Okaloosa County BOCC — March 18, 2014 — Sheriff's Office Request for Grant Application — reading text

Chairman Date https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/gmsexternal/displayAssurancesTextA ction.st?method=assure&status=N &id=1 [3/12/2014 9:51:03 AM] Certifications U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING LOBBYING; DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS; AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS Applicants should refer to the regulations cited below to determine the certification to which they are required to attest. Applicants should also review the instructions for certification included in the regulations before completing this form. Acceptance of this form provides for compliance with certification requirements under 28 CFR Part 69, "New Restrictions on Lobbying," 2 CFR Part 2867, "DOJ Implementation of OMB Guidance on Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension," and 28 CFR Part 83, "Government-wide Debarment and Suspension," and Government-wide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)." The certifications shall be treated as a material representation of fact upon which reliance will be placed when the Department of Justice determines to award the covered transaction, grant, or cooperative agreement. 1. LOBBYING As required by Section 1352, Title 31 of the U.S. Code, and implemented at 28 CFR Part 69, for persons entering into a grant or cooperative agreement over $100,000, as defined at 28 CFR Part 69, the applicant certifies that: (a) 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 making of any Federal grant, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal grant or cooperative agreement, (b) 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 an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal grant or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form - LLL, “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions; (c) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subgrants, contracts under grants and cooperative agreements, and subcontracts) and that all sub-recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. 2. DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (DIRECT RECIPIENT) Pursuant to Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, implemented at 2 CFR Part 2867, for prospective participants in primary covered transactions, as defined at 2 CFR Section 2867.20(a), and other requirements: A. The applicant certifies that it and its principals: (a) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, sentenced to a denial of Federal benefits by a State or Federal court, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal department or agency; (b) Have not within a three-year period preceding this application been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or Siate antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property; (c) Have not within a two-year period preceding this application been convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law, unless such felony criminal conviction has been disclosed in writing to the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) at Ojpcompliancereporting@usdoj.gov, and, after such disclosure, the applicant has received a specific written determination from OJP that neither suspension nor debarment of the applicant is necessary to protect the interests of the Government in this case. (d) Are not presently indicted for or 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 (e) Have not within a three-year period preceding this application had one or more public transactions (Federal, State, or local) https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/gmsexternal/displayAssurancesTextAction.st?method=certify &status-N&id=2[3/12/2014 9:53:29 AM| Certifications terminated for cause or default. B. Where the applicant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, he or she shall attach an explanation to this application. 3. FEDERAL TAXES A. If the applicant is a corporation, the applicant certifies that either (1) the corporation has no unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, or (2) the corporation has provided written notice of such an unpaid tax liability (or liabilities) to OJP at Ojpcompliancereporting@usdoj.gov, and, after such disclosure, the applicant has received a specific written determination from OJP that neither suspension nor debarment of the applicant is necessary to protect the interests of the Government in this case. B. Where the applicant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, he or she shall attach an explanation to this application. 4, DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTEES OTHER THAN INDIVIDUALS) As required by the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, and implemented at 28 CFR Part 83, Subpart F, for grantees, as defined at 28 CFR Sections 83.620 and 83.650: A. The applicant certifies that it will or will continue to provide a drug-free workplace by: (a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition; (b) Establishing an on-going drug-free awareness program to inform employees about (1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; (2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; (3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and (4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; (c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph (a); (d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the employee will (1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and (2) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction; (e) Notifying the agency, in writing, within 10 calendar days after receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, to: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, ATTN: Control Desk, 810 7th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20531. Notice shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant; (f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days of receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2), with respect to any employee who is so convicted (1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or (2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; (g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f). hitps://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/gmsexternal/displayAssurancesTextA ction.st?method=certify &status=N&id=2[3/12/2014 9:53:29 AM] Certifications As the duly authorized representative of the applicant, | hereby certify that the applicant will comply with the above certifications. ‘Accept | Charles K. Windes, Jr., Chairman Date https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/gmsexternal/displayAssurancesTextA ction.st?method=certify &status-N&id=2[3/ 12/2014 9:53:29 AM] NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program __NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants _ ee Complete Switch to... Overview complete Applicant Information Complete Project Information Complete Budget and Program Attachments Complete Certified to the Assurances and Certifications Regarding Lobbying, Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Incomplete Submit Application Help/Frequently Asked Questions GMS Home Log Off https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/gmsexternal/applicationReview.do[3/12/2014 10:07:14 AM] Project Abstract Part 1: Please identify the applicant point of contact (POC) Approval opines 07/31/2046 Organization Name Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners c/o Contracts & Grants Manager POC Name Marcella Eubanks Phone Number 850-651-7105 Email Address MEubanks@clerkofcourts.cc 1804 Lewis Turner Blvd, Ste 206 Mailing Address Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547-1285 Part 2: Please identify the application ication Information Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Solicitation Name Improvement Grants Program Enhancement of Latent Print Examination Capability Project Title Proposed Start Date Oct 1, 2014 Proposed End Date Sep 30, 2015 Funding Amount Requested $1 75,000 Part 3: Please identify the project location and applicant type Project Location and Applicant Type. Project Location (City, » State) Shalimar, FL Applicant Type (Tribal Nation, State, County, City, Nonprofit, Other) County U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Part 4: Please provide a project abstract Enter additional project abstract information. Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, this information includes: Brief description of the problem to be addressed and target area and population Project goals and objectives Brief statement of project strategy or overall program Description of any significant partnerships Anticipated outcomes and major deliverables Text should be single spaced; do not exceed 400 words. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office (via the local unit of government, Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners) is requesting $175,000 in Coverdell grant funds to establish a latent fingerprint examination and comparison capability using the Automated Fingerprint Identification System database. No such capability currently exists within the agency, and all latent comparisons have to be requested thru a state laboratory. There is an historic backlog of approximately 60 days for requests sent to the state laboratory. Additionally, there is no current means for comparing newly fingerprinted persons to case prints on file. The agency will hire a Certified Latent Print Examiner (CLPE) to begin the program, and will train existing Crime Scene staff according to standards of the International Association for