Federal grantees should be aware that the General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed requiring applicants, both when initially registering in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and during each annual renewal, to agree to three new certifications.
These certifications would affirm that grantees:
- Do not operate programs promoting “illegal DEI” or “discriminate on the basis of race or color” in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws;
- Will not knowingly transport, conceal, harbor, shield or hire “an illegal alien;” and
- Will not “fund, subsidize or facilitate violence, terrorism… or threaten public safety or national security.”
GSA’s proposal, “Information Collection; System for Award Management Registration Requirement for Financial Assistance Recipients,” seeks to align longstanding financial assistance representations and certifications in SAM.gov with the Administration’s new policies.