This Assurance of Compliance is delivered by the undersigned, an authorized officer on behalf of the applicant organization in connection with the applicant's grant application to the Upper Peninsula Arts and Culture Alliance. The applicant hereby certifies, warrants, and represents that:

1. The project will be accessible to the public following ADA guidelines.

2. The project will comply with all applicable federal nondiscrimination policies including the following:

a. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended

b. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended

c. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended

d. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended

e. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended

3. The project will comply as requested with requirements set forth in the following:

a. The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA)

b. The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (NHPA)

4. If funded, the applicant will review and agree to comply with the NEA General Terms and Conditions.

5. The applicant has never been convicted of, or subject to civil judgment for, the commission of fraud, embezzlement, theft, forgery, or making false statements, or any other offense indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty that seriously and directly affects present responsibility, or any other cause of so serious or compelling a nature that it affects the organization’s present responsibility.

6. The applicant maintains a drug-free workplace, and employees involved in the project have been made aware that the workplace is to be drug-free. If a violation of a criminal drug statute occurs, the Upper Peninsula Arts and Culture Alliance will be notified immediately.

7. The applicant will not conduct any political lobbying within the grant-supported project.

8. If the project includes Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of cultural patrimony, the applicant will consult with lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native organizations regarding the appropriate storage, treatment, and handling of such remains or cultural items; make a reasonable and good-faith effort to incorporate and accommodate Native American traditional knowledge; and obtain free and informed consent prior to allowing any exhibition of, access to, or research involving such remains or cultural items.

9. The application contains the complete scope of work for which the grant funds will be used.

10. The information in the application is accurate and complete to the best of the applicant’s knowledge.