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RCPP Project ID:2724 <br /> 7. Where Technical Assistance, Watershed Financial Assistance Activities or supplemental agreements to <br /> support realty services are included in the Schedule of Deliverables (Attachment B), lead partner shall <br /> assist NRCS in ranking, developing and managing supplemental agreements. In general, where these <br /> activities are present in the project, the expectation is that the lead partner shall be responsible for 1) <br /> collaborating with NRCS on potential obligations, which shall ultimately be manged by NRCS based on <br /> program and project specific eligibility considerations, and SA negotiations , 2)participating in <br /> supplemental agreement negotiations and providing concurrence on proposed supplemental agreement <br /> deliverables where necessary, and 3)monitoring and reporting of the impact of supplemental agreements <br /> on the project as a whole as described in Attachment C and Exhibits as applicable. <br /> 8. Submit annual project progress reports and a final report,based on guidance provided by NRCS as <br /> further detailed in Attachment C: RCPP Reporting Requirements. <br /> 9. Measure/monitor/model and report on the conservation outcomes of the project, as described in <br /> Attachment E: Project Outcomes. Guidelines for reporting on the economic/financial and social outcomes <br /> of the project will also be included in Attachment E, as applicable. Economic/financial reporting will only <br /> be required when such activities were included in a partner proposal as selected, or developed during <br /> RCPP project negotiations and documented in the Table of Deliverables. <br /> 10. Acknowledge NRCS assistance in public relations or communications materials or events related to <br /> RCPP project activities. To the extent possible,provide draft copies of such information to the relevant <br /> NRCS State office (potentially to be shared/reviewed by NRCS National Headquarters staff) for review <br /> and comment before public release. <br /> 11. Lead Partner is responsible, without recourse to NRCS or USDA, for the settlement and satisfaction of <br /> all contractual and legal issues arising out of arrangements entered into between Lead Partner and third <br /> parties to carry out project activities. <br /> C. It is mutually agreed upon by the Parties that: <br /> 1. The NRCS Program Portal (defined here to include or any replacement of the existing system <br /> implemented by NRCS) will be used to track, monitor, implement and manage this project agreement. The <br /> Parties shall maintain access to and be expected to use the software platform to assist in fulfilling their <br /> responsibilities under this PPA, including but not limited to communications related to project <br /> management,project reporting, and outcome assessment and documentation. <br /> 2. The Parties and their respective agencies and offices will manage their own activities and funding in <br /> pursuing the objectives of this PPA. Each party will carry out its own separate activities in a coordinated <br /> and mutually beneficial manner. Each party therefore agrees that it will assume all risk and liability to <br /> itself, its agents or employees, for any injury to person or property resulting in any manner from the <br /> conduct of its own operations., and the operations of its agency or employees under this PPA, and for any <br /> loss, cost, damage or expense resulting at any time from failure to exercise proper precautions, of itself, its <br /> own agency or its own employees, while occupying or visiting the projects under and pursuant to this <br /> PPA.NRCS reserves the right and authority to reduce or discontinue RCPP assistance based on funding <br /> availability. <br /> 3. While funds obligated via producer contracts or supplemental agreements shall generally remain <br /> available for those purposes, NRCS reserves the right to cancel or terminate such awards if Lead Partner's <br /> failure to deliver contributions would negate the value of NRCS expenditures. <br /> 4. Nothing in this PPA commits either NRCS or Lead Partner to obligate or transfer any funds or financial <br /> assistance that NRCS may provide to eligible producers or landowners. Specific actions that may involve <br /> Page 4 of 51 <br />