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Acknowledgment of SBA Funding/Use of SBA’s Logo/Publication Requirements

It is important that service recipients and the general public are aware of the Regional Innovation Clusters Program and SBA’s role in this project, as well as the taxpayer funded support the Agency is providing under this Award. Therefore, Contractor must include the following acknowledgment of support statement on all materials produced in whole or in part with Contract funds:

“Funded through a contract with the U.S. Small Business Administration.”

For purposes of this requirement, the term “materials” includes, but is not limited to, press releases, brochures, pamphlets, handouts, reports, advertisements, books, curricula, websites, video or audio productions, and similar items regardless of the medium employed. The term “materials” does not include stationery or business cards and SBA’s logo may not be used on such items.

Where Contractor uses Contract funds to produce materials featuring editorial content, Contractor must use the following alternate acknowledgment of support statement (either independently or in conjunction with the SBA logo):

“Funded through a contract with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.”

In addition, Contractor must display signage featuring the SBA logo at all facilities that are open to the public and which are being used for project activities. Such signage must prominently feature the acknowledgment of support statement identified above.

Where used, the acknowledgment of support statement must be presented in a legible typeface, font size, and (where applicable) color contrast and must appear verbatim and may not be altered or replaced with substitute language. However, on materials with severe space constraints such as signs and banners, Contractor may use “SBA” in the acknowledgment of support statement instead of “U.S. Small Business Administration.”

Contractor may elect to use SBA’s logo on materials produced with Contract funds. Contractor may contact SBA in order to obtain a high resolution copy of SBA’s logo and a copy of SBA’s Graphic and Use Guide. Where used, the SBA logo may be positioned in close proximity to Contractor’s logo or may be placed in a prominent location elsewhere in the material. However, SBA’s logo may not be placed in close proximity to any third party’s logo, or used in such a way as may imply that a relationship exists between SBA and any third party (Note: Contractor’s parent entity is not considered a third party). Additionally, in each instance where Contractor uses the SBA logo, Contractor must also include the acknowledgement of support statement in reasonably close proximity to the logo.

Neither the SBA logo nor the acknowledgment of support statement may be used in connection with activities outside the scope of this Award. In particular, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES may the SBA logo or acknowledgment of support statement appear on items used in conjunction with fundraising, lobbying, or the express or implied endorsement of any goods, service, entity, or individual. Additionally, Contractor may not use the SBA logo on any social media sites or services without obtaining prior approval from SBA.