Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 2022-20--Accepting Grant Funding from Homeland Security for Fire-Rescue Boat — reading text

for this award are also incorporated into the terms and conditions of this award, subject to any limitations stated in subsequent approvals by FEMA of changes to the award. Investments not listed in this Agreement Article are not approved for funding under this award. Investment 1: Fort Walton Beach Quick Response Vessel and Surveillance is fully funded for$ 375, 000. Article II- Assurances, Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, Representations and Certifications I. DHS financial assistance recipients must complete either the Office of Management and Budget( OMB) Standard Form 424B Assurances- Non- Construction Programs, or OMB Standard Form 424D Assurances- Construction Programs, as applicable. Certain assurances in these documents may not be applicable to your program, and the OHS financial assistance office ( DHS FAO) may require applicants to certify additional assurances. Applicants are required to fill out the assurances as instructed by the awarding agency. II. DHS financial assistance recipients are required to follow the applicable provisions of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards located at Title 2, Code of Federal Regulations C. F. R.) Part 200 and adopted by DHS at 2 C. F. R. Part 3002. III. By accepting this agreement,recipients, andtheirexecutives,as defined in 2 C, F. R. section170.315, certifythat their policies are in accordance with OMB' s guidance located at 2 C. F. R. Part 200, all applicable federal laws, and relevant Executive guidance. Article Ill - General Acknowledgements and Assurances All recipients, subrecipients, successors, transferees, and assignees must acknowledge and agree to comply with applicable provisions governing DHS access to records, accounts, documents, information, facilities, and staff. I. Recipients must cooperate with any DHS compliance reviews or compliance investigations conducted by DHS. II. Recipients must give DHS access to examine and copy records, accounts, and other documents and sources of information related to the federal financial assistance award and permit access to facilities or personnel. III. Recipients must submit timely, complete, and accurate reports to the appropriate OHS officials and maintain appropriate backup documentation to support the reports. IV. Recipients must comply with all other special reporting, data collection, and evaluation requirements, as prescribed by law, or detailed in program guidance. V. Recipients( as defined in 2 C. F. R. Part 200 and including recipients acting as pass-through entities) of federal financial assistance from DHS or one of its awarding component agencies must complete the DHS Civil Rights Evaluation Tool within thirty( 30) days of receipt of the Notice of Award for the first award under which this term applies. Recipients of multiple awards of DHS financial assistance should only submit one completed tool for their organization, not per award. After the initial submission, recipients are required to complete the tool once every two( 2) years if they have an active award, not every time an award is made. Recipients should submit the completed tool, including supporting materials, to CivilRightsEvaluation@hq. dhs. gov. This tool clarifies the civil rights obligations and related reporting requirements contained in the DHS Standard Terms and Conditions. Subrecipients are not required to complete and submit this tool to OHS. The evaluation tool can be found at https:/lwww.dhs.gov/ publication/dhs- civil- rights-evaluation- tool. The OHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will consider, in its discretion, granting an extension if the recipient identifies steps and a timeline for completing the tool. Recipients should request extensions by emailing the request to CivilRightsEvaluation@hq. dhs. gov prior to expiration of the 30- day deadline. Article IV- Acknowledgement of Federal Funding from DHS Recipients must acknowledge their use of federal funding when issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposal, bid invitations, and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with federal funds. Article V- Activities Conducted Abroad Recipients must ensure that project activities performed outside the United States are coordinated as necessary with appropriate government authorities and that appropriate licenses, permits, or approvals are obtained. Article VI - Age Discrimination Act of 1975 Recipients must comply with the requirements of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Public Law 94- 135 ( 1975)( codified as amended at Title 42, U. S. Code, section 6101 et seq.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Article VII - Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Recipients must comply with the requirements of Titles I, II, and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Pub. L. 101- 336 1990) ( codified as amended at 42 U. S. C. sections 12101 - 12213), which prohibits recipients from discriminating on the basis of disability in the operation of public entities, public and private transportation systems, places of public accommodation, and certain testing entities. Article VIII- Best Practices for Collection and Use of Personally Identifiable Information Recipients who collect personally identifiable information ( PII) are required to have a publicly available privacy policy that describes standards on the usage and maintenance of the PII they collect. OHS defines PII as any information that permits the identity of an individual to be directly or indirectly inferred, including any information that is linked or linkable to that individual. Recipients may also find the DHS Privacy Impact