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FY 2006 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - DECEMBER 2, 2005 benefits of or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Grantees must comply with all regulations, guidelines, and standards adopted under the above statutes. Grantees are also required to submit information, as required, to the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties concerning its compliance with these laws and their implementing regulations. Services to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Persons Grantees are required to comply with several Federal civil rights laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. These laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, . color, and religion, national origin, and sex in the delivery of services. National origin discrimination includes discrimination on the basis oflimited English proficiency. To ensure compliance with Title VI, grantees are required to take reasonable steps to ensure that LEP persons have meaningful access to their programs. Meaningful access may entail providing language assistance services, including oral and written translation, where necessary. Because grantees are required to provide meaningful access to LEP persons in their programs and activities, grantees are encouraged to consider the need for language services for LEP persons served or encountered both in developing their proposals and budgets and in conducting their programs and activities. Reasonable costs associated with providing meaningful access for LEP individuals are considered allowable program costs. For additional information, see http://www.lcp.gov. Integrating Individuals with Disabilities into Emergency Planning Executive Order #13347, entitled "Individuals with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness" and signed in July 2004, requires the Federal government to support safety and security for individuals with disabilities in situations involving disasters, including earthquakes, tornadoes, fires, floods, hurricanes, and acts of terrorism. Consequently, Federal agencies are required to: I) encourage consideration of the unique needs of persons with disabilities in emergency preparedness planning; and 2) facilitate cooperation among Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments, private organizations, NGOs, and the general public in the implementation of emergency preparedness plans as they relate to individuals with disabilities. A January 2005 letter to Governors from then-Homeland Security Secretary Torn Ridge asked States to consider several steps in protecting individuals with disabilities: . Ensure that State's existing emergency preparedness plans are as comprehensive as possible with regard to the issues facing individuals with disabilities. . Ensure that emergency information and resources are available by accessible means and in accessible formats. . Consider expending Federal homeland security dollars on initiatives that address and/or respond to the needs of individuals with disabilities for emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. Further information can be found at the Disability and Emergency Preparedness Resource Center at www.dhs.gov/disabilitvpreparedness.This resource center provides information to assist emergency managers in planning and response efforts related to people with disabilities. In addition, all HSGP grant expenditures should be mindful of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation PREPAREDNESS DIRECTORATE'S OFFICE OF GRANTS AND TRAINING 30