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D • CONDI I IONS OF MORE 98 GRANT' ASV %RI) I. Grantees which hose been :nvarded funding for the procurement ,ran item in excess at 51011.000 and have already identified a vendor must provide a written %isle source justification to Ilse ('OPS Office prior to obligating, expending or drawing duan grant funds for that item. 2. Ilse funding under this project is for the pay mens of costs approved by the COPS Office fur support resources (including the salaries and benefits of non -sworn civilian personnel). equipment and technology. that h:1 C been approved hs the COPS Office. S. CIPS MORE '98 grant funds must he used to hire one or more civilians beyond the number of civilians that would be hired or employed by the grantee in the absence of the grant, or must be used to purchase equipment or technology beyond that which the grantee is already obligated or funded to purchase. 4. Civilians, technology and equipment funded under this grant may only be invuhrd in activities or perform services that exclusively benefit your agency and the population that it serves. If your agency provides police services through a contractual arrangement, your agency is responsible for ensuring that the utilization of civilians, technology and equipment is in compliance with the conditions of your grant. 5. The grantee acknowledges its agreement to comply with the assurances and certifications submitted with the COPS MORE •98 application. 6. In order to assist the COPS Office in the monitoring of the award, your agency will be responsible for submitting annual Progress Reports and quarterly Financial Status Reports. As those reports become due, your grant advisor and financial analyst will assist you with these forms and information necessary for compliance. 7. Requests for extensions of the grant award period that merely request additional time, not additional funding, should be submitted in writing to your grant advisor no earlier than July 1. 1999 and no later than .August I. 1999. 8. The COPS Office may conductor sponsor national evaluations of the Community Oriented Policing Services Program (COPS) and the MORE `98 program. The grantee agrees to cooperate with the evaluators. 9. The grantee agrees to abide by the terms, conditions, and regulations as found in the COPS MORE '98 Grant Owner's Manual and the Uniform Administrative Requirementsjor Grants anti Cooperative Agreements to Slate and Local Governments. 28 C.F.R. Part 66. 10. For grants of $500,000 or more (or $1,000,000 or more in grants over an eighteen month period), the grantee acknowledges that failure to submit an acceptable Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (if grantee is required to submit one under C.F.R. 42.302) that is approved by the Office of Justice Programs. Office for Civil Rights, is a violation of its Assurances and may result in the suspension of the drawdown of funds. For grants under $500,000, the grantee must submit a completed EEOP Certification form and return it to the Office of Justice Programs, Office for Civil Rights, within 120 days of the grant award. it. The grantee agrees to complete and keep on rile, as appropriate, an Immigration and Naturalization Service Employment Eligibility Verification Form (1-9). This form is to be used by the recipients of Federal funds to verify that persons are eligible to work in the United States. 12. The grantee agrees to monitor/track and exercise best efforts to maintain the level of redeployment of current sworn officers into community policing that is the direct result of COPS MORE: '98 funding. l'he grantee will develop a plan to track officer time saved. IS. If any part of the funded project is subject to the requirements of the Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating regulation. 28 C.F.R. Part 23, the grantee agrees to comply with this federal regulation and submit it system operating manual to the COPS Office for approval.