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sex be excluded from participation in, bedenied the benefits of, or be subjected todiscrimination under, or denied employmentin connection with any program or activityfunded in whole or in part with funds madeavailable under this title.Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,and Title II of the Americans With DisabilitiesAct prohibit discrimination on the basis ofdisability.The applicant agency must discuss how it willensure nondiscriminatory practices as they relateto:(1) Delivery of services or benefits ⎯ to ensurethat individuals will not be denied access toservices or benefits under the program or activityon the basis of race, color, religion, nationalorigin, gender, age, or disability;(2) Employment practices ⎯ to ensure that itspersonnel in the program or activity are selectedfor employment without regard to race, color,religion, national origin, gender, age, or disability;and(3) Program participation ⎯ to ensure membersof any planning, steering or advisory board,which is an integral part of the program or activity,are not excluded from participation on thebasis of race, color, religion, national origin,gender, age or disability; and to encourage theselection of such members who are reflective ofthe diversity in the community to be served.Audit requirementIn October 1984, Congress passed the SingleAudit Act of 1984. On April 12, 1985, the Officeof Management and Budget issued CircularA-128, "Audits of State and Local Governments"which establishes regulations to implement theAct. OMB Circular A-128, "Audits of State andLocal Governments," outlines the requirementsfor organizational audits which apply to BJSgrantees.Disclosure of Federal participationSection 8136 of the Department of Defense AppropriationsAct (Stevens Amendment), enactedin October 1988, requires that, "when issuingstatements, press releases for proposals, bidsolicitations, and other documents describingprojects or programs funded in whole or in partwith Federal money, all grantees receiving Federalfunds, including but not limited to State andlocal governments, shall clearly state ⎯(1) the percentage of the total cost of theprogram or project which will be financedwith Federal money, and(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for theproject or program."14 Fiscal Year 1998 Program Announcement
Intergovernmental review of Federal programsFederal Executive Order 12372, "IntergovernmentalReview of Federal Programs," allowsStates to establish a process for reviewing Federalprograms in the State, to choose which programsthey wish to review, to conduct suchreviews, and to make their views known to thefunding Federal agency through a State "singlepoint of contact."If the State has established a "single point ofcontact," and if the State has selected this programto be included in its review process, theapplicant must send a copy of its letter or applicationto the State "single point of contact" atthe same time that it is submitted to BJS. Theletter or application submitted to BJS must indicatethat this has been done. The State mustcomplete its review within 60 days. The reviewperiod will begin on the date that the letter orapplication is officially received by BJS. If BJSdoes not receive comments from the State's"single point of contact" by the end of the reviewperiod, this will be interpreted as a "no comment"response.If the State has not established a "single point ofcontact," or if it has not selected the BJS statisticsdevelopment or criminal history improvementprograms in its review process, this mustbe stated in the letter or application.National Sex Offender Registry Assistance Program 15
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