2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG): Notice of ApplicationCity of Dubuque
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ITEM TITLE: 2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG): Notice of Application
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council approval of the two-year 2022
Justice Assistance Grant application that was submitted on August 17,
2022, in the amount of $23,632.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG): Notice of
Application-MVM Memo
2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG): Notice of
Application
Grant Package
Type
City Manager Memo
Staff Memo
Supporting Documentation
THE C
DUjIBQTE
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: 2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG): Notice of Application
DATE: August 30, 2022
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Chief of Police Jeremy Jensen is recommending City Council approval of the two-year
2022 Justice Assistance Grant application that was submitted on August 17, 2022, in
the amount of $23,632.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Jeremy Jensen, Chief of Police
THE CITY OF
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
MEMORANDUM
August 18, 2022
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
FR: Jeremy R. Jensen
Chief of Police
RE: 2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG): Notice of Application
INTRODUCTION:
The purpose of this memorandum is to notify the City Council of the Dubuque Police
Department submission and application for the 2022 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
grant. Additionally, I request approval of this application and submission. The two-year
grant amount is $23,632 and requires no cash match. The Dubuque Police Department
is the fiscal agent for JAG grant funds, with joint allocation funds awarded to the
disparate jurisdiction which includes both the City of Dubuque and Dubuque County.
The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office, though eligible for funding by its inclusion in a
disparate jurisdiction, was not allocated any direct grant funds this year. The two
departments will collaborate and mutually agree to support municipal law enforcement
operations and any county related projects. In past years, Dubuque County has agreed
to support municipal law enforcement operations with 100% of the funds directed to the
City of Dubuque Police Department projects.
BACKGROUND:
For the past several years, the police department has participated with the Edward
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant allowing the department to obtain overtime
funds, equipment, and supplies for various prevention and enforcement activities not
covered through the regular budget. Again this year, the 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program provides federal criminal justice funding to
state and local jurisdictions. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice
system, from multijurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and
domestic violence programs, courts, corrections, treatment, and justice information
sharing initiatives.
The purpose of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant is to assist local
units of government with grant funds for local initiatives, technical assistance, training,
personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for
criminal justice for any one or more of the following purpose areas:
• Law Enforcement Programs
• Prosecution and Court Programs
• Prevention and Education Programs
• Corrections and Community Corrections Programs
• Drug Treatment and Enforcement Programs
• Planning, Evaluation, and Technology Improvement Programs
• Crime Victim and Witness Programs (other than compensation)
Agency allocations are based on a JAG formula and involved agencies have been
notified of their potential allocations. The Dubuque Police Department is eligible for
$23,632. Agencies are then requested to outline their intentions for the funds. Agencies
must submit application materials outlining their intentions for the funds and will then be
notified of the results.
DISCUSSION:
The grant application requests overtime funding for special projects targeting negative
trends as determined by monthly supervisor review, with the bulk of the funding being
requested for safety items for tactical and specialty teams, enforcement equipment and
training aids.
Due to staffing changes in both the Police Department and the Finance Department, we
were not notified about the grant application deadline of August 17, 2022 until August
16, 2022. The normal procedure would request Council approval prior to completing the
application and submission. However, due to the deadline and the potential loss of
$23,632 in funds, I submitted the application and am now requesting Council approval
of that submission.
RECOMMENDATION:
The 2022 Justice Assistance Grant provides the Police Department an opportunity to
request funds to support law enforcement initiatives. I recommend City Council approve
the application submission in the amount of $23,632.
ACTION REQUESTED:
City Council approval of the 2022 Justice Assistance Grant application that was
submitted on August 17, 2022 in the amount of $23,632.
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Standard Applicant Information
Project Information
Project Title
Proposed Project Start
Dubuque 2022 Law
Date
Enforcement, Prevention,
10/1/21
Investigative, and Tactical
Applicant Estimated
Response Project.
Funding (Non -Federal
Federal Estimated
Share)
Funding (Federal Share)
0.00
23623.00
Total Estimated Funding
23623.00
Areas Affected by Project (Cities, Counties, States, etc.)
No items
Type Of Applicant
Type of Applicant 1: Select Applicant
Type:
C: City or Township Government
Type of Applicant 2: Select Applicant
Type:
Proposed Project End
Date
9/30/23
Program Income
Estimated Funding
0.00
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Type of Applicant 3: Select Applicant
Type:
Other (specify):
Application Submitter Contact Information
Application POC Prefix
Name
Application POC First
Name
Jeremy
Application POC Suffix
Name
Organizational
Affiliation
Phone Number
5635894444
ORINumber
Application POC Middle
Name
Title
Chief of Police
Fax Number
Executive Order and Delinquent Debt Information
Application POC Last
Name
Jensen
Email ID
jjensen@cityofdubuque.org
Is Application Subject to Review by State Under Executive Order 12372?
c. Program is not covered by E.O. 12372.
