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Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs I ; AWARD CONTINUATIOD " I Bureau of Justice Assistance SHEET "PAGE Q OF 16 Grant PROJECTNUMBER 2020-VD-BX-0949 AWARD DATE 05/28/2020 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 9. Employment eligibility verification for hiring under the award I. The recipient (and any subrecipient at any tier) must -- A. Ensure that, as part of the hiring process for any position within the United States that is or will be funded (in whole or in part) with award funds, the recipient (or any subrecipient) properly verifies the employment eligibility of the individual who is being hired, consistent with the provisions of 8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)(1) and (2). B. Notify all persons associated with the recipient (or any subrecipient) who are or will be involved in activities under this award of both-- (1) this award requirement for verification of employment eligibility, and (2) the associated provisions in 8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)(1) and (2) that, generally speaking, make it unlawful, in the United States, to hire (or recruit for employment) certain aliens. C. Provide training (to the extent necessary) to those persons required by this condition to be notified of the award requirement for employment eligibility verification and of the associated provisions of 8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)(1) and (2). D. As part of the recordkeeping for the award (including pursuant to the Part 200 Uniform Requirements), maintain records of all employment eligibility verifications pertinent to compliance with this award condition in accordance with Forth I-9 record retention requirements, as well as records of all pertinent notifications and trainings. 2. Monitoring The recipient's monitoring responsibilities include monitoring of subrecipient compliance with this condition. 3. Allowable costs To the extent that such costs are not reimbursed under any other federal program, award funds may be obligated for the reasonable, necessary, and allocable costs (if any) of actions designed to ensure compliance with this condition. 4. Rules of construction A. Staff involved in the hiring process For purposes of this condition, persons "who are or will be involved in activities under this award" specifically includes (without limitation) any and all recipient (or any subrecipient) officials or other staff who are or will be involved in the hiring process with respect to a position that is or will be funded (in whole or in part) with award funds. B. Employment eligibility confirmation with E-Verify For purposes of satisfying the requirement of this condition regarding verification of employment eligibility, the recipient (or any subrecipient) may choose to participate in, and use, E-Verify (www.e-verify.gov), provided an appropriate person authorized to act on behalf of the recipient (or subrecipient) uses E-Verify (and follows the proper E-Verify procedures, including in the event of a "Tentative Nonconfinnation" or a "Final Nonconfinnation") to confirm employment eligibility for each hiring for a position in the United States that is or will be funded (in whole or in part) with award funds. C. "United States" specifically includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. D. Nothing in this condition shall be understood to authorize or require any recipient, any subrecipient at any tier, or OJP FORM 4000/2 (REV. 4-89) 20A-10