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CERTIFICATIONS: The grantee assures that activities implemented with CSBG funds will be: used to accomplish the State CSBG Goal and Objective stated in the State Plan; and within the requirements set forth in the Community Services Block Grant Act, Title N of the Civil Rights Act, the Ag Discrimination Act of 1975, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 103 -227, Part C, Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also known as the Pro - Children Act of 1994 (Act), Certification Regarding Drug -Free Workplace Requirements, Certificatio, Regarding Lobbying, Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Coverei Transactions, Office of Management and Budget (OMB Circular Al 10 and Al 22), and the current State of Colorado CSBG Plan The grantee also assures that it will: • specifically consider, in a public meeting the designation of any local public or private entity to carry out the county communit3 service activities under contract with the county, any local community action agency (CAA) which received federal fiscal 1981 -K funding; • consider, on the same basis as other non-governmental organizations, religious organizations to provide the CSBG services, sc long as the program is implemented in a manner consistent with the Establishment Clause of the first amendment to the Constitution. Grantees shall not discriminate against an organization that provides assistance under, or applies to provide assistance, on the basis that the organization has a religious character. (Please review Sec.679 Operational Rule in the CSBG Act); • provide for coordination between community anti- povertyprograms and ensure, where appropriate, that emergency energy crisis intervention programs under Title XXVI (relating to low-income home energy assistance) are conducted in such community, • provide, on an emergency basis, for the provision of such supplies and services, nutritious foods, and related services, as may be necessary to counteract conditions of starvation and malnutrition among low- income individuals; • coordinate, to the extent possible, programs with and form partnerships with other organizations serving low- income residents of the community and members of groups served, including religious organizations, charitable groups, and community organizations; • establish procedures under which a low- income individual, community organization, or religious organization, or representative oflow - income individuals thatconsiders its organization, or low - incom individuals, to be inadequatelyrepresented on the CSBG board (or other mechanism) to petition for adequate representation; • in the case of public organizations, have a tripartite advisory board which shall have members selected by the organization and shall be composed so as to assure that not fewer than 113 of the members are persons chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that these members (a) are representative of low- income individuals and families in the neighborhood served, (b) reside in the neighborhood, and (c) are able to participate actively in the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of program funded • in the case of private non -profit entities, have a tripartite board that participates in the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the program to serve low- income communities. The board shall he composed so as to assure that (a) 1/3 of the members are elected officials, holding office on the date of selection, or their rz; resentatives, except that if the number of such elected officials reasonably available and willing to serve on the board is less than 1/3 of the membership of the board, membership on the board of appointive public officials or their representatives may be counted in meeting such 1/3 requirement; (b) not fewer than 1/3 of the members are person chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that these members are representative of low - income individuals and families in the neighborhood served, and each representative of low- income individuals and families selected to represent a specific neighborhood within a community resides in the neighborhood represented; and (c) the remainder of the members are officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, law enforcement, education, or other major groups and interest in the community served; • prolubit the purchase or improv went of land, or the purchase, construction, or permanent improvement (other than low -cos residential weatherization or other energy - related home repairs) of any building or facility with CSBG funds; • prohibit, including subcontractors, (a) any partisan or nonpartisan political activity or any political activity associated with candidate, or contending faction or group, in an election forpublic or party office, (b) any activity to provide voters or prospectiv, voters with transportation to the polls or similar assistance in connection with any such election, or (c) any voter registration activity. • prohibit that persons shall, on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity funded in whole or in_part with CSBG. Any prohibition against discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act or 1975 (42 U.S.0 6101 et seq.) or with respect to an otherwise qualified individual with a disability as provided in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.) shall also apply to any such program or activity. • participate in the Results- Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) System, and describe outcome measure to be used to measure performance in.promoting self- sufficiency, family stability, and/or community revitalization; • make available for public inspection each plan prepared as part of the program planning process. The grantee may, at its initiative, revise any plan prepared for CSBG funding and shalt furnish the revised plan to the Director of the Community Services Block Grant under the Department of Local Affairs_ Each plan prepared for submission shall be made available for public inspection within the county and/or service area in such a manner as will facilitate review of, and comments on, the per: • cooperate with the State, to determine whether grantee performance goals, administrative standards, financial management requirements, and other requirements of the State, in .conducting monitoring reviews including (1) a full on-site review for each grantee at least once during each 3-year period, (2) on-site review for each newly designated grantee immediately after the completion of the first year in which funds were received, (3) follow -up reviews with grantees that fail to meet the goals, standards, and requirement established by the State, and (4) other reviews as appropriate, including reviews of grantees with other programs that have had other federal, State, or local grants terminated for cause. • make available appropriate books, documents, papers, and records for inspection, examination, copying, or mechanical reproduction on or off the premises upon reasonable request by the U.S. Controller General, the State, or their authorized representatives should an investigation of the uses of CSBG funds be undertaken; in the case of county governments or subgrantees which receive a CSBG award in excess of $100,000, comply with the following three certifications related to the "Limitation on use of appropriated fimds to influence certain Federal Contracting and financial transactions (P.I- 101 -121, Section 319 and USC Title 31 Section 1352) ": 1 _ No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. 2. if any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or any employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instruction. 3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award document for subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. The grantee certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it and its principals: a) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal department or agency, 7 C, b) have not within a three -year period preceding this proposal been convicted or had a civil judgment rendered again them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public transaction; violation of Federal of State antitrust statues or commission of embezzlement, thel forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, maldng false statements, or receiving stolen property, C) are not presently indicted for otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (b) of this certification; and d) have not within a three -year period preceding this application had one or more public transactions (Federal, State o local) terminated for cause or default. (Ifyou are unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, please c{ ch an explanation to this application) � V4 f —GI tai •C CONTRACTOR r` ` " If County Grantee: Chairman oche Board of County Commissioners m 1,1— If Multi-County Service Agency. Chairman of the Board of Directors with delegated contracting authority must sign POSITION TFFLE_ HATE: a