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All cooperative agreements |
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If the award is for a cooperative agreement, include a detailed and project-specific description of the substantial activities to be carried out by Service staff under the award (“The Service will…” and “the Recipient will…” statements). Substantial involvement does NOT include: awarding funds, assigning a project officer, reviewing and approving standard financial and performance reports, processing payments, monitoring to ensure project is completed on time, or performing any other routine administrative and monitoring activities. These responsibilities are inherent to every financial assistance award and do NOT justify issuing a cooperative agreement! Do not include these types of activities in
the in the “The Service will…” substantial involvement statement.[5]
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[1] Office of Management and Budget Implementation of Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (Pub. L 95-224) (PDF available here).
[2] ibid, G.(2).
[3] ibid, C. 2.
[4] 505 DM 2.9 B(3)(a)
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