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ATTACHMENT E 2009 -SB-B9 -0271
<br />regulations pertaining to the development of an Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (EEOP), 28 C.F.R. § 42.301 -.308,
<br />and (2) submitting to OCR Findings of Discrimination (see 28 C.F.R. §§ 42.205(5) or 31.202(5)).
<br />i) Meeting the EEOP Requirement
<br />In accordance with Federal regulations, Assurance No. 6 in the Standard Assurances, COPS Assurance No. 8.13, or certain
<br />Federal grant program requirements, your organization must comply with the following EEOP reporting requirements:
<br />If your organization has received an award for $500,000 or more and has 50 or more employees (counting both full- and
<br />part-time employees but excluding political appointees), then it has to prepare an EEOP and submit it to OCR for review
<br />within 60 days from the date of this letter. For assistance in developing an EEOP, please consult OCR's website at
<br />http: / /www.ojp.usdoj.gov /ocrieeop.htm. You may also request technical assistance from an EEOP specialist at OCR by
<br />dialing (202) 616 -3208.
<br />If your organization received an award between $25,000 and $500,000 and has 50 or more employees, your organization
<br />still has to prepare an EEOP, but it does not have to submit the EEOP to OCR for review. Instead, your organization has to
<br />maintain the EEOP on file and make it available for review on request. In addition, your organization has to complete
<br />Section B of the Certification Form and return it to OCR. The Certification Form can be found at
<br />http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocr/eeop.htm.
<br />If your organization received an award for less than $25,000; or if your organization has less than 50 employees,
<br />regardless of the amount of the award; or if your organization is a medical institution, educational institution, nonprofit
<br />organization or Indian tribe, then your organization is exempt from the EEOP requirement. However, your organization
<br />must complete Section A of the Certification Form and return it to OCR. The Certification Form can be found at
<br />http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/oceeeop.htm.
<br />2) Submitting Findings of Discrimination
<br />In the event a Federal or State court or Federal or State administrative agency makes an adverse finding of
<br />discrimination against your organization after a due process hearing, on the ground of race, color, religion, national
<br />origin, or sex, your organization must submit a copy of the finding to OCR for review.
<br />Ensuring the Compliance of Subrecipients
<br />If your organization makes subawards to other agencies, you are responsible for assuring that subrecipients also comply
<br />with all of the applicable Federal civil rights laws, including the requirements pertaining to developing and submitting an
<br />EEOP, reporting Findings of Discrimination, and providing language services to LEP persons. State agencies that make
<br />subawards must have in place standard grant assurances and review procedures to demonstrate that they are effectively
<br />monitoring the civil rights compliance of Subrecipients.
<br />If we can assist you in any way in fulfilling your civil rights responsibilities as a recipient of Federal funding, please call
<br />OCR at (202) 3070690 or visit our website at http :r' /www.oil2.usdoi.gov /ocr!'.
<br />Special Conditions
<br />i.The recipient agrees to comply with the financial and administrative requirements set forth in the current edition of
<br />the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Financial Guide.
<br />2. The recipient acknowledges that failure to submit an acceptable Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (if
<br />recipient is required to submit one pursuant to 28 C.F.R. Section 42.302), that is approved by the Office for
<br />Civil Rights, is a violation of its Certified Assurances and may result in suspension or termination of funding, --
<br />until such time as the recipient is in compliance.
<br />3. The recipient agrees to comply with the organizational audit requirements of OMB Circular A -133, Audits of
<br />States, Local Governments, and Non -Profit Organizations, and further understands and agrees that funds may be
<br />withheld, or other related requirements may be imposed, if outstanding audit issues (if any) from OMB Circular
<br />A -133 audits (and any other audits of OJP grant funds) are not satisfactorily and promptly addressed, as further
<br />described in the current edition of the OJP Financial Guide, Chapter 19.
<br />4. Recipient understands and agrees that it cannot use any federal funds, either directly or indirectly, in support of
<br />the enactment, repeal, modification or adoption of any law, regulation or policy, at any level of government,
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