Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 18 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part 21 - Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) › Chapter 1 - Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) › Rule 18-21-1-21.1 - Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) State Plan › STANDARD ASSURANCES & CERTIFICATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
STANDARD ASSURANCES
The sub grantee assures that it:
1. Has the legal authority to apply for and
				  receive the sub grant; that a resolution, motion, or similar action has been
				  duly adopted or passed as an official act of the sub grantee's governing body,
				  authorizing the sub grant, including all understandings and assurances
				  contained therein, and directing and authorizing the person identified as the
				  official representative of the sub grantee to act in connection with the sub
				  grant and to provide such additional information as may be required.
2. Will give MDHS, the State Auditor's
				  Office, the federal grantor agency, and the Comptroller General, or any of
				  their authorized representatives, access to and the right to examine all
				  records, books, papers, documents, or items related to the sub grant.
3. Will establish and maintain
				  both fiscal and program controls and accounting procedures in accordance with
				  generally accepted accounting principles and federal grantor agency and MDHS
				  directives; and will keep and maintain such books and records for audit by
				  MDHS, by the federal grantor agency, by the State Auditor, or by their
				  authorized representatives; and will maintain all such records, books, papers,
				  documents, or items for a period of at least three (3) years from the date of
				  submission of the final reporting worksheet, or, if any litigation, claim,
				  audit, or action has begun before the expiration of the three-year period, will
				  retain all such items until the completion of the action and resolution of all
				  issues involved or until the end of the regular three-year period, whichever is
				  later.
4. Will comply with the
				  Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996.
5. Will establish safeguards to prohibit
				  employees from using their positions for a purpose that constitutes, or
				  presents the appearance of, personal or organizational conflict of interest, or
				  personal gain.
6. Will comply with
				  all federal & state statutes relating to discrimination, including, but not
				  limited to:
* Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting
					 discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin;
* Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, relating to
					 non-discrimination in matters of recruitment, hiring, promotion, and other
					 employment practices;
* Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended,
					 relating to nondiscrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of
					 housing;
* Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as
					 amended, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in federally assisted
					 education programs and activities;
* The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, prohibiting
					 discrimination on the basis of age;
* Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
					 prohibiting discrimination on the basis of handicaps;
* Subtitle A, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities
					 Act (ADA) (1990);
* The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981, prohibiting
					 discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
					 age, and handicap;
* The Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, as
					 amended, relating to non-discrimination on the basis of drug abuse;
* The Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
					 Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970, as amended, relating to
					 non-discrimination on the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; and,
* Sections 523 and 527 of the Public Health Service Act of
					 1912, as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient
					 records; and any other non-discrimination provisions in the specific statute(s)
					 under which these monies will be granted or awarded and the requirements of any
					 other non-discrimination statute(s) which may apply to this sub grant or award.
7. Will ensure that
				  buildings and facilities owned, occupied, or financed by the US Government are
				  accessible to and usable by physically handicapped persons in accordance with
				  the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968.
8. Will comply with the requirements of the
				  provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition
				  Act of 1970, which provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons
				  displaced or whose property is acquired as a result of federal and federally
				  assisted programs. These provisions apply to all interests in real property
				  acquired or project purposes regardless of federal participation in
				  purchases.
9. Will comply with the
				  provisions of the Hatch Act as amended, which limit the political activities of
				  employees whose principal employment activities are funded in whole or in part
				  with federal funds.
10. Will
				  comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act, the Copeland
				  Act, and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, regarding labor
				  standards for federally assisted construction sub agreements.
11. Will conform with Executive Order (EO)
				  11246, entitled "Equal Employment Opportunity," as amended by EO 11375, and as
				  supplemented in Department of Labor regulations (41 CFR Part 60) and will
				  incorporate an equal opportunity clause in federally assisted construction
				  contracts and subcontracts.
12.
				  Will comply with the minimum wage and maximum hour provision of the Federal
				  Fair Labor Standards Act.
13. Will
				  comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 relating to prescribed
				  standards for merit systems for programs funded under one of the 19 statutes or
				  regulations specified in Appendix A of OPM's Standards for a Merit System of
				  Personnel Administration.
14. Will
				  comply, if applicable, with Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act
				  of 1973, which requires recipients in a special flood hazard area to
				  participate in the program and to purchase flood insurance if the total cost of
				  insurable construction and acquisition is $10,000 or more.
15. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint
				  Poisoning Prevention Act, which prohibits the use of lead-based paint in
				  construction or rehabilitation of residence structures.
16. Will assist the federal grantor agency in
				  assuring compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
				  of 1966, as amended; EO 11593; and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation
				  Act of 1974.
17. Will comply with
				  environmental standards which may be prescribed pursuant to the following:
(a) institution of environmental quality
				  control measures under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and EO
				  11514;
(b) notification of violating
				  facilities pursuant to EO 11738;
(c) protection of wetlands pursuant to EO
				  11990;
(d) evaluation of flood
				  hazards in flood plains in accordance with EO 11988;
(e) assurance of project consistency with the
				  approved State management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management
				  Act of 1972;
(f) conformity of
				  federal actions to State (Clean Air) Implementation Plans under Section 176 of
				  the Clean Air Act of 1955, as amended;
(g) protection of underground sources of
				  drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended;
(h) protection of endangered
				  species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended;
(I) Section 6002 of the Resource Conservation
				  and Recovery Act; and
(j) the
				  Coastal Barriers Resources Act.