Item 20 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Funds

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q. Nondiscrimination Clause: 1. As a condition to the award of financial assistance from the Department of Labor under Title I of WIOA, the Subrecipient assures that it has the ability to comply with the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of the following laws and will remain in compliance for the duration of the award of federal financial assistance: i. Section 188 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which prohibits discrimination against all individuals in the United States on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, transgender status and gender identity), national origin (limited English proficiency), age, disability, political affiliation or belief, and against beneficiaries on the basis of either citizenship status or participation in any WIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity; ii. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, which prohibits discrimination on the bases of race, color and national origin; iii. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities; iv. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age; and v. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs. The Subrecipient also assures that, as a recipient of WIOA Title I financial assistance, it will comply with 29 CFR part 38 and all other regulations implementing the laws listed above. This assurance applies to the Subrecipient's operation of the WIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity, and to all agreements the Subrecipient makes to carry out the WIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity. The Subrecipient understands that the United States has the right to seek judicial enforcement of this assurance. r. Avoidance of Conflict of Economic Interest: An executive or employee of the Subrecipient, an elected official in the area or a member of the Local Board, will not solicit or accept money or any other consideration from a third person, for the performance of an act reimbursed in whole or part by the Subrecipient or Pass- through Entity. Supplies, materials, equipment or services purchased with subgrant agreement funds will be used solely for purposes allowed under this subgrant agreement. No member of the Local Board will cast a vote on the provision of services by that member (or any organization, which that member represents) or vote on any matter which would provide direct financial benefit to that member (or immediate family of the member) or any business or organization which the member directly represents. Exhibit B Intellectual Property Provisions Federal Funding Pursuant to 2 CFR 200.315, in any subgrant funded in whole or in part by the federal government, Pass-through Entity acquires the title to intangible property, as defined in 2 CFR 200.59 as including Intellectual Property, which results directly or indirectly from the subgrant. The federal government shall have a royalty-free, non-exclusive and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the Intellectual Property for Federal purposes, and to authorize others to do so. Additionally, pursuant to 2 CFR 2900.13, Intellectual Property developed under this subgrant will be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license, which allows subsequent users to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt the copyrighted work and requires such users to attribute the work in the manner specified by the Pass-through Entity. Page 13 of 16