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Is the Applicant Delinquent on Federal Debt?
No
SF424 Attachments (5)
EmName Date Added
manifest.txt 8/16/22
Name Date Added
Form SF424_4_0-V4.0.pdf 8/16/22
Name Date Added
Form SFLLL_2_0-V2.0.pdf 8/16/22
Name Date Added
SF424 4 0- 8/16/22
Additional ProjectTitle-
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Narrative.doc
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GrantApplication.xml 8/16/22
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Authorized Representative
Authorized Representative Information
Prefix Name
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First Name Middle Name Last Name Suffix Name
Title
Verify Legal Name, Doing Business As, and Legal Address
Legal Name
DUBUQUE, THE CITY OF (INC)
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Congressional District Country
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Certification
Doing Business As
Zip/Postal Code
52001
The legal name + Doing Business As (DBA) and legal address define a unique entity in the system
as represented in its entity profile. The profile legal name and address is applicable to ALL
applications and awards associated to this fiscal agent.
1. If this information is correct confirm/acknowledge to continue with completion of this application.
I confirm this is the correct entity.
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Signer Name
Jeremy Jensen
Certification Date / Time
08/17/2022 09:39 AM
2. If the information displayed does not accurately represent the legal entity applying for federal
assistance:
a. Contact your Entity Administrator.
b. Contact the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) to update the entity legal
name/address.
3. If the above information is not the entity for which this application is being submitted,
Withdraw/Delete this application. Please initiate a new application in Grants.gov with using the
correct UEI/SAM profile.
Proposal Abstract
Proposal Narrative
Name Category
13 Program Proposal
Narrative.doc Narrative
Budget and Associated Documentation
Budget Summary
Created by Applic
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Budget / Financial Attachments
Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative
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Category
Created by
Applic
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Applic
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Indirect Cost Rate Agreement
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Financial Management Questionnaire (Including applicant disclosure of high -
risk status)
13 Name Category
Hlgh Risk Budget
Notification.docx. Financial
Management
Questionnaire
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Disclosure of Process Related to Executive Compensation
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DOES THIS BUDGET CONTAIN CONFERENCE COSTS WHICH IS DEFINED BROADLY TO INCLUDE
MEETINGS, RETREATS, SEMINARS, SYMPOSIA, AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES?
Additional Application Components
Research and Evaluation Independence and Integrity Statement
No documents have been uploaded for Research and Evaluation Independence and Integrity
Statement
Additional Attachments
No documents have been uploaded for Additional Attachments
Disclosures and Assurances
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
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Disclosure of Duplication in Cost Items
No. [Applicant Name on SF-424] does not have (and is not proposed as a subrecipient under)
any pending applications submitted within the last 12 months for federally funded grants or
cooperative agreements (or for subawards under federal grants or cooperative agreements)
that request funding to support the same project being proposed in this application to OJP and
that would cover any identical cost items outlined in the budget submitted as part of this
application.
OMB APPROVAL NUMBER 1121-0140
EXPIRES 05/31 /2019
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CERTIFIED STANDARD ASSURANCES
On behalf of the Applicant, and in support of this application for a grant or cooperative agreement,
I certify under penalty of perjury to the U.S. Department of Justice ("Department'), that all of the
following are true and correct:
(1) 1 have the authority to make the following representations on behalf of myself
and the Applicant. I understand that these representations will be relied upon as
material in any Department decision to make an award to the Applicant based on its
application.
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(2) 1 certify that the Applicant has the legal authority to apply for the federal
assistance sought by the application, and that it has the institutional, managerial,
and financial capability (including funds sufficient to pay any required non-federal
share of project costs) to plan, manage, and complete the project described in the
application properly.
(3) 1 assure that, throughout the period of performance for the award (if any) made
by the Department based on the application --
a. the Applicant will comply with all award requirements and all federal statutes
and regulations applicable to the award;
b. the Applicant will require all subrecipients to comply with all applicable award
requirements and all applicable federal statutes and regulations; and
c. the Applicant will maintain safeguards to address and prevent any
organizational conflict of interest, and also to prohibit employees from using
their positions in any manner that poses, or appears to pose, a personal or
financial conflict of interest.
