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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11011994 - 1.29 T 'I A9 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director 'e� Contra By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrator Costa DATE: October 18, 1994 County SUBJECT: Approve Cooperative Agreement #28-562-1 with the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) &BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute, on behalf of the County, Cooperative Agreement #28-562-1 (Federal Grant #58-3194-4-051) with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) , Food-and Nutrition Service, in the amount of $104, 330, for the period from September 30, 1994 through September 29, 1995, for the Cooperative Nutrition Education Project. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Approval of this Cooperative Agreement will result in $104, 330 from the USDA, during the period from September 30, 1994 through September 29, 1995, for the Cooperative Nutrition Education Project. No County match is required. III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: The goal of the Cooperative Nutrition Education Project is to improve nutritional well-being and reduce risk for chronic disease among food stamp household members, school meal participants, and children participating in the Child Care Council 's Child Care Food Program, through the establishment and maintenance of a cooperative nutrition education service. Approval of Cooperative Agreement #28-562-1 will allow the Department's Prevention Program and the Food and Nutrition Policy Consortium to provide nutrition education to Contra Costa County food assistance recipients through classes and workshops, as well as through existing community channels, such as schools and food distribution sites. Three signed copies of the Cooperative Agreement and three certified/sealed copies of.. the Board Order should be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEN ATI OF BOARD C MMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) IIAI 4994 ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 4UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD Contact: Wendel Brunner, M.D. (313-6712) OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CCs Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED NOV ' 11.394 USDA Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of • Superyiwrsand�uun�rnistrator M382/7•83 BY —, DEPUTY M U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1. GRANUAGREEMENT NO. 2_ FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 58-3194-4-051 PAGE 1 OF 15 GRAN /COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT 3. AUTHORITY Federal Grant & Cooperative Agrees Act: Public Law 95-224; Food Stamp Act of 1' As Amended; Child Nutrition Act of 1966, As 4. ISSUING OFFICE 5. GRANT/AGREEMENT FOR Amen, U.S. Department -of Agriculture Prevention Program Food 'and Nutrition Service Contract Management Branch 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 914 8 - 5 6 2 0 1 Alexandria, Virginia 22302 6. GRANTEEICOOPERATOR Qvarne and AddreSW 7. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA Contra Costa County Health Services Dept. Prevention Program - 4-6-4812-4100-30710 75 Santa Barbara Road, 2nd Floor Pleasant Hill, California 94523 Obligate $104,330' 9. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE EL GRANT/AGREEMENT AMOUNT 5 Pleasant Hill, California $104,330 10. MAIL REQUESTS FOR REIMBURSEMENTS.TO 11. SPONSOR U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Office of Analysis and Evaluation Accounting Division 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 417 Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE 13. EXPIRATION DATE September 30, 1994 September Z9, 199` The Grantee/Cooperator hereby assures and-certifies that he will comply with the regulations, policies, guidelines and requirements as they relate to the application, acceptance and use of Federal Funds for this federally 'assisted project, Including: OMB Circulars No. A-21, A-87, A-95, A-110, A-128 and A-133; 41 CFR 1-152; and.any USDA Regulations Implemeftng 011M Circulars, such as 7 CFR 3015, 3015, 3017, and 3018. REMARKS. Si A OF GRANTEEICOOPE ATOR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IGN U ed DATE SIGNATLIRE (ContrawrV Officer)A ME (Typed) NAME (Typed) Tom Powers ' ELAINE S. LYNN TITLE TITLE Chair, Board of Supervisors CONTRACTING OFFICER FNS-629 (8-93) FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 2 This Cooperative Agreement consists of: 1. Grant/Cooperative Agreement, Form FNS 529 2. General Terms and Conditions 3. Special Provisions ARTICLE I GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARTICLE II ORDER OF PRECEDENCE ARTICLE III BILLING INSTRUCTIONS ARTICLE IV METHOD OF PAYMENT ARTICLE V UNIFORM FEDERAL ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS ARTICLE VI CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE ARTICLE VII TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT ARTICLE VIII COPYRIGHTS ARTICLE IX PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, OR SUPPLIES ARTICLE X MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING ARTICLE XI KEY PERSONNEL ARTICLE XII ASSURANCES ARTICLE %III PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE ARTICLE XIV ESTIMATED COSTS ARTICLE XV AGREEMENT ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE XVI CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION ARTICLE XVII CERTIFICATIONS ARTICLE XVIII PUBLICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCES ARTICLE XIX DATA COLLECTION ARTICLE XX SCHEDULE 3. ATTACHMENT 1 - PART 3015 OF TITLE 7 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS -- 4. ATTACHMENT 2 - PART 3016 OF TITLE 7 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS 5. ATTACHMENT 3 - STANDARD FORM 270 FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 3 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHEREAS, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has