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DocuSign Envelope ID: AC 11B5A1-DF88-4F2A-9236-9DDDF1098ACD <br />Certification Regarding Drug -Free Workplace Requirements <br />The certification set out below is a material representation upon which reliance is <br />placed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in awarding <br />the grant. If it is later determined that the contractor knowingly rendered a false <br />certification, or otherwise violates the requirements of the Drug -Free Workplace <br />Act, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in addition to any <br />other remedies available to the Federal Government, may take action authorized <br />under the Drug -Free Workplace Act. <br />A. The contractor certifies that it will provide a drug -free workplace by: <br />(a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful <br />manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a <br />controlled substance is prohibited in the contractor's workplace and <br />specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for <br />violation of such prohibition; <br />(b) Establishing a drug -free awareness program to inform employees <br />about — <br />(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; <br />(2) The contractor's policy of maintaining a drug -free workplace; <br />(3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee <br />assistance program; and <br />(4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug <br />abuse violations occurring in the workplace; <br />(c) Making it a requirement that each employee who will be engaged in <br />the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement <br />required by paragraph (a); <br />(d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph -(a) <br />that, as a condition of employment under the contract, the employee <br />will - <br />(1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and <br />(2) Notify the employer of any criminal drug statute conviction for <br />a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five days <br />after such conviction. <br />