WISEPLACE (16) - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

must be offered separately, in time or location, from said programs or services, and participation must be voluntary for the program participants. The SUBRECIPIENT shall not, in providing program assistance, discriminate against a program participant or prospective program participant on the basis of religion or religious belief. If the SUBRECIPIENT is a religious organization, it retains its independence from Federal, State, and Local governments, and may continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs, provided that the religious organization does not use direct ESG funds to support any inherently religious activities. The SUBRECIPIENT agrees that rehabilitation of structures by the religious organization in connection with said program must be in sound accord with the provisions under 24 CFR § 576.406. F. Additional Terms between the CITY and HUD The SUBRECIPIENT agrees finther that it shall be bound by the standard terms and conditions used in the Grant Agreement between HUD and the CITY and such other rules, regulations, or requirements as HUD may reasonably impose in addition to the aforementioned assurances at or subsequent to the execution of this AGREEMENT by the parties hereto. G. OSHA Where employees are engaged in activities not covered under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, they shall not be required or permitted to work, be trained, or receive services in buildings or surroundings or under working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to the participants' health or safety. H. Hatch Act The SUBRECIPIENT agrees that no funds provided, nor personnel employed under this AGREEMENT, shall be in any way or to any extent engaged in the conduct of political activities in violation of the Hatch Act, 5 U.S.C. Section 1501 et seq. I. Davis -Bacon Act All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction work, including alterations and repairs, in excess of $2,000.00, financed in whole or in part with federal funds shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined in accordance with the Davis -Bacon Act, as amended, 40 U.S.C. 3142. Any such construction contract shall include and comply with the required contract provisions and rules set forth in 29 C.F.R. §5.5. Further, the payroll reports (along with the "Statement of Compliance") and basic records are required to be maintained and submitted, or made available, pursuant to 29 C.F.R. §5.5(a)(3). No payment, advance, grant, loan or guarantee of funds shall be approved by the federal agency unless there is on file with the agency a certification by the contractor that the contractor and its subcontractors have complied with the provisions of 29 C.F.R. §5.5. A breach of the contract clauses in 29 C.F.R. §5.5 may be grounds for termination of the contract, and for debarment as a contractor/subcontractor, as provided in 29 C.F.R. §5.12. Labor standards interviews/investigations shall be made as necessary to assure compliance. See 29 C.F.R. §5.6(a)(3). VIl. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS A. Generally