(4) The Applicant understands that the federal statutes and regulations applicable to
the award (if any) made by the Department based on the application specifically
include statutes and regulations pertaining to civil rights and nondiscrimination, and,
in addition --
a. the Applicant understands that the applicable statutes pertaining to civil rights
will include section 601 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d);
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 794); section 901
of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1681); and section 303
of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. § 6102);
b. the Applicant understands that the applicable statutes pertaining to
nondiscrimination may include section 809(c) of Title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. § 10228(c)); section 1407(e)
of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. § 20110(e)); section 299A(b)
of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002 (34 U.S.C.
§ 11182(b)); and that the grant condition set out at section 40002(b)(13) of
the Violence Against Women Act (34 U.S.C. § 12291(b)(13)), which will apply
to all awards made by the Office on Violence Against Women, also may
apply to an award made otherwise;
c. the Applicant understands that it must require any subrecipient to comply
with all such applicable statutes (and associated regulations); and
d. on behalf of the Applicant, I make the specific assurances set out in 28
C.F.R. §§ 42.105 and 42.204.
(5) The Applicant also understands that (in addition to any applicable program -
specific regulations and to applicable federal regulations that pertain to civil rights
and nondiscrimination) the federal regulations applicable to the award (if any) made
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by the Department based on the application may include, but are not limited to, 2
C.F.R. Part 2800 (the DOJ "Part 200 Uniform Requirements") and 28 C.F.R. Parts
22 (confidentiality - research and statistical information), 23 (criminal intelligence
systems), 38 (regarding faith -based or religious organizations participating in federal
financial assistance programs), and 46 (human subjects protection).
(6) 1 assure that the Applicant will assist the Department as necessary (and will
require subrecipients and contractors to assist as necessary) with the Department's
compliance with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (54
U.S.C. § 306108), the Archeological and Historical Preservation Act of 1974 (54
U.S.C. §§ 312501-312508), and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. §§ 4321-4335), and 28 C.F.R. Parts 61 (NEPA) and 63 (floodplains and
wetlands).
(7) 1 assure that the Applicant will give the Department and the Government
Accountability Office, through any authorized representative, access to, and
opportunity to examine, all paper or electronic records related to the award (if any)
made by the Department based on the application.
(8) If this application is for an award from the National Institute of Justice or the
Bureau of Justice Statistics pursuant to which award funds may be made available
(whether by the award directly or by any subaward at any tier) to an institution of
higher education (as defined at 34 U.S.C. § 10251(a)(17)), 1 assure that, if any
award funds actually are made available to such an institution, the Applicant will
require that, throughout the period of performance --
a. each such institution comply with any requirements that are imposed on it by
the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and
b. subject to par. a, each such institution comply with its own representations, if
any, concerning academic freedom, freedom of inquiry and debate, research
independence, and research integrity, at the institution, that are included in
promotional materials, in official statements, in formal policies, in applications
for grants (including this award application), for accreditation, or for licensing,
or in submissions relating to such grants, accreditation, or licensing, or that
otherwise are made or disseminated to students, to faculty, or to the general
public.
(9) 1 assure that, if the Applicant is a governmental entity, with respect to the award
(if any) made by the Department based on the application --
a. it will comply with the requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and
Real Property Acquisitions Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. §§ 4601-4655), which
govern the treatment of persons displaced as a result of federal and
federally -assisted programs; and
b. it will comply with requirements of 5 U.S.C. §§ 1501-1508 and 7324-7328,
which limit certain political activities of State or local government employees
whose principal employment is in connection with an activity financed in
whole or in part by federal assistance.
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t i u/ a the Hppiicant applies ror aria receives an awara from the umce or k ommunity
Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), I assure that as required by 34 U.S.C.
§ 10382(c)(11), it will, to the extent practicable and consistent with applicable law --
including, but not limited to, the Indian Self- Determination and Education
Assistance Act --seek, recruit, and hire qualified members of racial and ethnic
minority groups and qualified women in order to further effective law enforcement by
increasing their ranks within the sworn positions, as provided under 34 U.S.C.
§ 10382(c)(11).
(11) If the Applicant applies for and receives a DOJ award under the STOP School
Violence Act program, I assure as required by 34 U.S.C. § 10552(a)(3), that it will
maintain and report such data, records, and information (programmatic and
financial) as DOJ may reasonably require.
