2021/10/13 Council Agenda Packet

3. NOTIFICATION OF FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION OR NON-COMPLIANCE In the event a state or federal court, or a state or federal administrative agency, makes a finding of discrimination after a due process hearing on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sex, sexual orientation or gender identity against the applicant or a program partner or participant receiving grant funds, the applicant will forward a copy of the finding to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Civil Rights (OCR), and the Department of Commerce (COMMERCE). The applicant shall include a statement clearly stating whether or not the finding is related to any grant activity supported with a grant in which U.S. Department of Justice Funds are involved, and shall identify all open grants utilizing U.S. Department of Justice funding by contract number and program title. The applicant shall include a statement clearly stating whether or not the finding is related to any grant activity supported with a grant in which U.S. Department of Justice Funds are involved, and shall identify all open grants utilizing U.S. Department of Justice funding by contract number and program title. 4. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (EEOP) The applicant will determine whether it is required to formulate an Equal Employment Opportunity Program (EEOP), in accordance with 28 C.F.R. 42.301 et. seq. If the applicant is not required to formulate an EEOP, it will submit a certificate form to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Civil Rights (OCR), and Washington State Department of Commerce (COMMERCE) indicating that it is not required to develop an EEOP. If the applicant is required to develop an EEOP but not required to submit the EEOP to the OCR, the applicant will submit a certification to the OCR and COMMERCE certifying that it has an EEOP on file which meets the applicable requirements. If the applicant is awarded a grant of $500,000 or more and has 50 or more employees, it will submit a copy of its EEOP to the OCR and COMMERCE. Non-profit organizations, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and medical and educational institutions are exempt from the EEOP requirement, but are required to submit a certification form to the OCR to claim the exemption. A copy of the certification form will also be submitted to COMMERCE. Information about civil rights obligations of grantees can be found at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocr/ 5. APPLICANT DUTY TO ENSURE SUB -RECIPIENTS COMPLIANCE The applicant is required to ensure compliance with this requirement by any program partner or participant receiving funding under this grant. As the individual with primary functional responsibility for equal opportunity/civil rights compliance for the applicant jurisdiction, I hereby certify that the applicant will comply with the above Civil Rights requirements specified in this certification. SIGNATURE OF INDIVIDUAL WITH FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TITLE OF OFFICIAL COMPLETING THE CERTIFICATION JURISDICTION/ORGANIZATION REPRESENTED DATE 24