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8.0 Age Discrimination Act of 1975 - Recipients must comply with all requirements of 42 U.S.C. § 6102, and the DOJ
<br />implementing regulation at 28 C.F.R. pt. 42, subpt. I, which prohibits discrimination based on age in the delivery of
<br />services in federally assisted programs.
<br />9.0 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 — Recipients must comply with all provisions of 34 U.S.C. §
<br />10228(c), and the DOJ implementing regulations at 28 C.F.R. pt. 42, subpts. D & E, which prohibits discrimination in
<br />programs funded under the statute on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, and religion, both in employment
<br />and in the delivery of services.
<br />10.0 Limited English Proficiency (LEP) - In accordance with Department of Justice Guidance pertaining to Title A of the
<br />Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, recipients of federal financial assistance must take reasonable steps to
<br />provide meaningful access to their programs and activities for persons with LEP. FDLE strongly advises recipients to
<br />have a written LEP Language Access Plan. For more information visit www.lep.gov.
<br />11.0 Finding of Discrimination - In the event a federal or state court or federal or state administrative agency makes, after
<br />a due process hearing, a finding of discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or
<br />disability against a recipient of funds, the recipient will forward a copy of the finding to FDLE and to the Office for
<br />Civil Rights, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
<br />12.0 Filing a Complaint - If an employee, applicant, or client of a recipient has a discrimination complaint against the
<br />recipient, they may file a complaint with the recipient, with FDLE, or with the Office for Civil Rights.
<br />Discrimination complaints may be submitted to FDLE at Office of the Inspector General, Post Office Box 1489,
<br />Tallahassee, Florida 32302-1489, or online at info()fdle.state.fl.us. Any discrimination complaints filed with FDLE will
<br />be reviewed by FDLE's Inspector General and referred to the Office for Civil Rights, the Florida Commission on
<br />Human Relations, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, based on the nature of the complaint.
<br />Discrimination complaints may also be submitted to the Office for Civil Rights, Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
<br />Department of Justice, 810 7"' Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. 20531, or at https://www.ojp.gov/program/civil-
<br />rights-office/filing-civil-rights-complaint.
<br />For additional information on procedures for filing discrimination complaints, please visit
<br />https://www. fdle. state. fl. us/F DLE-Grants/Office-of-Crim inal-Justice-Grants/Contact-Us
<br />13.0 Retaliation - In accordance with federal civil rights laws, the recipient shall not retaliate against individuals for taking
<br />action or participating in action to secure rights protected by these laws.
<br />14.0 Non-discrimination Contract Requirements - Recipients must include comprehensive Civil Rights
<br />nondiscrimination provisions in all contracts funded by the recipient.
<br />15.0 Pass-through Requirements - Recipients are responsible for the compliance of contractors and other entities to
<br />whom they pass-through funds including compliance with all Civil Rights requirements. These additional tier
<br />subrecipients must be made aware that their employees, applicants, or clients may file a discrimination complaint
<br />with the recipient, with FDLE, or with the USDOJ Office for Civil Rights and provided the contact information.
<br />16.0 Civil Rights Training Requirements - In accordance with Office of Justice Programs (OJP) requirements, the grant
<br />manager of the recipient entity responsible for managing awards from FDLE Office of Criminal Justice Grants, will be
<br />required to complete a two part Civil Rights Training and maintain copies of the training certificates within their award
<br />files to be provided upon request at monitoring.
<br />SECTION III: FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILTY
<br />1.0 Fiscal Control and Fund Accounting Procedures - All expenditures and cost accounting of funds shall conform to the
<br />DOJ Grants Financial Guide and 2 C.F.R. § 200 as applicable, in their entirety.
<br />Recipients are required to establish and maintain adequate accounting systems and financial records and to accurately
<br />account for funds awarded to them. Financial management systems must be able to record and report on the receipt,
<br />obligation, and expenditure of award funds. Systems must also be able to accommodate a fund and account structure to
<br />separately track receipts, expenditures, assets, and liabilities for awards, programs, and additional tiered subrecipients.
<br />The awarded funds may or may not be an interest-bearing account, but any earned interest must be accounted for as
<br />program income and used for program purposes before the federal award period end date. Any unexpended interest
<br />remaining at the end of the federal award period must be refunded to the Office of Criminal Justice Grants for transmittal
<br />to DOJ.
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