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Applicant Certification
<br />(These certified statements are requited by faO
<br />The Applicant hereby ensures and certifies that:
<br />A. For the Supporllve Housing (SHY), Shelter Plus
<br />Care (S+C), and Single Room Occupancy (SRO)
<br />programs-
<br />1. Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
<br />!twill complywil6Tuie Vlof the Civil Rights Actor 1964
<br />(42 U.S.C, 2000(d)) and regulations pursuant thereto
<br />(Title 24 CFR Part 1), which state that no person in the
<br />United Stases s hall, o n t he grou nd o r race, color or national
<br />origin, be excluded from participation in, he denied the
<br />benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination
<br />under any program or activity for which the applicant
<br />receives Federal financial assistance, and will immediately
<br />takeany measures necessary to effectuate this agreement.
<br />With reference to the real properly and structure(&) thereon
<br />which are provided or improved with the aid of Federal
<br />financial assistance extended to theapplicant, this assur-
<br />once shall obligate the applicant, or in the case of any
<br />I ransfer. th a Era nsferee, fo r the p or iod d u r i n g wh is h th a re a)
<br />property and siructure(s) are used fora purpose for which
<br />the Federal financial assistance is extended or for another
<br />purpose involving the provision of similar services or
<br />benefits.
<br />it will comply with the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C,
<br />3601-19), as amended, and with implementing regulations
<br />at 24 CFR Parr 100, which prohibit discrimination in
<br />housing no the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
<br />disability, familial status or national origin. For Indian
<br />tribes, it will comply with the Indian Civil Rights Act
<br />(25 U.S.C. 1101 el seq.), instead of Title VI and the Fair
<br />Housing Act and their implementing regulations.
<br />It will comply with Executive Order 11063 on
<br />Equal Opportunity in Housing and with implementing.
<br />regulations at 24 CFR Part 107 which prohibit dis-
<br />criminatton because of race,. color, creed, sex or na-
<br />tional origin in housing and related facilities provided
<br />with Federal financial assistance.
<br />i1 will comply with Executive Order 11246 and all
<br />regulations pursuant therein (41 CFR Chapter 60-1),
<br />which state that no person shall bedisctimirtated against
<br />on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or nationalorigin
<br />in all phases of employment during the performance of
<br />Federal contracts and shall take affirmative action to
<br />ensure equal employment opportunity. The applicantwill
<br />tncorparate,arcause to be incorporated. into any contract
<br />for con&trtiClinn wnrk as defined in Section 130.5 of HUD
<br />regulations the equal opportunityclauserequired bySec-
<br />tion 130.15(6) of the HUD regulations.
<br />II will comply with Section 3 of the Housing and
<br />Urban DcvelopmanlAcl of 1968, as amended (12 L.S.C.
<br />1701(u)), and regulations pursuant thereto (24 CFR fart
<br />135), which require that to the greatest extent feasible
<br />opportunities for training and employment be given to
<br />lower-income residents of the project and contracts for
<br />ve) 6 i r t R
<br />work in connection with the project be awarded in
<br />substantial part to persons residing in the area or the
<br />project.
<br />It will comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
<br />Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), as amended, and with
<br />implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 8, which pro-
<br />hibit discrimination based on disability in Federally.
<br />assisted and conducted programs and activities.
<br />It will comply with the Age Discrimination Act of
<br />1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101.07). as amended, and implement-
<br />ing regulations at 24 CFR Part 146, which prohibit
<br />discrimination because of age in projects and activities
<br />receiving Federal financial assistance.
<br />it will comply with Executive Orders 11625, 12432,
<br />and 12138, which state tbarprogram participantsshall take
<br />affirmative action to encourage participation by busi-
<br />nesses owned and operated by members of minority
<br />groups and women.
<br />If persons of any particular race, color religion, sex.
<br />age, national origin, familial status, or disability who
<br />may qualify for assistance are unlikely to be reached,.
<br />it will establish additional procedures to ensure that
<br />interested persons can obtain information concerning
<br />The assistance,
<br />It will comply with the reasonable modification and
<br />accommodation requirements and, as appropriate, the
<br />accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act and
<br />section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, os
<br />amended.
<br />Additional for S+C:
<br />If applicant has established a preference for taargeted.
<br />populations of disabled persons pursuant to 24 CFR
<br />582.3300), it will comply with this section'snondiscrimi•
<br />nation requirements within the designated populnuon.
<br />2. Drug -Free Workplace.
<br />it will provide drug-free workplaces in accordance
<br />with the Drug -Fret Workplace Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C.
<br />701) by:
<br />(a)publishing a statement notifying employees that the
<br />unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, pos-
<br />session, or use of a controlled sub-taoce is ptobibited
<br />in the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions
<br />that will be taken against employees for violation of
<br />such prohibition,
<br />(b) establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program
<br />to inform employees about:
<br />(1) the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
<br />(2) the grantees policy o f maiawining adrug-free work.
<br />place;
<br />(3)any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and
<br />employee assistance programs; and
<br />(4)lhe penalties that may be imposed upon employ.
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