WA State Department of Commerce 12/8/2016

ATTACHMENT D LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION,AND NON-SUPPLANTING CERTIFICATION 1. LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICENCY To ensure compliance with the Omnibus Crime control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, grant recipients must take reasonable steps to ensure that persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) have meaningful access to services and legal protections. Meaningful access may entail providing language assistance services, including oral and written translation, where necessary. Assistance in understanding grant recipient's obligations under the law may be found in the Department of Justice's Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficiency Persons (LEP Guidance), which can be found at 67 Fed. Reg. 41455 (June 18, 2002). Additional assistance regarding LEP obligations and information may be found at www.lep.00v. 2. NOTIFICATION OF FINDINGS OF DISCRIMATION 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 basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability against the Grantee or a program partner or participant receiving grant funds, the Grantee 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 Grantee 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 identify all open grants utilizing U.S. Department of Justice funding by grant number and program title. 3. NON-SUPPLANTING CERTIFICATION No STOP Grant funds will be used to supplant existing state, local, or other nonfederal funding already in place to support current services. STOP Grant funds will be used to increase the total amount of funds used to combat violence against women. Violation of the non-supplanting requirement can result in a range of penalties, including suspension of future funds under this grant, recoupment of monies provided under this grant,and civil and/or criminal penalties. 4. GRANTEE DUTY TO ENSURE SUBGRANTEES COMPLIANCE The Grantee is required to ensure compliance with this requirement by any program partner or participant receiving funding under this grant. As the duly authorized representative of the grantee, I hereby certify that the Grantee will comply with the above requirements specified in this Certification. Agency Name 1 t-gi \'', 00,,,1 \ f \-,r),ri 0;r __._ SIT(0,1/) Name of Authorjzed Officials Title of Authorized Official i .1 Ie7,416:0 Signatur . ALthori. • Official ate i A At tST: t '44 — City Clerk