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Certifications and Signatures: 
I certify that the information in this application is true and accurate, that the individuals and organizations named in it have agreed to participate in the proposed project on the terms specified, and that I will take responsibility for the execution of this project in keeping with the plan outlined in this proposal and according to the principles described in the New Hampshire Humanities Community Project Grant Guidelines.

In addition, by signing and submitting a grant application, the Executive Director or Board Chair of the applicant organization is providing the applicable federal certifications regarding compliance with nondiscrimination statutes, debarment, and suspension, as set forth in the Community Project Grant Guidelines and as follows:
 
1. Certification regarding debarment, suspension, ineligibility, and voluntary exclusion: (a) The prospective lower-tier participant (applicant) certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any federal department or agency.
(b) Where the prospective lower-tier participant is unable to certify the statements in the certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.

2. Certification regarding nondiscrimination statutes: The applicant certifies that it will comply with the following nondiscrimination statutes and their implementing regulations:

(a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), which provides that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the applicant received federal financial assistance;

(b) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance;

(c) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance, except that actions which reasonably take age into account as a factor
necessary for the normal operation or achievement of any statutory objective of the program or activity shall not violate this statute;

(d) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance.