Housing Hope HCS-15-42-1213-198(1) 7/25/2016

in a depository not authorized by this Loan Agreement or approved by the City. W. Public Information 1. In all news releases and other public notices related to the Project funded under this Loan Agreement, the Agency shall include information identifying the source of funds as the City of Everett's allocation of Snohomish County HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds. 2. For all construction and rehabilitation Projects, the Agency shall erect a sign to City specifications at the construction site, identifying the source of funds. X. Religious or Faith-Based Organizations 1. Organizations that are religious or faith-based are eligible on the same basis as any other organization to participate in the HOME Program. 2. Organizations that are directly funded under the HOME Program may not engage in inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization, as a part of the programs or services funded under 24 CFR Part 92. If the Agency conducts such activities, the activities must be offered separately, in time or location, from the programs or services funded under 24 CFR Part 92, and participation must be voluntary for the beneficiaries of the HUD-funded programs or services. 3. An organization that participates in the HOME Program shall not, in providing program assistance, discriminate against a program beneficiary or prospective program beneficiary on the basis of religion or religious belief. 4. HOME funds may not be used for the acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of structures to the extent that those structures are used for inherently religious activities. HOME funds may be used for the acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of structures only to the extent that those structures are used for conducting eligible activities under 24 CFR Part 92. Where a structure is used for both eligible and inherently religious activities, HOME funds may not exceed the cost of those portions of the acquisition, construction or rehabilitation that are attributable to eligible activities in accordance with the cost accounting requirements applicable to HOME funds in 24 CFR Part 92. Sanctuaries, chapels or other rooms that a HOME-funded religious congregation uses as its principal place of worship, however, are ineligible for HOME-funded improvements. 5. Pursuant to 24 CFR § 5.109(e), a religious organization's exemption from the federal prohibition on employment discrimination on the basis of religion, set Amended HOME Loan Agreement Housing Hope's Kennedy Court Improvement Project Page 19 of 53