a current need to conduct demonstration projects to test the feasibility of community based nutrition education consortia to deliver nutrition education to food assistance program recipients; and WHEREAS, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT, has the resources and the expertise to conduct such a demonstration project; and WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Cooperative Agreement for the purpose of conducting a demonstration project to plan, implement and evaluate the delivery of nutrition education to food assistance program recipients; and WHEREAS, it is the intention of the parties to the Cooperative Agreement that such work shall be for their mutual benefit and the benefit of food assistance program recipients; and WHEREAS, the work to be done under this Cooperative Agreement will be cooperatively planned and conducted; NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable considerations, the parties hereby mutually agree with each other as follows: A. THE COOPERATOR AGREES: 1. To perform the specific tasks as outlined in his/her proposal as amended during negotiations. 2 . To name one individual to serve as Project Coordinator for the demonstration project. This individual will be responsible for overall direction of the project, submission of all required reports and liaison with FNS through the _ Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) . He or she will keep the COR well informed of problems and work with the COR to reach mutually satisfactory solutions to problems. The Project Coordinator must have at least 50% time to devote to the overall management and implementation of the demonstration project. 3. To have the evaluator and the project coordinator attend the orientation meeting. ' The agenda for the orientation meeting will address project plans, a clarification of FNS' involvement, reporting procedures and requirements, funding procedures, project schedule and deliverables, as well provide technical assistance and address individual projects technical conserns. The evaluator and the project FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 4 coordinator agree to attend 2 other meetings planned for this project. 4. Design, Development, Implementation, Operation, Evaluation and Closeout of the Project - The consortium will be ultimately responsible for undertaking and successfully completing the activities agreed to in the cooperative agreement. 5. To obtain the required match and collaborative funds specified in the proposal. Any short falls must be reported to FNS' COR for possible ammendment to the cooperative agreement. 6. To make available to the project any other resources indicated in the application, such as other staff to complete tasks, office space, word processing, data analysis, and other office equipment. Nonexpendable items purchased by the cooperator costing $1,000 or more, purchased using funds supplied by FNS are subject to final disposition instructions by FNS. 7. To provide reports and products as identified in the _ agreement. When publicizing the work under this agreement, the cooperator will acknowledge the support of USDA, FNS, in substantially the form set below: "This project has been funded at least in part with Federal funds from the Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Cooperative Agreement No. 58-3198-4- 051. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the view or policies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. " 8. To use the funds provided by FNS to conduct the demonstration and to prepare a final self-assessment report. The funds, in an amount established during negotiations, are to be used in a manner approved by FNS. 9. To furnish all relevant information and cooperate fully with the independent evaluator and community development advisor under contract with FNS who will be supporting and assessing the demonstation community nutrition education projects. FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 5 B. THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE AGREES: 1. To insure that FNS staff, through the COR, will be available throughout the period of the Cooperative Agreement to work closely with the cooperating organization. 2. To provide a technicial assistance contractor to assist projects in resolving problems related to community organization and providing evaluation technical assistance to help meet project objectives. Monitor the performance of the contractor. 3. To facilitate contact and support from FNS regional offices . and state and local food assistance programs, if needed. 4. To review all deliverables, progress reports and drafts and provide timely comments. 5. Within FNS travel budget limitations, to conduct site visits, attend training, major events and/or evaluation meetings. 6. To publicize the projects at meetings. _ 7. To disseminate the synthesis document and the results of the evaluations. 8. To help defray the costs of the project by reimbursing the cooperating organization with funds in the amount established during negotiations to help conduct the operation. C. IT IS MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED: Cooperative Agreements require that both FNS and the cooperating organization work cooperatively to meet mutually agreeable project objectives. This means that both parties _ agree to: `- 1. That the maximum allowable costs of this Cooperative Agreement are $104,330. 2. That payments by FNS to the Cooperator will be made for specific- expenditures for each previous period as listed in detail on a properly executed SF-270, Request for Advance or Reimbursement, to be prepared by the Cooperator and submitted to the address shown in Block 10 of' the cover page. FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 6 3. That the maximum duration of the project, including submission of the final evaluation report, is no later than September 29, 1995, unless the period is extended by modification of this cooperative agreement. 