CA Certificate of Authority.docx

OPTION 1-- STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY

I, ___________________, do hereby certify that I am the principal legal officer of the [FULL NAME OF RECIPIENT], that the [FULL NAME OF RECIPIENT] is a legally constituted public body with full authority and legal capability to perform the terms of the Cooperative Agreement between the Department of the Army and the [FULL NAME OF RECIPIENT] in connection with the [FULL NAME OF “PROJECT”], and to pay damages, if necessary, in the event of the failure to perform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and that the persons who have executed this Agreement on behalf of the [FULL NAME OF RECIPIENT] have acted within their statutory authority.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have made and executed this certification this ______________ day of _____________ 20___.

[SIGNATURE]

[TYPED NAME]

[TITLE IN FULL]

OPTION 2—NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION

I, ____________, do hereby certify that I am the [FULL TITLE OF ATTORNEY SIGNING CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY] of the [FULL NAME OF RECIPIENT], that the [FULL NAME OF RECIPIENT] is a legally constituted nongovernmental organization with full authority and legal capability to perform the terms of the Agreement between the Department of the Army and the [FULL NAME OF RECIPIENT] in connection with the [FULL NAME OF “PROJECT”], and to pay damages, if necessary, in the event of the failure to perform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and that the persons who have executed this Agreement on behalf of the [FULL NAME OF RECIPIENT] have acted within their corporate authority.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have made and executed this certification this ______________ day of _____________ 20_ .

[SIGNATURE]

[TYPED NAME]

[TITLE IN FULL]