Attachment F - Certificate of Authority - 2026.pdf

This document is a Certificate of Authority template to be completed by legal counsel for a Cooperative Agreement recipient. The certificate serves as a legal attestation that the signatory is the designated legal representative of the recipient organization and that the recipient is a legally constituted public body with full authority and legal capability to perform the terms of the Cooperative Agreement between the recipient and the U.S. Department of Defense, administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The attorney must certify that the individuals who executed the Cooperative Agreement on behalf of the recipient acted within their legal authority.

The template requires completion of the recipient organization name, names of persons executing the agreement, date of certification (in 2026), and the name and address of the attorney providing the certification. The document functions as a required federal form confirming organizational standing and signatory authority for defense-related cooperative agreements.