Influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any Federal department or agency, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a member of Congress about obtaining a Federal grant, cooperative agreement or any other Federal award is prohibited.
Lobbying: influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any Federal department or agency, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining a Federal grant, cooperative agreement or any other Federal award.
Annual Certification: Subrecipients must annually certify that they have not and will not use federally appropriated funds for lobbying. Subrecipients must impose lobbying restrictions and receive the same certification from the third‐party contractors doing operations or administration.
Exception: Lobbying restrictions do not apply to activities that might influence policy issues.
