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(xiv) Indirect cost rate for the Federal Award: Not applicable <br />EXHIBIT B <br />SPECIAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO <br />UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST <br />PRINCIPLES AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS <br />1. Applicability of 2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Requirements. Grantee acknowledges that the Uniform <br />Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements in 2 C.F.R. Part 200 <br />apply to this Grant award from the City of Elk River. <br />2. Compliance with Rules Governing Prime Award. Grantee acknowledges that it is a beneficiary of <br />grant funds issued by the City from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds <br />("SLFRF") awarded to the City through the American Rescue Plan Act. Grantee's use of Grant <br />Funds must conform to the requirements and limitations on the use of SLFRF as provided in 31 <br />CFR Part 35 and the accompanying guidance issued by the U.S. Treasury. This includes, but is <br />not limited to, the requirements relating to the use of SLFRF for broadband investments provided <br />for in 31 CFR § 35.6(e)(2). <br />Pursuant to 31 CFR § 35.6(e)(2)(C), Grantee must, for as long as the SLFRF-funded broadband <br />infrastructure is in use: <br />(a) Participate in the Federal Communications Commission's Affordable Connectivity Program <br />(ACP) through the lifetime of the ACP; or <br />(b) Otherwise provide access to a broad -based affordability program to low-income consumers in <br />the proposed service area of the broadband infrastructure that provides benefits to households <br />commensurate with those provided under the ACP through the lifetime of the ACP. <br />3. Procurement. <br />a. Federal Procurement Standards. Grantee shall comply with the procurement standards <br />provided in 2 CFR § 318-326 when procuring property or services with Grant Funds. Grantee <br />shall impose the Grantee's obligations under this Agreement on its contractors, specifically or <br />by reference, so that such obligations will be binding upon each of its contractors. Grantee <br />shall maintain oversight of all activities under this Agreement and shall ensure that for any <br />procured contract or agreement, its contractors perform according to the terms and conditions <br />of the procured contracts or agreements, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement. <br />b. Use ofRecycled Materials. Grantee will emphasize the use of recovered or recycled goods and <br />materials where practical and cost competitive. <br />Use of Small and Minority Businesses. Grantee will take affirmative steps to use minority and <br />women's business enterprises and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. These <br />efforts shall include soliciting such businesses when they are a potential source. <br />d. Preference for Domestic Materials. Grantee will, to the extent appropriate, practicable and <br />consistent with the law, provide a preference for the purchase, acquisition, or use of goods, <br />products or materials produced in the United States, as provided for in 2 CFR § 200.322. <br />229334d2 <br />