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A TRUE COPY <br /> a Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG ) Program CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br /> Florida Department of Law Enforcement J . K . BANION , CLERK <br /> " Equal Treatment Regulation " ) . The Equal Treatment Regulation provides in part that <br /> Department of Justice grant awards of direct funding may not be used to fund any inherently <br /> religious activities , such as worship , religious instruction , or proselytization . Recipients of direct <br /> grants may still engage in inherently religious activities , but such activities must be separate in <br /> time or place from the Department of Justice funded program , and participation in such activities <br /> by individuals receiving services from the grantee or a sub-grantee must be voluntary . The Equal <br /> Treatment Regulation also makes clear that organizations participating in programs directly <br /> funded by the Department of Justice are not permitted to discriminate in the provision of services <br /> on the basis of a beneficiary' s religion . Notwithstanding any other special condition of this award , <br /> faith based organizations may , in some circumstances , consider religion as a basis for <br /> employment . See http : //www . ojp . gov/about/ocr/equal fbo . htm . <br /> 61 . Certification for Employees Working Solely on a Single Federal Award <br /> Any project staff that are fully funded by the grant must certify that they worked solely on the <br /> grant. The certification must be prepared at least semi annually and must be signed by the <br /> employee and by a supervisory official having first hand knowledge of the work performed by the <br /> employee . <br /> 62 . Reporting Potential Fraud , Waste , Abuse , and Similar Misconduct <br /> The subgrant recipient must promptly refer to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement , Office <br /> of Criminal Justice Grants any credible evidence that a principal , employee , agent, contractor, <br /> subcontractor , or other person has either 1 ) submitted a false claim for grant funds under the <br /> False Claims Act; or 2 ) committed a criminal or civil violation of laws pertaining to fraud , conflict of <br /> interest , bribery , gratuity , or similar misconduct involving grant funds <br /> 63 . Task Force Training Requirement <br /> The subgrant recipient agrees that within 120 days of award , for any law enforcement task force <br /> funded with these funds , the task force commander, agency executive , task force officers , and <br /> other task force members of equivalent rank , will complete required online ( internet-based ) task <br /> force training to be provided free of charge through BJA' s Center for Task Force Integrity and <br /> Leadership . This training will address task force effectiveness as well as other key issues <br /> including privacy and civil liberties/rights , task force performance measurement , personnel <br /> selection , and task force oversight and accountability . Additional information will be provided by <br /> BJA regarding the required training and access methods via BJA' s web site and the Center for <br /> Task Force Integrity and Leadership (www . ctfli . org ) . <br /> SFY 2011 Page 17 <br />