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Department oflustice Office of Justice Programs off- Bureau of Justice Assistance PROJECT NI MRER 2009-SB-89-3397 AWARD CONTINUATION SHEET Grant A WARP DATE 09.Q2 '1009 SPECIAL CONDITIONS PAGE 4 OF 10 The grantee agrees to comply with the applicable requirements of 28 C.F.R. Part 3g, the Department of Justice regulation governing "Equal Treatment for Faith Based Organizations" (the "Equal Treatment Regulation"), The Equal Treatment Regulation provides in part that Department oflustice grant awards of direct funding may not be used to lurid any inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction- or proselytization. Recipients of direct grants may still engage in inherently religious activities, but such activities must be separate in time or place lYom the Department of Justice landed program, and participation in such activities by individuals receiving services from the grantee or a sub-grantee must be voluntary. The Equal Treatment Regulation also makes clear that organizations participating in programs directly funded by the Department of Justice are nut permitted to discriminate in the provision of services on the basis of a beneficiary's religion. Notwithstanding any other special condition of this award, faith- based organizations may, in some circumstances, consider religion as a basis for employment. See h up alwww .o j p. gov,' aboudocr/c qua l_ fbo. him. 12. The recipient agrees to ensure that the State Information Technology Point of Contact receives written notification regarding any information technology project funded by this grant during the obligation and expenditure period. This is to facilitate communication among local and state governmental entities regarding various information technology projects being conducted with these grant funds. In addition, the recipient agrees to maintain an administrative lilt documenting the meeting of this requirement. For a list of State Information Technology points of Contact, go to littp://www.it.ojp.gov/default.aspx?area=policyAndPractice&pagc° 1046. 13. The recipient agrees that fiords received under this award will not be used to supplant State or local funds, but will be used to increase the amounts of such funds that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be made available for law enforcement activities. 14. RECOVERY ACT - JAG - Trust Fund The recipient is required to establish a trust fund account. (The trust fund may or may not be an interest-bearing account.) The fund, including any interest, may not be used to pay debts or expenses incurred by other activities beyond the scope of either the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) or Recovery JAG Program. The recipient also agrees to obligate and expend the grant funds in the tu?JSt fund (including any interest earned) during the period of the grant. Grant funds (including any interest earned) not expended by the end of the grant period must be returned to the Bureau oflustice Assistance no later than 90 days after the end of the grant period, along with the final submission of the Financial Status Report (SF-269), 15. RECOVERY ACT- Access to Records; Interviews The recipient understands and agrees that DOJ (including OJP and the Office of the Inspector General (01G)), and its representatives, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall have access to and the right to examine all records (including, but not limited to, books, papers, and ducuments) related to this Recovery Act award, including such records of any subrecipient, contractor, or subcontractor. The recipient also understands and agrees that DOJ and the GAO are authorized to interview any officer or employee of the recipient (or ol'any subrecipient, contractor, or subcontractor) regarding transactions related to this Recovery Act award. RECOVERY ACT One-time funding The recipient understands and agrees that awards under the Recovery Act will be one-time awards and accordingly that its proposed project activities and deliverables are to be accomplished without additional DOJ funding. OJr FORM40%2iREV 4-98t