district strategic plans - Spartanburg County School District One

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Funded Awards and Programs
(Including, but not limited to, the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, Individual with Disabilities
Education Act—611 and 619, Local Youth Mentoring Initiative, Education for Homeless
Children and Youth, Title I, Education Technology State Grants and School Nutrition
Cafeteria Equipment Assistance)
As the duly authorized representatives of applicant, by signing this Addendum, we certify that this
applicant will abide by the following with respect to amounts received by the applicant under the ARRA,
if applicable:
Will quarterly report uses of ARRA funds as provided by Section 1512 of the ARRA and the
directives of the South Carolina Department of Education;
Will certify that any infrastructure investment has received the full review and vetting
required by law and that the chief executive accepts responsibility that the infrastructure
investment is an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars, pursuant to Section 1511 of the ARRA;
Will comply with Section 1605 of the ARRA (requiring the use of American iron, steel, and
manufactured goods), and Section 1606 of the ARRA (requiring compliance with federal
prevailing wage requirements);
Will allow access to any representative of an appropriate inspector general to examine any
records and interview any officer or employee regarding contracts or grants awarded, pursuant
to Section 1515;
Will abide by the provisions of Section 1553 of the ARRA regarding protection of
whistleblowers;
Will not use ARRA funds for any casino or other gambling establishment, aquarium, zoo, golf
course, or swimming pool, pursuant to Section 1604 of the ARRA; and
Will promptly refer to an appropriate inspector general any credible evidence that an
administrator, employee, agent, contractor, sub-grantee, subcontractor, or other person has
submitted a false claim under the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733) or has committed
a criminal or civil violation of laws pertaining to fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, gratuity, or
similar misconduct involving those funds.
Links to the Inspectors General may be found at:
http://www.recovery.gov/Accountability/inspectors/Pages/Home.aspx
Fraud and abuse may be reported at:
http://www.recovery.gov/Contact/ReportFraud/Pages/Report_Fraud.aspx
The Recovery Board Fraud Hotline: 1-877-392-3375
Signature of Superintendent/Chief Executive
Officer
Ronald W. Garner, Ed.D.
Printed/typed name of Superintendent
Signature of authorized financial official
Laura McCraw
Printed/typed name of financial official
Spartanburg District One
Printed/typed name of Public K-12 Entity
Date
ron.garner@spart1.org
Email Address
Date
laura.mccraw@spart1.org
Email Address
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