that are available to the household. e. IRA, Keogh and similar retirement savings accounts, even though withdrawal would result in a penalty. f. Contributions to company retirement/pension funds that can be withdrawn without retiring or terminating employment. • g. Assets which, although owned by more than one person, allow unrestricted access by the applicant. h. Lump sum receipts such as inheritances, capital gains; lottery winnings, insurance settlements and other claims. i. Personal property held as an investment such as gems,jewelry, coin collections, antique cars, etc. j. Cash value of life insurance policies. k. Assets disposed of for less than fair market value during two years preceding certification or recertification. 10. Actual income from assets if total assets are $5,000 or less. 11. If assets are more than $5,000, the greater of (a) actual income from assets, or (b) total assets times passbook rate. Annual Income Does Not Include the Following Assets: a. Necessary personal property, except as noted in 9 (i). b. Interest in Indian trust lands. c. Assets that are a part of an active business or farming operation. NOTE: Rental properties are considered personal assets held as an investment rather than business assets unless real estate is the applicant's/tenant's main occupation. d. Assets not accessible to the family and which provide no income for the family. e. Vehicles especially equipped for the handicapped. f. Equity in owner-occupied cooperatives and manufactured homes in which the family lives. g. Equity in principle residence (home equity). Revised 10/8/99 ATTACHMENTS 2 & 3 SECTION 3 CLAUSE All Section 3 covered contracts shall include the following clause (referred to as the Section 3 clause): A. The work to be performed under this contract is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Dousing and Urban Development act of 1968, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1701u (Section 3). The purpose of Section 3 is to ensure that employment and other economic opportunities generated by HUD assistance or HUD-assisted projects covered by Section 3 shall, to the greatest extent feasible, be directed to low-and very low-income persons, particularly persons who are recipients of HUD assistance for housing. B. The parties to this contract agree to comply with HUD's regulations in 24 CFR part 135, which implement Section 3. As evidenced by their execution of this contract, the parties to this contract certify that they are under no contractual or other impediment that would prevent them from complying with the part 135 regulations. C. The contractor agrees to send to each labor organization or representative of workers with which the contractor has a collective bargaining agreement or other understanding, if any, a notice advising the labor organization or workers' representative of the contractor's commitments under this Section 3 clause, and will post copies of the notice in conspicuous places at the work site where both employees and applicants for training and employment positions can see the notice. The notice shall describ.e the Section 3 preference, shall set forth minimum number and job titles subject to hire, availability of apprenticeship and training positions, the qualifications for each; and the name and location of the person(s) taking applications for each of the positions; and the anticipated date the work shall begin. D. The contractor agrees to include this Section 3 clause in every subcontract subject to compliance with regulations in 24 CFR part 135, an agrees to take appropriate action, as i provided in an applicable provision of the subcontract or in this Section 3 clause, upon a finding that the subcontractor is in violation of the regulations in 24 CFR part 135. The contractor will not subcontract with any subcontractor where the contractor has notice or knowledge that the subcontractor has been found in violation of the regulations in 24 CFR part 135. E. The contractor will certify that any vacant employment positions, including training positions, that are filled (1) after the contractor is selected but before the contract is executed, and (2) with persons other than those to whom the regulations of 24 CFR part 135 require employment opportunities to be directed were not filled to circumvent the contractor's obligations under 24 CFR part 135. F. Noncompliance with•HUD's regulations in 24 CFR part 135 may result in sanctions, termination of this contract for default, and debarment or suspension from future HUD- assisted contracts. Effective August 1, 1994 0 G. With respect to work performed in connection with Section 3 covered Indian housing assistance, Section 7(b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450e) also applies to the work to be performed under this contract. Section 7(b) requires that to the greatest extent feasible (i) preference and opportunities for training and employment shall be given to Indians, and (ii) preference in the award of contracts and subcontracts shall be given to Indian organizations and Indian-owned Economic Enterprises. Parties to this contract that are subject to the provisions of Section 8 and Section 7(b) agree to comply with Section 3 to the maximum extent feasible,but not in derogation of compliance with Section 7(b). Providing Other Economic Opportunities. ( a) General. In accordance with the findings of the Congress, as stated in Section 3, that other economic opportunities offer an effective means of empowering low- income persons, a recipient is encouraged to undertake efforts to provide to low- income persons economic opportunities other than training, employment and contract awards, in connection with Section 3 covered assistance. • (b ) Other training and employment-related opportunities. Other economic oppor- tunities to train and employ Section 3 residents include, but need not be limited to, use of"upward mobility", "bridge" and trainee positions to fill vacancies; and hiring Section 3 residents in part-time positions. (c ) Other business-related economic opportunities: (1) A recipient or contractor may provide economic opportunities to establish, stabilize or expand Section 3 business concerns, including micro-enterprises. Such opportunities include, but are not limited to the formation of Section 3 joint ventures, financial support for affiliating with franchise development, use of labor only contracts for building trades, purchase of supplies an materials from housing authority resident-owned businesses, purchase of materials and supplies from PHA resident-owned businesses and use of procedures under 24 CFR part 963 regarding HA contracts to HA resident-owned businesses. A recipient or contractor may employ these methods directly or may provide incentives to non-Section 3 businesses to utilize such methods to provide other economic opportunities to low-income persons. (2) A Section 3 joint venture means an association of business concerns, one of which qualifies as a Section 3 business concern, formed by written joint venture agreement to engage in and carry out a specific business venture for which purpose the business concerns combine their efforts, resources, and skills for joint profit, but not necessarily on a continuing or permanent basis for conducting business generally, and for which the Section 3 business Concern: (i ) Is responsible for a clearly defined portion of the work to bt✓ performed and holds management responsibilities in the joint venture; and (ii) Performs at least 25 percent of the work and is contractually entitled to compensation proportionate to its work. ATTACHMENT 4 MINORITY BUSINESS & WOMEN BUSINESS • ENTERPRISE PLAN • ONIAHA,N F �,0',`,I 7 64y* '671 fA` ,y. 4 0�-.EbFEBit`'. PLANNING • OMAHA March 2001 City of Omaha City of Omaha Hal Daub,Mayor Planning Department Omaha/Douglas Civic Center 1819 Farnam Street Omaha,Nebraska 68 3• • 1 • • PLANNING DEPARTMENT CITY OF OMAHA MINORITY BUSINESS/WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PLAN INTRODUCTION Minority and women business sectors play an important part in Omaha's overall plans for future growth, progress, and prosperity. It is vital to the City's economic condition and well-being that minority and women businesses expand, thrive and prosper, generating economic stability and increased job opportunities. Towards the fulfillment and accomplishment of these important objectives, the City of Omaha remains committed to minority and women business development. The City of Omaha's approach to minority/women business development is embedded in its policy of non- discrimination in the conduct of City business including the procurement of goods, materials and services, construction and community and economic development projects. The City recognizes its obligations to each segment of the various communities it serves. It is in recognition of these responsibilities that the City established the City's Contract Compliance Ordinance. The Ordinance commits the City to: 1. Require contractors and/or vendors to provide employment opportunities without regard to race, creed, color, sex religion, or national origin; 2. Monitor contractor and vendor equal opportunity performance; and 3. Increase the total number and total dollar volume of City contracts awarded to minority-owned and women-owned firms. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The following represents a summary of the goals and objectives of the Planning Department as they relate to minority and women-owned businesses: 1. Encourage, increase and promote business and procurement opportunities for women-owned businesses; 2. Increase and expand the awareness and understanding regarding the concerns, obstacles, and hindrances preventing increased MBE/WBE participation in Planning Department activities; 3. Assist MBE's/WBE's through the revitalization of business districts; 4. Assist minority and female entrepreneurs in the formation and growth of new small businesses; and 5. Provide technical assistance to neighborhood organizations, MBE's and WBE's to increase their participation in the Planning Department programs and activities at all levels. • SCOPE OF WORK In order to accomplish these objectives, the Planning Department will: 1. Require that recipients of grant awards, consulting contracts, or loans to develop and provide a MBE/WBE Utilization Plan. 2. Ensure that Requests for Proposals require the submission of MBE/WBE Utilization Plans. 3. Ensure that the programs of the Planning Department are advertised in the appropriate new media whose markets are targeted toward MBE/WBE. 4. Implement an outreach effort informing MBE and WBE firms and capture information on these firms doing business with the Planning Department. 5. Implement a system to identify MBE and WBE firms and capture information on these firms doing business with the Planning Department. 6. Require developers, corporations, partnerships and/or sole proprietors to register with the Human Relations Department and the Purchasing Department. In addition, require these entities to: A. Complete CC-1 (Human Relations Department) B. Complete Bid List Registration(Finance Department, Purchasing Division C. Complete Business Certification(Human Relations Department) 7. Require developers, corporations, partnerships and/or sole proprietors to provide registration information on all sub-contractors. 