HomeMy WebLinkAboutAging - Pennsylvania Department of AgingAging Program Directive (APD)
APD#: 26-01-06
Issuance Date: September 10, 2026 Effective Date: September 10, 2026
Program Area: AAA Administration Disposition: Rescinds 91-01-01
Origin: Division of Policy
Contact: SecretaryofAging@pa.gov
Subject: Certification and Disclosure Regarding Lobbying
To: Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Area Agencies on Aging
Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Pennsylvania Council on Aging
PDA Grantees and Contractors Comptroller
DHS, Office of Policy Development
From:
Jason Kavulich
Secretary
Purpose: The purpose of this Aging Program Directive (APD) is to apprise Area Agencies on
Aging of the previously amended lobbying requirements and to request them to
submit a certification regarding lobbying and, where appropriate, a disclosure
statement.
Background: On January 15, 2026, the PDA launched an internal policy known as the Aging
Program Directive Cataloguing Tool & Process to ensure that all APDs and ATABs
issued to the AAA network are reviewed on an annual basis. This internal PDA
review process, as outlined in APD 26-30-02 Rescinding Department Guidance, will
ensure the AAA network is able to easily identify current APDs and ATABs. It is the
goal of this review process to ensure that issuance dates of APDs or ATABs do not
exceed five (5) years. This APD/ATAB has been updated with minimal changes in
accordance with the internal review process and reflects current PDA policy and
procedures.
In 1991, the U.S. Administration on aging (AoA) called the attention of state Units
on Aging (SUAs) to the “Certification Regarding Lobbying ” appendix addressed in
Section 319 of Public Law 101-121, and implemented under 45 CFR 93 (55 Federal
Register 6736, Feb. 26, 1990). Generally, this section prohibits recipients of federal
contracts, grants and loans from using appropriated funds for lobbying the
Executive or Legislative Branches of the Federal Government in connection with a
specific contract, grant or loan. It also requires that each person or entity requesting
or receiving federal funding or commitments of funding or loan guarantees must
file disclosure forms when any lobbying event requires it.
Area Agencies on Aging are advised that these requirements are applicable not only
to federal grantees, such as State Units on Aging, but also to subgrantees, such as
Area Agencies on Aging and their service providers.
Directives: Area agencies on aging (AAAs) are requested to submit the attached Lobbying
Certification Form, appropriately signed, to the Department as specified under the
current Older Adult Services Grant Agreement (OASGA) submission process.
Furthermore, AAAs shall obtain and keep on file a Lobbying Certification Form for
each service provider receiving Department funds in excess of $100,000 under a
subcontract with the AAA.
Where required, AAAs shall submit to the Department a completed Disclosure of
Lobbying Activities Form (Standard Form-LLL) for itself or a provider. It is the
responsibility of the AAA and, where appropriate, a service provider to determine
when an event requires disclosure under 45 CFR 93.
BOP-1307
Revised 11/7/2013
LOBBYING CERTIFICATION FORM
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements
The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
(1)No federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the
undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any
agency, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of
Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal contract, the making of any federal grant, the
making of any federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the
extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement.
(2)If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, an
officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with this federal
contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard
Form-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, which can be found at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/omb/grants/sflllin.pdf
(3)The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award
documents for all sub-awards at all tiers (including subcontracts, sub-grants, and contracts under
grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all sub-recipients shall certify and disclose
accordingly.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this
transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or
entering into this transaction imposed under Section 1352, Title 31, U. S. Code. Any person who fails to
file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than
$100,000 for such failure.
SIGNATURE: ______________________________________________________________
TITLE: _____________________________________________ DATE: ________________