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opportunity requirements applicable to Emergency Solutions Grant activities. Specifically, Agency
<br />agrees to comply with:
<br />A. Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, which provides that no person in the United States shall on the
<br />ground of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of,
<br />or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial
<br />assistance.
<br />B. Title VIII Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, which provides for fair housing throughout the
<br />United States. Kinds of discrimination prohibited include refusal to sell, rent, or negotiate, or
<br />otherwise to make unavailable; discrimination in terms, conditions and privileges; discriminatory
<br />advertising; false representation; block busting; discrimination in financing; and discrimination in
<br />membership in multi -listing services and real estate brokers organizations. Discrimination is
<br />prohibited on the ground of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status (having one or more
<br />children), and national origin. The Secretary of HUD and (grantees) shall administer programs and
<br />activities relating to housing and urban development in an affirmative manner to further the policies
<br />of this Title.
<br />C. Section 109. Housing and Community Development Act of 1977, as amended, which provides that
<br />no person in the United States shall on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin or sex be
<br />excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under
<br />any program or activity funded whole or in part with funds made available under this Title.
<br />D. Age Discrimination Act of 1975, which provides that no person shall on the basis of age, be
<br />excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under
<br />any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
<br />E. Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which provides that handicapped individuals may
<br />not be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination
<br />under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
<br />F. Executive Order 11063, as amended by Executive Order 12259, which requires equal opportunity
<br />in housing and related facilities provided by federal financial assistance.
<br />G. Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Orders 11375 and 12086, which prohibits
<br />discrimination on the ground of race, creed, color, sex or national origin in employment under
<br />federally assisted construction contracts.
<br />H. Section 3, Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, which provides that to the greatest
<br />extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment shall be given to lower income
<br />residents of HUD -assisted project areas, and that contracts for work in connection with such
<br />projects be awarded to business concerns which are located in or are owned in substantial part by
<br />project area residents.
<br />1. In connection with its compliance with Section 3 and the Section 3 Clause set forth below, the
<br />Agency shall insert in full in all contracts and subcontracts for work financed in whole or in
<br />part with assistance provided under this Contract the Section 3 Clause which follows:
<br />"The work to be performed under this Contract is on a project assisted under a
<br />program providing direct federal financial assistance from the Department of
<br />Housing and Urban Development and is subject to the requirements of Section 3
<br />of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 US.C.
<br />1701(u). Section 3 requires that to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for
<br />training and employment be given lower income residents of the project area
<br />and contracts for work in connection with the project be awarded to business
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