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A TRUL COPY
<br /> CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE
<br /> Applicant : Indian River County Board of Commissioners J . K . BARTON , CLERK
<br /> Project : FL-509 - Ren - New Chronics 32960
<br /> FL0119C4H090802
<br /> (2 ) Organizations that are directly funded under the S + C program may not engage in
<br /> inherently religious activities , such as worship , religious instruction , or proselytization as part of
<br /> the programs or services funded under this part . If an organization conducts such activities , the
<br /> activities must be offered separately, in time or location , from the programs or services funded
<br /> under this part , and participation must be voluntary for the beneficiaries of the HUD -funded
<br /> programs or services .
<br /> (3 ) A religious organization that participates in the S + C program will retain its independence
<br /> from Federal , State , and local governments , and may continue to carry out its mission , including
<br /> the definition , practice and expression of its religious beliefs , provided that it does not use direct
<br /> S + C funds to support any inherently religious activities , such as worship , religious instruction , or
<br /> proselytization . Among other things , faith-based organizations may use space in their facilities to
<br /> provide S + C-funded services , without removing religious art , icons , scriptures , or other religious
<br /> symbols . In addition , an S + C -funded religious organization retains its authority over its internal
<br /> governance , and it may retain religious terms in its organization 's name , select its board
<br /> members on a religious basis , and include religious references in its organization 's mission
<br /> statements and other governing documents .
<br /> (4 ) An organization that participates in the S + C program shall not, in providing program
<br /> assistance , discriminate against a program beneficiary or prospective program beneficiary on the
<br /> basis of religion or religious belief.
<br /> ( 5 ) If a State or local government voluntarily contributes its own funds to supplement federally
<br /> funded activities , the State or local government has the option to segregate the Federal funds or
<br /> commingle them . However, if the funds are commingled , this section applies to all of the
<br /> commingled funds .
<br /> (d ) Maintenance of effort . No assistance received under this part (or any State or local
<br /> government funds used to supplement this assistance ) may be used to replace funds provided
<br /> under any State or local government assistance programs previously used , or designated for
<br /> use , to assist persons with disabilities , homeless persons , or homeless persons with disabilities .
<br /> [58 FR 13892 , Mar. 15 , 1993 , as amended at 68 FR 56407 , Sept. 30 , 2003]
<br /> Sec . 582 . 120 Consolidated plan .
<br /> (a ) Applicants that are States or units of general local government . The applicant must have
<br /> a HUD -approved complete or abbreviated consolidated plan , in accordance with 24 CFR part 91 ,
<br /> and must submit a certification that the application for funding is consistent with the HUD-
<br /> approved consolidated plan . Funded applicants must certify in a grant agreement that they are
<br /> following the HUD -approved consolidated plan . If the applicant is a State , and the project will be
<br /> located in a unit of general local government that is required to have , or has , a complete
<br /> consolidated plan , or that is applying for Shelter Plus Care assistance under the same Notice of
<br /> Fund Availability ( NOFA) and will have an abbreviated consolidated plan with respect to that
<br /> application , the State also must submit a certification by the unit of general local government that
<br /> the State 's application is consistent with the unit of general local government's HUD -approved
<br /> consolidated plan .
<br /> ( b) Applicants that are not States or units of general local government . The applicant must
<br /> submit a certification by the jurisdiction in which the proposed project will be located that the
<br /> jurisdiction is following its HUD-approved consolidated plan and the applicant' s application for
<br /> funding is consistent with the jurisdiction ' s HUD-approved consolidated plan . The certification
<br /> must be made by the unit of general local government or the State , in accordance with the
<br /> consistency certification provisions of the consolidated plan regulations , 24 CFR part 91 , subpart
<br /> F .
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