S Grant - Social Services - Amended and ReStated Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program Grnt Agreement - 09-22-2009-Added Item

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Award #: 9104757 1. Conduct initial and any appropriate follow-up inspections of housing units into which a program participant will be moving. Units should be inspected on an annual basis and upon a change of tenancy. The minimum habitability standards will be provided by the state. Grantees may require more stringent standards. The Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.), as amended by the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851 et seq.) and implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 35, subparts A, B, M, and R shall apply to housing occupied by families receiving assistance through HPRP. 2. Comply with all applicable fair housing and civil rights requirements in 24 CFR 5.105(a). Pursuant to Section 1.7 of the guidance memorandum issued by the United States Office of Management and Budget on Apri13, 2009, recovery funds must be distributed in accordance with all anti- discrimination and equal opportunity statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders pertaining to the expenditure of funds. 3. Be clear in its business processes and statements that HPRP rental assistance and services are available to all on a nondiscriminatory basis and ensure that all citizens have equal access to information about HPRP and equal access to the financial assistance and services provided under this program. Such efforts include but are not limited to taking reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to programs to persons with limited English proficiency (LEP), pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This may mean providing language assistance or ensuring that program information is available in the appropriate languages for the geographic area served by the jurisdiction and that limited English proficient persons have meaningful access to HPRP assistance. If the procedures that the grantee intends to .use to make known the availability of the rental assistance and services are unlikely to reach persons of any particular race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, familial status, or disability who may qualify for such rental assistance and services, the grantee must establish additional procedures that will ensure that such persons are made aware of the rental assistance and services. In addition, all notices and communications shall be provided in a manner that is effective for persons with hearing, visual, and other communication-related disabilities consistent with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and implementing regulations at 24 CFR 8.6 4. Affirmatively further fair housing opportunities for classes protected under the Fair Housing Act. Protected classes include race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status. Examples of affirmatively furthering fair housing include: (1) marketing the program to all eligible persons, including persons with disabilities and persons with limited English proficiency; (2) making buildings and communications that facilitate applications and service delivery accessible to persons with disabilities (see, for example, HUD's rule on effective communications at 24 CFR 8.6); (3) providing fair housing counseling services or referrals to fair housing agencies; (4) informing participants of how to file a housing discrimination complaint, including providing the toll-free number for the Housing Discrimination Hotline: 1800-669-9777; and (5) recruiting landlords and service providers in areas that expand housing choice to program participants. 5. Not, in providing program assistance, discriminate against a program participant or prospective program participant on the basis of religion or religious belief. 6. Not engage in inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization as part of the programs or services funded under HPRP. If an organization conducts such activities, the activities must be offered separately, in time or location, from the programs or services funded under HPRP, and participation must be voluntary for the program participants. Contract Agreement, p. 9