4. That no advertising or promotional material may be released without FNS approval concerning work carried out under this Cooperative Agreement. That copies of intended publications will be provided to FNS prior to submission for publication. 5. That FNS has the right to reproduce, in whole or in part, and distribute copies of all reports resulting from this project. 6. That this Cooperative Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual agreement between the parties in writing. 7. That this Cooperative Agreement may be terminated by either of the parties hereto upon 90 calendar days notice in writing to the other party. 8. That both parties agree to consult as appropriate to reach mutually agreeable decisions about the objectives, _ methodology, reporting, and overall project direction. 9. (a) The Government has the option to extend the term of this agreement for 12 additional months. If more than 60 days remain in the agreement period of performance, the Government; without prior written notification, may exercise this option by issuing a modification to the agreement. To exercise this option within the last 60 days of the period of performance, the Government must provide to the Cooperator written notification prior to that last 60-day period. This preliminary notification does not commit the Government to exercising the option. (b) Exercise of an option will result in the following_ _ modification: `- (1) The "Period of Performance" under C. 3 is modified for the option period as follows: PERIOD START DATE END DATE Option Period .One (1) 9/30/95 9/29/96 (2) The "Estimated and Allowable Cost" under C.1 is modified to reflect increased estimated costs for the option period as follows: FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 7 PERIOD TOTAL Option Period One (1) $104,002 SPECIAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE I - GOVERNING DOCUMENTS The Cooperator shall furnish the necessary personnel, materials, supplies, services, facilities and otherwise do all things necessary to perform the work set forth in the following documents which are hereby incorporated into this Agreement: 1. Cooperative Agreement Requirements (Part II) ; and 2. The Cooperator's Application. ARTICLE II ORDER OF PRECEDENCE In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of-the Agreement, the inconsistency shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: a. Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions; b. Objectives and Requirements; C. Cooperator's Application; d. Parts 3015, 3016, 3017, and 3018 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as applicable. Note: Only the following Subparts of Part 3015 apply to State governments: a. Subpart I on audits of State, Local, and Indian Tribal governments; b. Subpart Q, paragraph 3015.158 on competition; c. Subpart T on cost principles d.Subpart V on the intergovernmental review of -Federal _ _ programs; -- ARTICLE III BILLING INSTRUCTIONS Each claim for reimbursement, in an original and two copies, will be submitted on SF-270, Request for Advance or Reimbursement, in accordance with Part 3016 of Title 7 of the CFR, Subpart C, Financial Reporting. (A sample SF-270 is Attachment 3) . The SF- 270 shall be submitted to the Accounting Division at the address below. . A copy shall simultaneously be sent to the COR. Each quarter at same time the quarterly report is submitted to the Contracting Officer's Representative, the SF-270 should be accompanied by a summary sheet detailing costs claimed by cost element; i.e. , direct labor by hours/staff person or category, FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 8 direct costs, and overhead costs. USDA/Food and Nutrition Service Accounting Division 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 417 Alexandria, VA 22302 ARTICLE IV - METHOD OF PAYMENT Cooperator will be reimbursed via Treasury check after receipt of a properly completed SF-270, Request for Advance or Reimbursement and supporting documentation. ARTICLE V - UNIFORM FEDERAL ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS The following parts of Title 7 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) are incorporated by reference and are considered a part of the Agreement, as applicable. These regulations have the same force and effect as if given in full text. ,Upon written request, the Contracting Officer will make the full text(s) available to the Cooperator. Part 3015 - Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations - :Part 3016 - Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments - Part 3017 - Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Non- procurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free "Workplace Part 3018 - New Restrictions on Lobbying ARTICLE VI - CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE Jill Randell, Program Analyst, Office of Analysis and Evaluation, (703) 305_2115, is hereby designated as the Contracting-Officer's Representative (COR) for this project. The COR's responsibilities shall include monitoring of the Cooperator's performance, progress and compliance with all substantial project objectives, in accordance with Article VII, Technical Oversight, and Article X, Monitoring and Reporting Program Performance and Financial Reporting. ARTICLE VII - TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT A. Performance of the work under this Agreement shall be subject to the technical oversight of the COR. The COR will monitor the Cooperator's performance and notify the Cooperator in writing of deficiencies observed during FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 9 surveillance, and direct appropriate action to effect correction. The COR will record and report to the Contracting Officer incidents of nonconforming services, delays or general problems. B. Technical direction must be within the scope of the Governing Documents (Article I) . The COR does not have the authority to issue any technical direction which: (1) constitutes an assignment of additional work outside the general scope of the Agreement; . (2) in any manner causes an increase or decrease in the total amount of the Agreement or the time required for performance; (3) changes or waives any of the expressed terms and conditions of the Agreement; (4) interferes with the Cooperator's right to perform the terms and conditions of the Agreement and/or (5) places the COR as a supervisor of the Cooperator's employees. C. The COR may, with the agreement of the Cooperator, request the Contracting Officer to modify the Agreement to: (1) increase or decrease the general scope of the Agreement; (2) increase or decrease the total amount of the Agreement or the time required for performance; and (3) change or waive any of the expressed terms and conditions of the Agreement. D. The Cooperator shall proceed promptly with implementation of the technical direction properly issued by the COR in the manner. prescribed by this Article. E. If, in the opinion of the Cooperator, instruction or direction issued by the COR is within one of the categories in B(1) through B(5) above, the Cooperator shall not proceed but shall notify the Contracting Off icer, in writing, within five (5) working days--after receipt of any such instruction or direction, requesting the Agreement be modified accordingly. ARTICLE VIII - COPYRIGHTS The author or Cooperator is free to copyright any books, publications or other copyrightable materials developed in the course of or under this Agreement. However, the Government shall reserve a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use, and to authorize others to use the work for Government purposes. FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 10 ARTICLE IB - PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, OR SUPPLIES The acquisition and disposition of any property, equipment or supplies shall be handled in accordance with Part 3016 of Title 7 of the CFR, Subpart C, Post-Award Requirements. ARTICLE 8 - MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING A. Under requirements of Part 3016, Subpart C,, agreement recipients shall monitor the performance of agreement and subagreement-supported activities to assure that performance goals are being achieved. Cooperator shall submit quarterly performance reports. These performance reports shall contain brief information per 3016.40 (b) (2) . B. The requirements to submit Financial Status Report, Standard Form 259 and 269A, and Federal Cash Transactions Report, Standard Form 272, are hereby waived. ARTICLE %I - KEY PERSONNEL In accordance with Part 3016, Subpart C, paragraph 3016.30 (d) , _ Programmatic Changes, The Cooperator's Key Personnel are as follows: Name Title MELODY STEEPLES PROJECT DIRECTOR Key personnel shall not be changed or substituted by the Cooperator within the first 90 days of the Cooperative Agreement period without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer. ARTICLE %II - ASSURANCES As a condition of this Agreement, the Cooperator assures and _ certifies that it is in compliance with and will comply in the course of the Agreement with all applicable laws, regulations, Executive Orders and other generally applicable requirements, including those set out in Standard Form 424B, Assurances-Non- Construction Programs, which is hereby incorporated in this grant by reference and such other statutory provisions as are specifically set forth herein. ARTICLE %III - PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The Period of Performance for this Agreement is September 30, 1994 through September 29, 1995. During this period, the Agreement may be amended in writing by the Contracting Officer any time upon mutual agreement between the parties. This FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 11 Agreement may be terminated by either of the parties hereto upon 60 calendar days notice, in writing, to the other party. ARTICLE XIV - ESTIMATED COSTS The total estimated cost for this Agreement is $104,330. Expenditures in excess of this amount shall be borne by the Cooperator and will not be reimbursable by the Government. The Cooperator will be reimbursed for allowable costs in accordance with paragraph 3016.22, Allowable Costs. ARTICLE %V - AGREEMENT ADMINISTRATION The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this Agreement. In the event the Cooperator effects any change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the changes will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the Agreement price to cover any increase in costs incurred as a result thereof. The Government Contracting Officer is: NAME: Elaine S. Lynn TELEPHONE: (703) 305-2269 TITLE: Contracting Officer The Government Administrator to be contacted in regard to Agreement Terms and Conditions is: NAME: Crystal D. Wood TELEPHONE: (703) 305-2429 TITLE: Contract Specialist The Cooperator Administrator to be contacted in regard to Agreement Terms and Conditions is: 77 NAME: John Cohen TELEPHONE: (510) 646-6511 TITLE: Director ARTICLE %VI - CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION (a) Confidential information, as used in this Article, means: (1) information or data of a personal nature proprietary about an individual, or. (2) information or data submitted by or pertaining to an institution or organization. FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 12 (b) In addition to the types of confidential information described in (a) (1) and (2) above, information which might require special consideration with regard to the timing of its disclosure may derive from studies or research, as appropriate, during which public disclosure of preliminary invalidated findings could create erroneous conclusions which might threaten public health or safety if acted upon. (c) The Contracting Officer and the Cooperator may, by mutual consent, identify elsewhere