Contract - AIDS Ministries - Emergency Shelter & Rapid Re-Housing Activities

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opportunity requirements applicable to Emergency Solutions Grant activities. Specifically, Agency agrees to comply with: A. Title VI Civil Riehts Act of 1964. which provides that no person in the United States shall on the ground of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. B. Title VIII Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, which provides for fair housing throughout the United States. Kinds of discrimination prohibited include refusal to sell, rent, or negotiate, or otherwise to make unavailable; discrimination in terms, conditions and privileges; discriminatory advertising; false representation, block busting; discrimination in financing; and discrimination in membership in multi -listing services and real estate brokers organizations. Discrimination is prohibited on the ground of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status (having one or more children), and national origin. The Secretary of HUD and (grantees) shall administer programs and activities relating to housing and urban development in an affirmative manner to further the policies of this Title. C. Section 109. Housing and Community Development Act of 1977as amended, which provides that no person in the United States shall on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin or sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded whole or in part with funds made available under this Title. D. Age Discrimination Act of 1975, which provides that no person shall on the basis of age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. E. Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which provides that handicapped individuals may not be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. F. Executive Order 11063, as amended by Executive Order 12259, which requires equal opportunity in housing and related facilities provided by federal financial assistance. G. Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Orders 11375 and 12086, which prohibits discrimination on the ground of race, creed, color, sex or national origin in employment under federally assisted construction contracts. H. Section 3, Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, which provides that to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment shall be given to lower income residents of HUD -assisted project areas, and that contracts for work in connection with such projects be awarded to business concerns which are located in or are owned in substantial part by project area residents. 1. In connection with its compliance with Section 3 and the Section 3 Clause set forth below, the Agency shall insert in full in all contracts and subcontracts for work financed in whole or in part with assistance provided under this Contract the Section 3 Clause which follows: "The work to be performed under this Contract is on a project assisted under a program providing direct federal financial assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1701(u). Section 3 requires that to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment be given lower income residents of the project area and contracts for work in connection with the project be awarded to business 5