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can be properly and legally provided to appropriate federal and state entities, including DOC <br /> and HUD, without issue or objection by the individual or entity. <br /> 11. Project 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 of Non-CDBG Funds. The recipient must ensure that non-CDBG funds are <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 Investment and <br /> Assistance if a Recipient does not want to use the electronic funds transfer. <br /> 14. Fair Housing. Recipients of CDBG funds are required to comply with fair housing and non- <br /> discrimination laws and regulations. Recipients should consult Section.1001 of the CDBG <br /> administrative rules for 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 Fair Housing Choice <br /> Study. For each grant year that a CDBG project is active, a Recipient must describe the <br /> actions it will take in the areas of enforcement, education and removal of barriers and <br /> impediments to affirmatively further fair housing. Guidance for developing a Fair Housing <br /> Plan can be found in Cl Bulletin 10-25 plus CDBG Compliance Plans and Templates <br /> (www.necommerce.com/ed/investment-assistance/forms-resources). <br /> 15. Equal Employment and Procurement 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 barriers 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(Section 3 Re ation). 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 training and technical assistance resources to prepare low- <br /> income residents for employment and procurement opportunities, (2) attempts to reach the <br /> numerical targets for new hires set forth in the Section 3 regulation, which applies to <br /> Recipients receiving $200,000 or more in non-administrative line items expended for <br /> construction contracts and(3) education of low-income residents within the CDBG assisted <br /> area about the components and opportunities of the program. <br /> 5 <br />