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Environment Now Grant Agreement Page 5 AUDITS/ACCOUNTING/RECORDS The grantee shall maintain financial accounts, documents, and records (collectively, "records") relating to this agreement, in accordance with the guidelines of "Generally Accepted Accounting Practices" ("GAAP") published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The records shall include, without limitation, evidence sufficient to reflect properly the amount, receipt, deposit, and disbursement of all funds related to the implementation of the grant tasks, and the use, management, operation and maintenance of the real property. Time and effort reports are also required. The grantee shall maintain adequate supporting records in a manner that permits tracing from the request for disbursement forms to the accounting records and to the supporting documentation. Additionally, EN or its agents may review, obtain, and copy all records relating to performance of the agreement. The grantee shall provide EN or its agents with any relevant information requested and shall permit EN or its agent's access to the grantee's premises upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours, to interview employees and inspect and copy books, records, accounts, and other material that may be relevant to a matter under investigation for the purpose of determining compliance with this agreement and any applicable laws and regulations. The grantee shall retain the required records for a minimum of three years following the later of final disbursement by EN, and the final year to which the particular records pertain. The records shall be subject to examination and audit by EN and the Bureau of State Audits during the retention periods. If the grantee retains any contractors to accomplish any of the work of this agreement, the grantee shall first enter into an agreement with each contractor requiring the contractor to meet the terms of this section and to make the terms applicable to all subcontractors. EN may disallow all or part of the cost of any activity or action that it determines to be not in compliance with the requirements of this agreement. NONDISC. UMINATION During the performance of this agroement, the grantee and its contractors shall not unlawfully discriminate against, harass, or allow harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, marital status, age (over 40) or denial of family -care leave, medical -care leave, or pregnancy-di5ability4cave. The grantee and its contractors shall ensure that the evaluation and treatment of their employees and applicants for employment are free of such discrimination and harassment. The grmiteeand its contractors shall comply with the provisions of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code Section 12900 et seq.) and the applicable regulations (California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 7285.0 et seq.). The regulations of the Fair Employment and Housing Commission regarding Contractor Nondiscrimination and Compliance (Chapter 5 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations), are incorporated into this agreement. The grantee and its contractors shall give written notice of their obligations under this clause to labor organizations with which they have a collective bargaining or other agreement. This nondiscrimination clause shall be included in all contracts, subcontracts, and grant agreements entered into to perform work provided for under this agreement.