Assessments: Privacy Guidance and Privacy Template as useful resources respectively. Article IX - Civil Rights Act of 1964- Title VI Recipients must comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( codified as amended at 42 U. S. C. section 2000d et seq.), which provides that no person in the United States will, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. DHS implementing regulations for the Act are found at 6 C. F. R. Part 21 and 44 C. F. R. Part 7. Article X- Civil Rights Act of 1968 Recipients must comply with Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Pub. L. 90-284, as amended through Pub. L. 113- 4, which prohibits recipients from discriminating in the sale, rental, financing, and advertising of dwellings, or in the provision of services in connection therewith, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, familial status, and sex( see 42 U. S. C. section 3601 et seq.), as implemented by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development at 24 C. F. R. Part 100. The prohibition on disability discrimination includes the requirement that new multifamily housing with four or more dwelling units- i. e., the public and common use areas and individual apartment units( all units in buildings with elevators and ground- floor units in buildings without elevators)- be designed and constructed with certain accessible features. ( See 24 C. F. R. Part 100, Subpart D.) Article Xi - Copyright Recipients must affix the applicable copyright notices of 17 U. S. C. sections 401 or 402 and an acknowledgement of U. S. Government sponsorship( including the award number) to any work first produced under federal financial assistance awards. Article XII - Debarment and Suspension Recipients are subject to the non- procurement debarment and suspension regulations implementing Executive Orders ( E. O.) 12549 and 12689, which are at 2 C. F. R. Part 180 as adopted by DHS at 2 C. F. R. Part 3002. These regulations restrict federal financial assistance awards, subawards, and contracts with certain parties that are debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation in federal assistance programs or activities. Article XIII - Drug- Free Workplace Regulations Recipients must comply with drug-free workplace requirements in Subpart B ( or Subpart C, if the recipient is an individual) of 2 C. F. R. Part 3001, which adopts the Government-wide implementation ( 2 C. F. R. Part 182) of Sec. 5152-5158 of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 U. S. C. sections 8101- 8106). Article XIV - Duplication of Benefits Any cost allocable to a particular federal financial assistance award provided for in 2 C. F. R. Part 200, Subpart E may not be charged to other federal financial assistance awards to overcome fund deficiencies; to avoid restrictions imposed by federal statutes, regulations, or federal financial assistance award terms and conditions; or for other reasons. However, these prohibitions would not preclude recipients from shifting costs that are allowable under two or more awards in accordance with existing federal statutes, regulations, or the federal financial assistance award terms and conditions. Article XV- Education Amendments of 1972( Equal Opportunity in Education Act)- Title IX Recipients must comply with the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Pub. L. 92- 318 ( 1972) codified as amended at 20 U. S. C. section 1681 et seq.), which provide that no person in the United States will, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. DHS implementing regulations are codified at 6 C. F. R. Part 17 and 44 C. F. R. Part 19. Article XVI- Energy Policy and Conservation Act Recipients must comply with the requirements of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, Pub. L. 94- 163 ( 1975)( codified as amended at 42 U. S.C. section 6201 et seq.), which contain policies relating to energy efficiency that are defined in the state energy conservation plan issued in compliance with this Act. Article XVII - False Claims Act and Program Fraud Civil Remedies Recipients must comply with the requirements of the False Claims Act, 31 U. S. C. sections 3729- 3733, which prohibit the submission of false or fraudulent claims for payment to the Federal Government. ( See 31 U. S. C. sections 3801- 3812, which details the administrative remedies for false claims and statements made.) Article XVIII - Federal Debt Status All recipients are required to be non- delinquent in their repayment of any federal debt. Examples of relevant debt include delinquent payroll and other taxes, audit disallowances, and benefit overpayments. ( See OMB Circular A- 129.) Article XIX- Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging while Driving Recipients are encouraged to adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging while driving as described in E. O. 13513, including conducting initiatives described in Section 3( a) of the Order when on official government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the Federal Government. Article XX- Fly America Act of 1974 Recipients must comply with Preference for U. S. Flag Air Carriers( air carriers holding certificates under 49 U. S. C.) for international air transportation of people and property to the extent that such service is available, in accordance with the International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974, 49 U. S. C. section 40118, and the interpretative guidelines issued by the Comptroller General of the United States in the March 31, 1981, amendment to Comptroller General Decision B- 138942. Article XXI - Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 Recipients must ensure that all conference, meeting, convention, or training space funded in whole or in part with federal funds complies with the fire prevention