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<br />CIVIL RIGHTS CERTIFICATION FORM
<br />The funds provided to the Contractor are available under section 603 of the Social Security Act, as added
<br />by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act.
<br />Contractor understands and acknowledges that:
<br />As a condition of receipt of federal financial assistance from the Department of the Treasury, with
<br />monies distributed through City of Everett, Contractor provides the assurances stated herein. The
<br />federal financial assistance may include federal grants, loans and contracts to provide assistance to
<br />Contractor, the use or rent of Federal land or property at below market value, Federal training, a loan of
<br />Federal personnel, subsidies, and other arrangements with the intention of providing assistance. Federal
<br />financial assistance does not encompass contracts of guarantee or insurance, regulated programs,
<br />licenses, procurement contracts by the Federal government at market value, or programs that provide
<br />direct benefits.
<br />The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 provides that the provisions of the assurances apply to all of the
<br />operations of Contractor’s program(s) and activity(ies), so long as any portion of Contractor’s program(s)
<br />or activity(ies) is federally assisted in the manner prescribed above
<br />Contractor certifies the following:
<br />1. Contractor ensures its current and future compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
<br />as amended, which prohibits exclusion from participation, denial of the benefits of, or
<br />subjection to discrimination under programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance,
<br />of any person in the United States on the ground of race, color, or national origin (42 U.S.C. §
<br />2000d et seq.), as implemented by the Department of the Treasury Title VI regulations at 31 CFR
<br />Part 22 and other pertinent executive orders such as Executive Order 13166, directives,
<br />circulars, policies, memoranda, and/or guidance documents.
<br />2. Contractor acknowledges that Executive Order 13166, “Improving Access to Services for Persons
<br />with Limited English Proficiency,” seeks to improve access to federally assisted programs and
<br />activities for individuals who, because of national origin, have Limited English proficiency (LEP).
<br />Contractor understands that denying a person access to its programs, services, and activities
<br />because of LEP is a form of national origin discrimination prohibited under Title VI of the Civil
<br />Rights Act of 1964 and the Department of the Treasury’s implementing regulations. Accordingly,
<br />Contractor shall initiate reasonable steps, or comply with the Department of the Treasury’s
<br />directives, to ensure that LEP persons have meaningful access to its programs, services, and
<br />activities. Contractor understands and agrees that meaningful access may entail providing
<br />language assistance services, including oral interpretation and written translation where
<br />necessary, to ensure effective communication in Contractor’s programs, services, and activities.
<br />3. Contractor agrees to consider the need for language services for LEP persons when Contractor
<br />develops applicable budgets and conducts programs, services, and activities. As a resource, the
<br />Department of the Treasury has published its LEP guidance at 70 FR 6067. For more information
<br />on taking reasonable steps to provide meaningful access for LEP persons, please visit
<br />http://www.lep.gov.
<br />4. Contractor acknowledges and agrees that compliance with the assurances constitutes a
<br />condition of continued receipt of federal financial assistance and is binding upon Contractor and
<br />its successors, transferees, and assignees for the period in which such assistance is provided.
<br />5. Contractor shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits Contractors
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