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9; <br />11. Proiect Savings. the Recipient is obligated to contribute 100 percent of its pledged cash <br />contribution to the CDBG project even if the project experiences a savings after authorized <br />activities are completed. Any project savings accrue to the CDBG program. Substitution of <br />in-kind contributions for cash is not allowed <br />12 Expenditure ofNon-CDBG Funds. the recipient must ensure that nornCDBG funds axe <br />expended along with CDBG funds, following the implementation schedule described in the <br />' approved application and modified by the Performance Contract (or otherwise with DOC <br />approval), and shall report on non-CDBG expenditures with each Annual Performance <br />Report, consistent with Section .1100 PERFORMANCE of'the program regulations <br />(4NCAC 19L) as well as any other applicable reporting requirements_ <br />13 . Method of Payment. the Department of Commerce uses the Office of State Controller <br />(OSC) to make CDBG payments to units of local government the Electronic Payment <br />Form from OSC must be completed for funds to be electronically transferred. Arrangements <br />must be made with the Finance Officer in the Division of Community Assistance if a <br />Recipient does not want to use the electronic funds transfer. <br />I4 Fair Housing Recipients of CDBG funds ar•e xequu~ed to comply with fair housing and non- <br />discrimination laws and regulations. Recipients should consult Section .1001 of'the CDBG <br />administrative rules fox further information on equal opportunity requirements. Recipients <br />are required to submit a fair housing plan for its jurisdiction Recipients with 10,000 persons <br />or more will be required to complete an Analysis to Impediments to Faix Housing Choice <br />Study. the Fair Housing PIan or the Analysis to Impediments Study must be completed on <br />the DCA approved template For each grant year that a CDBG project is active, a Recipient <br />must describe the actions it will take in the areas of'enforcement, education and removal of <br />barriers and impediments to affirmatively fuuther fair housing. Guidance fox developing a <br />Fair Housing Plan can be found in DCA Bulletin 93-4 and the CDBG Implementation <br />Notebook <br />15 , Equal Employment and Px•ocurement Opportunity. A Recipient must describe the actions it <br />will take annually while the grant is open in the areas of enforcement, education and removal <br />of'batxiers and impediments that affirmatively further equal access in employment and <br />procurement This includes a description of steps to be taken in the areas of advertisement, <br />compliance and complaint tracking. <br />16. Local Economic Benefit CSection 3 Regulations For' each year that a CDBG is active, the <br />Recipient must describe a strategy whereby opportunities in employment and procurement <br />arising out of a CDBG assisted project are identified and made available to low-income <br />residents within the CDBG assisted area to the greatest extent feasible. This strategy must <br />include (1) identification of'tr~aining and technical assistance resources to prepare low- <br />income residents for employment and procurement opportunities, (2) attempts to reach the <br />numerical targets fox new hues set forth in the Section 3 regulation, which applies to (3) <br />employment and training of very low, low, to moderate income residents served within the <br />CDBG assisted area. Recipients receiving $200,000 or more in giant funds within the CDBG <br />assisted area about the components and opportunities of'the program_ $200,000 or• move total <br />is an aggregate amount. Recipients are required to track and report annually on Section 3 <br />using the HUD 60002 farm. Recipients must document efforts to reach out to qualified <br />Section 3 Residents and Section 3 Firms. <br />5 <br />