a. Abortion Funding – Subrecipient shall not use any grant funds to fund or promote elective abortions as described in executive order 14182.
b. Anti-Discrimination Laws – Subrecipient agrees that its compliance in all respects with all applicable federal anti-discrimination laws is material to payment decisions under section 3729(b)(4) of title 31 of the United States Code. Subrecipient further certifies that it does not operate any programs that violate any applicable federal anti-discrimination laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
c. Anti-Lobbying - Subrecipient agrees, to the best of their knowledge and belief, (1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of it, 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, it will complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions.
d. Authorized Individual - Its governing body has in an official meeting open to the public duly adopted or passed as an official act, a resolution, motion or similar action authorizing the person identified as the official representative of the subrecipient to submit the final statement and all understandings and assurances contained therein, and directing and authorizing the person identified as the official representative of the subrecipient to act in connection with the submission of the final statement and to provide such additional information as may be required.
e. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Subrecipient agrees it will not use Federal funding to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates, policies, programs, or activities that violate any applicable Federal antidiscrimination laws.
f. Executive Order (E.O.) 14154 - Notwithstanding anything in the NOFO or Application, this grant shall not be governed by any executive orders revoked by E.O. 14154.
g. Federal award performance goals - The Subrecipient shall meet any applicable performance goals, indicators, targets, and baseline data as required by applicable program requirements.
h. Gender Ideology - Subrecipient shall not use the funds to promote gender ideology as described in executive order 14168.
i. Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 - Subrecipient agrees it will comply with the other provisions of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and with any other applicable laws not explicitly listed here.
j. Immigration Statutes – Subrecipient shall not use the funding in a manner that by design or effect facilitates the subsidization or promotion of illegal immigration or shields illegal aliens from deportation, including by maintaining policies or practices that materially impede enforcement of federal immigration laws.
k. Legal Authority - The consolidated plan is authorized under State and local law (as applicable) and the Subrecipient possesses the legal authority to carry out the programs for which it is seeking funding, in accordance with applicable HUD regulations.”
l. Personal Responsibility and Work Opporunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) – Subrecipient shall administer its grant in accordance with all applicable immigration restrictions and requirements, including the eligibility and verification requirements that apply under title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1601-1646) (PRWORA) and any applicable requirements that HUD, the Attorney General, or the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may establish from time to time to comply with PRWORA, Executive Order 14218, or other Executive Orders or immigration laws.
Subrecipient agrees to comply with the County’s verification process for verifying an income-qualified individual’s eligibility for public benefits under Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA, 8 U.S.C. 1601-1646), E.O. 14218 before Subrecipient provides and federal benefit to any individual.
m. Systematic Alien Verification Entitlements (SAVE) – Subrecipient shall use SAVE or an equivalent verification system approved by the federal government to prevent any federal public benefit from being provided to an ineligible alien who entered the United States illegally or is otherwise unlawfully present in the United States.
n. Special Assessments – Subrecipient agrees it will not attempt to recover any capital costs of public improvements assisted with CDBG funds, including Section 108 loan guaranteed funds, by assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of low and moderate income, including any fee charged or assessment made as a condition of obtaining access to such public improvements. However, if CDBG funds are used to pay the proportion of a fee or assessment that relates to the capital costs of public improvements (assisted in part with CDBG funds) financed from other revenue sources, an assessment or charge may be made against the property with respect to the public improvements financed by a source other than CDBG funds. In addition, in the case of properties owned and occupied by moderate-income (not low-income) families, an assessment or charge may be made against the property for public improvements financed by a source other.
o. Uniform Relocation Act and Anti-displacement and Relocation Plan – Subrecipient agrees it will comply with the acquisition and relocation requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 4601-4655) and implementing regulations at 49 CFR Part 24. It has in effect and is following a residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan required under 24 CFR Part 42 in connection with any activity assisted with funding under the Community Development Block Grant program.
p. Violence Against Women Act - Subrecipient will comply with the right to report crime and emergencies protections found in 34 U.S.C. 12495.
q. Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and Whistleblower Protections – Subrecipient agrees it will comply with 41 U.S.C. § 4712, which includes informing employees in writing of their rights and remedies, in the predominant native language of the workforce. Under 41 U.S.C. § 4712, employees of a government contractor, subcontractor, recipient, and subrecipient-as well as a personal services contractor-who make a protected disclosure about a Federal award or contract cannot be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against if they reasonably believe the information they disclose is evidence of (1) gross mismanagement of a Federal contract or award; (2) waste of Federal funds; (3) abuse of authority relating to a Federal contract or award; (4) substantial and specific danger to public health and safety; or (5) violations of law, rule, or regulation related to a Federal contract or award.