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Additiollal ]lIstructiolls For Gralltees ReceÌlÙlg $500,000 Or More: 1. In accordance with Assurance No. IS, each grantee that receives $500,000 or more (or $1,000,000 in an 18- month period), and has 50 or more employees, must submit an Equnl Employment Opportunity Plan (EEOP)within 60 days from the date of this letter to OCR at the above address, 1 2, Altematively, the grantee may choose to complete an EEOP 5hol1 Fonn, in lieu of sending its own comprehensive EEOP, and return it to OCR within 60 days of the date of this letter. This easy-to-follow EEOr Short Form reduces paperwork and preparation time considerably and will ensure a quicker OCR review and approval. The enclosed Seven-Step Guide to the Design and Development of an EEOP (which includes an EEOP Short Form) wi!! assist you in completing this requirement, 3, Please be reminded that the nbove requirements apply to primary grantees and to each ofthdr subgrantees or contractors that meet the criteria outlined in this letter. Therefore. all prim;uy grantees should apprise subgrantees of these responsiblitics and those meeting the criteria should send their EEOPs or EEOP 5hol1 Fon11s directly to the Office for Civil Rights within 60 days of the date ofthei NOTE: If agency has under 50 employees, regardless of amount of award, no EEOP is required; however, grantee must return applicable portion of Certification Form to OCR within 60 days, PURSUANT TO THE SPECIAL CONDITION REGARDING EEOPs GOVERNING THIS A WARD, RECIPIENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE fEOr IS A VIOLATION OF ITS CERTIFIED ASSURANCES AND MAY RESULT Iì'\ SUSPENSION Of DRA WDOWN OF FU!'\DS UNTIL EEOP HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE OfflCE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, Additiollal ]llstructiollS For Grantees Receiving $25,000 Or More, But Under $500,000: 4, Pursmmt to Department of Justice regulations, each grantee that receives $25,000 or more and has 50 or more employees is required to maintain an Equal Employmcnt OppOl1Unity Plan (EEOP) on file for review by OCR upon request, (I-J,owever, ¡fthe grantee is awarded $1,000,000 in an eighteen (18) month period, it 111l1st submit an accepwble EEO? to OCR.) Please complete the applicable section of the att:¡ched Certification Form and return it to OCR within 60 days of the NOTE: If agency has under 50 rmployees, regardless of amount of award, no EEOP is required; however, grantee must retul11 applicable ponion ofCel1ìfication Form to OCR within 60 days. I If you have already submitted an EEOP as part of another award from the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) or the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within this grant period, or ¡fyou have certified that no EEOP is required, it is not necessary for you to submit another at this time. Simply send 3 copy of the letter you received from OCR showing that your EEOP or certific¡¡tion is acceptable.