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<p class="MsoNormal">We don’t have a large amount over $100k but we treat each award as if it was essentially. We have an appendix of our agreement that is for certifications and includes Lobbying as one of the certifications. It states:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>LOBBYING<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As required by Section 1352, Title 31 of the United States Code, and implemented for persons entering into a grant or cooperative agreement over $100,000, the grantee certifies to the best of his or her knowledge and belief that:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">(a)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer
or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of a Federal contract, the making of a Federal grant, the making of a Federal loan, the entering into of a cooperative agreement, or the extension, continuation,
renewal, amendment, or modification of a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">(b)</span></span><![endif]>If any funds other than appropriated Federal funds have been paid or will be paid to any person (other than a regularly employed officer or employee
of the grantee) for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative
agreement, the undersigned shall request, complete, and submit Standard Form LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>The undersigned shall require that 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And here is the certification before the authorizing official signs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The undersigned further provides assurance that it will include the language of these certifications in all subawards and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As the duly authorized representative of the grantee, I hereby certify that the grantee will comply with the above certifications.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Never had anyone come back and say we aren’t receiving an award of this size why do I have to certify this.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Federal Programs Consultant</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Library of North Carolina
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">NC Department of Natural & Cultural Resources</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">919.814.6796</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">catherine.prince@dncr.nc.gov </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://library.nc.gov/"><span style="color:blue">library.nc.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Reish, Karren (MDE) via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 7, 2026 9:48 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Forbes, Lyndsay (BLC) <lyndsay.forbes@mass.gov>; LSTA Coordinators Listserv <lstac@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] Re: [lstac] certifications for lobbying activities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We don’t offer grants that large so we haven’t dealt with that level of certification. Sorry.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Karren Reish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Library Grants Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">517-241-0021 / <a href="http://www.mi.gov/lsta">
<span style="color:#0563C1">www.mi.gov/lsta</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Forbes, Lyndsay (BLC) via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 7, 2026 9:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LSTA Coordinators Listserv <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] certifications for lobbying activities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">I'm updating our Agreements, Assurances and Certification documents for subgrants. The certifications and assurances the SLAA signs includes this line: Applicants requesting
more than $100,000 in grant funds must also certify regarding lobbying activities and may be required to submit a "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities" form. Further down there is a whole certification section within the document.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">I am wondering how others handle the lobbying certification for subgrants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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