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Consolidated Agreement FY23 Page 9 of 28 5. When administering the Women, Infants, and Children's Program(WIC), LHD must adhere to the requirements set forth in Section 361 of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which amended Section 12(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA), 42 U.S.C. 1760(b). This Act requires local health departments to support full use of the federal administrative funds provided for the WIC program. The federal administrative funds are specifically excluded from budget restrictions or limitations including, at a minimum, hiring freezes, work furloughs, and travel restrictions. 6. LHD agrees to execute the following consolidated Federal Certifications (Attachment C) as applicable when receiving federal funds and to immediately notify DCFW and DPH if the certifications, as executed, change during the term of the Consolidated Agreement: a. Certification regarding Nondiscrimination; b. Certification regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements; c. Certification regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke; d. Certification regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions; and e. Certification regarding Lobbying. 7. Pursuant to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA), LHD is required to submit to DCFW and DPH information that is reportable by DCFW and DPH for all qualified sub- awardees of federal funds. LHD will complete and submit the FFATA Data Reporting Requirement forms provided by DCFW and DPH to determine the eligibility as a sub-awardee for reporting purposes. Information provided by LHD will be used by DCFW and DPH to report subawards (funding authorizations) equal to or greater than $25,000 from each federal grant. 8. LHD shall maintain an active registration in the federal government's System for Award Management (SAM). The SAM registration must be updated no less often than annually in order to maintain an active status. To update the registration, LHD must log in at the SAM home page, www.sam.gov, and follow the instructions found there. C. Training Reimbursement 1. Subject to the availability of funds and approval by the Office of the Chief Public Health Nurse/Local Technical Assistance Training Branch, LHD may request reimbursement of expenses for: a. Public Health Registered Nurses participating in Principles and Practices of Public Health Nursing course. Reimbursement is $400 per participant upon successful completion of the course. Reimbursement requests must be submitted by LHD to the Local Technical Assistance and Training Branch within the same fiscal year the course is completed; and/or b. LHD Management/Supervision level staff participating in the Management and Supervision for Public Health Professionals course. Reimbursement is $600 per participant upon successful completion of the course. Reimbursement requests must be submitted by LHD to the Local Technical Assistance and Training Branch within the same fiscal year the course is completed. The Training Funds Reimbursement Request Form can be found at https://publichealth.nc.gov/Ihd/ under the General Information: Training Reimbursement section. (This form can also be downloaded at https://publichealth.nc.gov/lhd/docs/Funds-ReimbForm.xlsx.) 2. Subject to the availability of funds and approval by the Environmental Health Section, LHD may request reimbursement for Centralized Intern Training (CIT) and a one-time mileage allocation. Reimbursement requests must be submitted by LHD to the Environmental Health Section within the