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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary Rayme -MSL- via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 28, 2025 6:43 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LSTA Coordinators Listserv <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [lstac] Whistleblower protection -- example of verbiage?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Have I missed the required whistleblower assurance in the FFY25 Assurances? I am still looking for IMLS/Fed-approved language for this to include in our Notice of Grant Awards...I have attached a generic and unsigned Statement of Assurances
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am getting ready to incorporate the whistleblower protections/assurances into our Notice of Grant Award. Does anyone have an example of how they have worded the assurance? This is to comply with the updated 2CFR 200...<u></u><u></u></p>
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