Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 802.4 - CHILD CARE GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17-802.4-4 - Conditions for grant awards

Current through June, 2024
(a) A recipient
				shall agree to the following conditions:
(1)
				Comply with the applicable federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination
				against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion,
				creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, or disability:
(2) Not use public funds for the purposes of
				entertainment, perquisites, campaign contributions, or lobbying
				activities;
(3) Indemnify and hold
				the state harmless from and against any claims relating to activities carried
				out by the recipient under the contract, and assume the sole liability to the
				recipient's employees and agents, and to any individual not party to the
				contract, in accordance with section
				17-802.4-7, for any loss, damage,
				or injury caused by the recipient, or the recipient's employees or agents in
				the course of their employment for purposes of performance under the
				contract;
(4) Ensure payment of all
				applicable federal, state, and county taxes and fees which may become due and
				owed by the recipient by reason of the contract in accordance with section
				17-802.4-7;
(5) Comply with section
				103-55, HRS, Wages, hours, and
				working conditions of employees or contractors performing services;
(6) When requested or required, complete an
				independent financial and compliance audit in accordance with the Uniform
				Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for
				Federal Awards of the Office of Management and Budget;
(7) Maintain insurance acceptable to the
				state in full force and effect throughout the term of the grant contract in
				accordance with section
				346-157, HRS;
(8) Allow the department, its designee, the
				legislative bodies and their staff, the legislative auditor, the U.S.
				Department of Health and Human Services, the office of inspector general, or
				the department's auditing entity full access to the recipient's records,
				reports, files, and other related documents and information for purposes of
				monitoring compliance, measuring effectiveness, and ensuring the proper
				expenditure of funds under the contract in accordance with section
				17-802.4-7. After the review of
				the expenditures, if any expenditures are determined to be inappropriate or
				unallowable, the department may require that monies be refunded by the
				recipient;
(9) Be current with all
				state and federal tax obligations as indicated by a tax clearance from the
				Hawaii department of taxation and the Internal Revenue Service;
(10) Be registered and in good standing with
				the department of commerce and consumer affairs business registration division
				as required for the type of business for which they hold themselves out to the
				public;
(11) Maintain operations of
				the child care facility, including the care of children, for which grant funds
				are being requested for a minimum period of six months from the receipt of
				payment of grant funds, unless the child care facility is ordered to close by
				the department, the department of health, or by any emergency proclamation or
				order issued by the governor of the State of Hawaii or the mayor of the county
				in which the child care facility is located; and
(12) Satisfy any other conditions required by
				the source of funding.