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FY 2011 Homeland Security Grant Program Guidance and Application Kit. All allocations and use of funds under this grant will be in accordance with the Allocations, and use of grant funding must support the goals and objectives included in the state and /or Urban Area Homeland Security Strategies as well as the investments identified in the Investment Justifications which were submitted as part of the California FY 2011 Homeland Security Grant Program application. Further, use of FY 2011 funds is limited to those investments included in the California FY 2011 Investment Justifications submitted to DHS/FEMA and Cal EMA and evaluated through the peer review process. 55. Will not make any award or permit any award (subgrant or contract) to any party that is debarred or suspended or is otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation in federal assistance programs under EOs 12549 and 12689, "Debarment and Suspension ". 56. As required by EO 12549, Debarment and Suspension, and implemented at 44 CFR Part 17, for prospective participants in primary covered transactions, the applicant certifies that it and its principals: a. Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, sentenced to a denial of federal benefits by a state or federal court, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any federal department or agency. b. Have not within a three -year period preceding this application been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state, or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of federal or state antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property. C. Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (federal, state, or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1)(b) of this certification; and have not within a three -year period preceding this application had one or more public transactions (federal, state, or local) terminated for cause or default; and where the applicant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, lie or she shall attach an explanation to this application. 57. Agrees to comply with the Drug -Free Workplace Act of 1988, and certifies that it will or will continue to provide a drug -free workplace by: a. Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition. b. Establishing an ongoing drug -free awareness program to inform employees about: L The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; ii. The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug -free workplace; iii. Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and iv. The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace. c. Making it a requirement that each employee engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph (a). d. Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the employee will: L Abide by the terns of the statement; and ii. Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than Five calendar days after such conviction. Page - Initials