Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 802.2 - CHILD CARE GRANT PROGRAM › Section 17-802.2-4 - 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 17-802.2.1-7, 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
				17-802.2-7;
(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 17-802.2-7.
				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.