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DocuSign Envelope ID: D37C6C9E-3CC6-4586-B782-34070527DC90 <br /> Attachment D <br /> Certifications Regarding,Drug-Free Work-Place; Lobbying; and <br /> Debarment,Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters <br /> 1. Drug-Free Work-Place <br /> The undersigned(authorized official)certifies that it will provide a drug-free workplace in accordance with the Drug- <br /> Free Work-Place Act of 1988,45 CFR Part 76, subpart F. The certification set out below is a material representation <br /> of fact upon which reliance will be placed when awarding the grant. False certification or violation of the certification <br /> shall be grounds for suspension of payments, suspensions or termination of grants or government wide suspension or <br /> debarment. <br /> The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provide a drug-free workplace by: <br /> (a)Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution,dispensing, <br /> possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the <br /> actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition; <br /> (b)Establishing an on-going drug-free awareness program to inform employees about— <br /> (1)The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; <br /> (2)The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; <br /> (3)Any available drug counseling,rehabilitation,and employee assistance programs; and <br /> (4)The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the <br /> workplace; <br /> (c)Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy <br /> of the statement required by paragraph(a); above; <br /> (d)Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph(a)that,as a condition of employment <br /> under the grant,the employee will— <br /> (1)Abide by the terms of the statement; and <br /> (2)Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute <br /> occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction; <br /> (e)Notifying the agency, in writing,within 10 calendar days after receiving notice under subparagraph(d)(2), <br /> above,from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of convicted <br /> employees must provide notice, including position title,to Agency on whose grant activity the convicted <br /> employee was working. <br /> Notices shall include the identification number(s)of each affected grant; <br /> (f)Taking one of the following actions,within 30 days of receiving notice under subparagraph(d)(2), above, <br /> with respect to any employee who is so convicted— <br /> (1)Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee,up to and including termination, <br /> consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,as amended; or <br /> (2)Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation <br /> program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement,or other <br /> appropriate agency; <br /> (g)Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of <br /> paragraphs(a),(b),(c), (d),(e),and(f). <br /> The grantee certifies that,as a condition of the grant, it will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, <br /> dispensing,possession or use of a controlled substance in conducting any activity with the grant. <br /> Page 14 of 16 <br /> r`, <br />