in this Agreement specific information and/or categories of information which the Government will furnish to the Cooperator or that the Cooperator is expected to generate which is confidential. Similarly, the Contracting Officer and the Cooperator may, by mutual consent, identify such confidential information from time to time during the performance of the Agreement. (d) If it is established that information to be utilized under this Agreement is subject to the Privacy Act, the Cooperator will follow the rules and procedures of disclosure set forth in the Privacy Act of 1974, and - implementing regulations and policies, with respect to systems of records determined to be subject to the Privacy Act. (e) Confidential information, as defined in (a) (1) and (2) above, shall not be disclosed without the prior written consent of the individual, institution or organization. (f) Written advance notice of at least 30 days will be provided to the Contracting Officer of the Cooperator's intent to release findings of studies or research, as appropriate, which have the possibility of adverse effects on the public or the Federal agency, as described in (b) above. If the Contracting Officer does not pose any objections in writing within the 30- day period, the Grantee may proceed with disclosure. (g) Whenever the Cooperator is uncertain with regard to the proper handling of material under the Agreement, or if the material in question is subject to the Privacy Act or is confidential information subject to the provisions of this Article, the Cooperator shall obtain a written determination from the Contracting Officer prior to any release, disclosure, dissemination, or publication. FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 13 (h) The provisions of paragraph (e) of this Article shall not apply when the information is subject to conflicting or overlapping provisions in other Federal, State, or local laws. ARTICLE %VII - CERTIFICATIONS 1. Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants) are hereby incorporated by reference (Re: 7 CFR Part 3017) . 2. - The provisions of 7 CFR Part 3018, New Restrictions on Lobbying are incorporated by reference. 3. The above mentioned regulations have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon written request, the Contracting officer will make the full text available. 4. The Cooperator is reminded of its responsibility to include the above provisions and obtain certifications, as appropriate, from lower tier subawardees. ARTICLE %VIII - PUBLICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCES (a) The Cooperator may report results of their projects under this Agreement in papers and articles for professional audiences, as appropriate. The COR shall receive a copy of such items prior to submission and be allowed 30 days from receipt for peer review. The Cooperator agrees to carefully consider comments resulting from this peer review, and justify those comments not incorporated in the article. Any publications or articles resulting from this research shall acknowledge the support of FNS and will include a disclaimer as follows: This project was funded, in part, through Cooperative Agreement Number 58-3198-4-051 with the Food and --. Nutrition Service, U.S._ Department of Agriculture. The opinions or conclusions expressed herein do not, however, necessarily reflect those of the Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. (b) FNS reserves the right to publish the Final Reports under this project for public dissemination, independently of publication plans by the Grantee. (c) The Cooperator will consider the potential collaborative nature of FNS' involvement when determining who should author presentations and published papers. 4 FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 14 ARTICLE XIX - DATA COLLECTION The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Public Law 96-511, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-40, revised, prohibits federal agencies from conducting or sponsoring the collection of information on identical items, from ten (10) or more persons without prior approval from OMB of any plans or forms to be used in such collection. These provisions are applicable to questionnaires, record keeping requirements, or any report forms proposed for use. The Cooperator will comply with the provisions of this article. ARTICLE XX - SCHEDULE A. Cooperators shall submit an original and five (5) copies of the required progress reports. These reports shall be due by the dates specified in (C) below. The contents of these performance reports is provided in Article X. 1' B.. Cooperators shall submit a Final Self-Assessment Report on the project undertaken, describing its objectives, implementation, problems encountered and how they were handled, and the outcomes of the project--both successes and failures--in terms of the original objectives. The Final Self-Assessment Report shall be provided to FNS in first-draft and final versions, giving FNS the opportunity to offer comments on the first draft, with a view to preparing the final draft to be published for public dissemination. C. Schedule of Deliverables: BASE PERIOD - SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 29, 1995 DELIVERABLE DUE DATE 1. MEMO OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT RESULTS NOVEMBER -15, 1994 _ 2. REVISED EVALUATION PLAN NOVEMBER 15, 1994 3. PROGRESS REPORT ' DECEMBER 15, 1994 . 4. PROGRESS REPORT MARCH 15, 1995 S. FINAL REPORT: BASE PERIOD; REVISED BUDGET FOR OPTION JUNE 30, 1995 OPTIONAL PERIOD 6. REPORT: PILOT COMPLETION SEPTEMBER 29, 1995 FNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 58-3198-4-051 PAGE 15. OPTION PERIOD - SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 THROUGE SEPTEMBER 29, 1996 7. PROGRESS REPORT JANUARY 15, 1996 8. PROGRESS REPORT APRIL 15, 1996 9. - DRAFT FINAL REPORT AUGUST 15, 1996 10. FINAL SELF ASSESSMENT REPORT SEPTEMBER 10, 1996 11. FINAL REPORT SEPTEMBER 29, 1996