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Article Xi. Givil Rights Act of 1968
All recipients must comply with Title Vil of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 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, farnillal status, and sex (See 42
U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.), as implemented by the Department of Housing and Urban Development at 24 C.F.R. Part
190, 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 bulidings without elevators)-be designed and constructed with certain
accessible features. (See 24 C.F.R. § 100.201.)
Article Xl. Contract Provisions for Non-federal Entity Contracts under Federal Awards
In addition to other provisions required by the Federal agency or non-Federal entity, all contracts made by the
recipient under the Federal award must contain provisions as required by Appendix Il of 2 C.F.R, Part 200, Contract
Provisions for Non-Federal Entity Contracts Under Federai Awards, including but not limited to the following:
a. Contracts for more than the simplified acquisition threshold set at $150,000.
All recipients who have contracts exceeding the acquisition threshold currently set at $150,000, which is the
inflation adjusted amount determined by Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition
Regulation Council as authorized by 41 U.S.C. §1908, must address administrative, contractual, or legal
remedies in instance where contractors viclate or breach contract terms and provide for such sanctions and
penalties as appropriate.
b. Contracts in excess of $10,000.
All recipients that have contracts exceeding $10,000 must address termination for cause and for
convenience by the non-Federal entity including the manner by which it will be effected and the basis for
settlement.
Article XIN. Copyright
All recipients must affix the applicable copyright notices of 17 U.S.C. §8 401 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 XIV. Debarment and Suspension
All recipients are subject to the non-procurement debarment and suspension regulations implementing Executive
Orders (E.0.) 12549 and 12689, and2 C.F.R. Part 180. 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 XV. Disposition of Equipment Acquired Under the Federal Award
When original or replacernent equipment acquired under this award by the recipient or its sub-recipients is no
longer needed for the original project or program or for other activities currently or previously supported by
DHS/FEMA, you must request instructions from DHS/FEMA to make proper disposition of the equipment
pursuant to 2 C.F.R. § 200.313.
Article XVI. Drug-Free Workplace Regulations
All recipients must comply with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41.U.5.C. § 8101 et seq.), which requires
all organizations receiving grants from any federal agency agree to. maintain a drug-free workplace. You as the
recipient must comply with drug-free workplace requirements in Subpart B (or Subpart C, if the recipient is an
individual) of 2 CFR part 3001, which adopts the Government-wide implementation (2 CFR part 182) of sec.
5152-5158 of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690, Title V, Subtitie D; 41 U.S.C. 8101-8107).
Article XVI. Duplication of Benefits
Any cost allocable to a particular federal financial assistance award provided for in 2 C.A.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 XVII. Education Amendments of 1972 (Equal Opportunity in Education Act} - Title IX
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