• APPLICATION FOR GRANTFUW)ING
<br />OFFICE jF THE GOVERNOR, CRIMINAL J, .jTICE DIVISION
<br />CERTIFIED ASSURANCES
<br />The applicant hereby assures and certifies that the project will comply with the regulation, policies, guidelines
<br />and requirements including OMB Circulars No. A -122, A -110, A -102, and A -87, as they relate to the applica-
<br />tion, acceptance and use of funds for this project. Also the applicant assures and certifies to the grant that:
<br />1. It possesses legal authority to apply for the grant; that a resolution, motion or similar action has been duly adopted or
<br />passed as an official act of the applicant's governing body, authorizing the filing of the application including all under-
<br />standings and assurances contained therein, and directing and authorizing the person identified as the official representative
<br />of the applicant to act in connection with the application and to provide such additional information as may be required.
<br />2. Federal funds made available under this formula grant will not be used to supplant state or local funds, but will be used to
<br />increase the amounts of such funds that would, in the absence of federal funds, be made available for law enforcement
<br />activities.
<br />3. Matching funds required to pay the non - federal portion of the cost of each program and project, for which grant funds are
<br />made available, shall be in addition to funds that would otherwise be made available for law enforcementby the recipients
<br />of grant funds.
<br />4. It will comply with requirements of the provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions
<br />Act of 1970 (P. L. 91 -646) which provides for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced as a result of federal and
<br />federally assisted programs.
<br />5. It will comply with the minimum wage and maximum hours provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as they
<br />apply to hospital and educational institution employees of state and local governments.
<br />6. It will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their positions for a purpose that is or gives the appearance of
<br />being motivated by a desire for private gain for themselves or others, particularly those with whom they have family,
<br />business, or other ties.
<br />7. Fund accounting, auditing, monitoring, and such evaluation procedures as may be necessary to keep such records as CJD
<br />or the Comptroller General shall prescribe, shall be provided to assure fiscal control, proper management, and efficient
<br />disbursement of funds received under the grant.
<br />S. It shall maintain such data and information and submit such reports, in such form, at such times, and containing such
<br />information as CJD may require.
<br />9. The programs contained in its application meet all requirements, that all the information is correct, that there has been
<br />appropriate coordination with affected agencies, and that the applicant will comply with all provisions of the grant and all
<br />other applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and guidelines.
<br />10. It will comply with all requirements imposed by the federal sponsoring agency concerning special requirements of law,
<br />program requirements, and otheradministrative requirements.
<br />11. Pursuant to Sections 223(a)(18) and 296 of the JJDP Act, the Grantee assures that procedures have been established to
<br />ensure that programs funded under the JJDP Act shall not disclose program records containing the identity of individual
<br />juveniles. Exceptions to this requirement: (a) authorization bylaw; (b) consent of either the juvenile or his legally autho-
<br />rized representative; or(c)justification that otherwise the functions of this title cannot be performed. Under no circum-
<br />stances may public project reports or findings contain names of actual juvenile service recipients.
<br />12. It will insure that the facilities under its ownership, lease or supervision which shall be utilized in the accomplishment of
<br />the project are not listed on the Environmental Protections Agency's (EPA)1 ist of Violating Facilities and that it will notify
<br />the federal grantor agency of the receipt of any communication from the Director of the EPA Office of Federal Activi-
<br />ties indicating that a facility to be used in the project is under consideration for listing by the EPA.
<br />13. It will comply with the flood insurance purchase requirements of S 102 (a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
<br />Public Law 93 -234, 87 Stat. 975, approved December 31, 1976. Section 102 (a) requires, on and after March 2, 1975, the
<br />purchase of flood insurance in communities where such insurance is available as a condition for the receipt of any federal
<br />financial assistance for construction or acquisition purposes for use in any area that has been identified by the Secretary of
<br />the Department of Housing and Urban Development as an area having special flood hazards.
<br />14. It will assist the grantor agency in its compliance with § 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended
<br />(16 U. S. C. 470), Executive Order 1 l 593, and the Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U. S. C.
<br />469a -1 et seq.) by (a) consulting with the State Historic Preservation Officer on the conduct of investigations, as necessary,
<br />to identify properties listed in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places that are subject to adverse
<br />effects (see 36 CFR Part 800.8) by the activity, and notifying the grantor agency of the existence of any such properties,
<br />and by (b) complying with all requirements established by the grantor agency to avoid or mitigate adverse effects upon
<br />suchproperties.
<br />CJD -23 Issued: September, 1997
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