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A TRUE COPY Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG ) Program rcoTIFIC TIO ON LAST PAGE Florida Department of Law Enforcement J . R . SMITH , CLERK 57 , Additional Documentation of Personnel for Department of Financial Services In accordance with Section 215 . 971 , Florida Statutes , the Florida Department of Financial Services may require documentation validation that personnel services were performed on project related activities in accordance with the contract agreement. 58. Reporting Potential Fraud , Waste , Abuse , and Similar Misconduct The subgrant recipient must promptly refer to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Office of Criminal Justice Grants any credible evidence that a principal , employee , agent, contractor, subcontractor, or other person has either 1 ) submitted a false claim for grant funds under the _ False Claims Act; or 2) committed a criminal or civil violation of laws pertaining to fraud , conflict of '. ' interest, bribery, gratuity , or similar misconduct involving grant funds 59 . Task Force Training Requirement The subgrant recipient agrees that within 120 days of award , each member of a law enforcement task force funded with these funds who is a task force commander, agency executive, task force officer, or other task force member of equivalent rank, will complete required online (internet- based ) task force training . The training is provided free of charge online through BJA's Center for Task Force Integrity and Leadership (www. ctfli . or4 ) . All current and new task force members are required to complete this training once during the life of the award , or once every four years if multiple awards include this requirement. This training addresses task force effectiveness as well as other key issues including privacy and civil liberties/rights, task force performance measurement, personnel selection , and task force oversight and accountability. Additional information is available regarding this required training and access methods via BJA's web site and the Center for Task Force Integrity and Leadership (www. ctfli . ora ) . 60 . Funds to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN ) Unallowable Subgrant recipient understands and agrees that it cannot use any federal funds, either directly or indirectly, in support of any contract or subaward to either the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN ) or its subsidiaries , without the express prior written approval of OJP . 61 . High Risk Subgrant Recipients The subgrant recipient agrees to comply with any additional requirements that may be imposed during the grant performance period if the U . S . Department of Justice determines that the subgrant recipient is a high4isk grantee . Cf. 28 C . F . R. parts 66 , 70 . 62 , Text Messaging While Driving Pursuant to Executive Order 13513 , " Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving , " 74 Fed . Reg . 51225 ( October 1 , 2009) , the subgrant recipient is encouraged to adopt and enforce policies banning employees from text messaging while driving any vehicle during the course of performing work funded by this subgrant and to establish workplace safety policies and conduct education , awareness , and other outreach to decrease crashes caused by distracted drivers . 63 . Central Contractor Registry ( CCR) The subgrant recipient must maintain the currency of its information in the CCR until it submits the final financial report required under this award or receives the final payment, whichever is later. This requires that the subgrant recipient review and update the information at least annually after the initial registration , and more frequently if required by changes in its information or another award term . SFY 2013 Page 18