Item 18 - Resolution, Agreement, and Appropriation Adjustment Accepting the FY 2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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Preparedness Grants Manual Monitoring and oversight requirements in connection with recipient compliance with federal civil rights laws are also authorized pursuant to 44 C.F.R Part 7. In accordance with civil rights laws and regulations, recipients and subrecipients must ensure the consistent and systematic fair, just, and impartial treatment of all individuals, including individuals who belong to underserved communities that have been denied such treatment. A full list of Civil Rights Authorities at FEMA can be found at the External Civil Rights Division page on FEMA.gov. Recipients and subrecipients (or representatives of such parties) who believe that discrimination has occurred in awarding or receiving FEMA financial assistance may file a complaint with the Office of Equal Rights (OER) at FEMA-CivilRightsOffice@fema.dhs.gov. A complaint must be filed no later than 180 days from the date of the alleged discrimination unless the filing deadline is extended by the Director of the OER or their designee. 4.3.Disability Integration Pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, recipients of FEMA financial assistance must ensure that their programs and activities do not discriminate against otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities. Preparedness grant recipients should engage with the whole community to advance individual and community preparedness and to work as a nation to build and sustain resilience. In doing so, recipients should consider the needs of individuals with disabilities into the activities and projects funded by the grant. FEMA expects that the integration of the needs of people with disabilities will occur at all levels, including planning; alerting, notification, and public outreach; training; purchasing of equipment and supplies; protective action implementation; and exercises/drills. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794d, requires federal agencies to provide individuals with disabilities equal access to electronic information and data comparable to those who do not have disabilities. Although Section 508 does not impose requirements on federally- funded recipients, we encourage recipients to use Section 508 best practices to ensure that persons with disabilities have equal access to web-based products/services. For more information, see the Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities page on ADA.gov. The following are examples that demonstrate the integration of the needs of people with disabilities in carrying out FEMA awards: .Include representatives of organizations that work with/for people with disabilities on planning committees, work groups and other bodies engaged in development and implementation of the grant programs and activities. . . Hold all activities related to the grant in locations that are accessible to persons with physical disabilities to the extent practicable. Acquire interpretation services appropriate for the population being served, including American Sign Language or Puerto Rican Sign Language, that provide public information across the community and in shelters. .Ensure shelter-specific grant funds are in alignment with FEMA’s Guidance on Planning for Integration of Functional Needs Support Services in General Population Shelters. 19