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Local LaU' Enforcement Block Grants ProKram Florida Department of Community Affairs ( (BJA), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Departmen.t of Justice. The BJA is a component of OJP which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime." 111. "Points of view, opinions, and conclusions expressed in this report are those of the recipient and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, or any other agency of the state or federal government. 25. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) All recipients are required to comply with nondiscrimination requirements contained in various federal laws. Specifically, the statute that governs programs or activities funded by the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) (Section 809(c), Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, 42 u.s. e. 3789d, prohibits such discrimination, as follows: No person in any State shall on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex [or disability]* be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, or denied employment in connection with any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under this title. *Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits identical discrimination on the ( basis of disability. The recipient acknowledges, by completing and signing the attached EEO Certification Letter (Appendix I), that failure to submit an acceptable Equal Employment Opportunity Plan approved by the Office for Civil Rights (if recipient is required to submit one pursuant to 28 CFR 42.302), is a violation of its certified assurances and may result in suspension of funding obligation authority. Submission of this certification letter is a prerequisite to entering into this agreement. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this agreement was made. If the recipient or implementing agency meet Act criteria but have not formulated, implemented and maintained such a current written EEO Program, they have J 20 days after the date this agreement was made to comply with the Act or face loss of federal funds subject to the sanctions in the Justice System Improvement ActofJ979, Pub. L. 96-157,42 u.s.e. 3701, etseq. (Reference Section 803 (a) of the Act, 42 u.s.e. 3783 (a) and CFR Section 42.207 Compliance Information). .. If any court or administrative agency makes a finding of discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability or age against a recipient offunds, the recipient must agree to forward a copy of the findings to the OJP Office for Civil Rights. 26. Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 Subgrantees must comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities .~ct (ADA), Public Law 101-336, which prohibits discrimination by public and private entltles on the basis of disability and requires certain accommodations be made with regard ~o employment (Title I), state and local government services and transportation (Title II), publ1c Subgrant Application Package SFY 2000 Sectioll 1/ - J 6 Revised 9/1/99