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State Administering Agencies attd faith-based organizations should also note-that the Sate Streets .tkct, as
<br />amead~d.the Vir3titns of Crimt~ Act, s5 atnende~d; mid the Jnti~eni(e )'l]SIIGC and Delinquency Prevention Act, ~
<br />amended, contain prohibitions against discrimination an the basis of celieion in employment. TEiese e~aployinent
<br />p.ovisions havebeerr specifically inoorporaiedinto 2& C.F.R. Port 3$.i (fl aiul 38~(f}< Consequently, in many
<br />uis'eztmstanceg, it would be jmpermissibte for faith-based organizations seriKing orteceivi:ig funding atrthorized6y
<br />these statutes to have policies or pracLioes [fiat condition hiring and other employmertt~talated decisions on the
<br />region of applicants of employees. Programs subject to those nondiscritninationprov~sians may be found on
<br />{~eR's uelisite at http:Ilww'4v.ojp,usdoj.govloer~`. Questions about the regulatiod ar thestatuies thatprohiblf
<br />discrmiaation in employment may be dit~cted to this Ofiiee.
<br />Enfot•cing Civil Rights Laws
<br />fltl recipients of Federal ~irtancitcl assistance", regardless o€ the }~tticularfiuad~ng source, the prliount of it3e grant
<br />award, or the numberof employees in the wosk£orco, are subject to t$ie prohibitions against uniativftd
<br />discrimination, Acec>rdingly, OCR investigates recipients that arc the subject ot`discrirr~ination complaints Tto~
<br />both individuals and groups. In addititm, based on regulatory criteria, Ot~Etsclccts a number oPrecipients eash,yes~
<br />.far compliance reviews, audio That require recipients to submit data shot~ingthat they are praveding services
<br />equitably to ell s~gmants of their servicepopulittion and that their ernploymentpraetices meat equal empIoyn7ent
<br />opportunity standards.
<br />Catnplying~nith the 5aicgtreeis ActorProgrnnt ltequlrentents
<br />In' addition toSheae general prohibitions, an organization which is a recipient of i"tasncial>#sssiaaee subject to the
<br />nondtscritninaNon provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 8tieats flct {Safe 5t~efs {tct3 of i FGB, 4~
<br />U,S.C. § 37&~d(c), of other Federal grant psograni requircmants, must theft two tidditioeul requirctnefltst(l~
<br />compiyiny with Federal regulations perttsining ca thedevriopment of an Equal Employment Opportunity Pian
<br />{T;EOP), 28 G.F.R. §42.301-~:3~$, and {2) submitting to OCR Finding of Discrlinination(sec ~8 C.P.12. §~
<br />l~ L1EefIng the REp~ 12egairaCnanL
<br />7n accorclanct with l"ederalreguintions, Assurance~htd,. Cs lzt ih~ Stumlakd ~is5urar~es,COI'S rl,asurtvise No. $;F3, at
<br />eCXt~irt Federal grunt pro~rtun roquirenaents, your organization must comply with ttte fallowing ESOP reFgnng.
<br />re~uirtments:
<br />If your organizarion has rece{vedan award far SS~O,RO(} or more and has50 ar more ampioyecs (totuiting bqt
<br />fitll- and part-time etriplayees Tntt excluding poPtieal uppointaesl, then it has~to prepnte Alt Efsi7p anti submit it tb
<br />OCR for rc~>iew withzn~6 days from-the d:t#e of lhls letter, For assistnnoe in developing an EEC}P, please
<br />consul! OCR`s ~F~ebsite at hitp:J/www,ojp.ttstio~ go+~lo~r,`eeop.hnn, You may also requesttcehnicul assist~lnca fratn
<br />an EfLOP specialist at OCl2 by dialing (~02}G I6-3248.
<br />if year ori;aniza6on received an riwarcl between ~25,Ot)t1 and ~SOt),RAO and hT~ S0 or more employees, yot~
<br />organization. still ha~s'to prepare an ~!~OF, but it aloes not hove to submit the BEOP to OCR for review, Instead,
<br />yourorganizatian itas to inaintniitthe ~BOF an file and ivakart available col review fln rcclupst, in addition, yi~ar
<br />organization lies to aampiett: Section E ofthe CcrtiG~tion Farm and return 3t to OCR. Ttte Carttfica~ion Form can
<br />bz found athup/Iw.vw,ojp.usdoj,govlaarleeop,httn,
<br />if your organization reeeit nd nn award for less than $25,DOq; ~or ifytsur organtznfion has Iess Flinn SU atnptoyecs,
<br />r~gardiiss of the amount of the u~vard; or if your organization is a medicalinstitution, educational institution,
<br />aorrpro5t organization ar Ind4an tribe, then }roar organization Is exempt from the E>rOP ragviremcnt. Idow~ver;
<br />your organization must cgmplet~ $eatiou A of the CettifECation FoAn and return it tc-OCR. The. Certification Form
<br />can be fotmd at httpaiwnrw,ojp,usdoj.gov/act:'eaop.btm.
<br />Z) Submitting Findings of Discritvination
<br />In the event a Federal or State coon or Federal or State adininistratjt~e agency ma!:zs xn adverse ~ndie3g o~E
<br />disodntintition aguinse your ar;anization aftera due process Itaaring, an flip ground of rar.~, color, relation, gatitziw€
<br />origin; Gr ~~, yoati' ari,*etnization must submit n copy aF the ftetding io OCEt for review.
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