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12. The grant recipient must follow IRS conflict of interest policies for federal awards and must immediately disclose in

writing any potential conflict of interest to the Grant Program Office. The grant recipient must require each sub-recipient

to follow IRS conflict of interest policies for federal awards and must require each sub-recipient to immediately disclose

in writing any potential conflict of interest to the grant recipient. IRS conflict of interest policies are as follows:

The grant recipient and all sub-recipients must maintain written standards of conduct covering conflicts of interest

and governing the performance of its employees, officers, and agents engaged in the selection, award, and

administration of sub-awards and contracts as required in 2 CFR 200.318. No employee, officer, or agent of the

grant recipient or any sub-recipient may participate in the selection, award, or administration of a sub-award or

contract supported by a federal award if he or she has a real or apparent conflict of interest. The standards of

conduct must provide for disciplinary actions to be applied for violations of such standards by employees, officers,

and agents.

If the grant recipient or sub-recipient has a parent, affiliate, or subsidiary organization that is not a state, local

government, or Indian tribe, the grant recipient or sub-recipient must also maintain written standards of conduct

covering organizational conflicts of interest. Organizational conflicts of interest means that because of relationships

with a parent company, affiliate, or subsidiary organization, the grant recipient or sub-recipient is unable or appears

to be unable to be impartial in conducting a procurement action involving a related organization.

13. The grant recipient must timely disclose in writing to the Grant Program Office any violation of federal criminal law

involving fraud, bribery, or gratuity that may potentially affect the award. Failure to make required disclosures can result

in a number of actions, including withholding of payments, disallowance, and suspension/debarment from future

awards. The grant recipient must require each sub-recipient to certify that the sub-recipient has not violated any federal

criminal law involving fraud, bribery, or gratuity that may potentially affect the award or disclose in writing to the grant

recipient any violation of federal criminal law involving fraud, bribery, or gratuity that may potentially affect the award.

The grant recipient must also include in the award documents for all sub-awards a requirement that the sub-recipient

timely disclose in writing to the grant recipient any violation of federal criminal law involving fraud, bribery, or gratuity

that may potentially affect the award.

14. All contracts made by the grant recipient under the federal award must contain all applicable provisions listed in

Appendix II to 2 CFR Part 200.

15. The grant recipient and any sub-recipient organizations must utilize Form 13614-C, Intake/Interview & Quality Review

Sheet at sites or activities where federal returns are prepared. The grant recipient and any sub-recipient organizations

must adhere to all Quality Site Requirements as explained in the Publication 1084, IRS Volunteer Site Coordinator’s

Handbook.

16. The grant recipient agrees to remain tax compliant (file all required federal returns and information reporting documents

and pay all federal taxes) during the period of this grant. Any finding or allegation of tax noncompliance may result in the

immediate termination of the grant and/or impact eligibility for future funding.

17. It is the intention that all grant recipient organizations electronically file all eligible returns. It is a goal for the TCE

program that at least sixty five percent of all electronically filed returns completed are for taxpayers aged 60+.

Organizations not meeting this goal may impact their consideration during the subsequent year grant application period.

18. The grant recipient must have a valid Dun & Bradstreet Number System (DUNS) number and maintain current

registration through the System for Award Management (SAM) at throughout the entire grant award

cycle.

19. IRS may terminate this agreement for reasons of default or failure of the grant recipient to perform their obligations

under this agreement, as well as for malfeasance, illegal conduct, and/or management practices by the grant recipient

that jeopardize the ethical operations and implementation of this agreement. In any of the above cases, IRS will notify

the grant recipient in writing of its intent to terminate the agreement and the causes for such a decision. IRS will provide

seven (7) days for the grant recipient to respond in writing.

20. The grant recipient agrees to comply with the requirements included in the terms and conditions.

21. GRANT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS – The grant recipient is responsible for ensuring reports are timely and

accurately filed throughout the grant period and until close out of the grant. The following reports and reporting dates

apply to the TCE Grant.

9661

Catalog Number 20829N

Form

(Rev. 4-2015)

Form 9661 - Cooperative Agreement Page 4

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