6-LobbyingCertification.pdf

This document is a Certification Regarding Lobbying form provided by the Georgia Department of Education School Nutrition Division. The form is a standard compliance document for federal contracts, grants, loans, and cooperative agreements, requiring certification that no federal appropriated funds have been or will be paid to influence or attempt to influence any government officials in connection with the awarding 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 tiers, and mandating that recipients certify and disclose any lobbying activities. The document carries significant penalties for non-compliance, with potential civil penalties of up to $100,000 for failure to file the required certification. The form is designed to be completed by an authorized representative of an organization, with spaces provided for the organization name, award number or project name, representative details, signature, and date.