5-Lobbying Certification.pdf

This document is a Certification Regarding Lobbying form for federal contracts, grants, loans, and cooperative agreements. The document requires the undersigned to certify that no federal appropriated funds have been or will be paid to influence or attempt to influence any federal agency, member of Congress, or federal employee in connection with the award of a contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

The certification includes important legal stipulations, such as requiring the language of the certification to be included in award documents for all subawards and subcontracts, and mandating disclosure of any lobbying activities. Failure to comply with these requirements can result in significant penalties, including civil penalties of up to $100,000 for each failure to file the required certification. The form must be completed and submitted with a Standard Form-LLL "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying" in accordance with specific instructions.