8. Require loan agreements to include a statement that jobs created will be made available to low-to- moderate income persons. The following application package has been developed to assist you in complying with our request for information on your business and all sub-contractors providing goods and/or services on projects financed by and/or implemented through an agreement with the City of Omaha. If you have any questions or require further assistance in completing the application package, please contact Mr. Kenneth Johnson, Sr. at 444-5165. • 2 i MBE/WBE FOR EMPLOYMENT The following list of organizations is provided to assist you in identifying low-to-moderate income persons for employment opportunities. You must make concerted efforts to hire low-to-moderate income persons and document specific actions taken to achieve these objectives. To help accomplish the above goals, the following agencies should be notified of initial employment opportunities for low to moderate income persons: Nebraska Department of Labor-Omaha Job Service Laraza Job Training 5036 Ames Avenue 4911•South 25th Street Omaha, NE 68111 Omaha, NE 68107 Jack Meyers, Office Supervisor Enrique Brodsky, Executive Director 595-3123 734-1321. Work Force Development of Greater Omaha Omaha Opportunities Industrialization Center Blue Lion Centre 2724 North 24th Street 2421-23 North 24th Street Omaha, NE 68110 Omaha, NE 68110 Dr. Bernice Dodd, Executive Director David Catalan, Director 457-4222 444-4700 Urban League of Nebraska, Inc. Girls Incorporated of Omaha 3022-24 North 24th Street 2811 North 45th Street Omaha, NE 68110 Omaha, NE 68104 William Thompkins, President Norma Deeb, Executive Director 453-9730 457-4676 • YWCA 222 South 29th Street • Omaha, NE 68131 Peg Harriott, Executive Director 345-6555 3 V � • C-15A CITY OF OMAHA LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER Omaha,Nebr June 26, 2001 RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY.OF OMAHA: WHEREAS, on October 5, 1999 by Resolution No. 2705, as amended April 17, 2001 by Resolution No. 1020, the City Council approved a contract between the City of Omaha the State of Nebraska, Department of Economic Development, for a$500,000.00 grant allocation of FY 1999 Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust (NAHT) Funds to be used in conjunction with the City's Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and with local private lenders to acquire, rehabilitate and construct single-family homes, provide emergency repairs and provide construction financing to developers and mortgage financing to qualified low and moderate income homebuyers to assist in purchasing homes at affordable rates; and, WHEREAS, the City received approval of the contract and Notification of Release of Funds was issued by the State on May 21, 2001 under NAHT Funds' Award No. 99- TTFHP-706 thereby permitting activities to commence as of that date; and, WHEREAS, the City will administer the grant funds in collaboration with non- profit organizations to provide housing and emergency repair opportunities that benefit low and moderate income persons or addresses slum and blighted conditions on a spot basis; and, WHEREAS, non-profit developers can apply on an on-going basis for NAHT funds. On May 23, 2001, Omaha Economic Development Corporation, a Nebraska Non-profit Corporation (OEDC), applied for funds for their existing new construction project at Hartman Heights located at 60th Street and Hartman Avenue; and, WHEREAS, last year, Omaha Economic Development Corporation, a Nebraska Non-profit Corporation (OEDC), completed construction of eighteen homes at Hartman Heights utilizing partial funding in the amount of$550,000.00 from the City's HOME Program. Sixteen of the homes have been sold. One homebuyer received a $25,000.000 deferred payment loan and fifteen homebuyers received a $35,000.00 deferred payment loan for a total of$550.000.00; and, WHEREAS, OEDC has entered into purchase agreements with two homebuyers for remaining homes and OEDC has no remaining funds to assist these homebuyers in purchasing the homes; therefore, OEDC has requested that the City provide additional financing through the Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust (NAHT) Fund in an amount of $70,000.00. These funds will be used by OEDC to provide deferred payment loans not to exceed $35,000.00 on an individual property to assist two homebuyers in purchasing the homes at 5806 North 61st Avenue and 6095 Ville de Sante Drive, Omaha, Nebraska; and, By Councilmember Adopted City Clerk Approved 41/ Mayor a C-25A CITY OF OMAHA LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER Omaha,Nebr WHEREAS, this Project is eligible for funding in accordance with the FY 1999 NAHT Fund contract between the City and the State; and, WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Omaha and the residents thereof to enter into an Agreement with OEDC for the completion of this housing development project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OMAHA: THAT, as recommended by the Mayor, the attached Agreement between the City of Omaha and Omaha Economic Development Corporation, a Nebraska Non-profit Corporation, Alvin M. Goodwin, President, 2221 North 24tn Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68110, to provide a $70,000.00 loan fund consisting of the State of Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Funds to provide $35,000.00 deferred payment loans on each property to qualified low and moderate income homebuyers whose annual household incomes are 80% or below the Median Income by Family Size in purchasing the homes at 5806 North 61st Avenue and 6095 Ville de Sante Drive, Omaha, Nebraska, is hereby approved. Funds shall be payable from FY 1999 Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Fund Program, Agency No. 300, Fund No. 155, Organization No. 4500. APPROVED AS TO FORM: -6/ ASSISTANT CIT TTO Y DATE P:\PLN 1\11985z doc By Councilmember Adopted JUN Z:.676,..'0 _ City Clerk Approved ,V-c):° 'A0 May to 0 0 0 ° vW, 0 °O ° ° o • 0 O p0 00.g p� O U4 p ° �' �". SW r-' 'mod o ° CDN iw 00 a" 0 ~' OC N > . 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