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Department of Justice(DOJ) Office of Justice Programs AWARD CONTINUATION I! _�r 0 Bureau of Justice Assistance SHEET PAGE 13 OF 31 Grant PROJECT NUMBER 2020-DJ-BX-0452 AWARD DATE 09/19/2020 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 28. Compliance with 41 U.S.C.4712(including prohibitions on reprisal;notice to employees) The recipient(and any subrecipient at any tier)must comply with,and is subject to,all applicable provisions of 41 U.S.C.4712,including all applicable provisions that prohibit,under specified circumstances,discrimination against an employee as reprisal for the employee's disclosure of information related to gross mismanagement of a federal grant,a gross waste of federal funds,an abuse of authority relating to a federal grant,a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety,or a violation of law,rule,or regulation related to a federal grant. The recipient also must inform its employees,in writing(and in the predominant native language of the workforce),of employee rights and remedies under 41 U.S.C.4712. Should a question arise as to the applicability of the provisions of 41 U.S.C.4712 to this award,the recipient is to contact the DOJ awarding agency(OJP or OVW,as appropriate)for guidance. 29. Encouragement of policies to ban text messaging while driving Pursuant to Executive Order 13513,"Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving,"74 Fed.Reg. 51225(October 1,2009),DOJ encourages recipients and subrecipients("subgrantees")to adopt and enforce policies banning employees from text messaging while driving any vehicle during the course of performing work funded by this award,and to establish workplace safety policies and conduct education,awareness,and other outreach to decrease crashes caused by distracted drivers. 30. Requirement to disclose whether recipient is designated"high risk"by a federal grant-making agency outside of DOJ If the recipient is designated"high risk"by a federal grant-making agency outside of DOJ,currently or at any time during the course of the period of performance under this award,the recipient must disclose that fact and certain related information to OJP by email at OJP.ComplianceReporting@ojp.usdoj.gov. For purposes of this disclosure,high risk includes any status under which a federal awarding agency provides additional oversight due to the recipient's past performance,or other programmatic or financial concerns with the recipient.The recipient's disclosure must include the following: 1.The federal awarding agency that currently designates the recipient high risk,2.The date the recipient was designated high risk,3.The high-risk point of contact at that federal awarding agency(name,phone number,and email address),and 4.The reasons for the high-risk status,as set out by the federal awarding agency. OJP FORM 4000/2(REV.4-88)