I acknowledge that a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement (or
concealment or omission of a material fact) in this certification, or in the application
that it supports, may be the subject of criminal prosecution (including under 18
U.S.C. §§ 1001 and/or 1621, and/or 34 U.S.C. §§ 10271-10273), and also may
subject me and the Applicant to civil penalties and administrative remedies for false
claims or otherwise (including under 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3730 and 3801-3812). 1
also acknowledge that the Department's awards, including certifications provided in
connection with such awards, are subject to review by the Department, including by
its Office of the Inspector General.
Signed
SignerlD
Signing Date / Time
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING LOBBYING; DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION AND OTHER
RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS; DRUG -FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS; LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND COMMUNITY POLICING
Applicants should refer to the regulations and other requirements cited below to determine
the certification to which they are required to attest. Applicants should also review the
instructions for certification included in the regulations or other cited requirements before
completing this form. The certifications shall be treated as a material representation of fact
upon which reliance will be placed when the U.S. Department of Justice ("Department")
determines to award the covered transaction, grant, or cooperative agreement.
1. LOBBYING
As required by 31 U.S.C. § 1352, as implemented by 28 C.F.R. Part 69, the Applicant certifies
and assures (to the extent applicable) the following:
(a) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the
Applicant, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of
any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
Member of Congress in connection with the making of any Federal grant, the entering into of
any cooperative agreement, or the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or
modification of any Federal grant or cooperative agreement;
(b) If the Applicant's request for Federal funds is in excess of $100,000, and any funds other
than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or
attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, an
officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with
this Federal grant or cooperative agreement, the Applicant shall complete and submit Standard
Form - LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities" in accordance with its (and any DOJ awarding
agency's) instructions; and
(c) The Applicant shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award
documents for all subgrants and procurement contracts (and their subcontracts) funded with
Federal award funds and shall ensure that any certifications or lobbying disclosures required of
recipients of such subgrants and procurement contracts (or their subcontractors) are made
and filed in accordance with 31 U.S.C. § 1352.
2. DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS
A. Pursuant to Department regulations on nonprocurement debarment and suspension
implemented at 2 C.F.R. Part 2867, and to other related requirements, the Applicant certifies,
with respect to prospective participants in a primary tier "covered transaction," as defined at 2
C.F.R. § 2867.20(a), that neither it nor any of its principals --
(a) is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, sentenced
to a denial of Federal benefits by a State or Federal court, or voluntarily excluded from covered
transactions by any Federal department or agency;
(b) has within a three-year period preceding this application been convicted of a felony
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against it for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining,
attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, tribal, or local) transaction or
private agreement or transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission
of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false
statements, tax evasion or receiving stolen property, making false claims, or obstruction of
justice, or commission of any offense indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty
that seriously and directly affects its (or its principals') present responsibility;
(c) is presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity
(Federal, State, tribal, or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in
paragraph (b) of this certification; and/or
(d) has within a three-year period preceding this application had one or more public
transactions (Federal, State, tribal, or local) terminated for cause or default.
B. Where the Applicant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, it shall
attach an explanation to this application. Where the Applicant or any of its principals was
convicted, within a three-year period preceding this application, of a felony criminal violation
under any Federal law, the Applicant also must disclose such felony criminal conviction in
writing to the Department (for OJP Applicants, to OJP at Ojpcompliancereporting@usdoj.gov;
for OVW Applicants, to OVW at OVW.GFMD@usdoj.gov; or for COPS Applicants, to COPS at
AskCOPSRC@usdoj.gov), unless such disclosure has already been made.
3. FEDERAL TAXES
A. If the Applicant is a corporation, it certifies either that (1) the corporation has no unpaid
Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies
have been exhausted or have lapsed, that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an
agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, or (2) the corporation
has provided written notice of such an unpaid tax liability (or liabilities) to the Department (for
OJP Applicants, to OJP at Ojpcompliancereporting@usdoj.gov; for OVW Applicants, to OVW at
OVW.GFMD@usdoj.gov; or for COPS Applicants, to COPS at AskCOPSRC@usdoj.gov).
B. Where the Applicant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, it shall
attach an explanation to this application.
4. DRUG -FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTEES OTHER THAN INDIVIDUALS)
As required by the Drug -Free Workplace Act of 1988, as implemented at 28 C.F.R. Part 83,
Subpart F, for grantees, as defined at 28 C.F.R. §§ 83.620 and 83.650:
A. The Applicant certifies and assures that it will, or will continue to, provide a drug -free
workplace by --
(a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution,
dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in its workplace and
specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition;
(b) Establishing an on -going drug -free awareness program to inform employees about--
(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
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(3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and
(4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in
the workplace;
(c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the
award be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph (a);
(d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of
employment under the award, the employee will--
(1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and
(2) Notify the employer in writing of the employee's conviction for a violation of a criminal
drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction;
(e) Notifying the Department, in writing, within 10 calendar days after receiving notice under
subparagraph (d)(2) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction.
Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including position title of any such
convicted employee to the Department, as follows:
For COPS award recipients - COPS Office, 145 N Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20530;
For OJP and OVW award recipients - U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,
ATTN: Control Desk, 810 7th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20531.
Notice shall include the identification number(s) of each affected award;
(f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days of receiving notice under
subparagraph (d)(2), with respect to any employee who is so convicted:
(1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including
termination, consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended;
or
(2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or
rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law
enforcement, or other appropriate agency; and
(g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug -free workplace through
implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f).
5. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CERTIFICATION REQUIRED UNDER DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAMS ("SAFE POLICING CERTIFICATION")
If this application is for a discretionary award pursuant to which award funds may be made
available (whether by the award directly or by any subaward at any tier) to a State, local,
college, or university law enforcement agency, the Applicant certifies that any such law
enforcement agency to which funds will be made available has been certified by an approved
independent credentialing body or has started the certification process. To become certified, a
law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions:
(a) the agency's use of force policies adhere to all applicable federal, State, and local laws; and
(b) the agency's use of force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of
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deadly force is allowed by law.
For detailed information on this certification requirement, see
https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO .
The Applicant acknowledges that compliance with this safe policing certification requirement
does not ensure compliance with federal, state, or local law, and that such certification shall
not constitute a defense in any federal lawsuit. Nothing in the safe policing certification
process or safe policing requirement is intended to be (or may be) used by third parties to
create liability by or against the United States or any of its officials, officers, agents or
employees under any federal law. Neither the safe policing certification process nor the safe
policing certification requirement is intended to (or does) confer any right on any third -person
or entity seeking relief against the United States or any officer or employee thereof. No person
or entity is intended to be (or is) a third -party beneficiary of the safe policing certification
process, or, with respect to the safe policing certification requirement, such a beneficiary for
purposes of any civil, criminal, or administrative action.
6. COORDINATION REQUIRED UNDER PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAMS
As required by the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Act of 1994, at 34 U.S.C. §
10382(c)(5), if this application is for a COPS award, the Applicant certifies that there has been
appropriate coordination with all agencies that may be affected by its award. Affected
agencies may include, among others, Offices of the United States Attorneys; State, local, or
tribal prosecutors; or correctional agencies.
I acknowledge that a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement (or concealment or
omission of a material fact) in this certification, or in the application that it supports, may be
the subject of criminal prosecution (including under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and/or 1621, and/or 34
U.S.C. §§ 10271-10273), and also may subject me and the Applicant to civil penalties and
administrative remedies for false claims or otherwise (including under 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3730
and 3801-3812). 1 also acknowledge that the Department's awards, including certifications
provided in connection with such awards, are subject to review by the Department, including
by its Office of the Inspector General.
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1. Declare the following to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), under penalty of
perjury: (1) 1 have authority to make this declaration and certification on behalf of the
applicant; (2) 1 have conducted or there was conducted (including by the applicant's
legal counsel as appropriate, and made available to me) a diligent review of all
requirements pertinent to and all matters encompassed by this declaration and
certification.
2. Certify to DOJ, under penalty of perjury, on behalf of myself and the applicant, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, that the following are true as of the date of this
application submission: (1) 1 have reviewed this application and all supporting
materials submitted in connection therewith (including anything submitted in support
of this application by any person on behalf of the applicant before or at the time of
the application submission and any materials that accompany this declaration and
certification); (2) The information in this application and in all supporting materials is
accurate, true, and complete information as of the date of this request; and (3) 1
have the authority to submit this application on behalf of the applicant.
3. Declare the following to DOJ, under penalty of perjury, on behalf of myself and the
applicant: (1) 1 understand that, in taking (or not taking) any action pursuant to this
declaration and certification, DOJ will rely upon this declaration and certification as a
material representation; and (2) 1 understand that any materially false, fictitious, or
fraudulent information or statement in this declaration and certification (or
concealment or omission of a material fact as to either) may be the subject of
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criminal prosecution (including under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 and/or 1621, and/or 34
U.S.C. §§ 10271-10273), and also may subject me and the applicant to civil
penalties and administrative remedies under the federal False Claims Act (including
under 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3730 and/or §§ 3801-3812) or otherwise.
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