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SECTION 15A: ASSURANCES Several provisions offederal law and policy apply to all grant programs. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services needs to secure your assurance that the applicant will comply with these provisions. If you would like further information about any of these assurances, please contact your state's COPS Grant Program Specialist at 800.421.6770. By the applicant's authorized representative's signature, the applicant assures that it will comply with all legal and administrative requirements that govern the applicant for acceptance and use of federal grant funds. In particular, the applicant assures us that: I. It has been legally and officially authorized by the appropriate governing body (for example, mayor or city council) to apply for this grant and that the persons signing the application and these assurances on its behalf are authorized to do so and to act on its behalf with respect to any issues that may arise during processing of this application. 2. It will comply with the provisions offederallaw, which limit certain political activities of grantee employees whose principal employment is in connection with an activity financed in whole or in part with this grant. These restrictions are set forth in 5 U.S.C. 91501, et seq. 3. It will comply with the minimum wage and maximum hours provisions of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, if applicable. 4. It will establish safeguards, if it has not done so already, to prohibit employees from using their positions for a purpose that is, or gives the appearance of being, motivated by a desire for private gain for themselves or others, particularly those with whom they have family, business or other ties. 5. It will give the Department of Justice or the Comptroller General access to and the right to examine records and documents related to the grant. 6. It will comply with all requirements imposed by the Department of Justice as a condition or administrative requirement of the grant, including but not limited to: the requirements of28 CFR Part 66 and 28 CFR Part 70 (governing administrative requirements for grants and cooperative agreements); 2 CFR Part 225 (OMS Circular A-87), 2 CFR 220 (OMS Circular A-21), 2 CFR Part 230 (OMS Circular A-122) and 48 CFR Part 31.000, et seq. (FAR 31) (governing cost principles); OMS Circular A-133 (governing audits) and other applicable OMS circulars; the applicable provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended; 28 CFR Part 38.1; the current edition of the COPS Grant Monitoring Standards and Guidelines; the applicable COPS Grant Owner's Manuals; and with all other applicable program requirements, laws, orders, regulations, or circulars. 7. If applicable, it will, to the extent practicable and consistent with applicable law, seek, recruit and hire qualified members of racial and ethnic minority groups and qualified women in order to further effective law enforcement by increasing their ranks within the sworn positions in the agency. 8. It will not, on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability or age, unlawfully exclude any person from participation in, deny the benefits of or employment to any person, or subject any person to discrimination in connection with any programs or activities funded in whole or in part with federal funds. These civil rights requirements are found in the non- discrimination provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.c. 9 3789d); Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9 2000d); the Indian Civil Rights Act (25 U.S.C. 99 1301-1303); Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 9 794); Title II, Subtitle A of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (42 U.S.C. 912101, et seq.); the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 9 610 I, et seq.); and Department ofJustice Non- Discrimination Regulations contained in Title 28, Parts 35 and 42 (subparts C, D, E, G and I) of the Code of Federal Regulations. A. In the event that any court or administrative agency makes a finding of discrimination on grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability or age against the applicant after a due process hearing, it agrees to forward a copy of the finding to the Office for Civil Rights, Office of Justice Programs, 810 7th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20531. B. If your organization has received an award for $500,000 or more and has 50 or more employees, then it has to prepare an Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (EEOP) and submit it to the Office for Civil Rights ("OCR"), Office of Justice Programs, 810 7th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 2053 I, for review within 60 days of the notification of the award. If your organization received an award between $25,000 and $500,000 and has 50 or more employees, your organization still has to prepare an EEOP, but it does not have to submit the EEOP to OCR for review. Instead, your organization has to maintain the EEOP on file and make it available for review on request. In addition, your organization has to complete Section B of the Certification Form and return it to OCR. If your organization received an award for less than $25,000; or if your organization has less than 50 employees, regardless of the amount of the award; or if your organization is a medical institution, educational institution, nonprofit organization or Indian tribe, then your organization is exempt from the EEOP requirement. However, your organization must complete Section A of the Certification Form and return it to OCR.