Snohomish County Human Services 10/6/2022

Exhibit E BH-22-AR-04-198 City of Everett Page 1 of 4 EXHIBIT E AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021, SECTION 9901 A. The funds provided to Agency are available under section 603 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act. B. The Agency understands and acknowledges that: As a condition of receipt of federal financial assistance from the Department of the Treasury, with monies distributed through Snohomish County, the Agency named below (hereinafter referred to as the “Agency”) provides the assurances stated herein. The federal financial assistance may include federal grants, loans and contracts to provide assistance to the Agency’s beneficiaries, the use or rent of Federal land or property at below market value, Federal training, a loan of Federal personnel, subsidies, and other arrangements with the intention of providing assistance. Federal financial assistance does not encompass contracts of guarantee or insurance, regulated programs, licenses, procurement contracts by the Federal government at market value, or programs that provide direct benefits. C. The assurance applies to all federal financial assistance from or fund made available through the Department of Treasury. D. The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 provides that the provisions of the assurances apply to all of the operations of the Agency’s program(s) and activity(ies), so long as any portion of the Agency’s program(s) or activity(ies) is federally assisted in the manner prescribed above E. The Agency certifies the following: 1. Agency ensures its current and future compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, which prohibits exclusion from participation, denial of the benefits of, or subjection to discrimination under programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance, of any person in the United States on the ground of race, color, or national origin (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.), as implemented by the Department of the Treasury Title VI regulations at 31 CFR Part 22 and other pertinent executive orders such as Executive Order 13166, directives, circulars, policies, memoranda, and/or guidance documents. 2. Agency acknowledges that Executive Order 13166, “Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency,” seeks to improve access to federally assisted programs and activities for individuals who, CIVIL RIGHTS ASSURANCES CERTIFICATION