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All disclosures about activities with non-appropriated funds must be updated quarterly. The language of this certification is to be included in all award documents at all tiers, and subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No appropriated funds will be expended for lobbying activities, and the use of non-appropriated funds for lobbying activities must be disclosed.<a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Procedures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each employee submitting a proposal for external funding must certify via the Project Information Navigation System (PINS) the following: \u201cTo the extent I am aware that any agent of the University has engaged in lobbying the federal government in securing the funding for which this application represents such efforts have been coordinated through or I will inform the NC State Office of Federal Affairs.\u201d This and all certifications and representations are available for viewing:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/systems-portals\/pins\/pins-approval-certifications\/\">PINS Approval Certifications<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/generalcounsel.ncsu.edu\/legal-topics\/compliance-ethics\/ethics-and-lobbying-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State of North Carolina lobbying laws<\/a>&nbsp;are addressed by the Office of General Counsel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Federal lobbying must be disclosed to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eaped.ncsu.edu\/federal-relations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Federal Affairs<\/a>&nbsp;pursuant to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northcarolina.edu\/apps\/policy\/index.php?section=400.5%5BR%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UNC System\u2019s policy regarding disclosure of lobbying activities.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Requirements Before a federal grant, contract or cooperative agreement exceeding $100,000 can be awarded, the recipient must: Policy No appropriated funds will be expended for lobbying activities, and the use&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":55,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"Federal regulations such as the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and those created by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 place limitations and reporting requirements on all tax-exempt organizations with regard to their engagement in activities that attempt\u00a0to influence legislation (i.e., lobbying). 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