A Grant Recipient's use of the Institute's electronic Grant
Management System to create, exchange, execute, submit, and verify
legally binding Grant Contract documents and Grant Award reports shall
be pursuant to an agreement between the Institute and the Grant Recipient
regarding the use of binding electronic signatures. Such agreement
shall include at least the following minimum standards:
(1) The Grant Recipient agrees that by entering the
Authorized Signing Official's password in the electronic Grant Management
System at certain specified points, the Grant Recipient electronically
signs the Grant Contract document or related form. The Grant Recipient
further agrees that the electronic signature is the legal equivalent
of the Authorized Signing Official's manual signature.
(2) The Institute may rely upon the electronic signature
rendered by entering the Authorized Signing Official's password as
evidence that the Grant Recipient consents to be legally bound by
the terms and conditions of the Grant Contract or related form as
if the document was manually signed.
(3) The Grant Recipient shall provide prompt written
notification to the Institute of any changes regarding the status
or authority of the individual(s) designated by the Grant Recipient
to be the Grant Recipient's Authorized Signing Official. The notice
must be provided to an individual designated by the Institute.
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