§ 17.715. Grant agreements.

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(a)General. After a grantee is awarded a grant in accordance with § 17.705(b) or § 17.705(d), VA will draft a grant agreement to be executed by VA and the grantee. Upon execution of the grant agreement, VA will obligate the approved amount to the grantee. The grant agreement will provide that:

(1)The grantee must operate the program in accordance with the provisions of this section and the grant application.

(2)If a grantee's application identified a subrecipient, such subrecipient must operate the program in accordance with the provisions of this section and the grant application.

(3)If a grantee's application identified that funds will be used to procure or operate vehicles to directly provide transportation services, the following requirements must be met:

(i)Title to the vehicles must vest solely in the grantee or identified subrecipient, or with leased vehicles in an identified lender.

(ii)The grantee or identified subrecipient must, at a minimum, provide motor vehicle liability insurance for the vehicles to the same extent they would insure vehicles procured with their own funds.

(iii)All vehicle operators must be licensed in a U.S. State or Territory to operate such vehicles.

(iv)Vehicles must be safe and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.

(v)Vehicles must be operated in accordance with applicable Department of Transportation regulations concerning transit requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

(b)Additional requirements. Grantees and identified subrecipients are subject to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards under 2 CFR part 200, and subject to 2 CFR parts 25 and 170, if applicable. (Authority: Sec. 307, Pub. L. 111-163; 38 U.S.C. 501) \[78 FR 19593, Apr. 2, 2013, as amended at 80 FR 43322, July 22, 2015\]

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